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IMEA Conference | Grand Wayne Center | Ft. Wayne, Indiana | January 16 & 17th, 2026
The 2026 Indiana Junior All-State Orchestra Roster is HERE!
PARTICIPANT INFORMATION
To audition for the 2026 Indiana Junior High All-State Orchestra, students must be a current member of their school Orchestra, Band or Choir, in grade 6-8, from time of audition through the completion of the concert on Saturday, January 17th, 2026. Homeschooled students must either participate in the Orchestra, Band or Choir of the school they would attend if not homeschooled. If there is no ensemble offered in the district, they can be a member of another youth orchestra, which must be approved by the Indiana All-State Orchestra Coordinators.
Additionally, all school Orchestra Directors must be current ASTA members from the time of audition through the completion of the 2026 Indiana Junior High All-State Orchestra performance, Saturday, January 17th, 2026. Band and Choir Directors must either be current ASTA, IBA or NAfME members. Memberships will be verified by the Membership Chair of ASTA, IBA and NAfME. Online Audition Submission due by 11:59pm, Sunday, October 12th , 2025.
PARTICIPATION FEE: $200
Patrick Barrett, 2026 Indiana Junior All State Orchestra Conductor
Patrick Barrett, 2026 Indiana Junior All State Orchestra Conductor
Patrick Barrett is the orchestra director at Hilliard Davidson High School where he conducts four orchestras and assists at Weaver Middle School and Tharp Sixth Grade School. Mr. Barrett previously taught orchestra in the Perrysburg School District for five years, where the junior high ensemble performed at the OMEA Professional Development Conference in Cleveland in 2015. He was also a conductor of the Toledo Symphony Youth Orchestra from 2015-2018, serving as music director of the Symphonic Orchestra and Concert Strings. Concert Strings performed at the OMEA Professional Development Conference in Columbus in 2018. Mr. Barrett has served as guest conductor and clinician for the OMEA District 14 Junior High Honors Orchestra, the All-County Middle School Orchestra Festival in Louisville, Kentucky, the University of Toledo Symphony Orchestra, and the OMEA District 1 Junior High Honors Orchestra. He held the position of music director of the Perrysburg Symphony Orchestra for the 2017-2018 season. Patrick has also been music director of the Springfield Youth String Ensemble from 2019-2021. He graduated from The Ohio State University in flute performance and music education, where he studied with Dr. Robert Gillespie.
REPERTOIRE
Dia de los Muertos - Richard Meyer
Themes from the Moldau - arr. Frost
Nimrod - arr. Bender
Lady Gaga Fugue - arr. Moore
Allegro - Anderssen arr. McCashin
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