California Music Educators Association
Central Section
Empowering educators to inspire all students through music education
2025 Tentative Festival Dates
Pending Board Approval in August 2024
Band
March 6th. Visalia MS Bands at Redwood High School
March 7th. Visalia HS Bands at Redwood High School
March 11th & 12th. Kingsburg MS & HS Bands at Kingsburg High School
March 20th. Tulare MS & HS Bands at Tulare Union High School (Proposed only)
March 27th & 28th. Fresno MS Bands at Fresno High School
April 3rd & 4th. Madera MS & HS Bands at Matilda Torres HS in Madera
TBA. HS Bands at Washington Union High School in Fresno
TBA. MS Bands at Porterville High School
TBA. HS Bands at Porterville High School
TBA. MS & HS Bands at El Capitan HS in Merced
TBA. Bakersfield MS Bands at West High School
TBA. Bakersfield HS Bands at Stockdale High School
***** There will not be a band festival at Reedley High School in 2025 due to theater renovation.
Choir
March 11th. Porterville MS & HS Choirs at Porterville High School
March 11th & 12th Kern County HS Choirs at Bakersfield High School
March 13th. Kern County MS Choirs at Bakersfield High School
TBA. Visalia MS Choirs
TBA. Visalia HS Choirs
TBA Auberry Choirs
TBA. Fresno Choirs
Orchestras
March 18th. MS Orchestras at Tulare Union High School
March 19th. HS Orchestras at Tulare Union High School
March 24, 25, & 26 MS & HS Orchestras at Fresno High School
Jazz
TBA. CMEA Jazz Festival at Liberty Middle School in Lemoore
Welcome to the 2024
CMEA Central Section
Large Group Festivals
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You must be a NAfME/CMEA member to attend a CMEA Central Section Festival. 2024 Registration fees are $225 per ensemble, per festival. Please carefully read specific information for the festival you are registering for in the Opus registration portal. If you have not registered in Opus yet, you will be prompted to do so before continuing with registration.
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CMEA Central Section is including a Classification System for our ensembles registering for festivals. This classification helps our adjudicators and determines the level of music in the Sight-Reading room. Directors have the discretion to determine the classification under which their groups will be evaluated. Please read the descriptors to choose the classification that best fits your ensemble. The RUBRIC may also help you to decide. It is acceptable to register multiple groups within the same classification.
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All ensembles are expected to participate in the sight reading portion of the festival. Groups wishing to be considered for an overall "Unanimous Superior" rating must participate in sight reading. If a "Unanimous Superior" rating received in performance, it will be reduced to a Superior if sight reading is not attempted.The Sight-Reading rating is not included in the overall rating. The Sight-reading rating is recorded for Central Section records but never distributed to anyone. CMEA Central strives for the sight-reading experience to be positive and encouraging.
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All directors of performing ensembles must be a current member of NAfME/CMEA. You can renew or join at www.nafme.org/join
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Festival Handbook
For further questions regarding festival policies & procedures, please contact your Festival Coordinator Rob Bentley