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Middle School Orchestra All-State Festival The Nevada Music Educators Association All-State Festival features a middle school level orchestra. This ensemble includes violin, viola, cello, bass, harp, and piano, as well as winds and percussion. Students work closely with a guest conductor for two days before performing a final concert. Students who make the All-State orchestra are among the top performers in Nevada. 2024 Nevada All-State Middle School Orchestra Festival and Conference Information MS Orchestra All-State Festival Schedule and More ​Schedules for this All-State Festival are below. All schedules are subject to change and will be sent out to the ensemble chairs or NMEA. For more information on the Nevada All-State Festivals and Conferences go to the All-State home page for more detailed information. Contact your All-State Ensemble chair for any questions or concerns you may have . Thursday 2/1/24 Reno All-State Festival Ensemble Schedule Friday 2/2/24 Reno All-State Festival Ensemble Schedule Saturday 2/2/24 Reno All-State Festival Ensemble Schedule Reno All-State Professional Development and Convention Schedule Purchase 2024 All- State Concert Tickets ​ All-State Festival Directors Checklist All directors are responsible for the following items for All-State Festival and Conference. Go to the All-State Festival Homepage for more details on the Festival and Conference. If you have any questions or concerns contact your Ensemble Chair. Forms and Fees are due January 19, 2024. Pay for Director and Student All-State Festival Participation fee $50 Ensure that each student completes the All-State Student Participation Form Directors Form (Google Form) Chaperon e s Form (Google Form) 2024 Reno All-S tate Book Hote l Room Information ​ 2024 All-State Festival Payments All-State Audition Fee $15 per Student (web store) Pay for Student /Director All-State Festival Participation fee $50 Not available yet All fees are to be paid by each school and their ensemble director/s. All students will need to see their school director for more information fees and registration. Payment Options - These are the 2 payment options found in the web store. Pay with a Credit Card - follow the prompts and put in your card information, as well as billing address information if needed. Be sure all is accurate. Manual Payment (school check) - follow the prompts in the webstore and select the manual payment method to pay by check and generate an invoice. If you have questions or would like to verify payment contact David Morris, the State Executive, at stateexec@nmeamusic.org Mail all checks to 1125 Avenue of the Oaks #406, Sparks, NV. 89431. Please write checks out to the Nevada Music Educators Association. Chairperson and Committee Jovonie Tejero All-State Middle School Orchestra Chair Email: Jovonie.tejero@pinecrestnv.org Monica Munoz ​ Related Documents Pay for Director and Student All-State Festival Participation fee $50 All-State Student Participation Form MS All-State Orchestra Result All-State Audition Fee $15 per S tudent (web store) Middle Sch ool All-State Orchestra Audition Information Middle School All-State Orchestra Violin Audition Music Middle School All-State Orchestra Viola Audition Music Middle School All-State Orchestra Cello Audition Music Middle School All-State Orchestra Bass Audition Music Middle School All-State Orchestra Audition Registration Form Has closed for this year 2024 Nevada All-State Middle School Orchestra Conductor 2024 Conductor Laura Wood Director of Or chestra Lanier High School , Georgia Laura Wood is enjoying her 20th year as a string orchestra educator. She holds a Bachelor's Degree in Music Education from Loyola University New Orleans and a Master's in Administrative Leadership. Mrs. Wood began her teaching career in 2004 in Las Vegas, Nevada in the Clark County School District. In Las Vegas, Mrs. Wood directed both middle school and high school orchestras, as well as the Las Vegas Youth Orchestra Ensemble. In 2018, she and her family relocated to the suburbs of Atlanta. Currently, Mrs. Wood is the orchestra director at Lanier High School (Gwinnett County Public Schools) in Sugar Hill, GA. Under her leadership, her ensembles consistently score superior ratings and superlatives at district and regional festivals. In addition to being a school orchestra director, she has served as a guest conductor, clinician, and adjudicator in Nevada, Georgia, and Tennessee. In addition to working with student musicians, Mrs. Wood also presents at orchestra teacher workshops and serves as a teacher mentor. Her professional affiliations include the National Association for Music Education, the American String Teachers Association, and the Georgia Music Educators Association. When Mrs. Wood is not teaching, she enjoys spending time with her husband (Mike) and four daughters (Emily, Olivia, Ava, and Adeline) in her hometown of Sugar Hill. 2024 Nevada Middle School Orchestra All-State Audition Information 2024 All-State Audition Student Information Students see your music director for more information on the audition process. All-State Audition and/or Participation fees will be paid by each school and their ensemble director/s. All students will need to see their school director for more information on audition fees and audition registration. Students and parents, please contact your school music or ensemble director with any questions you might have about your student's auditions. 2024 All-State Audition Director Information Directors, All-State Ensemble Auditions information as well as forms can be found below. The All-State results will be available no later than December 2, 2023. Please c ontact your All-State Chairperson for any questions or help. ​ ​Middle School All-State Orchestra Audition Links ​ MS All-State Orchestra Result All-State Audition Fee $15 per S tudent (web store) Middle Sch ool All-State Orchestra Audition Information Middle School All-State Orchestra Violin Audition Music Middle School All-State Orchestra Viola Audition Music Middle School All-State Orchestra Cello Audition Music Middle School All-State Orchestra Bass Audition Music Middle School All-State Orchestra Audition Registration Form Has Closed for this year ​ Important Dates Audition Dates 9/26 - Registration Deadline: 10/3 - The Audition schedule will be posted and sent out by 10/13 - Pinecrest Sloan Canyon Audition Date 10/14 - Nevada School of the Arts Audition Date

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Highlights from the 2024 Nevada All-State Festival All-State Quick Links All-State HS Orchestra All-State HS Band All-State HS Choir All-State MS Mariachi All-State MS Orchestra All-State MS Band All-State MS Choir All-State HS Mariachi All-State Guitar All-State HS Jazz Professional Development Exhibitors and Sponsors Command Performance Awards Nevada All-State Festival 2024 Nevada All-State Director Information ​2024 All-State Festival Director Inform ation Directors at each school site will be responsible for the director checklist below. All directors will need to pay for their own participation fee as well as their students who are accepted into and are participatin g in the All-State Ensembles. Directors will need to e nsure that each of their students have completed the Student Participation Form (which includes Media Release, and Code of Conduct to participate in All-State.) Directors will also need to c omplete the Chaperone Form indicating who will be supervising their participating students in the All-State Ensembles. Directors also need to c omplete the Director Form indicating they are attending the All-State Conference. See the director checklist below for links and details ​ All-State Festival Director Checklist: All directors are responsible for the following items for All-State Festival and Conference. Be sure all your students complete the Student Participation form. If you have any questions or concerns contact your Ensemble Chair. Pay for Director and Student All-State Festival Participation fee $50 Ensure that each student completes the All-State Student Participation Form Directors Form (Google Form) Chaperon e s Form (Google Form) 2024 Reno All-State Book Hotel Room Information ​ 2024 All-State Festival Payments P ​ ay for Student/Director All-State Festival Participation fee $50 All fees are to be paid by each school and their ensemble director/s. All students will need to see their school director for more information fees and registration. Payment Options - These are the 2 payment options found in the web store. Pay with a Credit Card - follow the prompts and put in your card information, as well as billing address information if needed. Be sure all is accurate. Manual Payment (school check) - follow the prompts in the webstore and select the manual payment method to pay by check and generate an invoice. If you have questions or would like to verify payment contact David Morris, the State Executive, at stateexec@nmeamusic.org Mail all checks to 1125 Avenue of the Oaks #406, Sparks, NV. 89431. Please write checks out to the Nevada Music Educators Association. ​ ​ 202 4 All-State Related Documents Check each ensemble page for details about your ensembles schedule. ​ Las Vegas Information Choir All-State Festival Ensemble Schedule All-State Choir Professional Develo pment Schedule Guitar and Mariachi All-State Festival Ensemble Schedule ​ Reno Information Thursday 2/1/24 Reno All-State Festival Ensemble Schedule Friday 2/2/24 Reno All-State Festival Ensemble Schedule Saturday 2/2/24 Reno All-State Festival Ensemble Schedule Reno All-State Professional Development and Convention Schedule Saturday 2/3/2024 Reno All-State Concert Schedule Future Nevada All-State Dates​ ​ 2025 Las Veg as 2026 ​​ 2025 Nevada All-State Festivals and Conferences Information 2025 NMEA All-State Location : To Be Announced Soon! ​ 2025 NMEA All-State Students Participation Form ​All students need to complete the Student Participation Form are Not Available Yet . to be in the All-State festival Ensembles. All Students and parents need to make sure to let your director know when they have filled out the form. ​​ 2025 NMEA All-State Concert Sche dule and Tickets ​Schedules for this All-State Festival are Not Available Yet. All schedules are subject to change and will be sent out to the ensemble chairs or NMEA. ​ 2025 NMEA All-State Lodging Information: No Available ​ 2024 Nevada All-State Audition and Nomination Information 2025 All-State Audition or Nomination Student Information All 2025 All-State audition or nomination materials and information Is Not Available Yet . Information on the audition or nomination process for various All-State Ensembles will be available on each All-State Ensemble Page which you can find in the Quick links menu above . All- State Audition and /or Participat ion fees will be paid by each school and th eir e nsemble director/s. All st udents will need to see their school director of more information o n audition fees and audition registration. Students and parents please contact your school music or ensemble director with any questions you might have about your students audition or registration. ​ ​ 2025 All-State Audition or Nomination Director Information All-State Ensem ble A udition or Nomination Registration forms can be found on each ensemble page All-State Audition a nd/or Participation fees will be paid by each school and their directors. All Students will need to see their director of more information. To pay for audition fees first go to the webstore and complete your purchase. You can pay by card or check (manual payment) If you ar e paying by check please email David Morris the State Executive. Invoices can be requested by contacting David Morris the State Executive at stateexec@nmeamusic.org Mail all checks to 1125 Avenue of the Oaks #406, Sparks, NV. 89431. Please write checks out to the Nevada Music Educators Association. In order to participate in All-State/Solo & Ensemble you must be a current member of NMEA. Please see how to register as a member of NMEA, along with seeing all of the benefits of being a member, at https://nafme.org/join -re new/ Past All-States Festivals The Nevada Music Educators Association is excited to thank all the students, educators, and Families who participated in the Nevada All-State Festival on February 1,2, and 3, 2023 in Las Vegas, NV. Click Here for the 2024 All-State Digital Concert Program Click He re for the 2023 All-State Digital Concert Program ​ Teacher Certificates for 2024 All-State Are Not Available yet Certificates of Participation/Attendance for the 2024 NMEA All-State Festival of available from the State Executive for any educator that needs one for professional development programs. Please email David Morris, State Executive at stateexec@nmeamusic.org to request a certificate. ​ ​

Middle School Band All-State Festival The Nevada Music Educators Association All-State Festival features a middle school and high school level band. These ensembles include woodwinds, brass, and percussion. Students work closely with a guest conductor for two days before performing a final concert. Students who make the All-State bands are the top performers in Nevada. Middle school students audition to earn a spot in the ensemble. 2024 Nevada All-State Middle School Band Festival and Conference Information MS Band All-State Festival Sche dule and More ​Schedules for this All-State Festival are below. All schedules are subject to change and will be sent out to the ensemble chairs or NMEA. For more information on the Nevada All-State Festivals and Conferences go to the All-State home page for more detailed information. Contact your All-State Ensemble chair for any questions or concerns you may have . Thursday 2/1/24 Reno All-State Festival Ensemble Schedule Friday 2/2/24 Reno All-State Festival Ensemble Schedule Saturday 2/2/24 Reno All-State Festival Ensemble Schedule Reno All-State Professional Development and Convention Schedule Purchase 2024 All- State Concert Tickets ​ All-State Festival Directors Checklist All directors are responsible for the following items for All-State Festival and Conference. Go to the All-State Festival Homepage for more details on the Festival and Conference. If you have any questions or concerns contact your Ensemble Chair. Forms and Fees are due January 19, 2024. Pay for Director and Student All-State Festival Participation fee $50 Ensure that each student completes the All-State Student Participation Form Directors Form (Google Form) Chaperon e s Form (Google Form) 2024 Reno All-State Book Hotel Room Information ​ 2024 All-State Festival Payments All-State Audition Fee $15 per Student (web store) Pay for Student /Director All-State Festival Participation fee $50 Not available yet All fees are to be paid by each school and their ensemble director/s. All students will need to see their school director for more information fees and registration. Payment Options - These are the 2 payment options found in the web store. Pay with a Credit Card - follow the prompts and put in your card information, as well as billing address information if needed. Be sure all is accurate. Manual Payment (school check) - follow the prompts in the webstore and select the manual payment method to pay by check and generate an invoice. If you have questions or would like to verify payment contact David Morris, the State Executive, at stateexec@nmeamusic.org Mail all checks to 1125 Avenue of the Oaks #406, Sparks, NV. 89431. Please write checks out to the Nevada Music Educators Association. Chairperson and Commitee Marisa Davidson All-State Middle School Band Chair Email: davidmd@nv.ccsd.net Quinlan Skinner Matt Symes ​ Related Documents Pay for Director and Student All-State Festival Participation fee $50 All-State Student Participation Form 2023-24 MS All-State Band Results All-State Audition Fee $15 per S tudent (web store) Middle School All-State Band Audition Rules Middle School All-State Audition Etude Books Middle School All-State Audition Etudes Middle School All-State Scales Middle School All-State Audition Information and Instructions Middle School All-State Audition Registration Form Has Closed Audition Music Samples 2024 Nevada All-State Middle School band Conductor 2024 Conductor Cindy Lansford Retired Director of Bands North Ridge Middle School, Texas After graduating with a degree in Music Education from Texas Tech University in 1976, Cindy Lansford began her teaching career at her alma mater, Robert E. Lee High School, in Baytown, Texas. After relocating to north Texas in 1978, she began a twelve-year stint in the Plano Independent School District, first at Plano Senior High School followed by ten years at Carpenter Middle School. In 1991, Ms. Lansford joined the Birdville Independent School District and taught at Haltom High School. In 1996 she moved to North Ridge Middle School in the B. I. S. D. where she taught until her retirement in 2007. During her tenure at Carpenter, Ms. Lansford was named Teacher of the Year and was a recipient of the Ross Perot Excellence in Teaching Award. She was again named Teacher of the Year at North Ridge. Ms. Lansford served on the Prescribed Music List selection committee 2002-2006 and served her regions throughout the years in various leadership positions. She has been a frequent presenter at conventions for both Texas and Oklahoma Music Educators Associations. She has also been a frequent presenter at the Texas and Oklahoma Bandmasters Associations as well as through the T. B. A. Professional Development program. In 2008 Ms. Lansford received the Meritorious Achievement Award from the Texas Bandmasters Association. The bands under Ms. Lansford’s direction enjoyed much success throughout the years. Continuous achievement at U. I. L. contests, numerous festivals, as well as state recognition were the norm, and individual student accomplishments were status quo. In 2004 the North Ridge Middle School Band was awarded the prestigious Sudler Cup award presented by the John Philip Sousa Foundation to outstanding middle school bands. In 2005 the North Ridge Honors Band performed at the Fifty-Ninth Annual Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic in Chicago. In 2006 the North Ridge Band was the first middle school band program to be recognized by the Texas Bandmasters Association as “An Exemplary Program”. The 2007-2008 school year marked the first year of retirement from a public school position for Ms. Lansford, and she started her second “career” doing freelance work as a consultant, clinician, mentor, adjudicator and teacher. She has been in contact with hundreds of teachers and thousands of students through region and all state bands and band camps stretching from Alaska to Georgia. She also works one-on-one with individual programs and teachers. Ms. Lansford’s professional affiliations include Texas Bandmasters Association, Texas Music Educators Association, Texas Music Adjudicators Association, and she is past president of Alpha Chapter of Phi Beta Mu, the International Bandmasters Fraternity. She is currently serving on the Executive Board of Phi Beta Mu International. Ms. Lansford was recently inducted into the Phi Beta Mu Bandmasters Hall of Fame in Texas. ​ Cindy Lansford Retired Director of Bands North Ridge Middle School Band, Texas Executive Board of Phi Beta Mu International ​ 2024 Nevada Middle School Band All-State Audition and Nomination Information 2024 All-State Audition Student Information Students see your music director for more information on the audition process. All-State Audition and/or Participation fees will be paid by each school and their ensemble director/s. All students will need to see their school director for more information on audition fees and audition registration. Students and parents please contact your school music or ensemble director with any questions you might have about your students auditions. 2024 All-State Audition Director Information Directors, All-State Ensemble Auditions information as well as forms can be found below. The All-State results will be available no later than December 2, 2023. Please contact your All-State Chair persons for any questions or help . ​ ​Middl e School All-State Band Audition Links 2023-24 MS All-State Band Results All-State Audition Fee $15 per Student (web store) Middle School All-State Band Audition Rules Middle School All-State Audition Etude Boo ks Middle School All-State Audition Etudes Middle School All-State Scales Middle School All-State Audition Information and Instructions Middle School All-State Audition Rubric Middle School All-State Audition Registration Form Has Closed Audition Music Samples ​ Important Dates Audition Registration deadline has been extended to Friday, October 27th, 2023 Instrument Audition Number Assignments distributed on Monday, October 30th, 2023 Submit recorded auditions using the instructions below by Thursday, November 16, 2023 Audition Fee of $15 per student deadline is November 16th, 2023 (fees paid by directors at the webstore) Ensemble results will be posted to NMEA Website on December 1st, 2023 All-State Registration forms and fees are due January 12th, 2024 (fees paid by directors) ​

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High School Orchestra All-State Festival The Nevada Music Educators Association All-State Festival features a high school level orchestra. This ensemble includes violin, viola, cello, bass, harp, and piano, as well as winds and percussion. String students audition for Orchestra; wind and percussion students audition for Band but select Orchestra as their preference. Students work closely with a guest conductor for two days before performing a final concert. Students who make the All-State orchestra are among the top performers in Nevada. 2024 Nevada All-State High School Orchestra Festival and Conference Information HS Orchestra All-State Festival Schedule and More ​Schedules for this All-State Festival are below. All schedules are subject to change and will be sent out to the ensemble chairs or NMEA. For more information on the Nevada All-State Festivals and Conferences go to the All-State home page for more detailed information. Contact your All-State Ensemble chair for any questions or concerns you may have . Thursday 2/1/24 Reno All-State Festival Ensemble Schedule Friday 2/2/24 Reno All-State Festival Ensemble Schedule Saturday 2/2/24 Reno All-State Festival Ensemble Schedule Reno All-State Professional Development and Convention Schedule Purchase 2024 All- State Concert Tickets ​ All-State Festival Directors Checklist All directors are responsible for the following items for All-State Festival and Conference. Go to the All-State Festival Homepage for more details on the Festival and Conference. If you have any questions or concerns contact your Ensemble Chair. Forms and Fees are due January 19, 2024. Pay for Director and Student All-State Festival Participation fee $50 Ensure that each student completes the All-State Student Participation Form Directors Form (Google Form) Chaperon e s Form (Google Form) 2024 Reno All-State Book Hotel Room Information ​ 2024 All-State Festival Payments All-State Audition Fee $15 per Student (web store) Pay for Student/Director All-State Festival Participation fee $50 Not available yet All fees are to be paid by each school and their ensemble director/s. All students will need to see their school director for more information fees and registration. Payment Options - These are the 2 payment options found in the web store. Pay with a Credit Card - follow the prompts and put in your card information, as well as billing address information if needed. Be sure all is accurate. Manual Payment (school check) - follow the prompts in the webstore and select the manual payment method to pay by check and generate an invoice. If you have questions or would like to verify payment contact David Morris, the State Executive, at stateexec@nmeamusic.org Mail all checks to 1125 Avenue of the Oaks #406, Sparks, NV. 89431. Please write checks out to the Nevada Music Educators Association. Chairpersons Gregory Maldonado All-State HS Orchestra Southern Nevada Chair Email: maldogm@nv.ccsd.net Brian Fox All-State HS Orchestra Northern Nevada Chair Email: bfox@carson.k12.nv.us ​ Related Documents Pay for Director and Student All-State Festival Participation fee $50 All-State Student Participation Form 2023-24 HS All-State Orchestra String Results 2023-24 HS All-State Orchestra Wind Results All-State Audition Fee $15 per Student (web store) High School All-State Orchestra Audition Information High School All-State Orchestra Audition Registration Form Has closed HS All-State Violin Audition Music HS All-State Viola Audition Music HS All-State Cello Audition Music HS All-State Bass Audition Music HS All-State Harp Audition Music 2024 Nevada All-State High School Orchestra Conductor 2024 Guest Conductor Dr. Thomas Taylor Dickey Director of Orchestral Studies Oklahoma State University Gold Prize Winner in the 2022 World Classical Music Awards and the 2nd Prize Winner of the 2019 Mozart & Tchaikovsky International Conducting Competition, Dr. Thomas Taylor Dickey has been reviewed by critics as a "dynamic and exciting conductor" whose conducting is "imbued with aplomb, energy, and pathos." Dr. Dickey currently serves as the Director of Orchestral Studies at Oklahoma State University, where he conducts the OSU Symphony Orchestra and guides all aspects of the orchestra and graduate orchestral conducting programs. He is also the Music Director & Conductor of the OSU Youth & Community Orchestras. Prior to his appointments in Oklahoma, he was the Director of Orchestral Activities at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville and Music Director & Conductor of the Dubuque Symphony Youth Orchestra (IA). ​ Dr. Dickey has conducted many professional orchestras throughout North America, Europe, and Asia, including the Bucharest Symphony and Bacau Philharmonic Orchestras in Romania; Danube Symphony Orchestra in Hungary; Belgrade Chamber Orchestra in Serbia; Lyatoshinsky Symphony Orchestra in Ukraine; Shenyang Symphony in China; the North Czech and Moravian Philharmonic Orchestras in the Czech Republic; Atlantic Coast Orchestra in Portugal; London Classical Soloists in England; and the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra in Canada, in addition to the Bakersfield, Macon, Missouri, Norwalk, Rapides, Springfield, and Tulsa symphonies; the Saratoga Orchestra of Whidbey Island; the Smoky Mountain International Chamber Orchestra; Naples Philharmonic; Rose City Chamber Orchestra; and the Chicago Reading Orchestra. He has also worked with numerous all-state, honors, and university orchestras in Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. ​ Dr. Dickey holds degrees from the University of Georgia, LSU, and Eastern Illinois University. He has worked with conductors such as Jin Wang, Jorma Panula, Carl Topilow, Christopher Zimmerman, Daniel Lewis, Gustav Meier, and Diane Wittry, and further studied conducting in Dr. Dickey holds degrees from the University of Georgia, LSU, and Eastern Illinois University. He has worked with conductors such as Jin Wang, Jorma Panula, Carl Topilow, Christopher Zimmerman, Daniel Lewis, Gustav Meier, and Diane Wittry, and further studied conducting in numerous workshops and masterclasses at the Prague Academy of Performing Arts, Cleveland Institute of Music, and Cincinnati Conservatory of Music, among others. 2024 Nevada High School Orchestra All-State Audition Information 2024 All-State Audition Student Information Students see your music director for more information on the audition process. All-State Audition and/or Participation fees will be paid by each school and their ensemble director/s. All students will need to see their school director for more information on audition fees and audition registration. Students and parents please contact your school music or ensemble director with any questions you might have about your student's auditions. 2024 All-State Audition Director Information Directors, All-State Ensemble Auditions information as well as forms can be found below. The All-State results will be available no later than December 2, 2023. Please c ontact your All-State Chairpersons for any questions or help. ​ 2023-24 HS All-State Orchestra String Results 2023-24 HS All-State Orchestra Wind Results All-State Audition Fee $15 per Student (web store) Northern Audition schedule High School All-State Orchestra Audition Information High School All-State Orchestra Audition Registration Form Has closed HS All-State Violin Audition Music HS All- State Viola Audition Music HS All- State Cello Audition Music HS All-State Bass Audition Music HS All-State Harp Audition Music ​ Important Dates Audition registration due: Thursday, Oct. 26 The Audition schedule will be posted and sent out by Friday, Nov. 3, 2023 Northern Audition schedule Audition fee due: Tuesday, Nov. 13 Audition Dates Las Vegas Monday, Nov. 13 @ Clark HS (non-LVA students) Tuesday, Nov. 14 @ Las Vegas Academy (LVA students only) Audition Dates North Tuesday, Nov. 14 @ Hug HS (all Northern students) Northern Audition schedule

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Middle School Mariachi All-State Festival The Nevada Music Educators Association All-State Festival features a middle school and high school level mariachi. These ensembles include violins, armonia, trumpet, vocals, and guitarron. Students work closely with a guest conductor for two days before performing a final concert. Students who make the All-State mariachis are the top performers in Nevada. Both middle school and high school students audition to earn a spot in the ensemble. 2024 Nevada All-State Middle School Mariachi Festival and Conference Information MS Mariachi All-State Festival Schedule and More ​Schedules for this All-State Festival are below. All schedules are subject to change and will be sent out to the ensemble chairs or NMEA. For more information on the Nevada All-State Festivals and Conferences go to the All-State home page for more detailed information. Contact your All-State Ensemble chair for any questions or concerns you may have . Guitar and Mariachi All-State Festival Ensemble Schedule Purchase 2024 All- State Concert Tickets ​ All-State Festival Directors Checklist All directors are responsible for the following items for All-State Festival and Conference. Go to the All-State Festival Homepage for more details on the Festival and Conference. If you have any questions or concerns contact your Ensemble Chair. Forms and Fees are due January 19, 2024. Pay for Director and Student All-State Festival Participation fee $50 Ensure that each student completes the All-State Student Participation Form Directors Form (Google Form) Chaperon e s Form (Google Form) 2024 All-State Festival Payments All-State Audition Fee $15 per Student (web store) Pay for Student /Director All-State Festival Participation fee $50 Not available yet All fees are to be paid by each school and their ensemble director/s. All students will need to see their school director for more information fees and registration. Payment Options - These are the 2 payment options found in the web store. Pay with a Credit Card - follow the prompts and put in your card information, as well as billing address information if needed. Be sure all is accurate. Manual Payment (school check) - follow the prompts in the webstore and select the manual payment method to pay by check and generate an invoice. If you have questions or would like to verify payment contact David Morris, the State Executive, at stateexec@nmeamusic.org Mail all checks to 1125 Avenue of the Oaks #406, Sparks, NV. 89431. Please write checks out to the Nevada Music Educators Association. Important Dates 2024 Registration deadline TBA Chairpersons Ramiro Benavides All-State Middle School Mariachi Chair Email: benavr@nv.ccsd.net ​ Related Documents ​ ​ Pay for Director and Student All-State Festival Participation fee $50 All-State Student Participation Form All-State 2023-24 MS Mariachi Results All-State Audition Fee $15 per Student (web store) Middle School All-State Mariachi Audition Information MS Mariachi Audition Scales MS Mariachi Trumpet Auditions MS Mariachi Violin Auditions MS Mariachi Armonia Auditions Middle School All-State Mariachi Audition Form 2024 Nevada All-State Middle School Mariachi Conductor 2024 Conductor Josué Eduardo "Eddy" López High School Mariachi Director Mariachi Sol Azteca Grand Prairie Fine Arts Academ y Grand Prairie, TX Josué Eduardo "Eddy" López is an arranger, composer, instructor, and multi-I nstrumentalist. Born in Monclova, MX and raised in Edinburg, TX, he graduated Summa CumLaude with a B.M. in Professional Music from Berklee College of Music in Boston, MA in 2010. As an conference instructor, he has taught trumpet, violin, guitarrón, guitar and vihuela and has had featured original arrangements in almost all of the large mariachi conferences in the US, including Edinburg, Tucson, San Antonio, National City, Albuquerque, New York City, and more. As a clinician, he has traveled across the country and Mexico to offer instrumental and arranging clinics to both student and professional groups in California, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, New York, and Veracruz, MX. In 2015, he became the guest instructor for Mariachi Cardenal from Stanford University in Stanford, CA, which he served until 2021. As a freelance writer and arranger, he has written hundreds of original arrangements for mariachi groups and symphony orchestras across the USA and México as well, including Mariachi Internacional Los Perez, Mariachi Aztlán from the University of Texas RGV, Mariachi Universitario de Xalapa, Mariachi Herencia De Mexico, The San Antonio Symphony Orchestra, The Valley Symphony Orchestra, The Tucson Pops, The Bakersfield Symphony Orchestra, and the Orquesta Sinfónica de Xalapa, among others. As a recording artist, he has arranged and recorded trumpet, violin, guitarron, vihuela and guitar for many professional and Grammy Award-winning producers and artists including Edgar Barrera, Andres Castro, Natalia Jimenez, Lupillo Rivera, Jenni Rivera, Carlos Rivera, Maluma, Bacilos, CNCO, Becky G, Paulina Rubio, Camilo, Pipe Bueno, Ricardo Montaner, Alex Campos, Lilly Goodman, Jesus Adrian Romero, and others. He currently resides in Grand Prairie, TX, and is the High School Mariachi Director of the award-winning Mariachi Sol Azteca from Grand Prairie Fine Arts Academy in Grand Prairie, TX since 2021, where he oversees 6 different ensembles ranging from grades 6-12. He continues to be in very high demand as a freelance mariachi musician, as well as for his arrangements, recordings, and clinics. 2024 Nevada Middle School Mariachi All-State Audition Information 2024 All-State Audition Student Information Students see your music director for more information on the audition process. All-State Audition and/or Participation fees will be paid by each school and their ensemble director/s. All students will need to see their school director for more information on audition fees and audition registratio n. Students and parents, please contact your school music or ensemble director with any questions you might have about your student's auditions. 2024 All-State Audition Director Information Directors, All-State Ensemble Auditions information as well as forms can be found below. The All-State results will be available no later than December 2, 2023. Please c ontact your All-State Chairperson for any questions or help. ​ ​Middle School A ll-State Mariachi Audition Links All-State 2023-24 MS Mariachi Results All-State Audition Fee $15 per Student (web store) Middle School All-State Mariachi Audition Information MS Mariachi Audition Scales MS Mariachi Trumpet Auditions MS Mariachi Violin Auditions MS Mariachi Armonia Auditions Middle School All-State Mariachi Audition Form ​

All-State Festival Small School All-State Solo and Ensemble Command Performance EVENTS The Nevada Music Educators Association is dedicated to organizing meaningful and memorable events for students in Nevada. Every year, NMEA holds the All-State Festival, regional Solo & Ensemble festivals, professional development, and more. To learn more about a specific event, click an event on the menu above.

High School Band All-State Festival The Nevada Music Educators Association All-State Festival features a middle school and high school level band. These ensembles include woodwinds, brass, and percussion. Students work closely with a guest conductor for two days before performing a final concert. Students who make the All-State bands are the top performers in Nevada. Both Middle and High school students audition to earn a spot in the ensemble. 2024 Nevada All-State High School Band Festival and Conference Information 2024 HS Band All-State Festival Sc he dule and More ​Schedules for this All-State Festival are below. All schedules are subject to change and will be sent out to the ensemble chairs or NMEA. For more information on the Nevada All-State Festivals and Conferences go to the All-State home page for more detailed information. Contact your All-State Ensemble chair for any questions or concerns you may have . Thursday 2/1/24 Reno All-State Festival Ensemble Schedule Friday 2/2/24 Reno All-State Festival Ensemble Schedule Saturday 2/3/24 Reno All-State Festival Ensemble Schedule Reno All-State Professional Development and Convention Schedule Purchase 2024 All- State Concert Tickets ​ All-State Festival Directors Checklist All directors are responsible for the following items for All-State Festival and Conference. Go to the All-State Festival Homepage for more details on the Festival and Conference. If you have any questions or concerns contact your Ensemble Chair. Forms and Fees are due January 19, 2024. Pay for Director and Student All-State Festival Participation fee $50 Ensure that each student completes the All-State Student Participation Form Directors Form (Google Form) Chaperon e s Form (Google Form) 2024 Reno All-State Book Hotel Room Information ​ All-State Festival Payments All-State Audition Fee $15 per Student (web store) Pay for Student/Director All-State Festival Participation fee $50 Not available yet All fees are to be paid by each school and their ensemble director/s. All students will need to see their school director for more information fees and registration. Payment Options - These are the 2 payment options found in the web store. Pay with a Credit Card - follow the prompts and put in your card information, as well as billing address information if needed. Be sure all is accurate. Manual Payment (school check) - follow the prompts in the webstore and select the manual payment method to pay by check and generate an invoice. If you have questions or would like to verify payment contact David Morris, the State Executive, at stateexec@nmeamusic.org Mail all checks to 1125 Avenue of the Oaks #406, Sparks, NV. 89431. Please write checks out to the Nevada Music Educators Association. Chairperson and Committee Josh Matthew All-State HS Band Chair Email: matthjr2@nv.ccsd.net Carl Backer ​ Blair Williams ​ Jordan Mathisen ​ Related Documents 2023-24 HS All-state Band Results High School All-State Band Audition Registration Form Has closed All-State Audition Fee $15 per S tudent (web store) Pay for Director and Student All-State Festival Participation fee $50 All-State Student Participation Form Is not available yet 2024 Nevada All-State High School Band Conductor 2024 Conductor Captain Brian O. Walden U.S. Navy Retired Captain Brian O. Walden, U.S. Navy (Ret.) recently completed 2021/2022 as Visiting Assistant Professor/Interim Director of Bands at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia where he has remained this year to teach as an Adjunct Instructor in music education. He returned to the Hampton Roads area after serving as Associate Professor, Director of Bands & Instrumental Studies and Interim Director of Music Education at Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama from 2018 - 2021. He previously served as the Director of Bands and Director of Music Education at Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia from 2015 - 2018 where he was also the Coordinator of the Graduate Conducting Program. He has conducted international recording artists live and for television performances with Jason Mraz, James Taylor, Colbie Caillat, Take 6, Phillip Phillips (American Idol winner), Isaac Slade of the rock band “The Fray,” Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds, Branford Marsalis (former Director of The Tonight Show Band with Jay Leno), TV and Broadway star Neil Patrick Harris, and performed with Natalie Cole as well as many other artists. He has conducted ensembles and performed as a trumpet instrumentalist on every continent except Antarctica. Brian holds a BA in Music/Religious Studies (Double Major) from Saint Leo University, Florida, a MM in Wind Ensemble Conducting from the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, Massachusetts, and studied in the DMA Music Education program at Boston University and PhD program in Music Education at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia. In 2012 he was awarded the Outstanding Alumni Award by the Alumni Council of the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston for his career contributions to the field of wind band conducting. He also holds a Graduate Diploma in National Security Strategic Studies from the U.S. Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island. Upon retirement from active duty serving as the Commanding Officer/Conductor of the United States Navy Band Washington, DC (White House Support Unit) as the senior musician in the Department of Defense, Captain Walden was awarded the distinguished Legion of Merit by President Barack H. Obama for his 35 years of service to the nation. Additionally, in 2019 President Donald J. Trump awarded the National Medal of Arts, “the highest honor given to artists and arts patrons by the United States Government.” Brian has performed on trumpet and as Guest Conductor with the Alabama Winds and is currently the Conductor/Music Director of the Virginia Wind Symphony and serves with the Bay Youth Orchestras of Virginia as Conductor of the Bay Youth Wind Symphony. Captain Walden is an elected member of the American Bandmasters Association, the highest honor for Bandmasters in North America. He is in demand nationally as a guest conductor for professional, collegiate, high school and middle school wind bands and orchestras. Captain Walden is married to Staci Harris Walden, whom he met as a blind date for her high school senior prom. They have been married for 37 years and have two sons. Brian and Staci love sailing at their home on the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland and spending time with their grandson, Maverick. ​ 2024 Nevada High School Band All-State Audition and Nomination Information 2024 All-State Audition Student Information Students see your music director for more information on the audition process. All-State Audition and/or Participation fees will be paid by each school and their ensemble director/s. All students will need to see their school director for more information on audition fees and audition registration. Students and parents please contact your school music or ensemble director with any questions you might have about your students auditions. High School All-State Band Audition Results: Directors, All-State Ensemble Auditions information as well as forms can be found below. The All-State results will be available no later then by December 2, 2023. Please contact your All-State Chair persons for any qu estions or help. High School All-State Band Audition Links 2023-24 HS All-state Band Results High School All-State Band Audition Information High School All-State Band Audition Registration Form Has closed All-State Audition Fee $15 per S tudent (web store) ​ ​ Important Dates The registration deadline is Monday, October 30th, 2023 Audition Schedule will be posted and sent out on November 6th, 2023 Audition fees due by November 13th, 2023 Audition Dates Las Vegas November 13th at Clark High School (ALL Percussion) November 14th at Coronado High School November 15th at Coronado High School ​ November 16th at Arbor View High Audition Dates North November 13th, 2023 at Carson City High School November 14th, 2023 at Sparks High Schoo November 15th, 2023 at Elko High School

WHO WE ARE ​ The Nevada Music Educators Association is a non-profit professional association that serves and supports music education across Nevada. NMEA holds events for students to participate in, organizes professional development, and advocates on The Hill to ensure music education for all Nevadans. Membership in NMEA is open to all music educators in Nevada, from pre-kindergarten level through college, including music supervisors, and private teachers. WHAT WE DO Serving all music educators in the state of Nevada, the mission of the Nevada Music Educators Association is to promote music education, to ensure its inclusion in all students’ core curriculum, and to guarantee quality musical experiences for all learners. Membership NMEA membership provides music educators and their students benefits such as eligibility for all-state ensembles, professional development, advocacy on behalf of music education, and more. NMEA membership also includes membership in the National Association for Music Education (NAfME).