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High School Choir All-State Festival
The Nevada Music Educators Association All-State Festival features a middle school and high school level choir. These ensembles include soprano, alto, tenor, and bass. Students work closely with a guest conductor for two days before performing a final concert. Students who make the All-State choirs are the top performers in Nevada. High school students audition to earn a spot in the ensemble, while middle school students are nominated by their middle school choir director.
2025 Nevada High School Choir
All-State Audition and Nomination Information
2025 All-State Audition or Nomination Student Information
Students see your music director for more information on the nomination and/or registration 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 audition and/or nomination.
2025 All-State Audition and Nomination Director Information
Directors, All-State Ensemble Auditions, and Nomination information as well as forms can be found below. The All-State Choir results will be available no later than December 2. Please contact your All-State Chairpersons for any questions or help.
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​High School All-State Choir Audition Links
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Important Dates
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Nomination deadline is Friday, November 8th, 2024.
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Audition deadline is Friday, November 8th, 2024.
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**Please note that all Google Audition/Nomination Forms must be completed and audition fees paid by November 8th, 2024.**
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Audition results will be posted on the NMEA website on December 2nd, 2024.
2025 Nevada All-State Choral Festival and Conference Information
HS Choir 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.
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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 TBA
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Pay for Director and Student All-State Festival Participation fee
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Ensure that each student completes the All-State Student Participation Form Not available yet
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Directors Form (Google Form) Not available yet
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Chaperones Form (Google Form) Not available yet
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All-State Festival Payments
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Pay for Student/Director All-State Festival Participation fee
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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.
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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.
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Manual Payment (school check) - follow the prompts in the webstore and select the manual payment method to pay by check and generate an invoice.
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If you have questions or would like to verify payment contact David Morris, the State Executive, at stateexec@nmeamusic.org
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Mail all checks to 1100 Wellness Place. #1115 Henderson, NV. 89011. Please write checks out to the Nevada Music Educators Association.
Chairperson and Committee
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Jonathan Baltera
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Lhara Groberg
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Email: hschoir@nmeamusic.org
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2025 Nevada All-State Choral Conductors
​2025 TTB Choir Guest Conductor
Chris Munce
Director, Conductor, and Educator
Chris Munce is a highly regarded choir director, conductor, and educator in the choral music community. He has worked with a variety of choirs, from youth ensembles to professional groups, and is currently the director of Kantorei KC, a professional choir based in Kansas City. Munce has also been a choral director at Lee’s Summit High School for 18 years, where he has made a significant impact on the school’s music program.
In addition to his work as a choral director, Munce is the host of the Choralosophy podcast, which explores the art and science of choral music. The podcast has been the world’s top-rated choir podcast for over four years and is among the top-performing arts podcasts. Through the podcast, Munce has shared his expertise and insights with a wide audience and has become a sought-after clinician and speaker.
Munce holds a Master of Music in Choral Conducting from the University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory of Music and Dance and has presented at conferences and workshops across the country. His dedication to excellence in choral music, his passion for innovation and collaboration, and his commitment to education and mentorship make him a valuable leader and contributor to the choral community.
​2025 SSA All-State Choir Guest Conductor
Dr. Laura Diddle
Professor of Music and Director of Choral Activities
South Dakota State University
Dr. Laura Diddle is Professor of Music and Director of Choral Activities at South Dakota State University (SDSU) where she conducts the Concert Choir, Madrigal Singers and the Choralia (the Women’s Choir). She teaches applied voice to music majors and minors and is responsible for vocal music education courses. Dr. Diddle received her Bachelor of Music in Voice Performance, and Master of Arts at the Indiana University School of Music and her Ph.D. in Music Education from the University of South Carolina.
Dr. Diddle began her career at SDSU in 2003 as Associate Director of Choral Activities and was promoted to Director of Choral Activities in Fall 2012. Under Diddle’s direction, the select 70 voice Concert Choir has performed regionally and internationally. The Concert Choir tours regionally every year, performs a fully staged Madrigal Dinner every other year, and is the face of the SDSU Choral Department. Dr. Diddle also leads the 120-voiced SDSU University Women’s Ensemble Choralia. The ensemble toured Moscow and St. Petersburg Russia during 2012 and regularly performs in Women’s Choir festivals across the region yearly. Her private voice students regularly compete and place highly in state, regional, and national voice competitions. Many of her students chose to attend graduate school in voice performance in schools such as Indiana University, the University of Michigan, Florida State University, the University of Missouri, Kansas City, Arizona State University, and the University of Nebraska, Lincoln.
In addition to her conducting duties at SDSU, Dr. Diddle is active as a guest conductor, adjudicator and clinician in the Midwestern and Southeastern United States. She was co-conductor of Midwest Ambassador’s Tour to Western Europe for Summer 2007-2019. She is sought after to present interest sessions in her areas of research which include Repertoire Selection Practices of Beginning Choral Music Educators, Curriculum Development, and Early Childhood Music Education.