High School Orchestra
In this section
Membership Requirement
For a student to participate in KMEA honor groups the sponsoring teacher must be an active member of the Kansas Music Educators Association.

High School Orchestra

2026-27

Important Dates
Oct. 29 - Audition upload deadline (mp3 files) - $5 fee per completed audition *
Dec. 5 - Clinic & Concert @ Fort Hays State University - $15 participation fee per selected student *
* Use NW District Invoice

mp3 Auditions
We will use Festival Scores for online audition management. Directors need to activate the following Event Tag:
TBA

Festival Scores information video
Directors should watch this short video to become familiar with the Festival Scores audition system.
Audition Material
All Instruments
D Melodic Minor 3 Octave Scale

Violin
Corelli Concerto Grosso No. 4, Mvmt 1 Solo Violin 1 M.26-41
Berlioz Symphonie Fantastique, Op 14 Mvmt 1 M.1-8

Viola
Corelli Concerto Grosso No. 4, Mvmt 1 Ripieno M.12-25
Brahms Symphony No. 4, Mvmt 2 M. 1-11

Cello
Corelli Concerto Grosso No. 4, Mvmt 2 Solo Cello M.16-30
Rimsky-Korsakov Scheherazade, Op. 35 Mvmt III M.12 - end

Bass
Corelli Concerto Grosso No. 4, Mvmt 1 M. 36 to end of mvmt
Saint-Saens The Elephant from Carnival of the Animals M. 17 - end

Piano
Ice Sculptures M. 15-39
Performance Repertoire
Concerto Grosso Op. 6, No. 4 (1st 2 movements), Corelli
Asturias, Albeniz/Arr. Chin
Ice Sculptures, Balmages
 
Chairperson
Julia Cunningham
Beloit HS
PO Box 606
Beloit, KS 67420
w: 785-738-3593
Important Dates - HS Orchestra
Oct 29, 2026 - Thursday
Audition Upload Deadline — NW/SW HS Orchestra
$15 audition fee per completed audition
Dec 5, 2026 - Saturday
NW/SW HS Orchestra Festival
Fort Hays State University
$15 participation fee per selected student
View Full Calendar