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2021 CMEA Bay Section Award Winners:
Bay Section Update
Jenny Anderson, Gilbert T. Freitas Memorial Award (7+ years) Gary Ortega, Gilbert T. Freitas Memorial Award (less than 7 years) Shelly Durbin, Outstanding Choral Educator Patrick Langham, Outstanding Jazz Educator David Byrd, Outstanding Orchestra Educator Cody Martin, Outstanding Classroom/General Music Educator Chavonta Edington, Beyond the Baton Award Anne Marie Katemopoulos, Outstanding Music Educator Timothy M. Smith, Lifetime Achievement Award
by Keith Johnson
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ach year CMEA Bay Section honors deserving music educators in the Bay Area. Nominations are made by our membership each year and presented at our annual Winter Conference. This year’s awards ceremony was held virtually on Friday, June 11th and we’d like to share the stories of our award recipients with you in this month’s CMEA Magazine. Award recipients are listed here. Watch the ceremony below.
On behalf of Bay Section, congratulations once again to all of our award recipients!
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