Every year, WMEA sponsors school music group concerts during March in the State Capitol Rotunda in Madison, Wisconsin.
Capitol Concerts are a signature opportunity as Wisconsin annually celebrates March as National Association for Music Education (NAfME) Music In Our Schools Month® (MIOSM®).
This incredible benefit of membership for our state’s music educators offers their school groups or ensembles an opportunity to perform in this beautiful Wisconsin landmark.
Eligibility: Open to all Wisconsin music educators who are current members of NAfME/WMEA. To join or renew, visit: https://nafme.org/membership/join/
Annual Application Period: October 1 – December 1
Groups are selected based on the following criteria to the best of our ability:
- The collective of groups invited will represent all grade levels – elementary, middle, high school, and collegiate
- The collective of groups invited will showcase a wide variety performing organization types
- The collective of groups invited will represent all of areas of Wisconsin
- In order to provide access to as many students as possible, groups who have not yet performed at the Capitol will be considered first
- Applicant music educator must be a current NAfME/WMEA member (note: individual membership number required)
- All performance requests will be handled by Kathy Bartling, WMEA Capitol Concerts Coordinator (Email)
