AMEA Young Composers Form

The key to a successful tenure for a leadership team is the participation and growth of the organization under their guidance.  Judging by the overwhelming turnout of collegiate members at this past month’s conference, we owe our previous leadership team a great deal of thanks.  Your current slate of officers is excited about the potential for growth and participation of even more chapters in the events coming this year.  After serving a term as vice president last year, I look to this year as a year of growth.  By having a returning member among the state officers, we will be able to not only start over with fresh ideas, but build on those already in place.  During this year I also look forward to the Summit which will be held this Fall and give the collegiate membership an opportunity to participate in high caliber workshops in both semesters.  We have many ideas for how we as a leadership team can build on the previous year’s success, but we covet your input and ideas.  We cannot truly operate as a statewide organization without the participation and input of the chapters around our state.  My challenge to you this year is to go out of your way to attend the events we will host, submit an idea for making the state organization relevant to every chapter, and exchange ideas with members of other chapters as an effort to both challenge and reinforce our individual ideas, and do not pass up the opportunity that awaits at the MENC National Convention in Milwaukee.  I anxiously anticipate a year filled with opportunity and look forward to hearing from each of you along the way.