2024-2025 Tentative Orchestra Division Calendar
| Date | Event | Location |
|---|---|---|
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Sept. 7 |
9:00 a.m. – Reading Session | Spring Valley High School |
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Sept. 7 |
10:30 a.m. New Teacher Orientation | Spring Valley High School |
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Sept. 7 |
11:00 a.m. – Executive Board Meeting | TBD |
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Sept. 7 |
1:30 p.m. – Fall Business Meeting | Spring Valley High School |
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Sept. 7 |
Committee Meetings – following Business Meeting | Spring Valley High School |
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Sept. 15 |
Region Audition Registration Deadline | Cognito Form? |
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Sept. 28 |
Region Auditions – All Day |
Region 4 – Virtual – P. Buyer & M. Goodwin Region 5 – Sumter HS – M. Baier & E. Hines |
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Oct. 1 |
Deadline for South Carolina Musician Winter Issue |
Articles and submission to Jake Henjes – jake.henjes@scmea.net |
| Oct. 5 | Region Orchestra Auditions – All Day |
Region 1 – Byrnes Freshmen Academy – S. Wines Region 2 – League Academy – A. Clark & R. Leonard Region 3 – E.L. Wright MS – L. Gibbs & C. Marcou |
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Oct. 12 |
Region Audition Inclement Weather Date | Location TBD |
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Oct. 15 |
Region Event Registration Deadline | Cognito Form |
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Nov. 8-9 |
Region 5 Orchestra Event | Myrtle Beach HS – Liz Sullivan |
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Nov. 15-16 |
Region 4 Orchestra Event | Wando HS – Ryan Silvestri |
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Nov. 22-23 |
Region 1 Orchestra Event | Chesnee HS – Tammie Burrows |
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Nov. 22-23 |
Region 2 Orchestra Event | Furman University – Alan Clark |
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Nov. 22-23 |
Region 3 Orchestra Event | White Knoll HS – Ken Pruitt & C. Marcou |
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Dec. 1 |
Deadline SCMEA Award Nominations | Audrey Bass |
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Dec. 1 |
All-State Audition Registration Due | Cognito Form |
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Dec. 15 |
All-State Orchestra Audition Registration Deadline | Cognito Form |
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Jan. 11 |
All-State Orchestra Auditions | Irmo High School |
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Jan. 15 |
CPA Registration Window Closes | Due to Arlyn Mills |
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Jan. 25 |
All-State Audition Inclement Weather Date | Irmo High School |
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Feb. 1 |
All-State Orchestra Registration Deadline | Cognito Form |
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Feb. 6-8 |
SCMEA Professional Development Conference | Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center |
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Feb. TBD |
All-State Orchestra Event | TBD |
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March 2025 |
Region 1 – Concert Performance Assessment | Dorman High School |
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March 2025
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Region 2 – Concert Performance Assessment | TBD |
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March 2025 |
Region 3 – Concert Performance Assessment | Beechwood MS and/or Lexington HS |
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March 2025 |
Region 4 Concert Performance Assessment | TBD |
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March 2025 |
Region 5 – Concert Performance Assessment |
TBD |
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March 15 |
Solo & Ensemble Registration Deadline |
Cognito Form |
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April ?, 2025 |
Orchestra OPA – Preliminary Applications Due |
Audrey Bass |
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Apr. 11-12 |
Solo & Ensemble Festival – Region 1A |
Chesnee HS – Tammie Burrows |
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Apr. 25-26 |
Solo & Ensemble Festival – Region 1B |
McCracken MS – A. Key & J. Diehn |
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Apr. 25-26 |
Solo & Ensemble Festival – Region 4A |
Beaufort MS – Amanda Trimpey |
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April-May 2025
|
Solo & Ensemble Festivals Regions: 2A, 2B, 3A, 3B, 5A, & 5B |
Multiple Sites |
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May 2-3 |
Solo & Ensemble Festival – Region 4B |
Fort Dorchester HS – James Dykes |
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May ?, 2025 |
Orchestra OPA – Final Documentation Due |
Audrey Bass |
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June 1st, 2025 |
Conference Performance Applications and Recordings Due |
Large Performing Ensemble Conference Application on SCMEA website |