Penalty Deadline: September 14, 2023
Audition Dates:
Festival: November 16-18, 2023
Registration Fees: String, Woodwind, Brass, Percussion, Piano, Harp – $20.00; Vocal – $28.00
Information for the General Public
- Orchestra, Band, and Chorus – navigate to the page and select the dropdown located at the top center of your screen to select the desired ensemble’s results
- Piano
- Harp
Orchestra Woodwind/Brass Part Assignments (posted November 7)
Chorus Regina Coeli Soloist Semifinalists (posted November 9)
ALL-STATE BAND – CHAIR PLACEMENT SCHEDULE for Thursday, November 16 (posted November 13)
ALL-STATE ORCHESTRA – String Chair Placement for Thursday, November 16 (posted November 14)
ALL-STATE ORCHESTRA – Wind and Percussion Chair Placement for Thursday, November 16 (posted November 14)
ALL-STATE FESTIVAL PARKING (posted November 10)
Memorabilia
- Fine Designs T-Shirts and Apparel
- Jolesch Enterprises Photos: Flier and Order Form
- Pins and Year Guards – Iowa Music Educators Association
General Audition Information, Rules and Regulations – Important (please read)
IHSMA Constitution, Amended July 17, 2023 – See Article VI, Eligibility
Looking for your school’s audition location? Click here: Audition Site Assignments – 2023
Selection of the All-State Pianists
- 2023 All-State Piano Audition Cuts (posted October 17, 2023)
Selection of the All-State Band
- Band Etudes – See pages labeled 15-16
Selection of the All-State Chorus
- Director’s Notes
- Corrections and Errata
- NEW as of August 30: Statement from West Music and Canticle Distributing:“The All-State student & director packets were assembled with the copies of Regina Coeli provided by the Canticle Distributing. After the All-State music distribution on July 20, it was discovered that this edition has several printing errors. The IHSMA has provided errata notes and a corrected PDF of the music on their website. Anyone wishing to exchange their defective copies for physical replacement copies may do so by sending an email request to Canticle Distributing at customerservice@canticledistributing.com. Defective copies will not need to be returned to the publisher. Customers will need to provide the number of copies needed, director and school name, and shipping address. All shipments will be sent from Canticle Distributing via USPS mail.Please do not return defective copies to West Music, nor ask that defective copies be removed from any packets. Partial credit for defective copies received in All-State packets is not possible.Thank you for your patience in this matter.”
- Regina Coeli 55-50102 (earlier engraving with a special watermark for the 2023 Iowa All-State Chorus)
- ICDA Pre All-State Workshops
Selection of the All-State Orchestra
- String Audition Excerpts
- 2023 String Audition & Excerpt Clarification
All-State Festival – Frequently Asked Questions
Information for Directors
Festival Central Login – Online Registration
- Post All-State Audition Mailing (contains AS Chair letters, audition instructions, etc.)
- PRE All-State Audition Mailing (Housing info/worksheet. Finale Registration, ticket information, meal information, transportation)
- General Information Packet
- 2023 All-State Festival Registration Form (student registration, director tickets, etc.) – due November 7, 2023
- Meal Plan Order Form – due November 7, 2023
- Bus Transportation Request – Paper or Online due November 7, 2023
- Memorabilia
- Fine Designs T-Shirts and Apparel
- Jolesch Enterprises Photos: Flier and Order Form
- Pins and Year Guards – Iowa Music Educators Association
PERCUSSION FOR SALE: THANK YOU to The Percussion Source and West Music for providing percussion equipment for the All-State Band, Chorus, and Orchestra!! This equipment is available for resale to our members schools. A full list can be found by clicking this link: ALL-STATE PERCUSSION FOR SALE. Please contact The Percussion Source or a West Music representative for more information.
ALL-STATE ORCHESTRA Regina Coeli – Cello Part: Regina Coeli – Cello Bass.
All-STATE QUOTAS
- 2023 All-State String Quotas
- 2023 All-State Vocal Quotas (Anticipated)
- 2023 All-State Vocal Quota (Finalized – will be posted after First Round Auditions are complete statewide)
- 2023 All-State Vocal Quota Data
- 2023 All-State Wind and Percussion Quotas
ALL-STATE AUDITION CUTS
- 2023 All-State Piano Audition Cuts (posted October 17, 2023)
- 2023 All-State Band – Woodwind, Brass, and Percussion Cuts
- 2023 All-State Chorus – First Round Cuts (POINT OF CLARIFICATION: “I Am Loved”, basses should start beat 2, not as marked beat 3)
- 2023 All-State Chorus – Recall Cuts
- 2023 All-State Orchestra – String Cuts
ALL-STATE PERCUSSION FOR SALE: THANK YOU to The Percussion Source and West Music for providing percussion equipment for the All-State ensembles and resale to our member schools! A full list of equipment available can be found by clicking the link above. Please contact The Percussion Source or a West Music representative for more information.
FIRST ROUND AUDITION CUTS
- 2023 All-State Piano Audition Cuts (posted October 17, 2023)
- Brass, Woodwind Audition Card
- Percussion Audition Card
- Piano Audition Card
- String Audition Card
- Vocal Audition Card
All-State Audition – Audition Materials Release Date – July 20, 2023
Choral Music Pre-Order: The Iowa High School Music Association has selected West Music Company, Coralville as the music supplier for the All-State Music Festival. For more information on how to order All-State Chorus audition materials click here.
Solos Performed by Students Selected into the 2022 All-State Music Festival