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

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

CMEA State Virtual Solo Festival

The CMEA State Virtual Solo Festival is open to California music students, elementary-high school who have received a superior rating at another music festival during the 2019-2020 or the 2020-2021 school years.

Registration Form: 2021 CMEA State Virtual Solo Festival

Dates and Submission Details:

Registration deadline is extended through Wednesday, May 12, 2021.  The solo video submission window is May 14-20, 2021.  Once you are registered, you will be sent specific information for submitting your performance video and music.  Performances will be evaluated by an adjudicator after the submission window closes.  Results will be communicated to participants by June 4, 2021.

Registration Fees: 

Solo Registration / Active Member: $40.00 per solo
Solo Registration / Non-Member: $50.00 per solo

Registration fees are non-refundable after May 1, 2021.

Festival and Video Submission Guidelines

• GoReact will be used for the submissions and evaluations.
• Registered participants will be sent specific information and a personlized link for submitting your performance video and sheet music on or before May 11.
• Your video recording needs to be from a mobile phone or other device in a single recording; no editing
• Use .mov or .mp4 format
• Each entrant should perform a minimum of one piece of music (or improvisation)
• Videos should not exceed 10 minutes in length but there is no minimum length!
• You may perform your piece, as a solo, with or without piano accompaniment
• At the start of the video recording, please state your first name and age, only, as well as the title of the piece you are performing
• Due to copyright laws, you are required to show your purchased music at the beginning of your video, prior to your introduction and performance.
• Each entry will receive feedback from one of the expert adjudicators via GoReact, regarding your performance.
• We will only share your recording with the assigned expert adjudicator.
• Your personal contact information will not be shared with anyone.
• At the end of the festival, your video and music will be deleted from the server.
• Medals will be available for sale online after the festival closes
• All feedback will be provided electronically

Questions? Email cmea@calmusiced.com

CMEA State Virtual Spring Music Festival

Registration is now closed.

A virtual performance and critique opportunity for any and all of the music performance audio and video recordings your students are creating during this challenging time.

• Festival open to any school solo or ensemble, regardless of size or instrumentation: band, choir, orchestra, jazz, rock/pop band, mariachi, steel drum, hand bells or any instrument or vocal ensemble.  All are welcome!
• Audio and video engineering can be done by students, teachers, and/or professionals: You explain your recording and editing process in the registration form.
• Any/all styles of music are welcome.
• Multi-tracking and/or using electronic accompaniments are allowed.
• In person, small cohorts, or at home distance learning recordings.
• All ensemble entries will receive judges comments from highly qualified judges with expertise in the category of your submission.
• All solo entries will be provided comments and a rating, if desired.  Students performing solos who receive a superior rating, will be invited to participate in the CMEA State Virtual Solo Festival taking place in April and May of 2021.
• Entries can be audio only or audio/video submissions.
• Because of the nature of submitting videos, a media release form will need to be signed by each parent/guardian and collected by the director.  We will provide the media release form once you are registered.

Dates and Submission Details:

Registration closes on March 1, 2021. The video submission deadline is March 15, 2021.  Once you are registered, you will be sent specific information for submitting your performance video and music.  Performances will be evaluated by an adjudicator between March 16-31, 2021.  Results will be communicated to participants by April 6, 2021.

Registration Fees: 

Solo Registration / Active Member: $40.00 per solo
Solo Registration / Non-Member: $50.00 per solo
Ensemble Registration / Active Member: $80 per ensemble
Ensemble Registration / Non-Member: $100 per ensemble

Registration fees are non-refundable after February 15, 2021.

Video Submission Guidelines

• The festival is open to California music students, elementary-high school.
• Each entry should perform a minimum of one piece of music (or improvisation).
• Performances should not exceed 10 minutes in length but there is no minimum length!
• Each entry will receive feedback from the expert adjudicators, regarding your performance.  Solos will receive feedback from one adjudicator.  Ensembles will receive feedback from two adjudicators.
• All feedback will be provided electronically.
• Your recording will only be shared with the assigned expert adjudicator(s).
• Your personal contact information will not be shared with anyone.
• At the end of the festival, your video and music will be deleted from the server.
• Solos – You may perform your piece, as a solo, with or without piano accompaniment
• Solos – Due to copyright laws, you are required to show your purchased music at the beginning of your video, prior to your introduction and performance.
• Solos – Introduction: At the start of the video recording, please state your first name and age, only, as well as the title of the piece you are performing. 
• Solos will receive a rating, if requested.
• Solos – Your video recording needs to be from a mobile phone or other device in a single recording; no editing
• Solos – Medals will be available for sale online after the festival closes.
• Ensembles – Ensemble entries will be provided a Class and Video/Recording Profile Questionnaire to complete and submit with their video submission.
• Ensembles – Due to copyright laws, the director is required to submit proof that they have purchased the sheet music for the submitted performance.  More information will be provided soon.
• File format guidelines will be provided soon.  We are finalizing this information with the platform designer.