Events & Deadlines

The NCKMEA 5-year calendar is located at the bottom of this page.

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Sep. 2020
Sep. 1	Tue	NC	Honor Administrator Nominations Due
Sep. 1	Tue	NC	Outstanding Music Educator Nominations Due
Sep. 15	Tue	NC	Middle Level Choir Entries Due
Sep. 22	Tue	NC	Audition Upload Deadline - HS Jazz Band
Oct. 2020
Oct. 2	Fri	NC	Audition Upload Deadline - Middle Level Band
Oct. 11	Sun	NC	Audition Registration deadline — HS Choir
Oct. 12	Mon	NC	Audition Entries Due — HS Band, HS Orchestra
Oct. 25	Sun	NC	Audition registration - Late deadline #1 — HS Choir
Oct. 30	Fri	NC	Audition Fees Due — HS Band, HS Orchestra
Oct. 30	Fri	NC	Audition Late Entry Deadline — HS Band, HS Orchestra Double fees
Oct. 30	Fri	NC	Participation Fees Due — HS Jazz Band, ML Band, ML Choir 2020-21 only: $5 per student (ML Band & HS Jazz) to cover cost of auditions
Oct. 31	Sat	NC	Audition Upload Deadline — HS Band
Nov. 2020
Nov. 4	Wed	NC	Audition Upload Deadline — HS Orchestra
Nov. 6	Fri	NC	Audition registration - Late deadline #2 — HS Choir
Nov. 6	Fri	NC	Audition Upload Deadline — HS Choir
Nov. 7	Sat	NC	~~Audition registration - Late deadline #3 — HS Choir~~
Nov. 7	Sat	NC	HS Jazz Band, ML Band, ML Choir Clinic/Concert Cancelled Junction City HS In-person festivals are cancelled for 2020-21
Nov. 27	Fri	NC	~~Participation Fees Due — HS Band, HS Choir, HS Orchestra~~
Nov. 27	Fri	NC	NCKMEA Scholarship Application Deadline
Dec. 2020
Dec. 5	Sat	NC	HS Mini-Convention — HS Band, HS Choir, HS Orchestra Clinic/Concert Cancelled Manhattan HS In-person festivals are cancelled for 2020-21
Dec. 10	Thu	NC	Elementary Honor Choir Entries (with names) Due
Dec. 18	Fri	KMEA	Instrumental ~~Live~~ Audition registration & fee deadline ($10 per audition) Official registration is located in KMEA Members site Festival Scores will be used for audition uploads and scoring Audition entries MUST be registered in KMEA Members site according to posted deadlines to qualify for each audition fee amount. Failure to register an audition in KMEA Members will result in a $50 (Jan. 8) audition fee per audition.
Dec. 28	Mon	KMEA	All-State Instrumental Auditions - Begin uploading audio files Audition Events will open in Festival Scores Audition entries MUST be registered in KMEA Members site according to posted deadlines to qualify for each audition fee amount. Failure to register an audition in KMEA Members will result in a $50 (Jan. 8) audition fee per audition.
Dec. 31	Thu	KMEA	Instrumental ~~Live~~ Audition registration & fee deadline ($30 per audition) Official registration is located in KMEA Members site Festival Scores will be used for audition uploads and scoring Audition entries MUST be registered in KMEA Members site according to posted deadlines to qualify for each audition fee amount. Failure to register an audition in KMEA Members will result in a $50 (Jan. 8) audition fee per audition.
Jan. 2021
Jan. 8	Fri	KMEA	Instrumental ~~Live~~ Audition registration & fee deadline ($50 per audition) Official registration is located in KMEA Members site Festival Scores will be used for audition uploads and scoring
Jan. 8	Fri	KMEA	Instrumental ~~Live~~ Audition audio file upload deadline No uploads will be accepted after this date Audition entries MUST be registered in KMEA Members site according to posted deadlines to qualify for each audition fee amount. Failure to register an audition in KMEA Members will result in a $50 (Jan. 8) audition fee per audition.
Jan. 29	Fri	NC	Elementary Honor Choir Fees Due
Feb. 2021
Feb. 6	Sat	NC	Elementary Honor Choir Clinic/Concert Cancelled Junction City MS In-person festivals are cancelled for 2020-21
Feb. 25	Thu	KMEA	2021 Virtual In-Service Workshop via GoToWebinar
Feb. 26	Fri	KMEA	2021 Virtual In-Service Workshop via GoToWebinar
Feb. 27	Sat	KMEA	2021 Virtual In-Service Workshop via GoToWebinar

Future ISW Dates

Feb. 25-27, 2021
Feb. 24-26, 2022
Feb. 23-25, 2023
Feb. 22-24, 2024
Feb. 27-Mar. 1, 2025
Feb. 26-28, 2026
Feb. 25-27, 2027
Feb. 24-26, 2028
Feb. 22-24, 2029
Feb. 21-23, 2030
Feb. 20-22, 2031
Feb. 26-28, 2032
Feb. 24-26, 2033
Feb. 23-25, 2034
Feb. 22-24, 2035

5-Year Calendar

Activity	Location	2020-21	2021-22	2022-23	2023-24	2024-25
Downbeat Session	Manhattan HS	8/26/2020	8/25/2021	8/24/2022	8/30/2023	8/28/2024
HS Band/Choir/Orch Auditions	Junction City HS	11/7/2020	11/6/2021	11/5/2022	11/4/2023	11/2/2024
HS Jazz, ML Clinic/Concert	Junction City MS	11/7/2020	11/6/2021	11/5/2022	11/4/2023	11/2/2024
HS Mini-Convention	Manhattan HS	12/5/2020	12/4/2021	12/3/2022	12/2/2023	12/7/2024
EL Choir Clinic/Concert	Junction City MS	2/6/2021	2/5/2022	2/4/2023	2/3/2024	2/1/2025
Summer Board Meeting	Manhattan, KS	6/25/2021	6/24/2022	6/23/2023	6/28/2024	6/27/2025

**Double fees will be assessed if the Executive Director does not have payment, or proof of a purchase order by the set deadlines. Schools failing to pay fees by the end of the academic school year will not be allowed to participate in the event carrying the outstanding balance the following year. Appeals may be made to the KMEA NC Board.