High School All-State Orchestras

2025 High School All-State Orchestras

January 16-19, 2025, Sacramento, CA

CODA High School All-State Symphony Orchestra, William Eddins, Conductor
Overture to Candide by Leonard Bernstein
As Dancing is to Architecture by Christopher Theofanidis
D’un matin de printemps (“Of a Spring Morning”) by Lili Boulanger
El sombrero de tres picos (“Three-Cornered Hat”): Suite No. 2 by Manuel de Falla

CODA High School All-State String Orchestra, Dr. Jacob Sustaita, Conductor
Air and Simple Gifts by John Williams
Entr’acte: A Minuet & Trio by Caroline Shaw
Strut by Michael Daugherty

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, 2024.

  • 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

CODA Audition Honor Code

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:

Scale requirements

Audition excerpts

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, 2024.

Student Instructions:

2025 CODA All-State Orchestras Recording Instructions

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