2023 All-State Chorus Information

Congratulations to all students who qualified for the 2023 PMEA All-State Chorus Festival. The All-State Seating Audition Window for Chorus is now closed. Audition results will be released on Wednesday, April 19 at 9:30 p.m.

2023 Vendors

• PepWear (All-State Merchandise)
  • 2022-23 PMEA All-State PepWear Flyer
• Identity Photography
• Mark Custom Recording

Forms and Information

• 2023 PMEA All-State Chorus Student Information Form
• 2023 PMEA All-State Chorus Schedule
• All-State Chorus Zoom Meeting Recording (from March 16)
• 2023 All-State General Information
• Take Note Podcast Interview with Chorus Conductor, Dr. Amanda Quist
• 2023 All-State Student Invoice – Chorus (Due April 12)
• 2023 PMEA Principal Signature Page for All-State – Chorus (Due April 12)
• PMEA Medical Administration Record (22-23)**Only needed if student will be taking medication during the festival**
• PMEA All-State Housing Waiver & Release Form (2023) – Deadline April 3 (only needed if NOT staying at the Kalahari Resort, or if a student will be staying with a parent during the event)
• 2023 Individual Patron Program Form – Due March 15
• 2023 Organization Patron Program Form – Due March 15
• Concert tickets 

Conductor’s Notes

• 2023 PMEA All-State Chorus Conductor Notes

Dear Singers,
We will sing Tuba as written, in E-flat. As a reminder, a group of T2 and B1 singers will sing the “solo” part, which functions as the caller.  How to transition into Namhla Kudibene:

• Please go from the end of Tuba directly to m. 34 of Sanbonani/Namhla. (This means you will skip the opening section, going directly to the “Namhla” section). 
• The final measure of Tuba will crescendo, and go directly into the solo line of Namhla Kudibene (starting at m. 34).
• VERY IMPORTANT- Please learn Namhla Kudibene UP A WHOLE STEP.  
  • We will come out of Tuba, where E-flat is the tonic (or do). 
  • The solo line in Namhla will begin ON E-FLAT, which becomes the fifth (or sol) of the new key, A-flat major. 
  • Please note that Namhla is written in G-flat, so we will sing it up a whole step from where it is written.  All tenors and baritones for whom the solo line is comfortable, please learn the solo line, as well as your own part, and we will assign a group of tenors and some baritones to this solo line as well. 

As a reminder, the video below shows how the transition works, and how the movement works: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTUVnWYScP8  Note that in the video, they are performing the TTBB version, which is written in D-flat major, down a whole step from the SATB version we will perform, written in E-flat major (ending in A-flat major).

Chorus Listening Links

• Awake The Trumpet’s Lofty Sound
• Lacrimosa
• Threads of Joy
• Tuba/Nahmla Kudibene
• There Was a Time
• Witness

All-State Social Media Tile

Right click on this image and download it to share on your social media to celebrate being selected as an All-State Musician.

Concert Schedule

• The All-State Concert Schedule is as follows:
  • All-State Vocal Jazz & Jazz Ensemble, Friday, April 21 at 7:30 p.m. (Pocono Mt. West HS)
  • All-State Chorus and Wind Ensemble, Saturday, April 22 at 10:30 a.m. (Kalahari Convention Center)
  • All-State Concert Band and Orchestra, Saturday, April 22 at 3:30 p.m. (Kalahari Convention Center)
  • Concert tickets are now available for purchase.