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Alaska School Activities Association (ASAA)

This organization has not posted 2026-27 materials yet.

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Ensembles: All-State Band
Season: 2026-27
Audition window: Online auditions are due Wednesday, September 23, 2026 via the Opus platform. Supporting deadlines: Music Festival Intent Form by Friday, August 28, 2026; Band Application by Friday, September 18, 2026; Band Director's Registration by Friday, October 16, 2026. The 2026 All-State Music Festival runs November 19-21, 2026 in Anchorage, with the Gala concert at 4:00 PM Saturday, November 21, 2026.
Instruments: winds and percussion

What the current page describes

Auditions are recorded and uploaded through the Opus platform rather than played live; the band audition is a solo excerpt taken from the instrument-specific audition PDF, and students are told to stop where the music says STOP where that marking applies. Chair placement is then decided by live auditions on the festival music at the festival site. The instrument-specific excerpt PDFs currently linked are still the prior season's files, so the exact 2026-27 excerpts are not confirmed.

Notes

Split state: the festival header and the entire Deadlines/Forms block are updated for 2026 (auditions due September 23, 2026), but the Auditions block still shows 'Auditions open - Monday September 1, 2025' / 'close Wednesday September 24, 2025' and nearly every band excerpt PDF is still named 'AS 2025 Band <instrument>' (only Alto/Contra Alto Clarinet is labeled AS 2026). No date is given for when the 2026 excerpt set posts. Re-check around September 1, 2026. Alaska's all-state is run by ASAA, the state activities association, not by a music educators association; AMEA (Alaska) is listed only as a supporter.

Retrieved from the organization's page on August 23, 2026.

All-State Music - Alaska School Activities Association

How All-State band auditions work in Alaska

Alaska's All-State Band is run by the Alaska School Activities Association (ASAA), the state activities association, rather than by a music educators association. Auditions are not played live: students record their audition and upload it through the Opus platform. For the 2026-27 cycle, online auditions are due Wednesday, September 23, 2026, with supporting deadlines before and after: the Music Festival Intent Form by August 28, the Band Application by September 18, and the Band Director's Registration by October 16.

The recorded band audition is a solo excerpt taken from the instrument-specific audition PDF, and students stop where the music is marked STOP where that marking applies. Making the band is only step one: chair placement is decided by live auditions on the festival music once students arrive at the festival itself.

The 2026 All-State Music Festival runs November 19-21, 2026 in Anchorage, closing with the Gala concert at 4:00 PM on Saturday, November 21.

One honest caution for this cycle: as of our last check, most of the instrument-specific excerpt PDFs on the ASAA site were still the prior season's files, so the exact 2026-27 excerpts were not yet confirmed. Watch the official ASAA posting linked above and confirm your excerpt with your director before you record.

Alaska audition questions, answered

When are Alaska All-State band auditions due?: Online recorded auditions are due Wednesday, September 23, 2026 through the Opus platform. Earlier deadlines matter too: the Music Festival Intent Form is due August 28 and the Band Application September 18, with the Band Director's Registration due October 16.
Are Alaska All-State auditions live or recorded?: Recorded. Students upload their audition through the Opus platform rather than playing live. The audition is a solo excerpt from the instrument-specific PDF, stopping where the music is marked STOP where that applies. Chair placement is then decided by live auditions on the festival music at the festival.
When and where is the Alaska All-State festival?: November 19-21, 2026 in Anchorage, with the Gala concert at 4:00 PM on Saturday, November 21.
Are the 2026-27 audition excerpts posted yet?: Mostly not, as of our last check: the festival deadlines are updated for 2026, but nearly every band excerpt PDF on the ASAA site was still labeled for the prior season. Check the official posting for the new excerpt set and confirm with your director before recording.
How should I start preparing?: The September due date makes Alaska one of the earliest All-State deadlines in the country, so start now: get your excerpt from the official PDF as soon as the new set posts, and practice recording yourself early, since a recorded audition rewards students who are comfortable playing for the microphone.

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Alaska School Activities Association (ASAA)

This organization has not posted 2026-27 materials yet.

The full requirements were not readable from a public official source.

Ensembles

All-State Band

Season

2026-27

Audition window

Online auditions are due Wednesday, September 23, 2026 via the Opus platform. Supporting deadlines: Music Festival Intent Form by Friday, August 28, 2026; Band Application by Friday, September 18, 2026; Band Director's Registration by Friday, October 16, 2026. The 2026 All-State Music Festival runs November 19-21, 2026 in Anchorage, with the Gala concert at 4:00 PM Saturday, November 21, 2026.

Instruments

winds and percussion

What the current page describes

Notes

Retrieved from the organization's page on August 23, 2026.

All-State Music - Alaska School Activities Association

How All-State band auditions work in Alaska

The 2026 All-State Music Festival runs November 19-21, 2026 in Anchorage, closing with the Gala concert at 4:00 PM on Saturday, November 21.

Alaska audition questions, answered

When are Alaska All-State band auditions due?

Online recorded auditions are due Wednesday, September 23, 2026 through the Opus platform. Earlier deadlines matter too: the Music Festival Intent Form is due August 28 and the Band Application September 18, with the Band Director's Registration due October 16.

Are Alaska All-State auditions live or recorded?

Recorded. Students upload their audition through the Opus platform rather than playing live. The audition is a solo excerpt from the instrument-specific PDF, stopping where the music is marked STOP where that applies. Chair placement is then decided by live auditions on the festival music at the festival.

When and where is the Alaska All-State festival?

November 19-21, 2026 in Anchorage, with the Gala concert at 4:00 PM on Saturday, November 21.

Are the 2026-27 audition excerpts posted yet?

Mostly not, as of our last check: the festival deadlines are updated for 2026, but nearly every band excerpt PDF on the ASAA site was still labeled for the prior season. Check the official posting for the new excerpt set and confirm with your director before recording.

How should I start preparing?

The September due date makes Alaska one of the earliest All-State deadlines in the country, so start now: get your excerpt from the official PDF as soon as the new set posts, and practice recording yourself early, since a recorded audition rewards students who are comfortable playing for the microphone.