All-State Auditions and Festival
All-State Festival: February 26-28, 2009, at Samford University
All-State Festival is an opportunity for students with outstanding ability and initiative to receive public recognition, to sing under the direction of nationally recognized choral clinicians, and to perform choral literature of the highest quality. Auditions for All-State Festival are held in each district in October (see specific dates for your district below). Students will audition on the All-State music for their choir and the state song "Alabama." All-State Festival is a three-day event that culminates in a professionally recorded concert.
Information about All-State Choirs, Fees, Audition Dates and Locations, and where to mail the audition application is listed below the All-State Checklist on this page. Links to forms, the music list, clinician bios, and other information will be added (top right of this page) as they become available.
All-State Checklist:
1 All-State Music: Directors should order music for each student planning to audition for All-State at least eight weeks prior to the audition date, and should contact the District Chair for copies of music that has not been received by three weeks before the audition.
2 "Must Know" Info: Print and study P-1, P-1a, and P-2, as well as Sections III, IV, V, and VI of the Standing Rules from the AVA Handbook for specific information regarding every aspect of All-State Auditions and All-State Festival.
3 Audition Application: Mail Audition Application Packet by the deadline to your District Chair (see deadline and address below). Include these items in your application packet :
- completed forms which apply; two pdf versions are available from the website, regular and fillable (High School: F-1, F-1a, F-1b, F-1c; Middle School: F-2, F-2a, F-2b)
- school check or signed school Purchase Order
- a copy of your MENC card
- Please add a $50.00 late fee if mailing after the deadline.
4 Audition: District Chairs will contact directors about audition time(s) after they receive the complete audition application and schedule all of the District auditions. Each student must bring the following to auditions:
- F3 All-State Audition Form, signed by PARENT and STUDENT, after reading P1a
- complete set of music for the choir for which they are auditioning (NO PHOTOCOPIES)
5 Registration (for those who make All-State): Directors will receive notification of students accepted into All-State after November 22, 2008. If you have not received this by December 1, contact your District Chair. Re-read P-2 and for students accepted into All-State, mail the All-State Registration Packet by December 15 to Pat Blackwell, AVA Treasurer, 1703 Emily Circle, Huntsville, AL 35802:
- completed forms which apply (High School: F-4, F-4a, F-4b, F-4c; Middle School: F-5, F-5a, F-5b)
- school check or signed school Purchase Order
- Please add a $50.00 late fee if mailing after 12/15.
All-State Choirs:
- High School SATB: selected by audition from grades 10-12
- High School SSA: selected by audition from grades 9-12 (females only)
- High School TTBB: selected by audition from grades 9-12 (males only)
- Middle School MIXED: selected by audition from boys grades 7-8 and girls grade 8
- Middle School TREBLE: selected by audition from girls grades 7-8
All-State Fees:
- Audition Application Fee per student: $5.00
- Audition Application School Fee: $40.00
- Festival Registration Fee per student (for students who make All-State): $25.00
- Festival Registration School Fee: $40.00
All-State Audition Dates, Locations, and Deadlines:
Audition Deadline*
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Audition Date
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Location
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District I: |
October 17, 2008 |
November 17, 2008 |
First Baptist Church, Decatur |
District II: |
October 17, 2008 |
November 18, 2008 |
Bluff Park U. Meth Church |
District III: |
October 17, 2008 |
November 18, 2008 |
Bluff Park United Methodist Church |
District IV: |
October 17, 2008 |
November 19, 2008 |
Oxford First Baptist Church |
District V: |
October 17, 2008 |
November 14, 2008 |
Willowbrook Baptist Church |
District VI: |
October 17, 2008 |
November 21, 2008 |
St. James School |
District VII: |
October 17, 2008 |
November 20, 2008 |
Eastern Shore Baptist Church |
| *Please add a $50.00 late fee after this date. | |||
Mail All-State Audition Application to:
- District I: Carl Davis, AVA District I Chair, Decatur High School, 1011 Prospect Drive, Decatur, Alabama 35601
- District II: Deborah Petipas, AVA District II Chair, Shelby County High School, 101 Washington Street, Columbiana, AL 35051
- District III: Margaret Heron, AVA District III Chair, Mortimer Jordan High School, 8601 Old Hwy. 31, Morris, AL 35116
- District IV: Susan McCall, AVA District IV Chair, Oxford High School, 915 Stewart St., Oxford, AL 36203
- District V: Sherry Smith, AVA District V Chair, Huntsville High School, 2304 Billie Watkins Dr., Huntsville, Alabama 35801
- District VI: Jerry Cunningham, AVA District VI Chairman, Tallassee High School, 502 Barnett Blvd., Tallassee, AL 36078
- District VII: Jennifer Fyock, AVA District VII Chair, Daphne High School, 9300 Lawson Road, Daphne, Alabama 36526
