2026 High School All-State Orchestras
January 15-18, 2026, Sacramento, CA
CODA High School All-State Symphony Orchestra, Ho-Yin Kwok, Conductor
On the Cliffs of Cornwall by Ethel Smith
Conga del Fuego Nuevo by Arturo Márquez
Medea’s Dance of Vengence, Op. 23a by Samuel Barber
CODA High School All-State String Orchestra, Jean (Rudy) Perrault, Conductor
Sinfonietta No. 2, “Generations”; IV. Allegro Vivace by Coleridge Taylor Perkinson
Exodus by Jean Perrault
Fuga y Misterio by Astor Piazzolla, arr. by Jean Perrault
Student Information Form (for students to submit to their director)
Please note the new due date for auditions from previous years.
All recordings must be submitted electronically by October 15, 2025.
- String Bass players have the opportunity to be considered for acceptance into one of the CBDA All-State Bands. Bass players must indicate on their application, which ensembles they wish to audition for.
Directors, please read the following instructions for setting up your Director’s account and adding student auditions.
Director Instructions for CODA All-State Orchestra Audition Submission
Schools with small or growing music programs may qualify for a School Fee Waiver. Information can be found at the bottom of our FAQs page.
Audition Excerpts and Instructions
Please contact Trish Adams at tadams@codaorchestras.org if you have any questions regarding the audition materials after speaking with your school music director. Please do not reach out to the guest conductors with audition questions.
Strings:
Winds/Percussion:
CODA runs the High School All-State Orchestra auditions for string players only. Wind, Brass and Percussion students who wish to audition for All-State Orchestra must do so through CBDA. For more information please go to www.cbda.org.
*Please note the new due date for auditions from previous years.
All recordings must be submitted electronically by October 15, 2025.
Student Instructions: