All-State Festival Information

 

Concert Committee

Allyson Rottman, Concert Chair

Meredith Lord, Assistant Concert Chair

Please contact Allyson Rottman, Concert Chair, with All-State Festival questions: concertcoordinator@massmea.org

Please contact ensemble managers (below) with ensemble specific questions.

 

​​Important Documents

• Festival Info Packet

• Chaperone Form

• Scholarship Form

 

​​​​​​​​​​All-State Festival Registration Timeline

• January 26-30, 2026: All-State Festival registration opens for 5 DAYS ONLY!

• January 30, 2026: All-State Festival registration closes at midnight.

• February 13, 2026: Festival payment or PO and all signed forms are due to Noreen Diamond Burdett at the following mailing address:

MMEA

PO Box 920004

Needham, MA 02492

 

​​All-State Festival Registration Fee

Festival Fee: $200 

 

​​​​​​All-State Festival Schedule

Friday, March 20th, 2026

All-State Ensemble Rehearsals in Worcester from 9:00 AM - 5:30 PM​​

 

Saturday, March 21st, 2026

All-State Dress Rehearsals and Concerts

• 8:00AM Arrival (SSAA Chorus, SATB Chorus, Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Band)

• 8:30AM SSAA Dress Rehearsal (30 minutes on stage - 10 min transition)

• 9:10AM SATB Dress Rehearsal (30 minutes on stage)

• 9:40AM Move choral risers on stage/Strike Jazz stuff

• 10:00AM Jazz Band Dress Rehearsal (30 minutes on stage - 10 min transition)

• 10:40AM Jazz Ensemble Dress Rehearsal (30 minutes on stage)

• 11:15AM Lunch Break for all 

• 12:30PM Concert (in order: Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Band, SSAA Chorus, SATB Chorus)

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• 2:30PM Strike stage for afternoon dress rehearsals/Arrival for evening concert students

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• 3:00PM Concert Band Dress Rehearsal (30 minutes on stage - 10 min transition)

• 3:40PM Orchestra Dress Rehearsal (30 minutes on stage)

• 4:10PM Stage Setup for Percussion Ensemble/Contemporary Ensemble

• 4:30PM Percussion Ensemble Dress Rehearsal (30 minutes on stage - 10 min transition)

• 5:10PM Contemporary Ensemble Dress Rehearsal (30 minutes) 

• 5:45PM Dinner Break for all

• 7:00PM Concert (in order: Contemporary Ensemble, Percussion Ensemble, Concert Band, Orchestra)

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Ensemble Specific Information

 

Concert Band

Manager- Jon Schmidt (Auburn) jschmidt@auburn.k12.us 

Asst. Manager- Craig Robbins (Westborough)

 

Orchestra

Manager- David Palombo (Plymouth) dpalombo@plymouth.k12.ma.us 

 

Jazz Band

Manager- Rylee Allen (BBNS) rallen@bbns.org 

Asst. Manager- Jacob Pini (Salem) jpini@salemk12.org 

 

SATB Chorus

Manager- Sami Goldberg (Clark School) samig@clarkschool.com 

Asst. Manager- Tim Goliger (Randolph)

 

Contemporary Ensemble

Manager- Kevin Coyne (Waltham) Kevincoyne@walthampublicschools.org

Asst. Manager - Sarah Fard (Medford)

 

Percussion Ensemble

Manager- Allie Ross (Philips Andover) aross@andover.edu 

Ass. Manager- Jill Boday (Milford) jboday@milfordma.com 

 

SSAA Chorus

Manager- Matt Buono (Brockton) matthewbuono@bpsma.org 

Asst. Manager- Abi Varsos (Framingham) avarsos@framingham.k12.ma.us 

 

Jazz Ensemble with Vocalists

Manager- Amanda Howland (Northbridge) misshowlandmusic@gmail.com

 

4th-6th Grade Treble Chorus

Martha Robertson, Manager

Christopher McGillicuddy, Assistant Manager​

Information about the 4th-6th Grade Treble Chorus can be found here.