Idaho Orff and IMEA welcome back the Elementary Orff Ensemble to the 2024 IMEA Professional Development Conference at Northwest Nazarene University in Nampa, Idaho on February 1-3, 2024! The directing team of Orff Specialists David Thaxton from Reno, Nevada, and Ardith Collins of New York City, will be singing, speaking, moving, and playing with elementary students, 4th – 6th grades, Thursday and Friday, February 1st and 2nd with a performance on Saturday morning, February 3rd.
Interested students should be able to match pitch and keep a steady pulse and must be recommended by their music teacher. Students from around the state, outside of the Nampa area, will be welcomed but must be housed in a local hotel room with a parent or guardian or with family/friends in the area with a parent or guardian.
Student fees for this All-State opportunity are $155 and include lunch, snacks, necessary music, and the Idaho Orff/IMEA Elementary Ensemble T Shirt. Registration will begin on October 1st with forms and fees due on November 30th.
**If we do not receive enough participants, IOSA and IMEA reserve the right to cancel the group. In this case, you will receive a full refund**