Festival Commission
Terry Thompson, Chair
1830 Paradise Lane
Ashland, KY 41102
Home: 606-571-1746

2009-2010 Festival Commission Members and Schedule of Festivals

Festival Forms

2009-2010 Band Festival Form 1s Received
2009-2010 String Festival Form 1s Received
2009-2010 Vocal Festival Form 1s Received

KMEA Selective List of Band Literature
Band List Amendment Application

KMEA Required Choral List
KMEA Choral Publisher Abbreviations
(choir option 1 in spring, 2008)

Dixie Classic Required Listing for Choirs
(choir option 2 in spring, 2008)
• Go to their "Music Lists" and log in.
• First timers, create an identity.

• For choirs, grades 1 & 2 = Easy, grades 3 & 4 = Medium, and grades 5 & 6 Hard.

Medals available for purchase

2006-2007 Festival Assessments

2007-2008 Festival Assessments

2008-2009 Festival Assessments

Ky Dept of Educ future testing dates

State Solo & Ensemble Festival Overview
State Solo & Ensemble Festival is for high school students, only.
Students must play a Grade 1 selection from the required list to qualify.
Students must play from the required list at the State Solo & Ensemble Festival.
Final proposal passed by the KMEA Board

Required Lists for students wishing to participate in State Solo and Ensemble Festival:

  • Chorus/Vocal (online UIL database)

    For Band and Choral/Vocal lists—

    1. Go to the UIL Prescribed Music List search page, then on the drop down menu scroll all the way to the bottom for the vocal categories.
    2. After you get search results for the category, click on the word GRADE in the header to sort by grade. All the Grade 1 selections (approved for State Solo and Ensemble) will come to the top. ONLY GRADE 1 SELECTIONS ARE ELIGIBLE FOR KENTUCKY STATE SOLO AND ENSEMBLE FESTIVAL.
Sight-Reading Criteria:
The complete KMEA Rules and Regulations Book is now on-line and available to KMEA members in the KMEA Information Center located in the Member Login Area.

Click on a district below for Festival dates.