2026 Junior High All-State Orchestras
January 15-18, 2026, Sacramento, CA
CODA Junior High School All-State String Orchestra, Juan Felipe Molano, Conductor
Serenade for Strings, Op. 22; I. Moderato, III. Scherzo: Vivace by Antonín Dvořák
Adoration by Florence Price, arr. by Thomas Taylor Dickey
CODA Consortium piece by Jordan Jinosko
Tico Tico by Zequinha de Abreu, arr. by Bob Lipton
CODA Junior High School All-State Concert Orchestra, Daryl Silberman, Conductor
Contrapunctus I, from “The Art of Fugue” by Johann Sebastian Bach, arr. by Gerald Fischbach
A Su Merced, Don José by Nubia Jaime Donjuan
Apricity by Niolás Repetto
Waltz No. 2 by Dmitri Shostakovich, arr. by Paul Lavender
Heart of Fire by Lauren Bernofsky
Student Information Form (for students to submit to their director)
- String Bass players have the opportunity to be considered for acceptance into one of the CBDA All-State Bands. Bass players must indicate on their application, which ensembles they wish to audition for.
Directors, please read the following instructions for setting up your Director’s account and adding student auditions.
Director Instructions for CODA All-State Orchestra Audition Submission
Schools with small or growing music programs may qualify for a School Fee Waiver. Information can be found at the bottom of our FAQs page.
Audition Excerpts and Instructions
Please contact Trish Adams at tadams@codaorchestras.org if you have any questions regarding the audition materials after speaking with your school music director. Please do not reach out to the guest conductors with audition questions.
2026 CODA Junior High All-State Orchestra Required Scales and Audition Excerpts
Student Instructions:
2026 CODA All-State Orchestras Recording Instructions
*Please note the new due date for auditions from previous years.
All recordings must be submitted electronically by November 3, 2025.