Area All State

Each year, students who perform an advanced level NYSSMA solo are invited to apply for Junior and Senior Area All State Festivals. Applications are available at the beginning of the school year and your band teacher will help fill it out. If accepted into one of the groups, the Junior Area All State Festival usually takes place the first weekend of November and the Senior Area All State Festival takes place the last weekend of January. The festivals sometimes change location, but this year Junior Area All State will be held at Fayette-Manilus High School and Senior Area All State will be at at Ithaca University.

Here is the schedule and information for the 2022 Junior Area All State Festival.

CONCERT DRESS: All Black. Please come dressed on Saturday, there is no place to change.

RESERVED SEATING ONLINE TICKETS: Will be available for purchase prior to the performance and on site (CASH ONLY) the day of.

ATTENDANCE AND CANCELLATIONS: Participants are expected to be on time and in attendance throughout all rehearsals. If you have a cancellation, please let me and the chair for that ensemble know ASAP. Given the limited time between acceptance and the festival we did not select alternates.

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4TH: SCHEDULE

1:15pm - Meet in Band Room. Bus leaves for Maine-Endwell High School at 1:20pm.

1:30pm - Bus arrives at Maine-Endwell High School and we load the M-E Bus.

ARRIVE AT FAYETTEVILLE-MANLIUS HIGH SCHOOL BETWEEN: 3:15-3:45 PM:

Plan on eating lunch prior to your arrival, time for dinner provided.

Students should proceed to the Auditorium where they will leave their coat and instrument case for the afternoon.

SEATING AUDITIONS: COME PREPARED!!! Band and Orchestra auditions to be held at the director’s discretion.

Band

4:00pm - Rehearsal Band Room

5:00pm - Dinner Break Cafeteria

5:40pm - Rehearsal Band Room

8:00pm - Board buses to return to home schools

Orchestra

4:00pm - Rehearsal Orchestra Room

5:20pm - Dinner Break Cafeteria

6:00pm - Rehearsal Orchestra Room

8:00pm - Board buses to return to home schools

Chorus

4:00pm - Rehearsal Chorus Room

5:40pm - Dinner Break

6:20pm - Rehearsal Chorus Room

8:00pm - Board buses to return to home schools

SCHEDULE FOR SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 5TH:

***Zone 3 meeting for all directors in the FM Auditorium at 10am***

SATURDAY ARRIVAL TIME 8:30AM: PLEASE DO NOT REPORT TO AUDITORIUM

· Small instruments can go with the students into the rehearsal rooms and placed under the chairs (coats on chairs).

· Large band instrument cases can go into the BlackBox which is right behind the stage.

· Large orchestra instrument cases (bass/cello) can go in the music wing hallway (coats again on chairs).

· Choir students will bring their coats in with them and place them on the backs of chairs.

· Do not leave any valuables, Fayetteville-Manlius is not responsible for any loss.

Band

9:00-10:30 AM DRESS REHEARSAL AUDITORIUM

10:50 AM-NOON REHEARSAL Band Room

12:15-1:15 PM LUNCH Cafeteria

- Band will follow the choir making them LAST on the program

Orchestra

9:00-10:50 AM REHEARSAL Orchestra Room

11-11:45am LUNCH Location TBD

NOON-1 PM DRESS REHEARSAL AUDITORIUM

- Orchestra is FIRST on program

Chorus

9:00-10:30 AM REHEARSAL Chorus Room

10:45-11:45 AM DRESS REHEARSAL AUDITORIUM

NOON-1 PM LUNCH Cafeteria

- Chorus will follow the orchestra making them SECOND on the program

2PM Concert (Doors open at 1:15pm)

2:00 PM CONCERT

· ORCHESTRA

· CHORUS

· BAND

Senior Area All State Schedule and Information will be posted at a later date.