2019 OMEA All-State and Mega Conference Update

Janet Lea OMEA 2nd Vice President

A reminder to you all that the conference will be in conjunction with All-Northwest at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland on February 14–17, 2019. Look for a detailed update in our Fall 2018 Journal. Here is a simple outline of where our OMEA All-State Ensembles will be performing. Exact performance times are to be determined, and should be similar to our normal routine.

• High School Wind Ensemble, High School Large Strings Ensemble, and High School Mixed Choir to perform at the Oregon Convention Center. The All-Northwest and WMEA All-State High School groups will also be performing there.

• Middle School Band and Middle School Orchestra will perform at Franklin High School in SE Portland. Thank you to Jason Owens.

• Middle School Mixed Choir and our Elementary Choir will perform at First United Methodist Church in SW Portland.

All OMEA students will be housed in SW Portland within a ½-mile radius of each other and just across the river from the Oregon Convention Center. More details to come in the fall on where teachers/conference attendees can stay.

This conference will be fantastic. The headliner is Larry Livingston from the University of Southern California Thornton School of Music. Look him up if you get a chance. I’m so excited to see you all there!