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email: Myron Snuffin
Secretary/Treasurer

All-State Band
The 2008 Indiana Bandmasters Association All-State Band Festival will be held March 7 - 9 at Indiana University in Bloomington. The final concert will be at the Musical Arts Center on the IU campus. Once again, this will be an exciting opportunity for all of our students! Any of your students are invited to audition for these bands. The audition music will be on the website beginning October 22! Students can get started preparing for the January 13 audition. Special thanks go to Sam Fritz for helping prepare the audition music. We again have both clear PDF files and SmartMusic files. You or your school must be a member of IBA in order for your students to participate.

Two student applications for the All-State auditions are enclosed (on the back of the summary form). Fill in the name of the audition center and copy as many applications as you need. Cut the forms in half and distribute them to your students. All applications from your school and the summary form should be mailed to Myron Snuffin, secretary/ treasurer. To avoid the late penalty fee of $50.00, the applications must be postmarked by: Friday, November 9, 2007. The audition fee is $ 10.00 per entry. Please pay with only one check (personal, booster, or school) per school.

Confirm the student's availability for the entire All-State weekend (March 7, 8, 9) before the January auditions. Students participating are required to attend all events (100% of every rehearsal) during the festival. Students unable to make that commitment should not audition.
" Registration, chair placement and the first rehearsal will be on Friday, March 7 beginning at 5:00 PM.

You are to fill in the name of the audition center nearest you. Audition centers are listed on page 2. All students from your school must attend the same center.

Euphonium players please indicate treble or bass clef. Trombones indicate F attachment or bass.

Percussion students will audition on snare drum, mallet keyboard and timpani.

Composer Samuel Hazo will be directing this year's Honor Band and premiering a new IBA Commission. Dr. John Lynch, Director of Bands at the University of Georgia, will conduct the All-State Band. Both of these directors are highly respected in our profession and will make this an incredible experience for everyone. Observing these rehearsals can be beneficial to everyone.

We will again rely on your help and expertise in auditioning students for chair placements on Friday evening as well as at the local audition sites in January. Please indicate your availability on the summary form. Our Vice President, Steve Cotten, from West Lafayette Harrison High School, will be coordinating the auditions. Email Steve if you want to volunteer for chaperoning and/or serving as an auditioner.

Please encourage your students to apply and to audition. The All-State Bands offer your most talented students a musical experience that they will never forget.