Dear friends and colleagues,



The Jackson Choral Society is planning a fabulous trip to Europe to sing
with the incomparable Dr. Eph Ehly! We will be participating in a choral
festival in Innsbruck, Austria entitled, "The Passion Within." I can promise
you it will be life changing!!



I'm writing to let you know there are still some spots available. We'd love
for you and members of your choir to consider making this incredible trip
with us!



Dr. Ehly is one of the country's most dynamic and inspirational conductors.
He has said that, "the ultimate inspiration for mankind is to experience the
ethereal." Don't let this opportunity to work with this giant in choral
music pass you by!



The trip is planned for May 26 through June 3, 2012. You can click on the
link below to read more about this incredible opportunity to build personal
and corporate musicianship within your choir! www.jacksonchoralsociety.org

If you know of non-singing persons who might be interested in making the
trip, singing in the choir is not a requirement of participation.



Thank you for passing this information on to interested adult singers. We
hope some will consider taking advantage of this once-in-a-lifetime musical
experience!



Sincerely,



Nancy Moore

Artistic Director, Jackson Choral Society

MENC Members

Alert your high school seniors, juniors, and sophomores to an extraordinary
national recognition: The MENC All National Honor Ensembles - Band,
Orchestra, Choir, and Jazz Band!



All National Honor Ensembles application, selection criteria, timeline, and
audition materials can be found at www.mencevents.org.



Audition Material: www. Mencevents.org

Deadline: December 17, 2010

Rehearsal and Concert: June 23-26, 2011 in Washington, DC

Our first edition of MS Music News is now on our home page. Visit
www.msmea.org to see the president's address, division information, advisor
articles, choral camp photos and more.

Thanks to Pam Stafford, our new Managing Editor and Andrea Coleman,
Associate Editor, for putting this edition together.

Attention Junior/Senior High Teachers

The fall workshop date for the Northern District has been changed to
November 2nd.



North Oxford Baptist Church

304 CR 101 (Old Highway 7 N)

Oxford, MS 38655



Damien Wash, Chair

662-429-4154

dwash@oxford.k12.ms.us

Are you interested in pursuing your national board certification? Fall
standards workshop for teachers will be offered at the following locations:



Starkville Sept. 17-18 and Oct. 10-11

Meridian Sept.10-11 and Oct. 1-2



The cost is $75.00 per session.

For more information contact Tempe O'Nan via email: tjo2@msstate.edu or
phone: 662-312-9710.

September 14th is National Anthem Day. Two out of three Americans don't
know the words to "The Star Spangled Banner." Help renew national awareness
of American traditions - join with music educators across the country to
re-teach our national anthem and support music education in our nation's
schools. Visit the link on the MMEA web-site to find out how you can join
the project.

Did you know that the MS Chapter of ACDA is sponsoring a choir event
featuring boys? It is not too late to register, but the event is just
around the corner. The Male Vocal Symposium will be held September 11th in
Clinton, MS. There will be two choirs comprised of unchanged and changed
voices with two conductors. Visit www.msacda.org for more information.

Honor choir Auditions have been set for the Elementary Division.

Northern Site: October 2nd

Central Site: October 9th

Southern Site: October 16th

The registration forms are being prepared and will be posted soon. Please
keep checking the web-site.

Mississippi Sings registration form is available at www.msmea.org.  Reserve your seats now!

Fall workshop information is now available on the web-site for each
division. Download the registration forms by clicking on the box on your
division page.

We have added a new calendar page to our web-site. Click on calendar and
check out all of the music activities, registration deadlines, and
contests/festivals.