WVMEA X-Ensemble Applications are now CLOSED for the 2025 WVMEA Annual In-Service Conference to be held MARCH 6-8, 2025, at the Charleston Coliseum and Convention Center in Charleston, WV.

To apply, the music director must be a current, active member of NAfME at the time of submission and at the time of the conference; ensembles may not appear on the WVMEA Conference program in successive programs; ensembles may submit recordings for either traditional honor ensemble or X honor ensemble, but not both; Elementary, Middle and High school ensembles are encouraged to submit a recording; an X Ensemble must have 4 or more performers and be able to perform within the space of a 36’x24′ stage.

A completed honor ensemble application must include all of the following components:

1. completed application
2. links to 3 three anonymous recordings
3. copy of setlist from a recent performance
4. list of potential repertoire to be performed if selected. (Repertoire for the X-Ensemble performance at the conference must be approved by the WVMEA executive board.)
5. 50-word professional biography and an electronic headshot of the director (to be included in the conference program if selected).
6. $50 application fee, submitted at the time of application, which will be used to supplement the WVMEA scholarship fund. A receipt will be sent to the applicant.
7. The director’s current NAfME membership number. Membership must be current/active at the time of application and conference.

All applications must be submitted by January 31, 2025 at 9 PM. Directors will receive electronic confirmation of receipt. Questions may be submitted via email to X-Ensemble Chair Jamie Hasley at jhasley@k12.wv.us.

Please read the full listing of application information thoroughly at the link below before submitting an application.

Applications are Closed