Middle Level Choir
2025-26
At the June 9, 2025 meeting of the NEKMEA board, the following changes were approved for the Middle Level Choir.
Clinician- Grade Level Adjustment
Align the ensemble requirements with state guidelines by redefining the Middle-Level Choir as a 6-8 ensemble (previously grades 7-9). - Elimination of Alternates
Discontinue the use of alternate participants. Each school, regardless of classification, may nominate and bring one sextet with the following voicing: SSAATB. - Roster Finalization
Once the final roster is established, no substitutions of student musicians will be permitted.
TBA
Important Dates
Sep. 8 - Business Meeting @ Lawrence HS
Oct. 22 - Nomination Deadline - $10 participation fee per selected student
Dec. 6 - Clinic & Concert @ Topeka HS
Schedule
8:00 - Check-in
8:30 - Rehearsal begins
2:00 PM - Public Concert
Tickets are $5.00 at the door for adults. Students K-12 and younger are FREE.
Nominations
- Nomination deadline is October 22, 2025.
- Nominations are entered in the KMEA Members site. Students are nominated by their teacher, who must be a member of KMEA. There is no audition.
- Each school may nominate and bring one sextet with the following voicing: SSAATB.
- 6th-8th grade students are eligible for this choir.
Participation fee is $10.00 per student and must be paid in full immediately after completing the entry. Checks and money orders are accepted, but NO PURCHASE ORDERS. Send payment, invoice, and a print-out of your nomination list to the chairperson.
Zachary Shoemaker, NEKMEA ML Honor Choir
Bonner Springs-Clark MS
420 N. Bluegrass
Bonner Springs, KS 66012
Make checks payable to: Northeast KMEA
Bonner Springs-Clark MS
420 N. Bluegrass
Bonner Springs, KS 66012
Make checks payable to: Northeast KMEA
Festival Day Attire
Students are to wear black on bottom and white, gray, or black on top. Dresses are fine for ladies, and suits/tuxes/vests are fine for the guys (ties are optional).
Performance Repertoire
- TBA
KMEA Membership Requirement
The NEKMEA board voted to require membership in NAfME-KMEA in order to register students for NEKMEA honor groups. This is in line with the KMEA policy requiring membership in order to register students for KMEA All-State ensembles.- Join NAfME. Indicate Kansas in your membership profile.
- Set up an account in the KMEA Members website. This creates a connection between your NAfME profile and KMEA's registration systems.
- After creating an account in the KMEA Members site, select your district affiliation so you may participate in elections.
- When registering students for NE district or All-State ensembles, your NAfME ID will be part of the registration.
- Do not wait until the deadline day to start this process!