Convention Hotel

Sheraton Framingham Hotel & Conference Center
1657 Worcester Road
Framingham, Massachusetts 01701

Reservation information and further details will be posted at a later date.

Reservation information and further details may be found here.

All Hotel Rooms have been booked. Please contact Convention Manager Diane Patterson if you have not booked your hotel room as yet.

Venue

Sheraton Framingham Hotel & Conference Center
1657 Worcester Road
Framingham, Massachusetts 01701

(For specific details see the General Contestant Information page.)

All-Events Passes & Registration

All-Events Passes (AEP) include admission to All Events, Education Classes, and Saturday Night Banquet and Showcase. Individual event tickets are available for the Quartet Contest and the Chorus Contest. A limited number of separate Saturday night banquet tickets are also available.

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Safety Protocols for AC&C 2024

Harmony, Inc. and Area 2 are committed to offering a safe, accessible event, as we are committed to the health and safety of our convention attendees. Along with continually seeking guidance from our COVID-19 Team and some medical professionals, we are closely monitoring COVID-19 data and following the ongoing evolution of event safety protocols.

For details on the guidelines and safety measures in place for the convention, please see the Safety Protocols page.

Education Classes

For those of you interested in attending education classes, they are currently in the planning stages. Classesthey will be held on Thursday from 7:30 – 9:30 p.m. and on Friday starting at 9:30 a.m. They will be held in the conference rooms of the Sheraton Framingham Hotel & Conference Center in the Meeting Space – Lower Level.

Check back here at a later date for the Education Class Schedule, Faculty bios and class descriptions.

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Livestream

Not able to attend in person? Bring your Area Contest into the living rooms, work cubicles, and onto the streaming devices of those who cannot be there in person!

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Panel of Judges

Hospitality Room

Montreal City Voices welcomes you, as the host chapter, to It's a Most Unusual Day! It certainly has proved to be most unusual so far what with a date change and a new venue this year! Be prepared…you never know what other unusual things will happen this weekend.

Be sure to stop by the Hospitality Room to pick up your All-Events Pass. There you will also find the popular basket raffle to benefit our Youth Outreach programs, interesting items for sale, or just room to gather and chat with fellow performers. The Hospitality Room will be open on Thursday and Friday (not Saturday).

If you would like to sell any of your quartet or chorus CD’s in the Hospitality Room, please contact Host Chapter Co-chair, Gail Chartier acchospitality@area2harmony.org for more information and to make arrangements.

We will have Grab & Go Lunch Concession on Friday and Saturday from 11:15 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. The lunch concessions will accept cash and debit/credit cards. The menu will be:

• Garden Salad – $8
• Chicken Caesar Salad – $11
• Ham and Turkey Sandwiches – $10
• Cheeseburger/ Burger – $8
• Chicken Fingers – $8
• Fries – $4
• Bagged Snacks (Chips, popcorn, pretzels) – $3
• Fresh Baked Cookies – $4
• Soda, Flavored Seltzers, Bottled Water – $4
• Regular and Decaf Coffee or Hot Tea – $4

What is also unusual is that we are the only International Area in Harmony, Inc., and we just love it! Being the only Canadian Chapter in Area 2 we believe it will be appropriate for us to wear the Red Maple Leaf in order for you to recognize us. What will not be unusual is that once again we get to share our love of music and making new friends throughout the weekend. MCV looks forward to greeting you and helping the Area 2 Convention Team make your AC&C experience as enjoyable as possible.

Photography & Videography

Photographs will be taken of each contestant and will be available for purchase. Details will be provided at a later date.

Photographs will be taken of each contestant and will be available for purchase. The Photo Order Form is available here.

Video Thumb Drives will also be created and one copy will be available for purchase by each contestant. Details will be provided at a later date.

Video Thumb Drives will also be created and one copy will be available for purchase by each contestant. The Video Order Form is available here.

Generations Chorus

The Generations Chorus is open to Area 2 youth members (25 and under) and those women who are related to another member (i.e., mother / daughter, sisters, aunt / niece, grandmother / granddaughter, etc.), although not necessarily connected to a youth member.

This year the Generations Chorus will be directed by Ari Schmidt. The song selected by Ari is the Tom Gentry arrangement of Thank You For The Music. If you are planning to perform in the Generations Chorus, please send an email to Ari at generations@area2harmony.org and tell them what part you are planning to sing. You will then be provided a copy of the music and appropriate learning tracks.

Program Ads

We will be offering Chapters, Quartets, and individuals the availability to purchase PROGRAM ADS. Anyone who wishes to send congratulations or good luck wishes to contestants in a program ad, please click here for details...