Students accepted to All State will participate in the Maine BOC (Band, Orchestra, Choir) All State Festival, at UMO,
May 14 - 16th, 2026
Requirements - There are 3 parts to the audition. The solo song, the choral assessment and major scale.
The solo song for 2025-2026 is:
Solo: "Per La Gloria" from 24 Italian Songs and Arias, G. Schirmer
Sing measures 1-41 for Medium High Voice (S/T) or Medium Low Voice (A/B), no ornaments, in Italian.
Soprano/Tenor: Per la Gloria
Alto/Bass: Per la Gloria
Practice Help: Pronunciation guide
2) Choral Assessment - Fire, Fire, My Heart
Sopranos Sing the Soprano 2 part
Each singer will sing their part independently while the other parts are played
Practice and performance recordings will be provided
Practice Tracks - Use the link about or see Google Classroom
2) Major Scale Ascending and Descending. Any syllable or numbers. Quarter note followed by eighths (same as All State) Soprano & Tenor - F Major; Alto & Bass - Bb Major
Scale Materials can be found here
If you are accepted to the festival, it is held Jan 23rd & 24th, 2026, at Noble High School.
Sign up in the Chorus Room
District I Honors Audition Information
There are 4 components to the vocal audition:
1) Vocal Solo: Per La Gloria
Soprano/Tenor: Per la Gloria
Alto/Bass: Per la Gloria
Practice Help: Pronunciation guide
2) Major scale ascending and descending. (added back to the audition) Low voice Bb and High voice F. Quarter note on tonic, followed by eighths.
3) Sight Singing
The examples will use Do, Re, Mi, Fa, Sol and La.
The examples will be four measures long and will be mostly stepwise. The example may include the skip of a 3rd ascending on the tonic triad as well as Sol descending to Do.
The example may include quarter rests only.
Any combination of whole, half, quarter, and eighth notes. Eighth notes may exist in pairs or groups of four.
Sight-singing will be in the same key as their scales. (Bb for low and F for high).
Students will hear I-IV-V-I followed by the tonic/octave starting note to prepare the ear.
Students will be given a minute to look over the example prior to singing.
4) Pitch Matching
A series of three 3-note patterns in 2 registers in a comfortable range.
Click the links below to see sight reading examples for the listed parts:
High Voice Sight Singing Example
Low Voice Sight Singing Example
2) Major Scale Ascending and Descending. Any syllable or numbers. Quarter note followed by eighths (same as All State) Soprano & Tenor - F Major; Alto & Bass - Bb Major
Scale Materials can be found here