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INFORMATION ABOUT THE ALL-STATE MIDDLE LEVEL CHORUSWhat is the All-State Middle Level Chorus?
2026 ALL-STATE MIDDLE LEVEL CHORUS CONDUCTORDr. Derrick Fox is the Associate Dean of Graduate Studies He has conducted all state and honor choirs and has been in residence at universities across the United States and abroad. He also leads professional development and organizational change initiatives for music focused organizations throughout the United States. His professional educational workshops focus on assessment in the choral classroom, building classroom community and culture, rehearsal strategies, choral conducting techniques and shape note singing in the African American community. Dr. Fox conducted the 2019 National ACDA Middle School/Junior High Mixed Honor Choir and traveled to South Africa as a 2019 ACDA International Conductor Exchange Fellow where he led choral workshops and rehearsals in Johannesburg, Pretoria and Potchefstroom. As a baritone soloist, Dr. Fox has collaborated with various organizations; among them are the Arkansas Symphony, Lansing Symphony, St. Louis Symphony, Columbia Chorale, the University of Nebraska at Omaha, Omaha Symphonic Chorus, University of Missouri, Michigan State University, Webster University and the Espaço Cultural (Brasilia, Brazil). He can be heard singing selections from Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess on the compact disc In This Hid Clearing, available on the Naxos Classical Music label. He most recently the baritone soloist in Vaughan Williams A Sea Symphony with the Michigan State University Symphonic Orchestra and Choral Union. https://www.drderrickfox.com/ 2026 ALL-STATE MIDDLE LEVEL CHORUS REPERTOIRE
MIDDLE LEVEL CHORUS REPERTOIRE PACKETS Popplers Music has all the music for this year's ensemble compiled on their website. Below is the link where you can place your order. Please note, this landing page also includes the High School All-State Chorus music, so be sure to only select the pieces for the Middle Level Chorus. Middle Level Chorus MusicAUDITION INFORMATION & MANUALThere will be a $10.00 audition fee for all students who audition for the 2026 All-State Middle Level Chorus and a $50.00 participation fee for those students who are selected. Both of these fees will be invoiced through Festival Scores. Payment links will be made available there. Click the link below to view the Auditions Manual for auditioned All-State ensembles. You can use the Table of Contents to jump to any specific area in the manual. Please read through this document carefully as it contains important information including All-State eligibility requirements and other policies, contact information, step-by-step instructions on how to navigate Festival Scores, and more. REMINDER: The link to the NMEA Festival Scores page is included in the All-State Auditions Manual. Please access it there so you can also review the helpful tips and instructions provided throughout the document. The Event Code for the Middle Level Chorus will be posted inside the All-State Auditions Manual document on the morning of Wednesday, September 9. All-State Auditions Manual2026 ALL-STATE MIDDLE LEVEL REGISTRATION & AUDITION DATES
2026 ALL-STATE MIDDLE LEVEL CHORUS RESULTSThe 2026 All-State Middle Level Chorus has been selected! Directors can view the participant list now by clicking the link below and logging in with their NMEA website credentials. The list will be open to the public on Wednesday, October 14. View the Middle Level Chorus Participants
The final concert will be held Wednesday, November 18 at 4:30 pm at the Lied Center for Performing Arts. We’re looking forward to the 2026 All-State performances and to working with dedicated young musicians from across Nebraska.
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and Creative Endeavors and a Professor of Choral Conducting at Michigan State University. Prior to MSU, he was the Director of Choral Activities and Distinguished Professor of Music at the University of Nebraska-Omaha and Assistant Professor of Choral Music at Ithaca College. Dr. Fox has taught at the middle school, high school and collegiate levels. His conducting experiences have included singers from upper elementary choirs through collegiate and community choirs. He was awarded the 2021 Bryan R. Johnson Service Award by the Nebraska Music Educators Association and the 2022 University of Nebraska Omaha Award for Distinguished Research/Creative Activity.
