2025 All-State Children's Choir

INFORMATION ABOUT THE ALL-STATE CHILDREN'S CHOIR

What is the Children's Choir?

Students in fourth and fifth grades (whose teachers are NMEA members) are offered a chance to work with acclaimed conductors during odd-years of the Nebraska Music Education Association Conference/Clinic. This is a one-day event occurring on the first day of the conference with a final performance on the Lied Center for Performing Arts main stage. The next Children's Choir will be during the 2025 NMEA Conference.

When is the event?

In 2025, the event will be held on Thursday, November 20. The final concert will begin at 4:00 pm.

Who can attend?

• Students attending must be registered and attending the school or home school listed on the registration.
• Students must be under the direction of an NMEA member.
• Students must be in the fourth or fifth grade during the 2025-2026 school year.
• The director MUST be registered and attend the conference/clinic with their student(s).
• If you wish to become a member of this organization, visit www.nafme.org.

How many students can I register?

You may select one student for every 30 students that you teach. For example, if you teach 68 fourth graders and 72 fifth graders, you could only send in four names. If you teach a total of 60 students or less, you may submit two names. We will do our best to include both of them in the event. Our goal is 350 singers from around the state of Nebraska.

Please note: NMEA policy states that no refunds will be given for singers unable to attend.

2025 ALL-STATE CHILDREN'S CHOIR DIRECTOR

Victor C. Johnson, a native of Dallas, Texas, is currently the School Choral Editor for Sing!, the educational publishing division of Choristers Guild. A prolific composer and arranger, he has over 450 choral works, vocal solo books, and keyboard collections currently in print.

Since August 2007, Victor has served as the Minister of Worship and Arts at Shiloh Baptist Church, Plano, Texas where he oversees the vibrant SMBC Music Ministry in addition to the flourishing dance and mime ministries.

In August 2022, he was appointed as the conductor of the Dallas Symphony Children’s Chorus Mixed Ensemble, which is comprised of students in grades 9-12 and is the resident children’s choir for the Dallas Symphony Orchestra.

Victor is in demand as a guest conductor, adjudicator, and clinician for music educators and students throughout the United States. He has conducted numerous All-State and Honor choirs in the US and Canada. His own choirs have performed at the Texas Music Educators Association Convention as well as the American Choral Directors Association- Southwest Division conference.

His professional affiliations include: American Choral Directors Association, American Guild of Organists, Texas Music Educators Association, National Association for Music Education, Texas Choral Directors Association, ASCAP, and Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, Inc.

2025 ALL-STATE CHILDREN'S CHOIR REPERTOIRE

TEACHER INFORMATION

IMPORTANT DOCUMENTS & DUE DATES

• Registration fee payments are due November 1st.
• Signed Image Release and Code of Conduct forms due to [email protected] by November 17th. (All singers must have a signed image release consent form and code of conduct emailed before check-in on the day of the event.)

Please see communications emailed by [email protected] for further details!

ALL-STATE TICKETS FOR NMEA MEMBERS

Ticket pre-sale must be completed online. Please read the following instruction documents carefully. Ticket pre-sale does not begin until October 27. You will not be able to order tickets until the pre-sale starts.

Lied Center Ticket Instructions for NMEA MEMBERS (All Ensembles)

PARENT & LEGAL GUARDIAN INFORMATION

TICKET PRE-SALE FOR CONCERTS AT THE LIED

Ticket pre-sale must be completed online. Please read the following instruction documents carefully. Ticket pre-sale does not begin until October 27. You will not be able to order tickets until the pre-sale starts.

Lied Center Ticket Instructions for Parents/Legal Guardians

ALL-STATE MEMORABILIA

Thank you to the following businesses for providing All-State memorabilia for participating students and their families!