TEMPO October 2016 | Page 5

2017 EASTERN DIVISION CONFERENCE Plans are WELL under way for the 2017 Eastern Division Conference in Atlantic City. By the time that you receive this issue of TEMPO, Conference Registration and Hotel Information should be up on the website (www. nafme-eastern.org). If you have never experienced a Division Conference, you will be thoroughly impressed. In July, 40 members of Executive Boards of Eastern Division states met in Newark to rank Session Proposals and Performing Ensembles. The number of applications in both areas were almost double the amount of proposals for the last Division Conference. There are two major evening concerts – The New York Voices, and the US Air Force Concert Band and Singing Sergeants. Wednesday, April 5th, will be Pre-Conference Academies. Thursday (April 6th) and Friday (April 7th) will include a plethora of workshops in every possible area of music education. Each day will include a keynote address with a performance. There is also a dedicated concert hour each day where two bands, choruses, orchestras, and jazz bands will present concerts. Keep checking the