The 2014 BCMEA Conference is pleased to be back at the River Rock Casino Resort! In Close proximity to the Vancouver International Airport and TransLink System, the River Rock Casino Resort Convention Centre will once again be a hub of Music Education activities and celebrations in October 2014.
The British Columbia Music Educators' Association is a Provincial Specialist Association of the B.C. Teachers' Federation. Our members are music educators in British Columbia, Canada as well as others with an interest in music education. 
2014 Keynote Presentation - Anthony Maiello conducts the GMU
Repertory Orchestra and teaches Graduate and Undergraduate Conducting, Jazz Theory & Arranging and Advanced Sight-Singing.
Welcome to the website for the annual British Columbia Music Educators’ Association Conference.
Conference Dates: October 23rd - October 25th, 2014.
We hope you will join us as we come together to celebrate Music Education and grow as professionals during this year’s BCMEA Conference.
Anthony (Tony) Maiello - Anthony Maiello conducts the GMU Repertory Orchestra and teaches Graduate and Undergraduate Conducting, Jazz Theory & Arranging and Advanced Sight-Singing. From 1996 to 2009, he conducted the GMU Symphony Orchestra and Chamber Orchestr a. Under his direction, the ensembles at both Crane and George Mason University commissioned new works, made numerous recordings and appeared at national and international conferences.
Throughout his career, Maiello has published musical compositions for string orchestra and is the author of “Conducting Nuances” (GIAPublications, Inc.); “Conducting: A Hands-On-Approach” (Warner Bros./Alfred Publications); and co-author of “The 21st Century Band Method” (Warner Bros./Alfred Publications). His combined band and orchestra background brings a wider appeal to our delegates.
When the decision to postpone the Honour Ensembles was made, we were hoping to be able to provide our students with this musical opportunity later in the year. So it is with heavy hearts we share the news that we have been unable to find dates with an available venue and where all our conductors, coordinators, and students are free of other musical commitments.
We know this is a disappointment for students, particularly those in their graduating year. We encourage all students who are currently in Grade 11 or younger to re-apply and audition for Honour Ensembles in October 2015. Information will be posted in January.
We ask teachers to share this information with students and parents. If there are questions about fees that were paid, you can let them know the following: Parents who paid online have already had their credit cards refunded. For those who sent cheques, the coordinators have destroyed them.
Looking to the future, we are very excited by the fact some of our wonderful guest conductors have already been able to commit to coming next October, and your dedicated team has already begun planning for Honour Ensembles 2015.
Concert Choir - Carrie Taylor
Jazz Band - Len Kay and Marty Summers
Orchestra - Kathy Fester
Vocal Jazz - Johnson Lui
Wind Ensemble - Rob McLeod and Kevin White
Honour Ensembles Chair - Jill Sparrow-Ng
River Rock Casino Resort
Alia Chua - Conference Co-Chair
alianicolechua@gmail.com
Matt Martin - Conference Co-Chair
mmartinbcmea@gmail.com
Jill Sparrow-Ng - Honour Ensembles Chair
jsparrowng@telus.net
Pamela Kwok - Teasurer
bcmeaconferencetreasurer@gmail.com
Elizabeth Berwick - Registrar
bcmearegistrar@gmail.com
Chris de Felipe - Conference Facilitator
bcmeaconference@gmail.com
Brittany Bird - Clinician Committee Chair
clinicschair.bcmea@gmail.com
Mandart Chan - Marketplace Chair
a.mandart.chan@gmail.com
Regan McLachlan - Conference Publications Manager bcmusicjournal@gmail.com
C.J. Kumar - Equipment Chair
cheston.kumar@gmail.com