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Sep. 2019
Sep. 17, 2019	Tue	SC	Registration deadline — HS Jazz, Elem. Choir
Sep. 22, 2019	Sun	SW	HS Jazz audition upload deadline
Sep. 23, 2019	Mon	NW	JH Band Audition Upload Deadline
Sep. 24, 2019	Tue	SC	HS Jazz late registration deadline
Sep. 26, 2019	Thu	NW	HS Jazz Band Audition Upload Deadline
Sep. 28, 2019	Sat	KMEA	KMEA Mentoring Conference University of Kansas, Murphy Hall Eastern Districts - ECKMEA, NEKMEA, SEKMEA
Sep. 29, 2019	Sun	KMEA	2019 KCOMTEPS Senseney Music & Wichita State University Sep. 29-30
Sep. 29, 2019	Sun	SW	Audition upload deadline — MS Band, MS Orchestra
Oct. 2019
Oct. 1, 2019	Tue	KMEA	2019-20 All-State Elementary Choir audition uploads begin
Oct. 1, 2019	Tue	KMEA	2020 Hall of Fame nominations due
Oct. 1, 2019	Tue	KMEA	2020 Honor Administrator nominations due
Oct. 1, 2019	Tue	KMEA	2020 ISW Clinic Proposals due
Oct. 1, 2019	Tue	KMEA	2020 Outstanding Music Educator nominations due
Oct. 2, 2019	Wed	SC	HS Jazz Band Auditions Goddard HS
Oct. 3, 2019	Thu	NW	JH Choir Registration Deadline
Oct. 3, 2019	Thu	SC	MS Choir registration deadline
Oct. 5, 2019	Sat	KOC	Kansas Orff - Workshop Tonganoxie Elementary
Oct. 5, 2019	Sat	KMEA	2020 ISW Scheduling Meeting Andover Central HS
Oct. 5, 2019	Sat	KMEA	KMEA Mentoring Conference Andover Central High School, Choir Room Western and Central Districts - NWKMEA, SWKMEA, NCKMEA, SCKMEA
Oct. 6, 2019	Sun	KMEA	2019-20 District-State HS Choir audition registration - regular deadline Deadline fees are set by each KMEA district
Oct. 6, 2019	Sun	EC	Audition Registration deadline — HS Choir
Oct. 6, 2019	Sun	NC	Audition Registration deadline — HS Choir
Oct. 6, 2019	Sun	NE	Audition Registration deadline — HS Choir $10 per audition
Oct. 6, 2019	Sun	NW	Audition Registration deadline — HS Choir
Oct. 6, 2019	Sun	SC	Audition Registration deadline — HS Choir
Oct. 6, 2019	Sun	SE	Audition Registration deadline — HS Choir $4 per audition
Oct. 6, 2019	Sun	SW	Audition Registration deadline — HS Choir
Oct. 6, 2019	Sun	SW	Registration deadline — Piano Competition
Oct. 7, 2019	Mon	KMEA	2019-20 All-State Middle Level Choir - deadline for uploading mp3 audition recordings Event Tag: XWTNHK8 No late entries will be accepted
Oct. 7, 2019	Mon	NC	Audition Entries Due — HS Band, HS Jazz Band, HS Orchestra
Oct. 7, 2019	Mon	SC	Registration deadline — HS Band, HS Orchestra
Oct. 8, 2019	Tue	NE	Audition registration deadline — HS Band, HS Jazz Band $10 per audition
Oct. 8, 2019	Tue	NE	Nomination deadline — ML Band $10 participation fee per selected student
Oct. 8, 2019	Tue	EC	Registration deadline — HS Band/Jazz, 7th/8th Band
Oct. 9, 2019	Wed	NE	Audition registration deadline — HS Orchestra $10 per audition
Oct. 9, 2019	Wed	NE	Nomination deadline — ML Orchestra, Elem. Orchestra $10 participation fee per selected student
Oct. 9, 2019	Wed	EC	Registration deadline — HS Orchestra
Oct. 10, 2019	Thu	NE	Nomination deadline — ML Choir, Elem. Choir $10 participation fee per selected student
Oct. 10, 2019	Thu	EC	Registration deadline — ML Choir, Treble Honor Choir
Oct. 13, 2019	Sun	SW	MS Choir audition upload deadline
Oct. 14, 2019	Mon	SE	Registration Deadline — HS Band, HS Jazz Band, HS Orchestra $5 per audition
Oct. 19, 2019	Sat	KBA	Kansas Bandmasters Association - Marching Band Championship Yager Stadium, Washburn University
Oct. 19, 2019	Sat	SW	Piano Competition Barclay College, Ross Ellis Fine Arts Center
Oct. 20, 2019	Sun	KMEA	2019-20 District-State HS Choir audition registration - Late deadline #1 Deadline fees are set by each KMEA district
Oct. 20, 2019	Sun	SC	Audition registration - Late deadline #1 — HS Band, HS Choir, HS Orchestra
Oct. 20, 2019	Sun	EC	Audition registration - Late deadline #1 — HS Choir
Oct. 20, 2019	Sun	NE	Audition registration - Late deadline #1 — HS Choir $20 per audition
Oct. 20, 2019	Sun	NW	Audition registration - Late deadline #1 — HS Choir
Oct. 20, 2019	Sun	SW	Audition registration - Late deadline #1 — HS Choir
Oct. 20, 2019	Sun	SE	Audition registration - Late deadline #1 — HS Choir, HS Band, HS Jazz Band, HS Orchestra $25 per audition
Oct. 20, 2019	Sun	NW	Mentoring Banquet Phillipsburg Huck Boyd Center, 3:00 PM
Oct. 20, 2019	Sun	NC	Audition registration - Late deadline #1 — HS Choir
Oct. 22, 2019	Tue	EC	Audition registration - Late deadline #1 — HS Band, HS Jazz
Oct. 23, 2019	Wed	EC	Audition registration - Late deadline #1 — HS Orchestra
Oct. 23, 2019	Wed	NW	HS Band Audition Upload Deadline
Oct. 23, 2019	Wed	EC	Registration deadline — 7th/8th Orchestra, 5th/6th Orchestra
Oct. 24, 2019	Thu	NW	Elementary Choir Registration Deadline
Oct. 25, 2019	Fri	NC	High School Audition Fees Due
Oct. 25, 2019	Fri	NC	High School Instrumental Audition Late Entry Deadline Double fees
Oct. 26, 2019	Sat	SC	Elementary Choir performance Wichita Southeast HS
Oct. 28, 2019	Mon	SW	HS Band audition upload deadline
Oct. 31, 2019	Thu	NW	NW/SW HS Orchestra Audition Upload Deadline
Nov. 2019
Nov. 1, 2019	Fri	KMEA	2020 ISW Early Registration begins
Nov. 1, 2019	Fri	KMEA	2020 ISW Program Advertising opens ISW Exhibitors only
Nov. 1, 2019	Fri	KMEA	2019-20 District-State HS Choir audition registration - late deadline #2 (NW, NC, SC) Deadline fees are set by each KMEA district
Nov. 1, 2019	Fri	SC	Audition registration - Late deadline #2 — HS Band, HS Choir, HS Orchestra
Nov. 1, 2019	Fri	NW	Audition registration - Late deadline #2 — HS Choir
Nov. 1, 2019	Fri	NC	Audition registration - Late deadline #2 — HS Choir
Nov. 2, 2019	Sat	KMEA	2019-20 District-State HS Choir Auditions - late deadline #3 (NW, NC, SC) Deadline fees are set by each KMEA district
Nov. 2, 2019	Sat	SC	Audition registration - Late deadline #3 — HS Band, HS Choir, HS Orchestra
Nov. 2, 2019	Sat	NW	Audition registration - Late deadline #3 — HS Choir
Nov. 2, 2019	Sat	NC	Audition registration - Late deadline #3 — HS Choir
Nov. 2, 2019	Sat	SC	HS Band, Choir, and Orchestra Honor Group Auditions Goddard Eisenhower HS
Nov. 2, 2019	Sat	NW	Mini convention I JH Choir, JH Band, HS Jazz Band Hays High School
Nov. 2, 2019	Sat	SC	MS Band, MS Choir, HS Jazz performances Goddard Eisenhower HS
Nov. 2, 2019	Sat	NC	District HS Honor Group Auditions Junction City HS
Nov. 3, 2019	Sun	SE	Nomination deadline — MS Band, Elem. Choir $5 participation fee per selected student
Nov. 4, 2019	Mon	KMEA	2019-20 All-State Elementary Choir - deadline for uploading mp3 audition recordings No late entries will be accepted
Nov. 4, 2019	Mon	EC	ECKMEA HS Honor Group Alternate Auditions Blue Valley North HS, 7:00 PM
Nov. 5, 2019	Tue	KMEA	2019-20 All-State Middle Level Choir - Judging ends
Nov. 5, 2019	Tue	KMEA	2019-20 All-State Middle Level Choir Audition Fee postmark deadline $7 fee level
Nov. 7, 2019	Thu	NC	Middle Level Band Audition Upload Deadline
Nov. 7, 2019	Thu	NC	Middle Level Choir Entries Due
Nov. 8, 2019	Fri	KMEA	2018-19 District-State HS Choir audition registration - late deadline #2 (NE, EC, SW, SE) Deadline fees are set by each KMEA district
Nov. 8, 2019	Fri	EC	Audition registration - Late deadline #2 — All HS Ensembles
Nov. 8, 2019	Fri	SW	Audition registration - Late deadline #2 — HS Choir
Nov. 8, 2019	Fri	NE	Audition registration - Late deadline #2 — HS Choir $35 per audition
Nov. 8, 2019	Fri	SE	Audition registration - Late deadline #2 — HS Choir, HS Band, HS Jazz Band, HS Orchestra $50 per audition
Nov. 8, 2019	Fri	NE	LATE Audition registration deadline — HS Band, HS Jazz Band, HS Orchestra $20 per audition
Nov. 9, 2019	Sat	SW	Audition registration - Late deadline #3 — HS Choir
Nov. 9, 2019	Sat	SE	Audition registration - Late deadline #3 — HS Choir, HS Band, HS Jazz Band, HS Orchestra $100 per audition
Nov. 9, 2019	Sat	SW	HS Choir Live Auditions Dodge City MS
Nov. 9, 2019	Sat	SW	MS Band, MS Orchestra, HS Jazz Festival Dodge City MS
Nov. 9, 2019	Sat	EC	Audition registration - Late deadline #3 — All HS Ensembles
Nov. 9, 2019	Sat	KMEA	2019-20 District-State HS Choir Auditions - late deadline #3 (NE, EC, SW, SE) Deadline fees are set by each KMEA district
Nov. 9, 2019	Sat	NE	FINAL Audition registration deadline— HS Choir, HS Band, HS Jazz Band, HS Orchestra $50 per audition
Nov. 9, 2019	Sat	SE	HS Honor Group Auditions Ft. Scott Middle School
Nov. 9, 2019	Sat	NE	NEKMEA HS Honor Group Auditions Eudora HS & Eudora MS
Nov. 9, 2019	Sat	EC	ECKMEA HS Honor Group Live Auditions Olathe East HS
Nov. 10, 2019	Sun	SW	Elem. Choir registration deadline
Nov. 11, 2019	Mon	KMEA	2019-20 Instrumental Live Auditions registration opens
Nov. 12, 2019	Tue	KMEA	2019-20 All-State Middle Level Choir Audition Fee postmark deadline $20 fee level This late fee will be assessed on all auditions fees postmarked after Nov. 5, 2019. All entries not paid by this date will be disqualified.
Nov. 14, 2019	Thu	SE	HS Jazz Band Rehearsal & Concert Pittsburg State University, Bicknell Center
Nov. 15, 2019	Fri	NC	NCKMEA Scholarship Application Deadline
Nov. 17, 2019	Sun	SE	MS Choir Nomination Deadline $5 participation fee per selected student
Nov. 19, 2019	Tue	KMEA	2019-20 All-State Middle Level Choir Roster TBA
Nov. 24, 2019	Sun	KMEA	2019-20 All-State Elementary Choir - Judging ends
Nov. 25, 2019	Mon	KMEA	2019-20 All-State Elementary Choir Audition Fee postmark deadline $7 fee level
Nov. 29, 2019	Fri	NC	HS Participation Fees Due
Dec. 2019
Dec. 2, 2019	Mon	KMEA	2019-20 All-State Elementary Choir Audition Fee postmark deadline $20 fee level This late fee will be assessed on all auditions fees postmarked after Nov. 25, 2019. All entries not paid by this date will be disqualified.
Dec. 7, 2019	Sat	EC	ECKMEA Mini-Conventions Choir: Shawnee Mission NWHS Orchestra: Olathe South HS Band: Blue Valley HS
Dec. 7, 2019	Sat	SE	HS Band, HS Choir, HS Orchestra performances Pittsburg State University, Bicknell Center $5 participation fee per selected student
Dec. 7, 2019	Sat	SC	HS Band, HS Orchestra, HS Choir performances Wichita East HS
Dec. 7, 2019	Sat	NC	HS Mini-Convention Manhattan HS
Dec. 7, 2019	Sat	NE	NEKMEA Mini-Conventions Choir: Topeka HS Orchestra: Topeka-Washburn Rural HS Band: Topeka-Seaman HS
Dec. 7, 2019	Sat	SW	HS Band, HS Choir Festival Dodge City HS
Dec. 7, 2019	Sat	NW	Mini convention II HS Band, HS Choir, HS Orchestra, Elem. Choir Fort Hays State University
Dec. 7, 2019	Sat	NW	NW/SW HS Orchestra Fort Hays State University
Dec. 9, 2019	Mon	KMEA	2019-20 All-State Elementary Choir Roster TBA
Dec. 12, 2019	Thu	NC	Elementary Honor Choir Entries (with names) Due
Dec. 15, 2019	Sun	KMEA	2020 ISW Performance Groups Equipment Request deadline
Dec. 15, 2019	Sun	KMEA	2020 ISW Performance Repertoire Report open
Dec. 20, 2019	Fri	KMEA	Instrumental Live Audition registration & fee deadline ($10 per audition)
Dec. 31, 2019	Tue	KMEA	Instrumental Live Audition registration & fee deadline ($30 per audition)
Jan. 2020
Jan. 3, 2020	Fri	NC	Middle Level Fees Due
Jan. 10, 2020	Fri	KMEA	Instrumental Live Audition registration & fee deadline ($50 per audition)
Jan. 11, 2020	Sat	KMEA	Instrumental Live Auditions Salina-Lakewood Middle School On-Site Registration: ($100 per audition, paid at KMEA HQ)
Jan. 15, 2020	Wed	KMEA	Instrumental Live Auditions results posted if auditions take place on Jan. 11
Jan. 18, 2020	Sat	KMEA	Instrumental Live Auditions (contingency date)
Jan. 18, 2020	Sat	NC	Middle Level Band & Choir Clinic/Concert Junction City MS This event will move to the same date as NC HS auditions in 2020-21.
Jan. 18, 2020	Sat	SE	MS Band, MS Choir, Elementary Choir performances Frontenac HS
Jan. 22, 2020	Wed	KMEA	Instrumental Live Auditions results posted if auditions take place on Jan. 18
Jan. 24, 2020	Fri	NC	Elementary Honor Choir Fees Due
Jan. 25, 2020	Sat	KOC	Kansas Orff - Workshop Topeka State Street Elem.
Jan. 25, 2020	Sat	SW	Elem. Choir, MS Choir Festival Dodge City MS
Feb. 2020
Feb. 1, 2020	Sat	KMEA	2020 All-State Scholarships application postmark deadline
Feb. 1, 2020	Sat	KMEA	2020 Don & JoAnne Corbett Scholarship application postmark deadline
Feb. 1, 2020	Sat	KMEA	2020 Robert & Myrabel Hollowell Scholarship application postmark deadline
Feb. 1, 2020	Sat	KMEA	2020 Tri-M Scholarship application postmark deadline
Feb. 1, 2020	Sat	KMEA	2020 ISW Program Advertising copy deadline ISW Exhibitors only
Feb. 1, 2020	Sat	KMEA	2020 NAfME Collegiate Chapter of the Year application postmark deadline
Feb. 1, 2020	Sat	KMEA	2020 NAfME Collegiate State Officer candidate application postmark deadline
Feb. 1, 2020	Sat	NC	Elementary Honor Choir Clinic/Concert Junction City MS
Feb. 15, 2020	Sat	KMEA	2020 ISW Performance Repertoire Report to be finalized by directors
Feb. 27, 2020	Thu	KMEA	2019-20 All-State Elementary Choir performance Century II Concert Hall
Feb. 27, 2020	Thu	KMEA	2020 In-Service Workshop Century II, Wichita
Feb. 28, 2020	Fri	KMEA	2019-20 All-State Middle Level Choir performance Century II Concert Hall
Feb. 28, 2020	Fri	KMEA	2020 In-Service Workshop Century II, Wichita
Feb. 29, 2020	Sat	KMEA	2020 In-Service Workshop Century II, Wichita
Mar. 2020
Mar. 1, 2020	Sun	SW	Fee Deadline without penalty Unpaid fees beyond this date will incur a $50 fine.
Mar. 1, 2020	Sun	KMEA	Music In Our Schools Month March 1-31
Mar. 10, 2020	Tue	KMEA	2020 ISW Performance Repertoire Report deadline for corrections for archive purposes
Mar. 15, 2020	Sun	KMEA	2021 Composition Competition Application to be posted
Mar. 15, 2020	Sun	KMEA	2021 ISW Performance Group Application to be posted
May 2020
May 1, 2020	Fri	KMEA	2020-21 All-State instrumental audition excerpts to be posted
May 1, 2020	Fri	KMEA	2021 ISW Clinic Proposal Form to be opened
May 15, 2020	Fri	KMEA	2020-21 Composition Competition application postmark deadline
May 15, 2020	Fri	KMEA	2021 ISW Performance Groups application upload deadline
Jun. 2020
Jun. 4, 2020	Thu	KMEA	KMEA Leadership Camp Location TBA
Jun. 5, 2020	Fri	KMEA	KMEA Board Meeting Location TBA
Jun. 6, 2020	Sat	KMEA	KMEA Board Meeting Location TBA
Jun. 6, 2020	Sat	KMEA	2021 ISW Performance Group Auditions Location TBA
Jul. 2020
Jul. 24, 2020	Fri	KMEA	KMEA Board Meeting Location TBA
Jul. 25, 2020	Sat	KMEA	KMEA Board Meeting Location TBA
Oct. 2020
Oct. 10, 2020	Sat	KMEA	2021 ISW Scheduling Meeting Location TBA

Future ISW Dates

Feb. 27-29, 2020
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

5-Year Calendar

Activity	Location	2018-19	2019-20	2020-21	2021-22	2022-23
Downbeat Session	Manhattan HS	8/29/2018	8/28/2019	8/26/2020	8/25/2021	8/24/2022
HS Honor Auditions	Junction City HS	11/3/2018	11/2/2019	11/7/2020	11/6/2021	11/5/2022
ML Clinic/Concert	Junction City MS	1/12/2019	1/18/2020	11/7/2020	11/6/2021	11/5/2022
HS Mini-Convention	Manhattan HS	12/1/2018	12/7/2019	12/5/2020	12/4/2021	12/3/2022
EL Choir Clinic/Concert	Junction City MS	2/2/2019	2/1/2020	2/6/2021	2/5/2022	2/4/2023
Summer Board Meeting	Manhattan, KS	6/28/2019	6/26/2020	6/25/2021	6/24/2022	6/23/2023

**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.