Student Event Calendar 2024 – 2025 – North Carolina Music Educators Association

SEPTEMBER

DATE	SECTION	EVENT	LOCATION
9/9	Band	ECDBA Fall Meeting	Ravenscroft School , Raleigh, NC
9/10	HS Chorus	Honors Chorus Audition Registration Deadline	N/A
9/15	MS Chorus	Honors Chorus Audition Registration Deadline	N/A
9/20	Elementary	Honors Chorus Audition Submission Deadline	N/A
9/26	HS Chorus	Honors Chorus West Auditions
9/27	HS Chorus	Honors Chorus Central Auditions
9/28	HS Chorus	Honors Chorus East Auditions
9/28	Band	Cleveland Critique & Competition	Cleveland High School, Clayton, NC
9/28	Band	Land of the Sky Marching Band Festival	Enka High School, Enka, NC
9/28	Band	Panther Creek Invitational	Panther Creek High School, Cary, NC
9/28	Band	West Craven Band Classic	West Craven High School, Vanceboro, NC

DATE	SECTION	EVENT	LOCATION
10/1	MS Chorus	Honors Chorus West Auditions	First Baptist Church, 304 Main Street NW, Lenoir
10/2	MS Chorus	Honors Chorus East Auditions	Memorial Baptist Church, 271 Leslie Campbell Ave, Buies Creek
10/3	MS Chorus	Honors Chorus Central Auditions	Holy Trinity, 607 N Greene St, Greensboro
10/4	MS Chorus	Honors Chorus Notification of Selection	N/A
10/5	Band	Monarch Invitational	Northside High School, Jacksonville, NC
10/5	Band	Mustang Classic	Middle Creek High School, Apex, NC
10/11	MS Chorus	Student Registration Deadline	N/A
10/12	Band	Cedar Cliffs Classic Tournament of Bands	A. C. Reynolds High School, Asheville, NC
10/12	Band	White Oak Band Classic	White Oak High School, Jacksonville, NC
10/19	Band	The Freedom Classic	Freedom High School, Morganton, NC
10/19	Band	Festival of Bands	Fuquay-Varina High School, Fuquay-Varina, NC
10/19	Band	Panther Band Classic	Pasquotank High School, Elizabeth City, NC
10/19	Band	Pirate Classic	Topsail High School, Hampstead, NC
10/26	Band	Capital City Band Expo	Sanderson High School, Raleigh, NC
10/26	Band	Providence Cup	Providence High School, Charlotte, NC
10/26	Band	The Cavalier Classic	East Burke High School, Connelly Springs, NC
10/26	Band	Greene Central Band Day	Greene Central High School, Snow Hill, NC
10/26	Band	North Henderson HS Knight Tournament	North Henderson High School, Hendersonville, NC
10/26	Band	Swansboro Seaside Classic	Swansboro High School, Swansboro, NC

DATE	SECTION	EVENT	LOCATION
11/2	Band	Crystal Coast Band Classic	Havelock High School, Havelock, NC
11/8 – 11/10	Orchestra	All-State Honors Orchestra	UNC School of the Arts
11/9 – 11/12	NCMEA	Professional Development Conference	Benton Convention Center, Winston-Salem, NC
11/9 – 11/10	Elementary	Honors Chorus Rehearsals	Hearn Ballroom, Marriott Hotel
11/9 – 11/10	MS Chorus	All-State Honors MS Chorus	Benton Convention Center
11/9 – 11/10	HS Chorus	All-State Honors HS Chorus	Benton Convention Center
11/10	Elementary	All-State Honors Chorus Performance	Benton Convention Center
11/15 (?)	MS Chorus	All-State School Registration Deadline	N/A
11/15	HS Chorus	All-Eastern & All-Western Regional Chorus Allotment Registration Deadline	N/A
11/16	Orchestra	Eastern Region Solo & Small Ensemble MPA	N.C. State University – Price Music Center, Raleigh, NC

Registration Deadline

DATE	SECTION	EVENT	LOCATION
12/6	Jazz	Central Region Jazz Audition Registration Deadline	N/A
12/11	Band	ECDBA All-District Auditions	N/A
12/13	Jazz	Central Region Jazz Audition Videos Due (Judging Dec 16)	Virtual

DATE	SECTION	EVENT	LOCATION
1/1 (?)	MS Chorus	All-State Chorus Allotments emailed to teachers	N/A
1/11	Orchestra	Eastern Region Orchestra Auditions	J.H Rose High School, Greenville, NC
1/11	Band	ECDBA All-District Auditions	Willow Spring High School, Fuquay-Varina, NC
1/15	HS Chorus	All-Eastern Final Registration Deadline	N/A
1/17 – 1/18	Jazz	Central Region Jazz Clinic	Panther Creek High School, Cary, NC
1/18	Orchestra	Western Region Orchestra Auditions	William Amos Hough High School, Cornelius, NC
1/18	Band	ECDBA All-District Auditions – * Snow Date *	Willow Spring High School, Fuquay-Varina, NC
1/24 – 1/25	Band	ECDBA All-District Clinic	MS – Apex Friendship HS HS – Green Level HS
1/31 – 2/1	Band	ECDBA All-District Clinic – * Snow Date *	MS – Apex Friendship HS HS – Green Level HS

DATE	SECTION	EVENT	LOCATION
1/31 – 2/1	Band	ECDBA All-District Clinic – * Snow Date *	MS – Apex Friendship HS HS – Green Level HS
2/1	HS Chorus	MPA Registration Deadline	N/A
2/7 – 2/8	Jazz	Central Region Jazz Clinic	Panther Creek High School, Cary, NC
2/12	Band	ECDBA MS MPA Registration Deadline	N/A
2/14 – 2/15	HS Chorus	All-Eastern Regional Chorus
2/14 – 2/15	Jazz	Central Region Jazz Clinic – * Snow Date *	Panther Creek High School, Cary, NC
2/15	HS Chorus	All-Western Final Registration Deadline –	N/A
2/12	Band	ECDBA HS MPA Registration Deadline	N/A
2/21 – 2/22	Orchestra	Eastern Region Orchestra Clinic	J.H Rose High School, Greenville, NC
2/24 – 2/25	MS Chorus	West SSE	Meyers Memorial United Methodist Church, Gastonia, NC
2/28 – 3/1	Orchestra	Western Region Orchestra Clinic	Appalachian State University, Boone, NC

DATE	SECTION	EVENT	LOCATION
2/28 – 3/1	Orchestra	Western Region Orchestra Clinic	Appalachian State University, Boone, NC
3/1 (?)	MS Chorus	All-State Chorus Student Registration Deadline	N/A
3/2	Orchestra	Junior Eastern Regional Orchestra Auditions	Durham School of the Arts, Durham, NC
3/6	MS Chorus	East MPA	Campbell University: Hobson Performing Arts Center, Buies Creek, NC
3/8	Band	All-State Honors Band Auditions	Atkins High School, Winston-Salem, NC
3/12 – 3/13	Band	ECDBA MS MPA	Middle Creek High School, Apex, NC
3/15	Band	All-State Honors Band Auditions – * Snow Date *	Atkins High School, Winston-Salem, NC
3/17 – 3/18	Orchestra	Eastern Region Orchestra MPA – Site 1	Northside High School, Jacksonville, NC
3/19	MS Chorus	West 3 MPA	First Presbyterian Church, Asheville, NC
3/20 – 3/21	Orchestra	Eastern Region Orchestra MPA – Site 2	East Chapel Hill High School, Chapel Hill, NC
3/24 – 3/25	MS Chorus	West 2 MPA	First Presbyterian Church, Gastonia, NC
3/25 – 3/27	Band	ECDBA HS MPA	Fuquay-Varina High School, Fuquay-Varina, NC
3/28	MS Chorus	West 1 MPA	Wingate University: Batte Fine Arts Center, Wingate, NC

DATE	SECTION	EVENT	LOCATION
4/3 – 4/4	MS Chorus	Central MPA	Jamestown United Methodist Church, Jamestown, NC
4/4 – 4/5	HS Chorus	All-Western Regional Chorus	N/A
4/12 – 4/13	Jazz	All State Jazz Clinic	North Carolina Central University, Durham, NC
?	Elementary	Elementary Mini-Conference
?	MS Chorus	All-State Chorus Performance
4/24 – 4/25	Jazz	Central Region Jazz MPA	Millbrook High School, Raleigh, NC
4/25	Band	ECDBA Solo/Ensemble MPA Registration Deadline	N/A

DATE	SECTION	EVENT	LOCATION
5/1	Band	ECDBA Solo/Ensemble MPA Videos Due	Virtual
5/2 – 5/3	Orchestra	Junior Western Region Orchestra Clinic	Broadview MS, Burlington, NC
5/2 – 5/4	Band	All-State Honors Band	UNC-Greensboro, Greensboro, NC
5/4	Orchestra	Junior Eastern Regional Orchestra Clinic	White Oak High School, Jacksonville, NC
5/17	Band	ECDBA Solo/Ensemble Showcase	Ravenscroft School, Raleigh, NC

DATE	SECTION	EVENT	LOCATION
6/1	MS Chorus	Conference Performance Choirs Application Deadline	N/A