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MMC All-State Band & Orchestra General Information |
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Michigan School Band and Orchestra Association All-State Bands and Orchestras Dear MSBOA Director Members, As MSBOA continues to respond to the needs and wishes of its membership, we are pleased to announce the 5th year of the MSBOA All-State Bands and Orchestras. This event will be held in conjunction with the Michigan Music Conference, Grand Rapids in January. These MSBOA All-State ensembles are in response to numerous requests over the past several years for statewide honors groups, covering grades 7-12, with a standardized audition process. The MSBOA All-State Bands and Orchestras are not replacing the current Michigan Youth Arts Festival Honors Groups. Our thanks go out to our many members who put so much time and effort into making this event a reality. Much research was done as to how All-State events are run in other states and All-State conductors were interviewed nationwide as to how we can best serve our students. 2010 All-State Conductors & Composers We are pleased to announce the conductors for our ensembles: Middle School String Orchestra – TBA Middle School Band – Andrea Strauss – Director of Bands, Shorter College in Rome, Georgia High School Orchestra – Gerado Edelstein – Director of Orchestral Studies, Penn State University High School Band – John Whitwell – Conductor Emeritus, Michigan State University
Registration and Auditions Audition sites and times will be assigned according to the information provided. With the large number of auditions, time request will be honored where possible. The audition requirements for the different ensembles have been posted on the website. Student Auditions will be on October 31 & November 1. One week later, a single panel of adjudicators for each instrument will listen to the recordings from all of the locations. (There will be one panel listening to flutes, another listening to violins, etc.) These adjudicators will then relay the selected students to the MSBOA Office in Okemos where it will be posted on the MSBOA website. More detailed information concerning housing and schedules will then be immediately mailed to the schools that had students selected for this high honor. The All-State Weekend Students will rehearse Thursday starting in the late morning, all day Friday, and Saturday morning, January 21-23, 2010. The concert will be presented Saturday Jan. 23. All rehearsals and the performance will be in the DeVos Place Convention Center as a part of the Michigan Music Conference (MMC) and will be open to registered convention attendees. In addition, the students selected for this honor will have access to the conference including exhibits and concerts. Housing arrangements and expenses will be up to the directors and families of the selected students. Best of luck to all of the students and directors as they prepare the audition for this exciting offering from MSBOA! Sincerely, Cynthia Swan-Eagan, Past President and All-State Chair
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