Apply to perform at the 2025 Wisconsin State Music Conference October 29 – November 1. Application opens February 3 and closes 11:59 p.m. April 1, 2025.
Two different options exist for performing groups at the Wisconsin State Music Conference:
Performance
- Entire ensemble performs several pieces.
- Background of piece, composer information or educational goal explained to the audience for each piece.
- 40 minutes for set up and warm up and 40 minutes of performance (including all applause, narration, and any announcements) are provided.
- Conductor is responsible for all group transportation, needs, and equipment.
Informance
- Group of any size – from a small group to a large ensemble – performs portions or examples of sections of pieces.
- Teaching technique or curriculum idea focus is shared and demonstrated.
- Process of learning is emphasized over performance of entire piece.
- Student involvement, demonstration, or explaining of process and skills learned is emphasized.
- 40 minutes of set up and warm up and 40 minutes of session (which includes student demonstrations, education goals, curriculum explanation, and other education elements) are provided.
- Session presenter/conductor is responsible for all group transportation, needs, and equipment.
Eligibility
- The ensemble director must be a member of WMEA/NAfME.
To become a member, visit the NAfME website at www.nafme.org/join. - Elementary, Middle School, High School, Collegiate performance ensemble.
Timeline
- Performance and Informance application forms for the 2025 Wisconsin State Music Conference are due by 11:59pm on 4/1/2025.
- All materials must be submitted by this date for the ensemble to be considered for the current year.
- Applications received after this date will be considered for the following year.
- April-May: All submissions will be auditioned anonymously by a selection committee.
- Selections are made based on the quality of the performance, represented repertoire, presentation facets and other information provided by the applicants.
- Notification of Acceptance: May 1, 2025
- Invitations to perform will be issued by the conference committee and sent to the director.
Required Materials for the Online Application
- Recordings of three representative selections from the performing group’s repertoire. (Different pieces may be chosen for final conference performance or informance.)
- DO NOT identify the school on the recording(s).
- Identify date of recording and titles for all selections.
- Upload of music file(s) during the online application is limited to 25MB. If your files will exceed this, plan to upload the files to the DropBox account provided in the application. (Files can be separate or combined.)
