High School Orchestra

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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

2025-26

Clinician
Blair Williams

Important Dates
Oct. 30 - Audition upload deadline - $15 per completed audition
Dec. 6 - Clinic & Concert @ Dodge City High School - $5 per selected student

HS Orchestra invoices are provided in your Festival Scores account. (SWKMEA policy)

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

Festival Scores information video
Directors should watch this short video to become familiar with the Festival Scores audition system.

Audition Excerpts

All Instruments
Scale
TBA

Violin
State Excerpt: TBA
District Excerpt: TBA

Viola
State Excerpt: TBA
District Excerpt: TBA

Cello
State Excerpt: TBA
District Excerpt: TBA

Bass
State Excerpt: TBA
District Excerpt: TBA

Performance Repertoire
Finale from Symphony No 41 "Jupiter", Mozart/Gruselle
Water Reflections, Nishimura
Tico Tico, Zequina/Kazik

Chairperson

Julia McMains

Beloit HS

PO Box 606

Beloit, KS 67420

w: 785-738-3593

Important Dates - HS Orchestra

Oct. 30, 2025 - Thu

Audition Upload Deadline — NW/SW HS Orchestra

$15 audition fee per completed audition

Dec. 6, 2025 - Sat

NW/SW HS Orchestra Festival

Dodge City HS

$5 participation fee per selected student

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