Frequently Asked Questions

What can I do to help this be a success?

There are many ways that individuals and families can help make the Harvard hosting of this year’s NEMFA program a success.
1. Hosting a student or students in your home. This is probably the most important contribution you can help us with, and in many ways the most rewarding. Generally this means sleeping accommodations for two nights (and a rare 3rd night for those who live in remote locations) breakfast, and one dinner meal. These talented musicians are among the best students, and you can expect them to be interesting and polite.

2. Help will be needed for many logistical and administrative tasks prior to the Festival and during the Festival itself. Adults and Bromfield students are needed on the committee.

· Help with host family recruitment – we will need between 200 and 250 host families
· Public relations, program design, program advertising
· Ticket sales
· Student registration during arrival on the first day
· “Traffic” help (runners) during the rehearsal days – making sure students know where to go, and where the facilities are
· Working as an usher at the concert
· Working as a nurse or EMT during the Festival

Other FAQ's

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When was NEMFA established?

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What are the components of the New England Music Festival?

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Who can present a performance audition for the NEMFA event?

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Where are the NEMFA concerts held?

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What is the date of the next Concert Festival?

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How does a music festival benefit a community?

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Who are the conductors and how were they chosen?

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Where will the rehearsals be held?

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Where will the concert be held?

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Who can attend the concert? Who can attend the rehearsals?

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What are the general responsibilities of a host family?

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Do I need to be a parent of a Bromfield Student, or a student in the music program?

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How will I be notified as to which student or students are coming to my home?

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Does a host typically attend the concert?

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Will this cost our school a lot of money to sponsor the festival?

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How can this be a fund raising opportunity?