District 11 Chorus Festival
Director Information for this festival can be found here (password protected)
Student information for this festival can be found in your music folder.
Tickets for the DIstrict 11 Chorus Concert AT POTTSGROVE MIDDLE SCHOOL, not High School, can be purchased here: https://www.ticketleap.events/tickets/pmea-district-11/pmea-d11-choir-festival
District 11 Orchestra Festival
Congratulations on having a student(s) accepted into the District 11 Orchestra Festival!
My name is Jennifer DeSanto and I am this year's festival host. The festival will be held from Thursday, January 22nd through Saturday, January 24th at Arcola Intermediate School in Eagleville. I hope to have folders to all the hubs by the end of the day today.
For now, here are the links for the director's packet and the invoice:
Director's Packet:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1f82m9W8nVQwIUjhqi1tSFaAhnCELSG3qCW8iSmv-hEA/edit?usp=sharing
Invoice:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/13vf8RcfXEBOYLaGF4JHrxKnW9Bhs5NzuLjyGCRe48Pk/copy
Elementary & Junior High Songfest (Grades 5-8)
We are excited to invite you to the PMEA District 11 Combined Elementary & Jr High Song Fest on April 8, 2026 at Upper Perkiomen Middle School with a snow date of April 9, 2026.
ALL INFORMATION, DIRECTOR & STUDENT REGISTRATION CAN BE FOUND HERE
Each school from PMEA District 11 may bring up to 10 of their top 5 & 6th graders for elementary fest and up to 10 7 & 8th graders for junior high fest. Elementary Songfest will be directed by Dr. Kyle Zeuch, ACDA PA president and director of choral activities at Lebanon Valley College. Junior High Songfest will be directed by Mrs. Serena Heffner, arts department chair and director of choral music at Linden Hall and adjunct voice professor at Lebanon Valley College.
We are capping the festival participation at 150 per choir. For the elementary fest, we will assign schools either part 1 or part 2 and address any further splits once you are registered. For the junior high fest we are asking for approx. 3 sopranos, 3 altos and 4 changed voices who can sing comfortably in the baritone/cambiata range. Please try to balance your voices.
A sample schedule for the day is as follows (this may change due to the school’s schedule):
9-10 am Registration in front of auditorium
10 am Warm ups
10-12:30 pm Rehearsal with conductor (with breaks)
12:30-1pm Lunch *Students are to provide their own lunch and 1-2 healthy snacks*
1 - 5 pm Rehearsal with conductor and breaks as needed
5 pm Run through
5:45 pm Dinner (provided)
6:30 pm Warm-up/Line up
7:00 pm Concert @ Upper Perkiomen Middle School Auditorium
Students will be given t-shirts to wear for the concert, and are asked to wear nicer dark colored pants/shoes during the day. There will be time after dinner to change into T-shirts.
Directors must be PMEA members to participate. The cost for each student is $50. These fees cover the cost of the music, directors, accompanist, nurse, t-shirt, and dinner. You will need to share the digital student information form with families and they MUST fill this out in order for the student to participate in the Fest. School Acknowledgment and Payment forms are still hard copies. Conductors can fill out the registration form below and send it with payment to Tina. One check or money order per school is required. Please make these payable to PMEA District 11. PERSONAL CHECKS ARE NOT ACCEPTED..
-Julia Kelbaugh and Tina M. Arnold
PMEA District 11 Songfest Hosts
jmkelbaugh@upsd.org and TArnold@upsd.org
Instrumental Auditions
Instrumental Audition Excerpts
Click here for audition excerpts. Any corrections or updates will be marked on the file.
Click here to register students. Registration should be done by the DIRECTOR only.
Click here to pay for your registration with a credit card.
Click here for an audition invoice for your business department.
To register, students should arrive at 8:00 A.M. There is no need to arrive early, as registration will be open from 8:00-9:00 A.M. A line will form at our stage. We have attached a map of our high school for your convenience. Students can park anywhere on campus and follow wayfinding signs to our auditorium. Directors can park in our Performing Arts Complex parking lot off Fort Washington Avenue.
We will have refreshments and food available for purchase during the day.
Photocopies of the excerpts are permitted. Please disregard any references to using actual purchased sheet music on the forms. Photocopies of our excerpts are acceptable.
Choral Auditions
Click here to register students. Registration should be done by the DIRECTOR only.
Click view event for audition information.
Click here to register students. Registration should be done by the DIRECTOR only.
Click here to pay for your registration with a credit card.
Click here for an audition invoice for your business department.
Region VI Professional Development Day
Hello PMEA District 11 members,
Registration for the Region 6 November Inservice Conference is open. The conference will be held on Tuesday, November 4th at Upper Merion Area High School in King of Prussia, PA. Please see the attached packet for the session offerings, clinicians, schedules and registration rates.
Region 6 November Inservice 2025 Packet
Registration is open from September 8th to October 7th. The direct link for registration is: pmead12.ludus.com, This link is the only way to register and pay for inservice and is credit card only. Here is an invoice that you can fill out to submit to school districts: Blank Invoice The invoice includes all the information that will need to be provided on the registration form in Ludus, so it should be a guide for business offices etc. to enter information accurately.
If you have any questions, please contact a member of the District 11 PD committee:
Debbie Chrisman (Elementary) - dchrisman@pvsd.org
Dr. Barbara Weikert (Middle School) - bweikert@nasd.k12.pa.us
Vicki Blum (High School) - vblum@nasd.k12.pa.us
Dr. Deb Wolf (Higher Ed) - dwolf@cairn.edu
Junior High Songfest (Grades 7-9)
Junior High Songfest (Grades 7-9) will be hosted by Amy Venkus at Colonial Middle School (Plymouth Whitemarsh SD) on April 8, 2025 as a 1 day fest with a concert at 7:00pm. The guest Director will be Arreon Harley-Emerson, conductor of the Brooklyn Youth Chorus and CEO/Artistic Director of Elevate Vocal Arts.
Region VI Chorus Festival
Garnet Valley H.S. - Location
Krista Thomas - thomask@garnetvalley.org
Nicholas Harmantzis - nharmantzis@palcs.org
Festival Website: https://sites.google.com/garnetvalley.org/pmearegion6choirfestival2025/home
Ticket Link: https://pmead12.ludus.com/index.php?sections=events
Region VI Band Festial
Hosted by Joe Santanello
Director Packets and Information can be found here (password protected)
Elementary Songfest (Grades 4-6)
Elementary Songfest (Grades 4-6) will be hosted by Tyler Gibson at Springfield Township High School (Montgomery County) on April 10, 2025 as a 1 day fest with a concert at 7:00pm. The guest director will be Kendra Balmer from Temple’s Boyer College of Music and Dance.
Region VI Orchestra Festival
Girard Academic Music Program - Location
Mr. Mac Holcomb - mtholcomb@philasd.org
Tatyana Oksyuk - Tatyana.Oksyuk@rtsd.org
The PMEA Region VI Orchestra concert will take place at Girard Academic Music Program on Saturday, February 22 at 11:00am. Tickets for the concert will be $10 and can be purchased in advance at https://pmead12.ludus.com/index.php?sections=events
District 11 Chorus Festival
Director Information for this festival can be found here (password protected)
Student information for this festival can be found in your music folder.
Tickets for the DIstrict 11 Chorus Concert AT POTTSGROVE MIDDLE SCHOOL, not High School, can be purchased here: https://www.ticketleap.events/tickets/pmea-district-11/pmea-d11-choir-festival
Elementary and Middle/Junior High School String Fests
Morgan Gabel and Michelle Clausz of Indian Crest and Indian Valley Middle Schools, hosts.
Snow date and venue if needed: Saturday, February 1, 2025 at Indian Crest Middle School.
District 11 Band Festival
Director Information for this festival can be found here (password protected).
Student information for this festival can be found in your music folder.
Tickets for the District Band Concert can be purchased here: https://www.ticketleap.events/tickets/pmea-district-11/pmea-d11-band-festival
District 11 Orchestra Festival
Director Information for this festival can be found here (password protected).
Student information for this festival was included in your music folder.
Tickets for the District 11 Orchestra Concert can be purchased at: https://www.ticketleap.events/tickets/pmea-district-11/pmea-d11-orchestra-festival
Instrumental Auditions
Instrumental Audition Excerpts
Click here for audition excerpts. Any corrections or updates will be marked on the file.
Click here to register students. Registration should be done by the DIRECTOR only.
Click here for the registration invoice. For all checks, please ensure they are made out to PMEA D11.
Click here to pay for your registration with a credit card.
To register, students should arrive at 8:00 A.M. There is no need to arrive early, as registration will be open from 8:00-9:00 A.M. A line will form at our stage. We have attached a map of our high school for your convenience. Students can park anywhere on campus and follow wayfinding signs to our auditorium. Directors can park in our Performing Arts Complex parking lot off Fort Washington Avenue. *There is a local 5K happening that morning, so please be mindful of any runners.
We will have refreshments and food available for purchase during the day.
Photocopies of the excerpts are permitted. Please disregard any references to using actual purchased sheet music on the forms. Photocopies of our excerpts are acceptable.
Choral Auditions
Click here to register students. Registration should be done by the DIRECTOR only.
Click view event for audition information.
