Music Educators Association of New Jersey

Serving teachers and students since 1927

MEA Calendar
2026
January
Jan.
25
Student Recital Registration Deadline for February 1 Recital

Register online from For Members/Member Login.

Jan.
29
Composers' Corner

11AM

February
Feb.
1
Student Recital

2PM and/or 3:15PM; St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 200 Main St., Chatham.  Check with Studentrecitals@mea-nj.org one week before recital for exact time.

Feb.
1
Membership Dues Deadline to Enter Students in Eric Steiner Composition Competition
Feb.
11
Scherzo Club

Home of Ruth Kotik in Wayne

Feb.
12
Board Meeting

10AM; Zoom

Feb.
15
Student Recital Registration Deadline for March 1 Recital

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Feb.
19
MEA...Presents Pavel Nersessian - Schubert's Piano Music and its Song Routes

10AM; Zoom only

March
Mar.
1
Theory Registration 1 - 21

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Mar.
1
Student Recital

2PM and/or 3:15PM; St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 200 Main St., Chatham.  Check with Studentrecitals@mea-nj.org one week before recital for exact time.

Mar.
1
Membership Dues Deadline to Enter Students in Annual Piano Auditions and Original Composition Festival
Mar.
5
Composers' Corner

11AM

Mar.
11
Scherzo Club

Steinway Piano Gallery in Paramus

Mar.
12
Board Meeting

10AM; Zoom

Mar.
17
Eric Steiner Original Composition Competition Registration Deadline
Mar.
19
MEA Presents...Mikhail Voskresensky - Teacher Master Class

10AM; Chase Auditorium, Madison Library, 39 Keep Street, Madison

Mar.
29
Student Recital Registration Deadline for April 12 Recital

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April
Apr.
1
Annual Piano Competition Registration 1 - 15

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Apr.
8
Scherzo Club

Home of Cinder LeDell in Basking Ridge 

Apr.
9
Board Meeting

10AM; Zoom

Apr.
12
Student Recital

2PM and/or 3:15PM; St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 200 Main St., Chatham.  Check with Studentrecitals@mea-nj.org one week before recital for exact time.

Apr.
16
MEA Presents...Melvin Chen - Leos Janacek and His Piano Works

10AM; St. Paul's Episocal Church, 200 Main St., Chatham     

Apr.
19
Student Recital Registration Deadline for May 3 Recital

Register online from For Members/Member Login.

Apr.
26
Original Composition Festival

3PM; St. Peter's Episcopal Church, Morristown

Apr.
30
Composers' Corner

11AM

May
May
1
Camp and College Scholarship Application Deadline
May
3
Student Recital

2PM and/or 3:15PM; St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 200 Main St., Chatham.  Check with Studentrecitals@mea-nj.org one week before recital for exact time.

May
13
Scherzo Club

TBD

May
14
Board Meeting

10AM; Zoom

May
17
Annual Piano Competition

County College of Morris, Randolph

May
21
MEA Presents...Managing a Piano Studio; Panel Discussion with MEA Teachers

10AM; Chase Auditorium, Madison Library, 39 Keep Street, Madison

May
31
Annual Piano Competition Winners' Recital

3PM; Leshowitz Hall at Montclair State University

June
June
4
Composers' Corner

11AM

June
6
Annual Piano Auditions; YA Master Class Competition

County College of Morris

June
7
Annual Piano Auditions

County College of Morris

June
11
MEA Presents...Enrique Graf - Young Artist Master Class

10AM; Chase Auditorium, Madison Library, 39 Keep Street, Madison

June
13
Annual Piano Auditions

County College of Morris

June
14
Annual Piano Auditions

Rutgers University

June
18
Board Meeting

10AM; Zoom

June
21
Annual Piano Auditions

Rutgers University

June
28
Deadline for Video Submissions for Annual Piano Auditions