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October 2023 Newsletter
Membership Meeting Thank you to everyone who attended the Membership meeting on Sept 18th. If you haven’t done so, please take a moment to update your membership information, even if nothing has changed. This will help us to efficiently keep track of our membership. School district membership fees were due September 15th. We will accept late payments. Here are the invoice and member registration forms. Event Registration It’s time to register for all events! Please be sure to read the Rules and Bylaws carefully and feel free to email us with questions. Please note that all fees have been updated after the Membership meeting. Once you have registered, be sure to keep a list for yourself so you have a copy. Registration information and forms can be found under Solo and Ensemble Contest, Festival, and AHMI. Print out the Participation Invoice and send it with your check (or copy of your check request) to nimusicconference@gmail.com. Checks should be mailed to Jessica Rosales, NIMCon Treasurer. Please be considerate of the Dec. 1st deadline and set an earlier deadline for your students to sign up with you for Solo and Ensemble Contest. We will not accept late entries. Art Hildebrand Music Invitational This year’s Invitational will take place at Lake Zurich Middle School South during the school day on March 13 and 14. The cost is $100 per group and includes a clinic and comments by a respected director/judge. More information can be found here Updated host rotation Please check out the updated Host Rotation schedule to see when your school is scheduled next to host either Solo and Ensemble Contest or Music Festival |
August/September 2023
Newsletter Join Now! Membership applications are currently being accepted for the 2023-2024 school year. It is important that EVERY director in your school district register each year if they plan to participate. Click here to join and become an active member. Dues are now $125 PER SCHOOL DISTRICT. Dues checks along with the membership invoice should be mailed to Jessica Rosales, NIMCon Treasurer, by September 15th. We are excited to hear from you! Membership Meeting The annual membership meeting will take place on Monday, September 18 at Lake Zurich MS North in Hawthorn Woods. Lou Malnati’s pizza dinner will be served at 6:15 PM. Dinner includes, salad, pizza (cheese, spinach, pepperoni, sausage), beverage and dessert. Gluten-free pizza will be available. The meeting will start at 7:00 PM. Please click here to RSVP for dinner and/or the meeting. Agenda items will include contest information, budget, by-law updates, and election of Board of Directors. The slate for the Board of Directors includes: Ellen Singer-President, Elise Matusek-Vice President, Margaret Delligatti-Secretary, Jessica Rosales- Treasurer, Carolyn Awe- Webmaster, Jim Garbrecht-Judge Hirer, Steve Stenzel-Judge Hirer. As always, nominations from the floor will be accepted at the meeting for all board positions. General Information Solo and Ensemble Contest will be Feb. 24, 2024 and Festival will be held on March 8-9, 2024. AHMI will be held on March 13-14. Please check the website (www.nimcon.org) for event site information as well as the Rules and Bylaws for all events and rubrics. Speaking of the website, a BIG thank you to Carolyn Awe who has migrated our website to a new platform. Things will look a little bit different, but all the information you need is there. Hopefully, it will be easier to find the information you need. We are looking forward to a successful year! If you have any questions, please email us at nimusicconference@gmail.com |
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