Virtual Solo Festival
CMEA State Virtual Solo Festival
More information for the 2020-2021 Festival will be posted soon.
Choral Festival
California State Choral Festival
Presented by World Projects
2021 Date Coming Soon
Weill Hall at the Green Music Center, Sonoma State University
1801 E Cotati Ave, Rohnert Park, CA 94928
2020 Accepted Schools:
East Bakersfield High School
Ethel Dwyer Middle School
Encore High School for the Arts
Exeter Union High School
Horner Junior High
Maria Carrillo High School
Robert F. Kennedy High School
Summit High School
Troy High School
2020 Festival Adjudicators
Dr. Jenny Bent Sonoma State University
Jody Beneke Santa Rosa Junior College
Dr. Jeffrey Benson San Jose State University
Band & Orchestra Festival
California State Band & Orchestra Festival
Presented by World Projects
2021 Date Coming Soon
Soka Performing Arts Center, Soka University of America
1 University Circle, Aliso Viejo, CA 92656
2020 Participating Schools:
Aliso Niguel High School Chamber Orchestra
Beckman High School String Orchestra
Beckman High School Wind Ensemble
Central High School Wind Ensemble
Hopkins Jr. High School Advanced Orchestra
Hopkins Jr. High School Wind Ensemble
Independence High School Wind Symphony
John F. Kennedy Middle School Philharmonic
Mira Mesa High School Symphony Orchestra
Rancho Bernardo High School Wind Ensemble
Tesoro High School Orchestra
Southwest High School Chamber Orchestra
Valencia High School Sinfonia Orchestra
Yorba Linda HS Sinfonia Orchestra
2020 Festival Adjudicators
Daniel Wachs Director of Orchestras at Chapman University
Georgia Ekonomou Director of the Atlanta Junior Chamber Orchestra
Dr. Emily Moss Director of Bands, Cal State Los Angele
Dr. Greg Whitmore Director of Bands at Irvine Valley College, Director of the Pacific Symphony Youth Wind Ensemble
Solo & Ensemble Festival
California State Solo & Ensemble Festival
Presented by World Projects
The 2020 CMEA State Solo and Ensemble Festival, presented by World Projects, has been cancelled. Please click the link for the 2020 CMEA State Virtual Solo Festival for our current festival.
CMEA State Solo & Ensemble Festival Flyer – 2021 Flyer coming in the fall of 2020.
Registration Forms:
Registration forms for the 2021 CMEA State Solo and Ensemble Festival will be posted March 1, 2021.
Schedules
Schedules will be posted here for each venue at least one week prior to the event. Schedules are sorted by school or private studio name.
Schedules can be viewed by clicking the links below. Please understand that every effort is made to accommodate your requests, but sometimes it is not possible. The schedule for staff accompanists at all of the festivals is very full this year and alterations to the schedule will not be possible. Thank you for your understanding. If you have questions about the schedule, please email cmea@calmusiced.com
2021 Festival Locations
Sacramento State
Music Department, Capistrano Hall
6000 J Street, Sacramento CA 95819
2021 dates will be posted soon.
5:00p – 8:00p (strings, woodwinds, brass only)
2021 dates will be posted soon.
9:00a – 5:00p
Cal Poly Pomona
Department of Music
3801 West Temple Avenue, Pomona CA 91768
2021 dates will be posted soon.
9:00a – 5:00p
Special Thanks to our CMEA State Festival Premier sponsor
Special Thanks to our additional 2020 State Festival sponsors
