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1 | 2025-2026 PMEA District 1 Festival & Fest Calendar | ||||||
2 | Event | Date | Concert Time | Location | Host(s) | Informational Letter | |
3 | *** ALL DATES & INFORMATION SUBJECT TO CHANGE *** | ||||||
4 | Band | District Wide Audition Day | MONDAY October 6, 2025 | South Fayette High School | Eryn Carranza | Audition Day information from Host | |
5 | Honors Band Festival | FRI-SUN November 21-23, 2025 | 4:00 PM | North Hills High School | Chad Thompson and Len Lavelle | Honors Band Information Letter | |
6 | Sr. District Band Festival (East) | WED-FRI February 4-6, 2026 | 7:00 PM | Greater Latrobe (Audition Night 2/4) Palace Theatre (Rehearsals and Concert 2/5 and 2/6 | Ryan Czekaj | ||
7 | Sr. District Band Festival (West) | THU-SAT February 5-7, 2026 | 3:30 PM | South Park (facility host), Brentwood and West Mifflin | Mike Sisley Galen McKinney Jayson Monroe | ||
8 | Region Band | THU-SAT March 19-21, 2026 | 2:00 PM | Upper St. Clair | Nick Deutsch | ||
9 | Junior High East Band Fest | FRI-SAT May 1-2, 2026 | 4:00 PM | Connellsville Area High School | Jude Gore | Applications due November 1 Informational letter | |
10 | Junior High West Band Fest | FRI-SAT April 10-11, 2026 | 2:00 PM | Trinity High School | Kaleb Kibble | Applications due November 1 Informational letter | |
11 | Elementary Band Fest (East & West Combined) | FRI-SAT May 8-9, 2026 | 2:00 PM | South Fayette High School, Sto-Rox co-host | Suellen Engelhard and Eryn Carranza | Applications due December 1 Informational letter | |
16 | Chorus | Region I Contemporary A Cappella Showcase | SATURDAY November 1, 2025 | 7:30 PM | Peters Township HS | Ryan Perotte | |
17 | District Chorus Auditions | MONDAY November 24, 2025 | West Allegheny High School | Terisa Sharlow | Informational Letter | ||
18 | District Chorus Festival | THU-FRI January 8-9, 2026 | 7:00 PM | McKeesport (facility host) and Elizabeth Forward | Beth Eger and Angie Milliren | ||
19 | Junior High Chorus Fest (East & West Combined) | FRI February 27, 2026 | 7:00 PM | Mt. Lebanon | Marlo Rankin | Applications due November 1 Informational letter | |
20 | Region Chorus | THU-SAT February 19-21, 2026 | 2:00 PM | District 5- Mohawk HS Concert at Scottish Rite Cathedral | |||
21 | Elementary Chorus Fest | Friday February 13, 2026 | 7:00 PM | East Allegheny (facility host) and Avonworth | Jessica Zavallo and Sasha Dudley | Applications due November 15 Informational letter | |
22 | Jazz | Honors Jazz Auditions | MONDAY October 27, 2025 | Franklin Regional HS | Nick Nutter | Informational Letter | |
23 | Honors Jazz Festival | FRI-SAT December 12-13, 2025 | 2:00 PM | Seton Hill University Performing Arts Center (facility host), Franklin Regional co-host | Nick Nutter | ||
24 | Orchestra | Honors String Orchestra Auditions | MONDAY September 15, 2025 | Fox Chapel High School | Mairi Cooper | Informational Letter | |
25 | Honors String Orchestra Festival | SAT-SUN November 15-16, 2025 | 4:00 PM | Carson Middle School (North Allegheny) | Sarah Lavelle | ||
26 | Junior High Orchestra Fest (East & West Combined) | FRI-SAT March 13-14, 2026 | 2:00 PM | Hampton (facility host) and Elizabeth Forward | Joe Diamond and Amy Stepson | Applications due November 1 Informational letter | |
27 | Sr. District Orchestra | THU-SAT January 22-24, 2026 | 3:00 PM | Mt. Lebanon High School | Doug Reichenfeld | Informational Letter from hosts Student Application Director Form APPLICATIONS DUE NOV. 1 | |
28 | Western Region Orchestra | THU-SAT March 5-7, 2026 | 2:00 PM | North Allegheny High School (Auditions and Friday rehearsal Heinz Hall (Saturday rehearsal and concert) | Lucas Beaver | ||
29 | Elementary String Fest | FRIDAY March 27, 2026 | 7:00 PM | Eden Hall Upper Elementary School (Pine Richland) | Katelyn Piroth | ||
30 | Other | Piano Accompanist Auditions | MONDAY November 3, 2025 at 4pm | Fox Chapel High School | Ben Murray | Accompanist Audition Information | |
31 | All State Conference & Festival | WED-SAT April 22-25, 2026 | Kalahari Resort (Poconos) | ||||
32 | Festival & Fest PMEA Host Work Session | WEDNESDAY July 2, 2025 | 7:00 PM | via Zoom at 7:00 p.m. | Rachel Skilone and Cyndi Mancini | ||
33 | Festival & Fest Host Meeting | SUNDAY September 14, 2025 | 7:00 PM | via Zoom at 7:00 p.m. | Rachel Skilone and Cyndi Mancini | ||
34 | All-State | PMEA All-State Submittable Calendar | |||||
35 | * 2025 All-State HARP Auditions The "Window of Opportunity" for audition via SUBMITTABLE is Monday,10/14-Tuesday, 11/12 at NOON. For further information including Audition Repertoire go to : https://www.pmea.net/pmeaall-stateinformation/ | ||||||
36 | * 2025 All-State JAZZ Auditions The "Window of Opportunity" for audition via SUBMITTABLE is Monday, 11/11/24 – Tuesday, 1/7/25 at NOON. For further information including Audition Repertoire go to : https://www.pmea.net/pmeaall-stateinformation/ | ||||||
37 | PMEA All-State Information Link - https://www.pmea.net/pmeaall-stateinformation/ | ||||||