• November 22, 2025 Southern Region Auditions

• January 16-17, 2026 Southern Region Festival

• February  7, 2026 All State Auditions

• March 26-28, 2026 All State Festival 

CMEA (Connecticut Music Educators Association) Southern Region/All-State auditions provide students with the opportunity to receive a professional evaluation of their performance skills within their region in the state. Regardless of placement into festival or not, the audition is a great experience to prepare and perform classical literature and receive feedback from experienced judges. If a student meets the cut-off score they will be invited to rehearse at the Southern Region Festival amongst their fellow musicians across the region, and perform in a culminating concert. *Participation is a requirement of honors students.

Sheet Music & Practice Tracks

Southern Region Festival Information

Jan 16-17, 2026 (snow date 1/24-25)

Middletown High School

Fee $37

Health Form Due Jan 9th

Please see Ms. Marquardt for sheet music and how to register. 

Ensembles/Divisi:

Jenna - Mixed - Alto 1

Ryan - Mixed - Bass 1

Emme - Mixed - Alto 1

Juli - Treble - Sop 2

Scores/Songs

Mixed: Liebst du um Schonheit, Lunar Lullaby, Paper Crane, Riuh, Sing About It

Treble: Dies Irae, I need you to survive, Lift Thine Eyes, Plena, Where the Light Begins

Information for 2025-26 school year:

The All-State Festival audition includes Scales, Sight Reading and How Lovely Are the Messengers by Mendelssohn, ed. Neuen (Alfred) for SATB, singing your voice part against the recording of the other three voice parts. 

(ex: if you are an Alto, you will record singing with the STB audio)  You will sing the same voice part as you did for your Southern Region Audition.  

Audition Fee $30 Due: Jan 12th

Audition Date/Location

Saturday, February 7, 2026

North Haven High School

221 Elm St, North Haven, CT

Upon acceptance the All State festival information is as follows: 

All-State Weekend 

March 26-28, 2025

Connecticut Convention Center

Festival Acceptance: Due Feb 12, 2026

Festival Fee: Due Feb 20th, 2026

Festival Fee: $225 commuter, $375 overnight