TFMC/NFMC News
2026 TFMC All State Festival Information
From Cathlyn C. Neidert NFMC Board Member at Large NFMC South Central Region Festival Chair NFMC Festival Committee NFMC Arts Advocacy Committee TFMC President Elect TFMC All State Festival Co-Chair TFMC Arts Advocacy Chair Bluebonnet Music Club of North Texas, Vice President
Here is the link for the 2026 TFMC All State Festival Rules and Guidelines for our annual statewide competition: https://texasfederationmusic.org. This is our 50th year celebration of this event and my last year as Chair of the event. Lily Tsang is my Co-Chair for this event and will be taking command from now on although I will be helping out from time to time.
Please be patient with this transition since there are many details to cover with this event. Also, please be aware that if any dues are unpaid for this year, participation will not be allowed. If you need to pay dues for 2025-2026 festival year, please contact Jennifer Key kwjjkey@gmail.com to solve this issue.
We are hoping to have our online payment in order by this weekend. If it will not be available by the 28th, we will let you know.
Thank you for your patience and for the wonderful work you do on behalf of the students across our state, across our region and across our nation. You are much appreciated for your diligence and sacrifice of time and energy! We look forward to resuming our All State Festival.
RETURN OF THE LONE STAR MUSICAL MESSENGER
(Excerpt from August 2025 issue)
The Lone Star Musical Messenger will return to publication four times per year. Co-editors are Marie White and Marcia Edwards. The purpose of our newsletter is to inform and encourage senior clubs and districts to plan activities and promote music in their part of Texas. The August 2025 issue includes the incoming president’s short biography and goals, news from the NFMC convention in June and Opera in the Ozarks in July, yearbook information, and the schedule requesting your input for future editions.
The November 2025 issue will contain corrections to the TFMC Directory and articles on National Music Week and Founders Day. Region 1 (Districts 2, 3, 5) should send in reports and photos to Marcia Edwards mjhedwards18@gmail.com by November 1 for inclusion in this edition.
The February 2026 issue will remind clubs about reports coming due, the Opera in the Ozarks schedule for 2026, and information about the NFMC Conference in Scottsdale, Arizona in June 2026. Region 2 (Districts 4, 6, 7) should send in reports and photos to Marcia Edwards by Feb. 1 for inclusion in this edition.
The June 2026 issue will contain the Official Call for the TFMC Convention August 5-7 in Dallas, an article on growing membership at the club level, and a reminder about honoring and/or memorializing individuals or clubs. Region 3 (Districts 1, 8, 9) should send in reports and photos to Marcia Edwards by June 1 for inclusion in this edition.
Other news items will appear throughout the year. If you have suggestions about what you would like included, please let the president know.