Missouri 2024 All-State Orchestra Auditions and Eligibility
The Missouri Chapter of ASTA is again sponsoring the Missouri All-State Orchestra. This extraordinary ensemble will rehearse and perform at the annual Missouri Music Educators Association Conference, January 24-27, 2024, at Margaritaville, formerly Tan-Tar-A Resort, Osage Beach.
Students in grades 9 through 12 who are eligible under Missouri State High School Activities Association regulations are eligible to audition for the All-State Orchestra. The student’s school must be a MSHSAA member school. You (the student) must have a certified teacher or administrator from your school to sign you in and remain until you have completed your audition. Students must also be a member of their school orchestra if one is available at the high school they are attending.
Results of the audition are posted on the MoASTA website immediately following the auditions. Music folders for those selected for the orchestra will be distributed to teachers at the end of auditions or mailed.
String Audition Information and Registration
All auditions are live and blind. Judges do not see the student nor have knowledge of the student’s identity. Students are chosen for the orchestra in order of score on the audition performance.
Auditions for the string sections in the Missouri All-State Orchestra take place on Saturday, December 2, 2023. Auditions will be held at the Memorial Union on the University of Missouri-Columbia campus, with registration from 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Students will not be allowed to register without a teacher already on-site. Teachers must check-in before students will be permitted to go through the registration process. It is recommended that students in the Columbia mid-state area register from 7:30 a.m.- 10:30 a.m., and students from farther regions register from 10:30-2:30. Each student’s audition will take place in the order in which he or she registers.
The string audition will consist of required scales and orchestral excerpts only. No solo will be required for the audition. This year’s required audition material is Set 4 of scales and orchestral excerpts. In addition, practice recordings of the audition material are available for download from this website. It is expected that students play the SCALES at the metronome marking indicated, however students are encouraged to play EXCERPTS at a tempo which is clean, in tune, and conveys the integrity and emotional content of the music.
Registration for strings is online. Please click the link below to register for All-State Orchestra Auditions. Registration is now open through November 28th. The audition registration fee is $35.00. You may pay online using the button below (please include students’ names in the notes). There is a payment link in the form as well. Teachers needing an invoice to pay for multiple students can contact missouri.allstate.orchestra@gmail.com.
Harp & Piano Audition Information and Registration
All auditionees will need to upload an unedited live video of you playing your audition. You will upload your audition video through the 2024 Missouri Harp & Piano Audition Form. There are more upload instructions within the form. Your audition should include excerpts from two Contrasting Pieces (each approximately 3 minutes in length). Please play your live audition with a slight pause between each of the excerpts. Do not leave the instrument or cut to different video takes during your audition. If your video is not recorded in one sitting you will be disqualified. YOUR AUDITION MUST BE UPLOADED BY 11:59 PM ON MONDAY, NOVEMBER 27TH, 2023 IN ORDER TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THE MISSOURI ASO.
Registration for harp and piano is online. Please click the link below to register for All-State Orchestra Auditions. Registration is now open through November 27th. The audition registration fee is $35.00. You may pay online using the below (please include students’ names in the notes). There is a payment link in the form as well.
Wind and Percussion Information
Auditions for woodwind, brass and percussion players are held along with the band auditions, and are conducted by the Missouri Bandmasters Association. Students selected for All-State membership may choose to be members of the bands or orchestra, in order of audition score, until all positions are filled. The ASO music and an ASO representative will be at the wind/percussion auditions. All students must meet MSHSAA eligibility requirements.
Late Registration
After November 28th, you will have to fill out the LATE ALL-STATE AUDITION REGISTRATION FORM. There is an additional $25.00 fee for late registration.
Inclement Weather
If All-State Auditions are cancelled due to inclement weather we will go directly to recorded auditions. Specific instructions about the recording and submitting of recordings will be posted on the MoASTA website.
