SUPPORTING PUBLIC SCHOOL MUSIC EDUCATION

IN BROOME COUNTY, NEW YORK

WELCOME to the 2020-2021 BCMEA web site.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS

The next executive council meeting will be held on Monday, May 3, 2021 via Zoom, beginning at 4:30 pm.

BCMEA wishes to thank St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Endicott, NY for the generous Bernice Gould Memorial Fund grant in support of our music programs for area school students.

SPECIAL COVID-19 ANNOUNCEMENT

Due to the current school and government guidelines regarding safe gathering during the Covid-19 pandemic, the BCMEA Board has decided to postpone all BCMEA All-County Festivals until the 2021-2022 school year.

BROOME COUNTY MUSIC EDUCATORS' ASSOCIATION AND BINGHAMTON COMMUNITY ORCHESTRA TO COLLABORATE ON "MUSIC OUTSIDE THE BOX"

What happens to a music education organization during a pandemic? Likewise, what does an orchestra do when it can no longer rehearse together or perform in public? With live music on a long hiatus, musicians, students and the community have suffered a great loss. Two local community music groups have an idea. The Binghamton Community Orchestra and Broome County Music Educators' Association are collaborating on an event, "Music Outside the Box," which will provide a unique musical opportunity to numerous Broome County music students, their teachers, and local performing musicians.

Evan Meccarello, Musical Director of the Binghamton Community Orchestra, has made good use of . . .

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