MMEA February All-State Dates:
Rehearsals for All Ensembles: Friday, February 14, 2025
Concert Day for Jazz Band: Friday, February 14, 2025
Concert Day for Choirs, Bands, Orchestra: Saturday, February 15, 2025
CLEAR YOUR SCHEDULES NOW! STUDENTS MUST ATTEND ALL OF REHEARSAL IN ORDER TO PARTICIPATE IN THE FEBRUARY CONCERT.
Note: February All-State students involved in State Tournaments may miss a portion of rehearsals. Students must report the conflict to MMEA. Section, sub-section, and regional games or competitions are not state-level activities.
Overall Rehearsal Schedule for all All-State Ensembles – this is a preliminary schedule that is subject to change. Please keep checking back for updates!
Overall Performance Schedule for all All-State Ensembles – this is a preliminary schedule that is subject to change. Please keep checking back for updates!
Purchase Tickets for All-State Concerts
100% of admission proceeds go towards the MMEA Scholarship Fund! In 2024, MMEA awarded a total of $41,826.50 in scholarship funds and 88 scholarships to students for the 2024 All-State Camps and 2025 All-State February Event. Thank you for supporting our student singers and musicians!
- All-State Jazz Band Concert at the Dakota on FRIDAY FEBRUARY 14TH! Click the desired concert time below to purchase tickets:
- 6:30PM All-State Jazz Band Concert (LINK COMING SOON)
- 8:30PM All-State Jazz Band Concert (LINK COMING SOON)
- Orchestra Hall Concert Tickets (For All-State Choirs, Concert Band, Symphonic Band, Orchestra performances) SATURDAY FEBRUARY 15TH! Click your desired ensemble below to purchase tickets.
- 10AM All-State Choral Concert (SATB Choir, Tenor Bass Choir, and Soprano Alto Choir)
- 1PM All-State Instrumental Concert (Concert Band, Symphonic Band, and Orchestra)
- please note that a ticket to the instrumental concert will admit you to all three instrumental ensemble concerts (Concert Band, Symphonic Band, and Orchestra)
ENSEMBLE SCHEDULES + REHEARSAL INFORMATION for individual All-State Ensembles
This includes rehearsal locations, concert dress code, what to bring and MORE!
Student Accommodations:
- Hilton Hotel – Limited student-rate rooms are available for All-Staters. They sell out fast. First come, first serve!
- Reserve room online now!
- Under Minneapolis law, an adult must be present at check-in and must stay in the room with students.
Rehearsal Attendance Policy:
- You must attend ALL rehearsals. Region and section contests are not excused absences.
- Talk with coaches, jobs, and teachers soon! CLEAR THAT SCHEDULE!
- If your school ensemble is performing at the MMEA Midwinter Convention on Friday, you are excused from your All-State rehearsal for your ensemble’s warm-up and performance time.
- Rehearsals for all ensembles will be from 12:15pm to 7:30pm on Friday, February 14th. Concert Band, Symphonic Band and Orchestra also have rehearsal on Saturday morning. Dinner will be provided on Friday to the students, with considerations for all dietary restrictions.
Eligibility for All-State:
- You must be enrolled in your school’s corresponding ensemble through February. If you are no longer enrolled, contact MMEA at info@mmea.org.
- Eligibility Policies
All-State Performance Recordings from Orchestra Hall:
You will receive an email a few weeks after the All-State February Concert with a link to download a free recording (audio only) of your All-State Ensemble performance from Orchestra Hall when it is ready. You will only get ONE (1) free download from that link. If you would like to purchase an additional download for yourself, or if a family member or educator would like one, additional downloads can be purchased. The link for purchase will be available in February.