Middle Level Choir
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Membership Requirement
For a student to participate in KMEA honor groups the sponsoring teacher must be an active member of the Kansas Music Educators Association.

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.

  1. 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).
  2. 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.
  3. Roster Finalization
    Once the final roster is established, no substitutions of student musicians will be permitted.
Clinician
Ryan Main

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
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

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
Joshua!
SAB
Kirby Shaw
08551081

The River
SATB
Ryan Main
1001260

Actus
SATB
Ryan Main
1001216

Closer to the Flame
SAB
Susan Boersma & David Lantz III
00-37914

Be The Light
SATB
Franklin Willis
1001123
Practice tracks will be made available for download in the KMEA Members site. Music should be memorized for the mini-convention.

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.

  1. Join NAfME. Indicate Kansas in your membership profile.
  2. Set up an account in the KMEA Members website. This creates a connection between your NAfME profile and KMEA's registration systems.
  3. After creating an account in the KMEA Members site, select your district affiliation so you may participate in elections.
  4. When registering students for NE district or All-State ensembles, your NAfME ID will be part of the registration.
  5. Do not wait until the deadline day to start this process!
 
Chairperson
Zachary Shoemaker
Bonner Springs-Clark MS
420 N. Bluegrass
Bonner Springs, KS 66012
w: 913-422-5115
Important Dates - ML Choir
Sep. 8, 2025 - Mon
Business Dinner & Meeting
Lawrence HS
5:15 PM - New Teacher Meeting
6:00 PM - Dinner
6:45 PM - General Business Meeting
7:00 PM - Breakout Sessions (Band, Choir, Orchestra)
Oct. 22, 2025 - Wed
Nomination Deadline — ML Choir, Elem. Choir
$10 participation fee per selected student
Dec. 6, 2025 - Sat
Mini-Conventions
Choir: Topeka HS
Orchestra: Topeka-Washburn Rural HS
Band: Topeka-Seaman HS
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