Calendar of Events

2025-2026 All-State Calendar (With Fees!)

D3 Calendar of Events (2025-2026)

2023-2024 Events

bolded text = district 3 events normal text = state/regional events

text in blue= deadline

Wednesday, September 13th - D3 Fall Meeting
Tuesday, September 5 - Jazz All State Portal Opens
Tuesday, September 5 - BOC All State Portal Opens
Thursday, September 7 - MMEA Town Hall Meeting
Friday, September 22 - Jazz All State registration DEADLINE
Friday, September 29 - MMEA Institutional Fees DEADLINE
Friday, October 6 - BOC All State registration DEADLINE
Tuesday, October 10 - Jazz All State Recorded Auditions DEADLINE 5pm
Friday, October 13 - Jazz All State Live Auditions at UM Augusta
Monday, October 16 - HS Auditions at Maranacook Community High School
Tuesday, October 24 - BOC All State Recorded Auditions DEADLINE 5pm
Monday, October 30 - Jazz All State Acceptances Notified
Friday and Saturday, November 3-4 - BOC Southern Site All State auditions- Greely HS
Thursday, November 9 - 7/8th Honors Auditions at Freeport MS
Wednesday, November 29 - MMEA board nominations due
TBD - 6 Honors; 7/8 Jazz Honors Nominations DEADLINE
Wednesday, December 13 - BOC All State Acceptances Notified
Thursday-Saturday, January 11-13 - Jazz All-State Festival at Camden Hills Regional HS
Saturday, January 28 - BOC All-State Registration forms and fees DEADLINE
Friday and Saturday, January 26-27 - HS Festival at Cony HS
- Auditions Chair: Liz Matta
- Band Manager: Lauren Casey; Conductor: Jim Cheseborough
- Treble Manager: Drew Albert; Conductor: Cathy Murray
- Mixed Manager: Dan Gilbert; Conductor: Kimberly Murphy
Wednesday, February 7 - D3 State Jazz Qualifier at Camden Hills Regional HS
TBD - 6th Gr. Honors and 7th/8th Honors Jazz Festival at TBD
- Snow Date: TBD
- 6th Band Manager: Josh Hyssong and Melinda Kimball
- 6th Chorus Manager: Renovia Marro-Day
- 7/8 Jazz Manager: Gary Fuller
- Conductors: TBD
Friday and Saturday, March 15-16 - State High School Instrumental Jazz Festival at TBD
Saturday, March 23 - State High School Instrumental Jazz Festival at Waterville HS
Friday, March 22, 2024 - Elementary Honors Festival Nomination Deadline
Friday and Saturday, April 5-6 - 7th/8th Honors Festival at Mt. Ararat MS
- Auditions: Host- Freeport MS; Managers- Erin Card & Russell Caverly
- Band Manager: Gary Fuller & Erin York
- Chorus Manager: Laura Whitney
- Conductors: TBD
Friday and Saturday, April 5-6 - State Vocal Jazz and Show Choir Festival at Ellsworth HS (Could be one day festival)
TBD - State Solo & Ensemble Virtual Festival
Saturday, April 27 2024 - Elementary Festival at South School, Rockland
- Nomination Deadline: TBD
- Manager: Ben Potvin
- Conductors: TBD
Thursday-Saturday, May 16-18 - All-State Festival and MMEA conference at UMaine
Monday, May 20th 2024 - Spring Meeting (Location TBD)

2022-23 Events

September 14 - Fall Meeting (virtual-Zoom)
September 30 - MMEA Institutional Fees DEADLINE
September 23 - Jazz All State registration DEADLINE
October 7- BOC All State registration DEADLINE
October 14- Jazz All State Auditions at UM Augusta
October 17 - HS Auditions at Maranacook Community High School
October 21- General Music Workshop with Maine Orff Chapter, Augusta
October 21 - 7/8th Honors Auditions registration/fees due DEADLINE
November 2-6 - NAfME National Conference and Honors Ensembles
November 4-5 - BOC Southern Site All State auditions- Greely HS
November 10 - 7/8th Honors Auditions at Cony HS
November 30 - MMEA board nominations due
TBD - 6 Honors; 7/8 Jazz Honors Nominations DEADLINE
January 12-14 - Jazz All-State Festival at Bangor High School
TBD - High School Festival Registration and Fees DEADLINE
January 28 - BOC All-State Registration forms and fees DEADLINE
January 27-28 - HS Festival at Mt. Ararat HS
- Snow date: Feb 4
- Auditions Chair: Liz Matta
- Band Manager: Ben Cox; Conductor: Casey Goodwin, UNH
- Treble Manager: Drew Albert; Conductor: TBD
- Mixed Manager: Dan Gilbert; Conductor: Rebecca DeWan, UMaine
January 28 - BOC All-State Registration forms and fees DEADLINE
TBD - 6th Gr. Honors and 7th/8th Honors Jazz Festival at TBD
- Snow Date: TBD
- 6th Band Manager: Melinda Kimball
- 6th Chorus Manager: TBD
- 7/8 Jazz Manager: Gary Fuller
- Conductors: TBD
March 17-18 - State HS Instrumental Jazz Festival at Hampden Academy
March 24- Elementary Honors Festival Nomination Deadline
March 25 - State MS Instrumental Jazz Festival at TBD
March 31-April 1 - State Vocal Jazz and Show Choir Festival at TBD
April 11 - State Solo & Ensemble Virtual Festival
April 13-16 - Eastern Division Conference at Rochester, NY
April 29 - Elementary Festival at Durham Community School
- Nomination Deadline: March 24
- Manager: Ben Potvin
- Conductors: Alice Sullivan (Instrumental), Rachel Domin (Vocal), TBD (Movement)
April 28 - 7th/8th Honors Festival at TBD
- Auditions: Host- Erin Card, Cony High School; Managers- Heidi Anderson & Shari Tarelton
- Band Manager: Erin York
- Chorus Manager:
- Conductors: TBD
TBD - Spring Meeting TBD
May 18-20 - All-State Festival and MMEA conference at UMaine

2021-22 Events

September 6 - Jazz and BOC All-State Portal Opens for teachers
September 9 - BOC and Jazz All-State/General music Town Halls via zoom
September 24 - Jazz All-State registration DEADLINE
September 25 - General Music Workshop with Maine Orff Chapter via zoom
September 29 - Fall Meeting via Zoom
September 30 - Pay Institutional Fees to MMEA DEADLINE
October 1 - BOC Northern All-State Student Registration DEADLINE
October 8 - BOC Central All-State Student Registration DEADLINE
October 14 - Jazz All-State auditions DEADLINE
October 15 - BOC Southern All-State Student Registration DEADLINE
October 16 - Northern New England Collegiate Symposium at USM
October 29 - HS Auditions online DEADLINE
November 3 - BOC All-State auditions DEADLINE
November 19 - Jazz All-State registration forms and payment DEADLINE
December 12 - 7/8 Jazz Festival Nominations DEADLINE
January 13-15 - Jazz All-State Festival at Bangor HS
January 14 - High School Festival Registration and Fees DEADLINE
January 28 - BOC All-State Registration forms and fees DEADLINE
January 28 - HS Festival at Camden Hills Regional High School
- Auditions Chair: Liz Matta
- Band Manager: Liz Matta
- SSAA and SATB Managers: Saphrona Stetson and Dan Gilbert
- Conductors: Philip Edelman (band), Bronwyn Kortge (treble choir), Catherine Murray (mixed choir)
February 4 - 7/8th Honors Auditions registration/fees due DEADLINE
Feb 11 - 7/8th Honors Auditions due DEADLINE via submittable
March 11 - 6th and 7th/8th Jazz Festival at Freeport High School
- Snow Date: March 14
- 6th Band Manager: Melinda Kimball
- 6th Chorus Manager: Beth Goodliff
- 7/8 Jazz Manager: Gary Fuller
- Conductors: Eugene Nicholas (7/8 jazz), Dennis Boyd (6 chorus), Melinda Kimball (6 band)
March 18-19 - State HS Instrumental Jazz Festival at Hampden Academy
March 26 - State MS Instrumental Jazz Festival at Westbrook
April 1 - Elementary Honors nomination form due DEADLINE
April 1-2 - State Vocal Jazz Festival at Stearns HS
April 8-9 - State Virtual Solo & Ensemble Festival
April 30 - Elementary Festival at Durham Community School
- Manager: Ben Potvin
- Conductors: TBD
April 30 - Elementary meeting via ZOOM (1:15pm)
May 4- 7th/8th Honors Festival at Freeport High School
- Auditions Chair: Heidi Anderson and Shari Tarleton
- Band Manager: Erin York
- Chorus Manager: David Morris
- Conductors: Nic Dosman (choir), Dr. Will Kinne (band)
May 7 - All State Youth Choir Festival
May 16 - Spring Meeting via Zoom
May 19-21 - All-State Festival at UMaine

Date Guidelines

Executive Board Meetings: Middle of the second week of September, middle of the first or second week of January, middle of the first week of May
Fall Membership Dinner & Meeting: Middle of the third or fourth week of September
High School Honors Festival Auditions: Monday of the third week of October
Grades 7/8 Honors Festival Auditions: Thursday of the first or second week of November, not Election Day or Veterans Day
High School Honors Festival: Friday and Saturday the last weekend in January/ first in February
Adjudicated Jazz Ensemble Festival: Middle of the last week in February or first week in March OR whenever the Jazz people say it must be, at least two weeks before State Jazz Festival
6th Grade Honors and 7th/8th Grade Honors Jazz Festival: Second Friday in March
Elementary Honors Festival: Saturday in March
Grades 7/8 Honors Festival: A Friday and Saturday in April that are not part of vacation or Easter weekend, may be before or after vacation, the vacation always incorporates the third Monday (Patriot's Day)
Spring Membership Meeting & Dinner: On or about the Monday of the second week of May
Snow Dates/Inclement Weather Dates: District 3 encourages the setting of snow dates/inclement weather dates for ALL Festivals. The scheduling of the date is left entirely up to the discretion/possibilities/limitations of the Host. It is recommended that this issue be discussed early and be well publicized.

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