Greetings and welcome to a new Flute Friday.
Earlier this year, I resurrected the Practice Blueprints Series with a discussion on all-state audition preparation tips and general info for successfully navigating the all-state process in a handful of states. While writing these blog posts, I was fascinated by how differently each state varied their all-state format and required audition repertoire. This had me wanting a handy resource to quickly compare all-state requirements from, well, everywhere. Behold – the fruit of these labors. Today’s blog features general info and links to resources for all-state band auditions and festivals from all 50 states. Want a fun challenge for your studio? Ask students to prepare all-state audition material from another state and hold mock auditions during your next studio masterclass. Want to attend another state’s all-state festival to compare notes on all-state experiences and/or repertoire? Are you a band director searching for a new way to model your state’s all-state process (or at least reboot the all-state website)? This blog is for you! Hopefully, at the very least, this will be a good resource for navigating your state’s all-state processes now and in the future.
ALL STATE’S ALL-STATE BAND INFORMATION
Alabama
Website: https://alaband.org/all-state-festival/
Audition Type: Live
Audition Deadlines: October 31-November 9, 2021 depending on district
Audition Repertoire Link: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1CfVC8pqyj_UVt3r5quEFHaDmPZJW6M4H
All-State Festival Dates and Location(s): April 6-10, 2022; Arthur R. Outlaw Mobile Convention Center, Mobile, AL
Alaska
Website: https://asaa.org/activities/music/music-all-state-music-festival/
Audition Type: Recorded
Audition Deadlines: 22-Sep-21
Audition Repertoire Link: Flute – https://asaa.org/wp-content/uploads/AS-2021-FLUTE.pdf
; Piccolo – https://asaa.org/wp-content/uploads/AS-2021-PICCOLO.pdf
All-State Festival Dates and Location(s): November 18-20, 2021
West Anchorage High School, Anchorage, Alaska
Arizona
Website: https://azmea.org/high-school-regional-festival/
Audition Type: Recorded
Audition Deadlines: March 14, 2021
Audition Repertoire Link: “same as the All-Regional auditions.” *Please see your band director for more information
All-State Festival Dates and Location(s): TBD – Last Festival April 9-10, 2021, May 1, 2021
Arkansas
Website: https://www.asboa.org/ClinicMaterials/2020Revision/Revision2020.html
Audition Type: Live
Audition Deadlines: February 5, 2022; Arkansas State University, Jonesboro
Audition Repertoire Link: Set II – https://www.asboa.org/ClinicMaterials/2020Revision/SR%20Complete%202020%20REV.pdf
All-State Festival Dates and Location(s): February 17-19, 2022 Hot Springs Convention Center
California
Website: https://cbda.org/all-state-ensembles/auditions/
Audition Type: Recorded
Audition Deadlines: 11:59 PM on December 1, 2021
Audition Repertoire Link: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/13Lu3ux0sz2szYl4AY1vTkz6gCKQGpfQM
All-State Festival Dates and Location(s): February 17-20, 2022, William Saroyan Theatre, Fresno, CA
Colorado
Website: https://arts.unco.edu/music/all-state/
Audition Type: Recorded
Audition Deadlines: November 30, 2021
Audition Repertoire Link: https://arts.unco.edu/music/all-state/
All-State Festival Dates and Location(s): April 7-9, 2022, University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, Colorado
Connecticut
Website: https://cmea.org/student-events/all-state/
Audition Type: Live
Audition Deadlines: Feb 5, 2022; North Haven High School
Audition Repertoire Link: https://cmea.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/HS-WWinds-Brass-Audition-Repertoire.pdf
All-State Festival Dates and Location(s): March 31-April 2, 2022
CT Convention Center
100 Columbus Blvd
Hartford, CT 06103
Delaware
Website: https://www.delawaremea.org/20212022-allstate-info
Audition Type: Live
Audition Deadlines: January 8-15, 2022
Audition Repertoire Link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bP3MXc88uPYJMNflqFz3q_6AUUsHjbceKqfgPfwM7QE/edit
All-State Festival Dates and Location(s): March 24 – 26, 2022, Dover High School, Dover, DE
Florida
Website: https://fba.flmusiced.org/all-state/audition-requirements/
Audition Type: Live
Audition Deadlines: September 18-25, 2022
Audition Repertoire Link: https://fba.flmusiced.org/media/2016/all-state-requirements-2022-symphonic-band-woodwind.pdf
All-State Festival Dates and Location(s): January 12-15, 2022, Tampa, Florida
Georgia
Website: https://www.gmea.org/asb-audition-information
Audition Type: Live
Audition Deadlines: District Auditions – December 11, 2022; Final Auditions January 8, 2022
Audition Repertoire Link: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/14oSt_76SGuqU83gPYoBcBI0tkO3hHUvr
All-State Festival Dates and Location(s): March 3-5, 2022; The Classic Center, Athens, Georgia
Hawaii
Website: N/A String All-State Orchestra Only
Idaho
Website: https://www.idahomusiced.org/events/allstate/allstate.php
Audition Type: Recorded
Audition Deadlines: Audition Registration Closes – Midnight, October 15, 2021
Audition Repertoire Link: https://idahomusiced.org/forms/allstate/AllStateAudMusic/Flute.pdf
All-State Festival Dates and Location(s): February 2-5, 2022, Northwest Nazarene University (NNU), Nampa, Idaho
Illinois
Website: https://ilmea.org/imec
Audition Type: Recorded
Audition Deadlines: All-State Audition Recordings Due – Friday, December 17, 2021
Audition Repertoire Link: https://racheltaylorgeier.files.wordpress.com/2021/12/794d6-topost-2022wind26percussionall-stateauditionmaterial.pdf
All-State Festival Dates and Location(s): January 26-29, 2022, Peoria Civic Center, Peoria, IL
Indiana
Website: https://www.indianabandmasters.org/All-state/all-state.html
Audition Type: Live (Regional Sites)
Audition Deadlines: January 9, 2022 starting at 1:00 PM
Audition Repertoire Link: https://www.indianabandmasters.org/All-state/audition_etudes/1_flute-piccolo.pdf
All-State Festival Dates and Location(s): March 11-13, 2022 at Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
Iowa
Website: https://ihsma.org/all-state-audition-information-2021/
Audition Type: Live (Regional Sites)
Audition Deadlines: October 23, 2021
Audition Repertoire Link: https://ihsma.org/all-state-audition-information-2021/
All-State Festival Dates and Location(s): November 18-20, 2021, Hilton Coliseum, Iowa State Center, Ames, Iowa
Kansas
Website: https://ksmea.org/hsband/
Audition Type: Live
Audition Deadlines: Jan. 8, 2022 – Salina-Lakewood Middle School
1135 E Lakewood Circle
Salina, KS
Audition Repertoire Link: https://ksmea.org/hsband/excerpts/
All-State Festival Dates and Location(s): February 26, 2022 – Century II Concert Hall, Wichita, KS
Kentucky
Website: https://kmea.org
Audition Type: Unknown *Please see your band director for more information
Audition Deadlines:
Audition Repertoire Link: *Unknown – please see your band director for more information
All-State Festival Dates and Location(s): February 2–5, 2022, Kentucky International Convention Center, Louisville, KY
Louisiana
Website: https://www.lmeamusic.org/all-state/band/
Audition Type: Live (Videotaped)
Audition Deadlines: Date, time, fees, and location for the 1st round audition are set by the District Director for his/her district; Wednesday, January 12, 2022 (midnight) – Deadline for District Directors to submit their district’s 2nd round audition videos to the Band Division Chair.
Audition Repertoire Link: https://www.lmeamusic.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/All-State-Band-Auditions-Set-IIe.pdf
All-State Festival Dates and Location(s): February 13-17, 2022, Baton Rouge, LA
Maine
Website: https://mainemmea.org/boc-all-state-festival/
Audition Type: Recorded (Video)
Audition Deadlines: Please see your band director for due dates.
Audition Repertoire Link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1QwNfbB16Q3lVCtEiGgogAnORlyiwyRo15Tf2fS3T5h0/edit
All-State Festival Dates and Location(s): TBD (2022)
Maryland
Website: https://www.mdmea.org/all-state-auditions
Audition Type: Recorded (Video)
Audition Deadlines: October 27, 2021 at 11:59pm
Audition Repertoire Link: https://94f25311-6754-4534-b1d6-0b7479dbf12e.filesusr.com/ugd/793987_a1bf53cd7e464ce8b360360393664bac.pdf
All-State Festival Dates and Location(s): February 4-6, 2022 (Virtual)
Massachusetts
Website: http://www.massmea.org/newsevents/all-state-festival-concert/auditions
Audition Type: Recorded (Video)
Audition Deadlines: 5:00pm on Saturday, January 22, 2022
Audition Repertoire Link: http://www.massmea.org/sites/default/files/public/audition/2022/2022-All-State-Virtual-Audition-List.pdf; http://www.massmea.org/sites/default/files/public/scales/Flute.pdf
All-State Festival Dates and Location(s): TBD (2022)
Michigan
Website: https://www.msboa.org/Events/All-State.aspx
Audition Type: Recorded
Audition Deadlines: Late October (Please see schedule: https://www.msboa.org/Portals/0/2021-2022%20All-State%20Audition%20Schedule-Master_1.pdf )
Audition Repertoire Link: Unknown
All-State Festival Dates and Location(s): January 28, 2022 – DeVos Place, 303 Monroe Ave NW, Grand Rapids, MI
Minnesota
Website: https://mmea.org/events/all-state/auditions/
Audition Type: Recorded
Audition Deadlines: March 11, 2022
Audition Repertoire Link: https://auditionsolos.com/state_lists/MMEA_2022.htm; https://drive.google.com/file/d/1N3DihF978iwS-Ei9O0gQ_Sl41X4JFOgJ/view
All-State Festival Dates and Location(s): August (Summer Camp), February (MMEA Midwinter Clinic) (Performance) Dates TBD
Mississippi
Website: Marching Band All-State Auditions Only – https://www.misslionsband.org
Audition Type: Live
Audition Deadlines: November 13, 2021, call backs November 20, 2021
Audition Repertoire Link: https://www.misslionsband.org/auditioninfo.htm
All-State Festival Dates and Location(s): Canada: Date TBD
Missouri
Website: https://missouribandmasters.org/missouri-all-state-band/
Audition Type: Live
Audition Deadlines: December 5, 2022 Hickman High School, Columbia, MO
Audition Repertoire Link: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1OwJGOx2Y8SlDV76k5yQDn8IC-A8qDWXL
All-State Festival Dates and Location(s): January 26-29, 2022 – Tan-Tar-A Resort, Osage Beach MO
Montana
Website: https://www.mhsa.org/page/show/2173367-festivals
Audition Type: Recorded
Audition Deadlines: June 13, 2021
Audition Repertoire Link: https://cdn4.sportngin.com/attachments/document/0153/0703/Audition_Materials-Set_B_2021_1_.pdf#_ga=2.137231344.1996054389.1639173934-774582277.1639173929
All-State Festival Dates and Location(s): October 20-22, 2021, Great Falls, MT
Nebraska
Website: https://www.nmeanebraska.org/2021-all-state-band
Audition Type: Recorded
Audition Deadlines: September 25, 2021
Audition Repertoire Link: https://www.nmeanebraska.org/band-audition-materials
All-State Festival Dates and Location(s): November 17-19, 2021, Lincoln, Nebraska
Nevada
Website: https://nmeamusic.org/nmeaevents/all-state-music-festival/
Audition Type: Live
Audition Deadlines: January 24-27, 2022 (based on district area)
Audition Repertoire Link: https://nmeamusic.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2021/10/2022-Nevada-All-State-Band-Audition-Information-FINAL.pdf
All-State Festival Dates and Location(s): April 7-9, 2022 Reno, NV (UNR)
New Hampshire
Website: https://nhmea.org/festivals/all-state-music-festival/
Audition Type: Live
Audition Deadlines: November 20, 2021 at Manchester Memorial High School
Audition Repertoire Link: http://nhmea.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2021/09/2021-2022-All-State-Audition-Requirements-9-14-21.pdf
All-State Festival Dates and Location(s): April 7-9, 2022 Concord, NH (Concord High School, Grappone Conference Center)
New Jersey
Website: https://njmea.org/all-state/hs-band/hs-band-auditions/
Audition Type: Live
Audition Deadlines: January 22, 2022 – J.P. Stevens High School, Edison, NJ
Audition Repertoire Link: https://mea.nafme.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2021/07/2022-All-State-Bands-Solos.png ; Scales: https://njmea.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2017/06/ASB-Scale-Requirements.pdf
All-State Festival Dates and Location(s): February 25-26, 2022 (Rutgers University, New Jersey Performing Arts Center)
New Mexico
Website: https://www.nmmea.com/all-state/
Audition Type: Recorded
Audition Deadlines: November 5, 2021
Audition Repertoire Link: Unknown *Please see band director
All-State Festival Dates and Location(s): January 15, 2022, Cleveland High School, Rio Rancho, NM
New York
Website: https://www.nyssma.org/parents-students/the-all-state-process/
Audition Type: Live
Audition Deadlines: Spring 2021
Audition Repertoire Link: NYSSMA Level VI solo *Please see band director (must have score of 98 or higher)
All-State Festival Dates and Location(s): December 2-5, 2021, Rochester, NY
North Carolina
Website: https://www.ncbandmasters.org/auditions
Audition Type: Live
Audition Deadlines: March 5, 2022 Atkins High School, Winston-Salem, NC
Audition Repertoire Link: https://www.ncbandmasters.org/11-12-solos-and-scales
All-State Festival Dates and Location(s): April 29-May 1, UNC Chapel Hill
North Dakota
Website: https://www.ndallstate.org
Audition Type: Live
Audition Deadlines: January 6-7, 2022 Bismarck State College, Bismarck, ND
Audition Repertoire Link: https://f48a7b0b-85c0-4eb5-b673-bbd8b3161235.filesusr.com/ugd/c00551_c3621b3d8ff64b6dbd3397810ad5da02.pdf
All-State Festival Dates and Location(s): March 24-26, 2022, Bismarck Event Center
Ohio
Website: https://app.getacceptd.com/omea
Audition Type: Recorded
Audition Deadlines: 31-May-21
Audition Repertoire Link: https://app.getacceptd.com/omea
All-State Festival Dates and Location(s): February 2-5, 2022, Cleveland, OH
Oklahoma
Website: https://okmea.org/all-state/symphonic-band-and-wind-symphony/
Audition Type: Live
Audition Deadlines: November 6, 2021 (First Round), December 4, 2021 (Second Round) – District Sites: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1foO4tUY11IIUTfB1w0WAuVBASleRrGXf/view
Audition Repertoire Link: (Second Round) https://drive.google.com/file/d/12lfe2B0b-ovhrk-yK7kEG2DBuiIG9r2R/view ; Scales – https://drive.google.com/file/d/1X3D253xsTlPfVAJh-x4xi5nYMetGHmJ3/view
All-State Festival Dates and Location(s): January 19-22, 2022, Cox Business Center, Tulsa, OK
Oregon
Website: https://www.oregonmusic.org/All-State-Audition-Application-Info.html
Audition Type: Recorded
Audition Deadlines: October 4, 2021
Audition Repertoire Link: https://www.oregonmusic.org/files/All%20State/2022%20AllState%20and%20Conference/HS/SymphBandAudition_Materials-2022%20(1).pdf
All-State Festival Dates and Location(s): January 13-16, 2022 Eugene, OR
Pennsylvania
Website: https://www.pmea.net/pmeaall-stateinformation/
Audition Type: Recorded (video)
Audition Deadlines: February 3, 2022 at 12:00 pm
Audition Repertoire Link: (Login Required: https://www.pmea.net/wp-login.php?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pmea.net%2Fat-large-excerpts%2F)
All-State Festival Dates and Location(s): April 6-9, 2022 Kalahari Resort and Conference Center, Poconos
Rhode Island
Website: https://www.rimea.org/allstate
Audition Type: Recorded (Video)
Audition Deadlines: November 20, 2021
Audition Repertoire Link: https://www.rimea.org/pdf/member_handbook/allstate_winds_sr.pdf
All-State Festival Dates and Location(s): March 28, 2022, VMA Auditorium, Providence, RI
South Carolina
Website: https://www.bandlink.org/all-state-band/auditions/
Audition Type: Live
Audition Deadlines: Regional Auditions – January 2022 https://www.bandlink.org/all-state-band/site-information/
Audition Repertoire Link: (Login Required) – https://www.bandlink.org/all-state-band/auditions/audition-requirements/
All-State Festival Dates and Location(s): February-March 2022 (Regional – https://www.bandlink.org/all-state-band/site-information/)
South Dakota
Website: https://www.sdhsaa.com/activity/all-state-band/
Audition Type: Live
Audition Deadlines: January 2022 – Please see schedule at https://www.sdhsaa.com/Handbook/FA-AllStateBand.pdf
Audition Repertoire Link: Etudes: https://www.sdhsaa.com/FineArts/ASB-AuditionEtudes.pdf; Scales: https://www.sdhsaa.com/asb-audition-scales/
All-State Festival Dates and Location(s): March 24-26, 2022, Oscar Larson Performing Arts Center – SDSU, Brookings, SD
Tennessee
Website: http://www.tnmea.org/all-state *unclear from website if All-State is scheduled for 2022 convention
Audition Type:
Audition Deadlines:
Audition Repertoire Link:
All-State Festival Dates and Location(s): April 27-30, 2022, Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center, Nashville, TN
Texas
Website: https://www.tmea.org/band/all-state/
Audition Type: Live (Regional Sites)
Audition Deadlines: *See band director for regional audition schedule
Audition Repertoire Link: https://www.tmea.org/band/audition-material/
All-State Festival Dates and Location(s): February 9-12, 2022 in San Antonio, Texas
Utah
Website: https://www.umea.us/all-state-band
Audition Type: Recorded (Video)
Audition Deadlines: November, 21, 2021
Audition Repertoire Link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1PTcXCoOf1PyiGl0HeJFxWDNOs7WkXmp8Ciq5DzxhC54/edit
All-State Festival Dates and Location(s): January 12-14, 2022, Abravanel Hall, Salt Lake City, UT
Vermont
Website: https://www.vmea.org/all-state-music-festival
Audition Type: Live
Audition Deadlines: January 15, 2022, CVU (Champlain Valley Union High School, Hinesburg, VT
Audition Repertoire Link: Repertoire – https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fqU1_Ux7xo_tpLwITu1Gw4G7SL_p48Z6/view; Scales – https://drive.google.com/file/d/1uVwWEKdKuUXa_VfkfU49FJH22lf6QhPY/view
All-State Festival Dates and Location(s): May 5-7, 2022, Chittenden County
Virginia
Website: https://www.vboda.org/index.php/all-virginia-band-and-orchestra.html
Audition Type: Live
Audition Deadlines: February 26, 2022 – James Madison University
Audition Repertoire Link: https://www.vboda.org/documents/All-VA/Etudes/2022%20All-VA%20Wind%20Audition%20Requirements.pdf (Etudes posted February 2022)
All-State Festival Dates and Location(s): April 21-23, 2022, Christopher Newport University
Washington
Website: https://wmea.org/all-state/wmea-all-state-audition-materials/
Audition Type: Recorded
Audition Deadlines: October 7, 2021
Audition Repertoire Link: https://wmea.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/2022WindsPercussion.pdf
All-State Festival Dates and Location(s): February 17-20, 2022, Yakima Convention Center, Yakima, WA
West Virginia
Website: https://www.wvallstateband.com
Audition Type: Live
Audition Deadlines: December 3, 2021 – University of Charleston (Charleston, WV); December 4, 2021 – West. Virginia University (Morgantown, WV)
Audition Repertoire Link: https://www.wvallstateband.com/requirements
All-State Festival Dates and Location(s): March 3-5, 2022 Clay Center, Charleston, West Virginia
Wisconsin
Website: https://wsmamusic.org/hs-honors/auditions/
Audition Type: Live (Regional Sites)
Audition Deadlines: February 5, 2022, Februrary 12, 2022 (see https://wsmamusic.org/hs-honors/auditions/ for regions)
Audition Repertoire Link: https://wsmamusic.org/files/2021/08/FluteHSH-.pdf
All-State Festival Dates and Location(s): June 18-21, 2022 Camp, October 27, 2022 Concert
Wyoming
Website: https://wyomea.org/programs-events/all-state-music-2022/
Audition Type: Recorded
Audition Deadlines: November 6, 2021
Audition Repertoire Link: https://wyomea.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2021/09/2022-All-State-Band-Audition-FlutePiccolo.pdf
All-State Festival Dates and Location(s): January 16-18, 2022, Rock Springs High School, Rock Springs, WY
What does the all-state process look like in your state? In what ways could you improve this process by reviewing the process in other states? How does the repertoire in your state compare to that in other states? Please comment below!
Happy Fluting!
Rachel Taylor Geier 
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