Calendar of Events
2023-2024
bolded text = district 3 events normal text = state/regional events
text in blue= deadline
Wednesday, September 13th - D3 Fall Meeting
Tuesday, September 5 - Jazz All State Portal Opens
Tuesday, September 5 - BOC All State Portal Opens
Thursday, September 7 - MMEA Town Hall Meeting
Friday, September 22 - Jazz All State registration DEADLINE
Friday, September 29 - MMEA Institutional Fees DEADLINE
Friday, October 6 - BOC All State registration DEADLINE
Tuesday, October 10 - Jazz All State Recorded Auditions DEADLINE 5pm
Friday, October 13 - Jazz All State Live Auditions at UM Augusta
Monday, October 16 - HS Auditions at Maranacook Community High School
Tuesday, October 24 - BOC All State Recorded Auditions DEADLINE 5pm
Monday, October 30 - Jazz All State Acceptances Notified
Friday and Saturday, November 3-4 - BOC Southern Site All State auditions- Greely HS
Thursday, November 9 - 7/8th Honors Auditions at Freeport MS
Wednesday, November 29 - MMEA board nominations due
TBD - 6 Honors; 7/8 Jazz Honors Nominations DEADLINE
Wednesday, December 13 - BOC All State Acceptances Notified
Thursday-Saturday, January 11-13 - Jazz All-State Festival at Camden Hills Regional HS
Saturday, January 28 - BOC All-State Registration forms and fees DEADLINE
Friday and Saturday, January 26-27 - HS Festival at Cony HS
Auditions Chair: Liz Matta
Band Manager: Lauren Casey; Conductor: Jim Cheseborough
Treble Manager: Drew Albert; Conductor: Cathy Murray
Mixed Manager: Dan Gilbert; Conductor: Kimberly Murphy
Wednesday, February 7 - D3 State Jazz Qualifier at Camden Hills Regional HS
TBD - 6th Gr. Honors and 7th/8th Honors Jazz Festival at TBD
Snow Date: TBD
6th Band Manager: Josh Hyssong and Melinda Kimball
6th Chorus Manager: Renovia Marro-Day
7/8 Jazz Manager: Gary Fuller
Conductors: TBD
Friday and Saturday, March 15-16 - State High School Instrumental Jazz Festival at TBD
Saturday, March 23 - State High School Instrumental Jazz Festival at Waterville HS
Friday, March 22, 2024 - Elementary Honors Festival Nomination Deadline
Friday and Saturday, April 5-6 - 7th/8th Honors Festival at Mt. Ararat MS
Auditions: Host- Freeport MS; Managers- Erin Card & Russell Caverly
Band Manager: Gary Fuller & Erin York
Chorus Manager: Laura Whitney
Conductors: TBD
Friday and Saturday, April 5-6 - State Vocal Jazz and Show Choir Festival at Ellsworth HS (Could be one day festival)
TBD - State Solo & Ensemble Virtual Festival
Saturday, April 27 2024 - Elementary Festival at South School, Rockland
Nomination Deadline: TBD
Manager: Ben Potvin
Conductors: TBD
Thursday-Saturday, May 16-18 - All-State Festival and MMEA conference at UMaine
Monday, May 20th 2024 - Spring Meeting (Location TBD)
2022-23 Events
- September 14 - Fall Meeting (virtual-Zoom)
- September 30 - MMEA Institutional Fees DEADLINE
- September 23 - Jazz All State registration DEADLINE
- October 7- BOC All State registration DEADLINE
- October 14- Jazz All State Auditions at UM Augusta
- October 17 - HS Auditions at Maranacook Community High School
- October 21- General Music Workshop with Maine Orff Chapter, Augusta
- October 21 - 7/8th Honors Auditions registration/fees due DEADLINE
- November 2-6 - NAfME National Conference and Honors Ensembles
- November 4-5 - BOC Southern Site All State auditions- Greely HS
- November 10 - 7/8th Honors Auditions at Cony HS
- November 30 - MMEA board nominations due
- TBD - 6 Honors; 7/8 Jazz Honors Nominations DEADLINE
- January 12-14 - Jazz All-State Festival at Bangor High School
- TBD - High School Festival Registration and Fees DEADLINE
- January 28 - BOC All-State Registration forms and fees DEADLINE
- January 27-28 - HS Festival at Mt. Ararat HS
- Snow date: Feb 4
- Auditions Chair: Liz Matta
- Band Manager: Ben Cox; Conductor: Casey Goodwin, UNH
- Treble Manager: Drew Albert; Conductor: TBD
- Mixed Manager: Dan Gilbert; Conductor: Rebecca DeWan, UMaine
- January 28 - BOC All-State Registration forms and fees DEADLINE
- TBD - 6th Gr. Honors and 7th/8th Honors Jazz Festival at TBD
- Snow Date: TBD
- 6th Band Manager: Melinda Kimball
- 6th Chorus Manager: TBD
- 7/8 Jazz Manager: Gary Fuller
- Conductors: TBD
- March 17-18 - State HS Instrumental Jazz Festival at Hampden Academy
- March 24- Elementary Honors Festival Nomination Deadline
- March 25 - State MS Instrumental Jazz Festival at TBD
- March 31-April 1 - State Vocal Jazz and Show Choir Festival at TBD
- April 11 - State Solo & Ensemble Virtual Festival
- April 13-16 - Eastern Division Conference at Rochester, NY
- April 29 - Elementary Festival at Durham Community School
- Nomination Deadline: March 24
- Manager: Ben Potvin
- Conductors: Alice Sullivan (Instrumental), Rachel Domin (Vocal), TBD (Movement)
- April 28 - 7th/8th Honors Festival at TBD
- Auditions: Host- Erin Card, Cony High School; Managers- Heidi Anderson & Shari Tarelton
- Band Manager: Erin York
- Chorus Manager:
- Conductors: TBD
- TBD - Spring Meeting TBD
- May 18-20 - All-State Festival and MMEA conference at UMaine
2021-22 Events
- September 6 - Jazz and BOC All-State Portal Opens for teachers
- September 9 - BOC and Jazz All-State/General music Town Halls via zoom
- September 24 - Jazz All-State registration DEADLINE
- September 25 - General Music Workshop with Maine Orff Chapter via zoom
- September 29 - Fall Meeting via Zoom
- September 30 - Pay Institutional Fees to MMEA DEADLINE
- October 1 - BOC Northern All-State Student Registration DEADLINE
- October 8 - BOC Central All-State Student Registration DEADLINE
- October 14 - Jazz All-State auditions DEADLINE
- October 15 - BOC Southern All-State Student Registration DEADLINE
- October 16 - Northern New England Collegiate Symposium at USM
- October 29 - HS Auditions online DEADLINE
- November 3 - BOC All-State auditions DEADLINE
- November 19 - Jazz All-State registration forms and payment DEADLINE
- December 12 - 7/8 Jazz Festival Nominations DEADLINE
- January 13-15 - Jazz All-State Festival at Bangor HS
- January 14 - High School Festival Registration and Fees DEADLINE
- January 28 - BOC All-State Registration forms and fees DEADLINE
- January 28 - HS Festival at Camden Hills Regional High School
- Auditions Chair: Liz Matta
- Band Manager: Liz Matta
- SSAA and SATB Managers: Saphrona Stetson and Dan Gilbert
- Conductors: Philip Edelman (band), Bronwyn Kortge (treble choir), Catherine Murray (mixed choir)
- February 4 - 7/8th Honors Auditions registration/fees due DEADLINE
- Feb 11 - 7/8th Honors Auditions due DEADLINE via submittable
- March 11 - 6th and 7th/8th Jazz Festival at Freeport High School
- Snow Date: March 14
- 6th Band Manager: Melinda Kimball
- 6th Chorus Manager: Beth Goodliff
- 7/8 Jazz Manager: Gary Fuller
- Conductors: Eugene Nicholas (7/8 jazz), Dennis Boyd (6 chorus), Melinda Kimball (6 band)
- March 18-19 - State HS Instrumental Jazz Festival at Hampden Academy
- March 26 - State MS Instrumental Jazz Festival at Westbrook
- April 1 - Elementary Honors nomination form due DEADLINE
- April 1-2 - State Vocal Jazz Festival at Stearns HS
- April 8-9 - State Virtual Solo & Ensemble Festival
- April 30 - Elementary Festival at Durham Community School
- Manager: Ben Potvin
- Conductors: TBD
- April 30 - Elementary meeting via ZOOM (1:15pm)
- May 4- 7th/8th Honors Festival at Freeport High School
- Auditions Chair: Heidi Anderson and Shari Tarleton
- Band Manager: Erin York
- Chorus Manager: David Morris
- Conductors: Nic Dosman (choir), Dr. Will Kinne (band)
- May 7 - All State Youth Choir Festival
- May 16 - Spring Meeting via Zoom
- May 19-21 - All-State Festival at UMaine
Date Guidelines
Executive Board Meetings: Middle of the second week of September, middle of the first or second week of January, middle of the first week of May
Fall Membership Dinner & Meeting: Middle of the third or fourth week of September
High School Honors Festival Auditions: Monday of the third week of October
Grades 7/8 Honors Festival Auditions: Thursday of the first or second week of November, not Election Day or Veterans Day
High School Honors Festival: Friday and Saturday the last weekend in January/ first in February
Adjudicated Jazz Ensemble Festival: Middle of the last week in February or first week in March OR whenever the Jazz people say it must be, at least two weeks before State Jazz Festival
6th Grade Honors and 7th/8th Grade Honors Jazz Festival: Second Friday in March
Elementary Honors Festival: Saturday in March
Grades 7/8 Honors Festival: A Friday and Saturday in April that are not part of vacation or Easter weekend, may be before or after vacation, the vacation always incorporates the third Monday (Patriot's Day)
Spring Membership Meeting & Dinner: On or about the Monday of the second week of May
Snow Dates/Inclement Weather Dates: District 3 encourages the setting of snow dates/inclement weather dates for ALL Festivals. The scheduling of the date is left entirely up to the discretion/possibilities/limitations of the Host. It is recommended that this issue be discussed early and be well publicized.