2026 High School All-State Orchestras
January 15-18, 2026, Sacramento, CA
CODA High School All-State Symphony Orchestra, Ho-Yin Kwok, Conductor
Repertoire TBA
CODA High School All-State String Orchestra, Rudy Perrault, Conductor
Repertoire TBA
Student Information Form (for students to submit to their director)- available soon!
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- available soon!
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:
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, 2025.
Student Instructions:
2026 CODA All-State Orchestras Recording Instructions- available soon!