NFMC Festivals in Virginia


Junior Club Dues Statement 2024-2025

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NFMC Festivals program

The Festivals Program of the National Federation of Music Clubs (NFMC) provides an opportunity for music students to perform before judges and receive constructive evaluations of their performances.  Festivals are held across the country and are open to all members of the NFMC through State Federations organized under the NFMC. The program is designed to stimulate interest in American and international music and encourage participants to strive for high standards of musical achievement. Although it is not a competition, the Federation Festivals program provides participants a wide range of performance opportunities in all skill levels to build confidence and to increase in musical proficiency.

Junior clubs

Each adult member of the Virginia Federation may form a studio or group of students into what is known in the federation as a junior club. Those students are then eligible to participate in all Federation events, including the Federation Festivals program. To ‘federate’ your students into a junior club, simply fill out and submit the Junior Club Dues Statement 2024-2025 and pay the annual required local and state dues to the VFMC Treasurer. (In Virginia, the deadline for federating a Junior Club is October 20. Contact the VFMC Treasurer for more information.)

Festivals are only one of many offerings to our students. Federating a junior club through the VFMC allows students to participate in other state and national competitions, awards, scholarships and music camps. Membership in the NFMC offers a rich array of musical opportunities.

Click here for the Junior Club Dues Statement 2024-2025 - due October 20.

Virginia Festivals

The Virginia Federation’s ten area festivals serve approximately  6,000 students across the state.  This makes Virginia the third largest participating state in the Federation Festivals.  Our students perform in many events, including solo piano, piano ensemble, strings, voice, music theory, and a variety of other instruments.  Teachers register their students online annually for the late-winter or early-spring area festivals. Teachers are responsible for compliance with all policies and rules as published in the NFMC Federation Festivals Bulletin, including the selection of acceptable repertoire for each instrument and level of ability. The Federation Festivals Bulletin may be purchased through the NFMC.

NFMC Junior Festivals Bulletin Chair: Lori Jessen, Editor

Liability Insurance for Virginia Festivals

For the safety and protection of all of our students, the Federation Festivals program requires child protection standards and offers event insurance coverage through the NFMC. Area festivals may apply for event liability insurance coverage by submitting the liability require and signed child protection forms to the VFMC Insurance Chair.

Click below if you would like information about liability insurance for your Festival Events:
https://vfmc-music.org/liability-insurance.

Virginia Festival Chairs and Cup-Chairs


VFMC FESTIVAL Chair -
Melanie Nesselrodt

NFMC Chair: Lori Jenson

VFMC assistant FESTIVAL Chair for computer matters -
Kathryn Peters

VFMC FESTIVAL CUP Chair -
Rudene Jones

NFMC Chair: Mary Jane Timmer 


Blue Ridge Festival -
Roma Scriven, Festival chair

Bittsy Hall, Festival Cup Chair
 

Falls Church Festival -
Roberta Sarah Munro, Caitlin Wang Fleisig, and Kristine Lowkis, festival chairs

Elaine Gallo, Festival Cup Chair

loudoun festival -
Jeri Bennett, Rachel Harmatuk, festival chair

Christy Tallamy, Festival Cup Chair

Lynchburg Festival -
Rosie Troxel, Debbie Harvey, festival chairs

Anne Laird, Festival Cup Chair
 

Manassas Festival -
Kerstan Magill, Kathryn peters & jane cole, festival chairs

Jane Cole, Festival Cup Chairs
 

Richmond Festival -
Suzanne Krauss, festival chair

Shari Schneider, Festival Cup Chair
 

Springfield Festival -
Lisa thomas and Jamie Hanselman, festival chair

Lezlie Taguding, Festival Cup Chair
 

Virginia Beach Festival -
Josephine Jones, festival chair

Josephine Jones, Festival Cup Chair
 

Virginia Peninsula festival -
Myrna Brinkley, Samantha Luck, festival chairs

Lauren Fields, Festival Cup Chair
 

Winchester Festival -
Melanie Nesselrodt, Festival Chair

Melanie Nesselrodt, Festival Cup Chair

August 2024