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Summer Institute - July 7 -17, Concert July 19 - C. J. Hooker Middle School, Goshen, NY

August	10-12	NYS Summer Music Conference (Albany)
September	4 (Thurs)	September Meeting @ TBA
October	21 (Tues)	HS Chorus Auditions (MVHS)
	23 (Thurs)	HS Instrumental Auditions (PBHS)
November	4 (Tues)	OCMEA Conference Day (MW)
	21-22(Fri-Sat)	Area All-State Festival (Cornwall HS)
December	4-7	NYSSMA Winter Conference (Rochester)

Orange County Music Educators' Wind Ensemble Dates - TBA

OCMEA Calendar 2009

January	8 (Thurs)	Scholarship Audition (M)
	9 (Fri)	Snow date for Scholarship Audition
	14 (Wed)	Jazz Audition (WV)
	15 (Thurs)	Snow date for Jazz Audition
	24 (Sat)	Elementary Auditions (F)
	27-28 (Tues-Wed)	Snow Dates for Elementary Auditions (F)
	30-31 (Fri-Sat)	High School Festival (MW)
February	6-7 (Fri-Sat)	Snow Date for High School Festival
	11 (Wed)	Jazz Rehearsal #1 (MV)
	12 (Thurs)	Snow Date for Jazz Rehearsal #1
	21(Sat)	Junior HS Auditions (Circleville MS)
	24-25 (Tues-Wed)	Snow Dates for Junior HS Auditions
	27-28 (Fri-Sat)	Jazz Festival (Minisink Valley MS)
March	6-7 (Fri-Sat)	Snow Date for Jazz Festival (Also NYSBDA weekend)
April	7 (Tues)	Junior High Orchestra Pre-rehearsal
	24-25 (Fri-Sat)	Junior High School Festival
	29 (Wed)	Elementary Pre-rehearsal
May	1-2 (Fri-Sat)	Elementary Festival

Audition Sign-up Deadlines

HS- September 26, 2008

Jazz – November 28, 2008

Elementary – December 12, 2008

Junior HS– December 12, 2008

All sign-up forms/ commitment contracts

AND medical forms must be postmarked by the date listed above.

Audition Results Mailing Dates

HS – November 7, 2008

Scholarship Auditions – January 12, 2009

Jazz – January 28, 2009

Elementary– February 7, 2009

Junior High School – March 6, 2009

Official results will be postmarked by the date given for each festival.

Please do not request or disclose results until you receive them in the mail.