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Jul. 2019
Jul. 26, 2019	Fri	KOC	Kansas Orff - Workshop Shawnee Riverview Elem. Jul. 26-27
Jul. 26, 2019	Fri	KMEA	KMEA Board Meeting Hotel at Old Town, Wichita
Jul. 27, 2019	Sat	KMEA	KMEA Board Meeting Hotel at Old Town, Wichita
Aug. 2019
Aug. 15, 2019	Thu	KMEA	2019 KCOMTEPS registration opens
Aug. 28, 2019	Wed	NC	Downbeat Session, 5:00 PM Manhattan HS Cafeteria
Sep. 2019
Sep. 1, 2019	Sun	KMEA	2019-20 All-State Elementary Choir audition uploads begin
Sep. 1, 2019	Sun	KMEA	2019-20 All-State Middle Level Choir audition uploads begin
Sep. 1, 2019	Sun	KMEA	2019-20 District-State HS Choir audition registration open
Sep. 1, 2019	Sun	NC	Honor Administrator Nominations Due
Sep. 1, 2019	Sun	NC	Outstanding Music Educator Nominations Due
Sep. 7, 2019	Sat	SC	SCKMEA Board Meeting
Sep. 9, 2019	Mon	NE	Business Dinner & Meeting Lawrence HS
Sep. 10, 2019	Tue	EC	Fall Dinner Meeting Gardner-Edgerton HS
Sep. 15, 2019	Sun	KMEA	2019 KCOMTEPS online registration & payment postmark deadline
Sep. 15, 2019	Sun	SC	MS Band registration deadline
Sep. 17, 2019	Tue	SC	Registration deadline — HS Jazz, Elem. Choir
Sep. 22, 2019	Sun	SW	HS Jazz audition upload deadline
Sep. 22, 2019	Sun	SW	Mentor dinner with Board and new teachers Cimarron
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. 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	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 Location TBA
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
Oct. 6, 2019	Sun	SW	Audition Registration deadline — HS Choir
Oct. 7, 2019	Mon	KMEA	2019-20 All-State Middle Level Choir - deadline for uploading mp3 audition recordings 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	SC	Late registration deadline — HS Band, HS Orchestra
Oct. 14, 2019	Mon	SE	Registration Deadline — HS Band, HS Jazz Band, HS Orchestra
Oct. 19, 2019	Sat	KBA	Kansas Bandmasters Association - Marching Band Championship Yager Stadium, Washburn University
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	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	SC	Audition registration - Late deadline #1 — HS Choir
Oct. 20, 2019	Sun	SE	Audition registration - Late deadline #1 — HS Choir
Oct. 20, 2019	Sun	SW	Audition registration - Late deadline #1 — HS Choir
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. 28, 2019	Mon	SE	Late Registration Deadline — HS Band, HS Jazz Band, HS Orchestra
Oct. 31, 2019	Thu	NW	HS Orchestra Audition Upload Deadline
Oct. 31, 2019	Thu	SW	HS Orchestra audition upload deadline
Nov. 2019
Nov. 1, 2019	Fri	KMEA	2020 ISW Pre-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 (NC, NW) Deadline fees are set by each KMEA district
Nov. 1, 2019	Fri	NW	Audition registration - Late deadline #2 — HS Choir
Nov. 1, 2019	Fri	SC	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 (NC, NW) Deadline fees are set by each KMEA district
Nov. 2, 2019	Sat	NW	Audition registration - Late deadline #3 — HS Choir
Nov. 2, 2019	Sat	SC	Audition registration - Late deadline #3 — HS Choir
Nov. 2, 2019	Sat	NC	Audition registration - Late deadline #3 — HS Choir
Nov. 2, 2019	Sat	NW	Mini convention I JH Choir, JH Band, HS Jazz Band Hays High School
Nov. 2, 2019	Sat	SC	HS Band, Choir, and Orchestra auditions Goddard Eisenhower HS
Nov. 2, 2019	Sat	SC	MS Band and Choir, HS Jazz performances Goddard Eisenhower HS
Nov. 2, 2019	Sat	NC	District HS Honor Group Auditions Junction City HS
Nov. 3, 2019	Sun	KMEA	2019-20 All-State Elementary Choir - deadline for uploading mp3 audition recordings No late entries will be accepted
Nov. 3, 2019	Sun	SE	Nomination deadline — MS Band, Elem. Choir
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	SE	Audition registration - Late deadline #2 — HS Choir
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	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
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	SE	HS Honor Group Auditions Ft. Scott Middle School
Nov. 9, 2019	Sat	NE	NEKMEA District High School Auditions Eudora HS & Eudora MS
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	EC	HS Live Auditions Olathe East HS
Nov. 10, 2019	Sun	SW	Elementary Choir registration deadline
Nov. 11, 2019	Mon	KMEA	2019-20 Instrumental Live Auditions registration opens
Nov. 14, 2019	Thu	SE	District 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
Nov. 29, 2019	Fri	NC	HS Participation Fees Due
Dec. 2019
Dec. 7, 2019	Sat	SE	District Honor Band, Choir, and Orchestra Pittsburg State University, Bicknell Center
Dec. 7, 2019	Sat	EC	ECKMEA Mini-Conventions Choir: Shawnee Mission NWHS Orchestra: Olathe South HS Band: Blue Valley HS
Dec. 7, 2019	Sat	SW	HS Band, HS Choir Festival Dodge City HS
Dec. 7, 2019	Sat	NC	HS Mini-Convention Manhattan HS
Dec. 7, 2019	Sat	SW	HS Orchestra FHSU
Dec. 7, 2019	Sat	NW	Mini convention II HS Band, HS Choir, HS Orchestra, Elem. Choir Fort Hays State University
Dec. 7, 2019	Sat	NE	NEKMEA Mini-Conventions Choir: Topeka HS Orchestra: Topeka-Washburn Rural HS Band: Topeka-Seaman HS
Dec. 7, 2019	Sat	SC	HS Band, Orchestra and Choir performances Wichita East HS
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)
TBA		NC	Middle Level Band & Choir Clinic/Concert Junction City MS
Jan. 15, 2020	Wed	KMEA	Instrumental Live Auditions results posted if auditions take place on Jan. 11
Jan. 18, 2020	Sat	SE	Elementary and Middle School District Honor Groups Frontenac HS
Jan. 18, 2020	Sat	KMEA	Instrumental Live Auditions (contingency date)
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	SW	Elementary & Middle School Choir Festival Dodge City MS
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. 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	2020 In-Service Workshop Century II, Wichita
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. 10, 2020	Tue	KMEA	2020 ISW Performance Repertoire Report deadline for corrections for archive purposes

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
HS Mini-Convention	Manhattan HS	12/1/2018	12/7/2019	12/5/2020	12/4/2021	12/3/2022
ML Clinic/Concert	Junction City MS	1/12/2019	1/11/2020 *	1/9/2021	1/8/2022	1/14/2023
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

* under consideration for re-scheduling

**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.