Participation Certificates for All-State 2025-2026: Click on your ensemble to find your certificate. Certificates are sorted alphabetically by last name.
- All-State Jazz Band
- All-State SATB Choir
- All-State Tenor Bass Choir
- All-State Soprano Alto Choir
- All-State Concert Band
- All-State Symphonic Band
- All-State Orchestra
Learn more about All-State Fees for 2026-2027!
Here are the facts:
- MMEA is committed to scholarships, from partial to full, to ensure that accessibility is real for any student chosen to participate in an All-State Music Ensemble.
- In 2026, All-State camp fees will increase from $870 to $970. This is a $100 increase per student. We want to tell you why!
- We are increasing pay for section coaches, accompanists, and conductors as part of a wide-spread Board goal to pay music educators more appropriately for the important work they do.
- We must continue compensating for the rising costs of food, housing, and facilities for camp and the February experience.
- NEW! MMEA will have a nurse on campus for the health and safety of our students.
- NEW! MMEA is adding staffing to support more robust communication with families and students who possibly need accommodations to participate fully in All-State.
- Oh, and did we mention SCHOLARSHIPS?!?! In 2025, MMEA awarded $62,972.50 in scholarship funds to All-State musicians.
Attend All-State Camp!
What is All-State Camp?
Every year in early August, students selected for All-State gather to learn from world-class conductors, section coaches from top Minnesota music programs and their peers. All-State camp is an intense week of building musicianship, making friends and performing.
Interested? Read below for important information! Find out how to Audition for All-State!
Important Dates (students MUST commit to both!)
Camps: July 28 – August 1, 2026
MMEA Midwinter Convention: February 19-20, 2027
2026-2027 Camp Location
ALL All-State Ensembles (Choirs, Bands, and Orchestra) at Concordia College in Moorhead, MN
Cost and Financial Aid
The All-State cost for 2026 is $970. Scholarships and payment plans are available. The scholarship application deadline is Wednesday April 29th, by 11:59PM. Notifications will be sent out Friday, May 1st. We encourage schools and parent groups to support their school’s All-Staters financially, if possible. Schools, Boosters, and Community Groups wanting to pay by check, please download the payment form.
Register for Camp HERE (link coming in April 2026)
Apply for a Scholarship HERE (link coming in April 2026)
Click here to view a PDF preview of the scholarship application
Audition Information
Please click HERE for audition information.
Eligibility and Policies
Eligibility and Policy information can be found HERE.
For More Information
For payment questions, please email info@mmea.org.
For program questions, please email jbongaarts@mmea.org.
Other Resources
To access the digital program and streaming information for 2025’s All-State Concerts, please click HERE.