2026 Nebraska All-State BandPAGE QUICK LINKS
2026 ALL-STATE BAND CONDUCTOR BIOTremon Kizer serves as the Associate Director of Under his direction, the UCF Marching Knights has the largest membership in university history with over 375 students. Recently, they have performed twice at the American Athletic Conference Championship, at the PlayStation Fiesta Bowl, the Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl, and the Auto Nation Cure Bowl. Furthermore, the Marching Knights have been invited, and have performed at Bands of America Regional Competitions, the Florida Marching Band Championships, and at the Magic Kingdom Walt Disney World. The Marching Knights has also been recognized and featured at the CBDNA Southern Division Conference. In addition to his work at UCF, Tremon serves on several national, regional, and state committees and boards. He is an active guest conductor, adjudicator, and leadership consultant. Before his tenure at UCF, Tremon held faculty positions at the University of Dayton, Coffeyville College, and taught courses at the University of Central Missouri. Dr. Kizer earned his undergraduate degree from Kansas State University, a master’s degree from the University of Central Missouri, and his doctorate from the University of South Carolina. Dr. Kizer is an active member of several professional organizations, including the College Band Directors National Association (CBDNA), National Band Association (NBA), National Association for Music Educators (NAfME), and the Florida Bandmasters Association (FBA). He holds honorary memberships in Pi Kappa Lambda, Kappa Kappa Psi, and Tau Beta Sigma. Outside of his professional life, Tremon enjoys reading, traveling, and spending quality time with his wife and son. 2026 ALL-STATE BAND REPERTOIREThe 2026 All-State Band repertoire will be released in Spring 2026. 2026 ALL-STATE BAND AUDITION MATERIALSPlease look carefully at the All-State Winds and Percussion Audition requirements and procedures below to be sure you have all of the necessary information, and read all instructions and information completely. If you have any questions at that point, please contact Director of Band Affairs Emily Jones at [email protected]. NMEA will utilize the services of Festival Scores to collect student auditions. Auditions will include:
All available audition materials are listed below. 1. All-State Scale Sheets - Set 4 (click the name of each instrument to download) 2. All-State Etude Documents - Set 4 (click the name of each instrument to download)
Disclaimer: There may not be a piano part available based on the repertoire selected by the conductor and approved by the board. Until the repertoire is selected, the piano etudes will be linked on the website. 3. All-State Band Music Excerpts (will be released in August)
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Bands, Director of Athletic Bands, and Assistant Professor of Music at the University of Central Florida. In addition to serving as the lead administrator for the UCF athletic band program, he conducts the Symphonic Band, teaches courses in music education, conducting, and observe music education student interns. Concurrently, he serves as the principal conductor of the Youth Band of Orlando, a high school honor wind ensemble based in Central Florida.
