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Jan. 25, 2020	Sat	KOC	Kansas Orff - Workshop Topeka State Street Elem.
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. 27, 2020	Thu	KMEA	2020 All-State Elementary Choir performance Century II Concert Hall
Feb. 28, 2020	Fri	KMEA	2020 All-State Middle Level Choir performance Century II Concert Hall
Feb. 29, 2020	Sat	KMEA	2020 High School All-State Groups performances Century II (Concert Hall, Convention Hall, MJT Theater) All-State HS Choirs will perform in Century II Convention Hall
Mar. 2020
Mar. 1, 2020	Sun	KMEA	Music In Our Schools Month March 1-31
Mar. 7, 2020	Sat	KMEA	2020 ISW College Credit Enrollment deadline Friends University
Mar. 15, 2020	Sun	KMEA	2021 Composition Competition Application to be posted
Apr. 2020
Apr. 1, 2020	Wed	KMEA	2020 ISW College Credit material due Friends University
Apr. 1, 2020	Wed	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 1, 2020	Fri	SC	Clinician contracts due to Executive Director
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. 1, 2020	Mon	SC	Outstanding Educator and Administrator nominations due
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
Jun. 26, 2020	Fri	NC	Summer Board Meeting Manhattan
Jul. 2020
Jul. 24, 2020	Fri	KMEA	KMEA Board Meeting Location TBA
Jul. 25, 2020	Sat	KMEA	KMEA Board Meeting Location TBA
Aug. 2020
Aug. 15, 2020	Sat	KMEA	2020 KCOMTEPS registration opens
Aug. 26, 2020	Wed	NC	Downbeat Session Manhattan HS Cafeteria, 5:00 PM
Sep. 2020
Sep. 1, 2020	Tue	KMEA	2020-21 All-State Middle Level Choir audition uploads begin
Sep. 1, 2020	Tue	KMEA	2020-21 District-State HS Choir audition registration opens
Sep. 1, 2020	Tue	NC	Honor Administrator Nominations Due
Sep. 1, 2020	Tue	NC	Outstanding Music Educator Nominations Due
Sep. 8, 2020	Tue	EC	Annual Business Meeting Gardner-Edgerton HS
Sep. 15, 2020	Tue	KMEA	2020 KCOMTEPS online registration & payment postmark deadline
Sep. 15, 2020	Tue	NC	Audition Upload Deadline - HS Jazz Band
Sep. 15, 2020	Tue	NC	Audition Upload Deadline - Middle Level Band
Sep. 27, 2020	Sun	KMEA	2020 KCOMTEPS Senseney Music & Wichita State University Sep. 27-28
Sep. 28, 2020	Mon	NW	JH Band Audition Upload Deadline
Oct. 2020
Oct. 1, 2020	Thu	KMEA	2020-21 All-State Elementary Choir audition uploads begin
Oct. 1, 2020	Thu	KMEA	2021 Hall of Fame nominations due
Oct. 1, 2020	Thu	KMEA	2021 Honor Administrator nominations due
Oct. 1, 2020	Thu	KMEA	2021 ISW Clinic Proposals due
Oct. 1, 2020	Thu	KMEA	2021 Outstanding Music Educator nominations due
Oct. 1, 2020	Thu	NW	HS Jazz Band Audition Upload Deadline
Oct. 8, 2020	Thu	NW	JH Choir Registration Deadline
Oct. 10, 2020	Sat	KMEA	2021 ISW Scheduling Meeting Location TBA
Oct. 11, 2020	Sun	KMEA	2020-21 District-State HS Choir audition registration - regular deadline Deadline fees are set by each KMEA district
Oct. 11, 2020	Sun	EC	Audition Registration deadline — HS Choir
Oct. 11, 2020	Sun	NC	Audition Registration deadline — HS Choir
Oct. 11, 2020	Sun	NE	Audition Registration deadline — HS Choir $10 per audition
Oct. 11, 2020	Sun	NW	Audition Registration deadline — HS Choir
Oct. 11, 2020	Sun	SC	Audition Registration deadline — HS Choir
Oct. 11, 2020	Sun	SE	Audition Registration deadline — HS Choir $4 per audition
Oct. 11, 2020	Sun	SW	Audition Registration deadline — HS Choir
Oct. 22, 2020	Thu	NW	Elementary Choir Registration Deadline
Oct. 25, 2020	Sun	KMEA	2020-21 District-State HS Choir audition registration - Late deadline #1 Deadline fees are set by each KMEA district
Oct. 25, 2020	Sun	SC	Audition registration - Late deadline #1 — HS Band, HS Choir, HS Orchestra
Oct. 25, 2020	Sun	EC	Audition registration - Late deadline #1 — HS Choir
Oct. 25, 2020	Sun	NE	Audition registration - Late deadline #1 — HS Choir $20 per audition
Oct. 25, 2020	Sun	NW	Audition registration - Late deadline #1 — HS Choir
Oct. 25, 2020	Sun	SW	Audition registration - Late deadline #1 — HS Choir
Oct. 25, 2020	Sun	SE	Audition registration - Late deadline #1 — HS Choir, HS Band, HS Jazz Band, HS Orchestra $25 per audition
Oct. 25, 2020	Sun	NC	Audition registration - Late deadline #1 — HS Choir
Oct. 28, 2020	Wed	NW	HS Band Audition Upload Deadline
Oct. 29, 2020	Thu	SW	NW/SW HS Orchestra Audition Upload Deadline
Oct. 30, 2020	Fri	NC	Audition Fees Due — HS Band, HS Orchestra
Oct. 30, 2020	Fri	NC	Audition Late Entry Deadline — HS Band, HS Orchestra Double fees
Oct. 30, 2020	Fri	NC	Middle Level Fees Due
Nov. 2020
Nov. 1, 2020	Sun	KMEA	2021 ISW Early Registration begins
Nov. 6, 2020	Fri	KMEA	2020-21 District-State HS Choir audition registration - late deadline #2 Deadline fees are set by each KMEA district
Nov. 6, 2020	Fri	EC	Audition registration - Late deadline #2 — All HS Ensembles
Nov. 6, 2020	Fri	SC	Audition registration - Late deadline #2 — HS Band, HS Choir, HS Orchestra
Nov. 6, 2020	Fri	NW	Audition registration - Late deadline #2 — HS Choir
Nov. 6, 2020	Fri	SW	Audition registration - Late deadline #2 — HS Choir
Nov. 6, 2020	Fri	NE	Audition registration - Late deadline #2 — HS Choir $35 per audition
Nov. 6, 2020	Fri	SE	Audition registration - Late deadline #2 — HS Choir, HS Band, HS Jazz Band, HS Orchestra $50 per audition
Nov. 6, 2020	Fri	NE	LATE Audition registration deadline — HS Band, HS Jazz Band, HS Orchestra $20 per audition
Nov. 6, 2020	Fri	NC	Audition registration - Late deadline #2 — HS Choir
Nov. 7, 2020	Sat	SW	Audition registration - Late deadline #3 — HS Choir
Nov. 7, 2020	Sat	SE	Audition registration - Late deadline #3 — HS Choir, HS Band, HS Jazz Band, HS Orchestra $100 per audition
Nov. 7, 2020	Sat	SW	HS Choir Live Auditions Dodge City MS
Nov. 7, 2020	Sat	SW	MS Band, MS Orchestra, HS Jazz Festival Dodge City MS
Nov. 7, 2020	Sat	KMEA	2020-21 District-State HS Choir Auditions - late deadline #3 Deadline fees are set by each KMEA district
Nov. 7, 2020	Sat	EC	Audition registration - Late deadline #3 — All HS Ensembles
Nov. 7, 2020	Sat	SC	Audition registration - Late deadline #3 — HS Band, HS Choir, HS Orchestra
Nov. 7, 2020	Sat	NW	Audition registration - Late deadline #3 — HS Choir
Nov. 7, 2020	Sat	NC	Audition registration - Late deadline #3 — HS Choir
Nov. 7, 2020	Sat	NE	FINAL Audition registration deadline— HS Choir, HS Band, HS Jazz Band, HS Orchestra $50 per audition
Nov. 7, 2020	Sat	SC	HS Band, Choir, and Orchestra Honor Group Auditions Location TBA
Nov. 7, 2020	Sat	SE	HS Honor Group Auditions Location TBA
Nov. 7, 2020	Sat	NC	Middle Level Band & Choir Clinic/Concert Junction City MS
Nov. 7, 2020	Sat	NW	Mini convention I JH Choir, JH Band, HS Jazz Band Hays HS
Nov. 7, 2020	Sat	NE	NEKMEA HS Honor Group Auditions Eudora HS & Eudora MS
Nov. 7, 2020	Sat	EC	ECKMEA HS Honor Group Live Auditions Gardner-Edgerton HS
Nov. 7, 2020	Sat	NC	District HS Honor Group Auditions — HS Band, HS Choir, HS Orchestra Junction City HS
Nov. 16, 2020	Mon	KMEA	2020-21 Instrumental Live Auditions registration opens
Nov. 27, 2020	Fri	NC	HS Participation Fees Due
Dec. 2020
Dec. 5, 2020	Sat	EC	ECKMEA Mini-Conventions Choir: Shawnee Mission NWHS Orchestra: Olathe West HS Band: Blue Valley HS
Dec. 5, 2020	Sat	NC	HS Mini-Convention Manhattan HS
Dec. 5, 2020	Sat	NE	NEKMEA Mini-Conventions Locations TBA
Dec. 12, 2020	Sat	NW	Mini convention II HS Band, HS Choir, Elem. Choir Fort Hays State University
Dec. 15, 2020	Tue	KMEA	2021 ISW Performance Groups Equipment Report deadline
Dec. 18, 2020	Fri	KMEA	Instrumental Live Audition registration & fee deadline ($10 per audition)
Dec. 31, 2020	Thu	KMEA	Instrumental Live Audition registration & fee deadline ($30 per audition)
Jan. 2021
Jan. 8, 2021	Fri	KMEA	Instrumental Live Audition registration & fee deadline ($50 per audition)
Jan. 9, 2021	Sat	KMEA	Instrumental Live Auditions Salina-Lakewood Middle School or Salina-Central HS (final location not yet determined) On-Site Registration: ($100 per audition, paid at KMEA HQ)
Jan. 13, 2021	Wed	KMEA	Instrumental Live Auditions results posted if auditions take place on Jan. 9
Jan. 16, 2021	Sat	KMEA	Instrumental Live Auditions (contingency date)
Jan. 20, 2021	Wed	KMEA	Instrumental Live Auditions results posted if auditions take place on Jan. 16
Jan. 29, 2021	Fri	NC	Elementary Honor Choir Fees Due
Feb. 2021
Feb. 6, 2021	Sat	NC	Elementary Honor Choir Clinic/Concert Junction City MS
Feb. 15, 2021	Mon	KMEA	2021 ISW Performance Repertoire Report to be finalized by directors
Feb. 25, 2021	Thu	KMEA	2021 In-Service Workshop Century II, Wichita
Feb. 26, 2021	Fri	KMEA	2021 In-Service Workshop Century II, Wichita
Feb. 27, 2021	Sat	KMEA	2021 In-Service Workshop Century II, Wichita
Mar. 2021
Mar. 1, 2021	Mon	SW	Fee Deadline without penalty Unpaid fees beyond this date will incur a $50 fine.
Mar. 5, 2021	Fri	KMEA	2021 ISW Performance Repertoire Report deadline for corrections

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	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.