Performance Group concerts by invited schools, as well as the Intercollegiate concert, are free and open to the public. Concert attendees are requested to obtain Guest passes at Registration in Expo Hall during the following times:
— FRI 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
— SAT 8:00 – 10:00 AM
— Guest passes cannot be used to gain access to KMEA & KCDA state group concerts as those are ticketed events.
— FRI 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
— SAT 8:00 – 10:00 AM
— Guest passes cannot be used to gain access to KMEA & KCDA state group concerts as those are ticketed events.
Congratulations to the following groups for being selected to perform at the 2026 In-Service Workshop. Performance dates and times will be announced in the ISW Schedule, which is typically released in the latter part of January.
Arkansas City High School Bulldog Jazz Ensemble
SC
Chris VanGilder
Arkansas City High School Choir – Arkettes
SC
Logan Caywood
Baldwin Elementary Choir
NE
Katrina Jacobsen
Buhler High School Choir
SC
Kyler Comley
Butler Community College Percussion Ensemble
SC
Kim Trujillo
Derby High School Madrigals
SC
Tyler Morris
Derby North Middle School Choir – Millennium Falcons
SC
Rebecca Beard
Emporia State University A Cappella Choir
NC
Joshua Donaldson
Fort Hays State University Concert Choir
NW
Terry Crull
Friends University Chamber Orchestra
SC
Canes Nicolas
Friends University Flute Choir
SC
Amy Hoffman
Friends University Jazz Combo – Soulstice
SC
Nick Schroeder
Garden City High School Chorale
SW
Abigail Martinez
Goddard High School Percussion Group
SC
Micah Bolton
Kansas City Ad Astra Youth Apollo Orchestra
EC
Russ Pieken
Kansas City Kansas Community College Advanced Jazz Combo
NE
Brett Jackson
Kansas City Kansas Community College Chamber Choir
NE
John Stafford
Kansas State University Wind Symphony
NC
Alex Wimmer
Kansas University Chamber Choir
NE
Eduardo Garcia-Novelli
Kansas University Viola Choir
NE
Boris Vayner
Kansas University Wind Ensemble
NE
Matt Smith
Lansing High School Men’s Concert Choir
NE
Brian White
Lawrence Free State Brass Band
NE
Stuart O’Neil
Lindsborg Smoky Valley High School Viking Concert Band
SC
Adam Keller
Manhattan Flint Hills Youth Choirs – Konza Choir
NC
Janie Brokenicky
Manhattan High School Jazz Combo
NC
Devin Burr
McPherson High School Jazz Choir – Vita Voce
SC
Nicholas Griggs
Neodesha Northlawn Elementary Blue Energy Choir
SE
Lindsay Unruh
Olathe East High School Choir – Concordia
EC
Derek Cross
Olathe North High School Chamber Orchestra
EC
Cecily Mahan
Olathe Northwest High School Raven Jazz I
EC
Robert Davis
Olathe Santa Fe Trail Middle School 8th Grade Band
EC
Courtney Nichols
Olathe West High School Wind Ensemble
EC
Carol Lowman
Overland Park Oxford Middle School 7th and 8th Grade Combined Choir
EC
Kymberly Fromme
Overland Park Oxford Middle School Percussion Ensemble
EC
Johnathon Westcott
Pittsburg State University Wind Ensemble
SE
Andrew Chybowski
Salina Central High School Soul Jazz Ensemble
NC
Guillermo Rodriguez
Sterling High School Concert Band
SC
Abigail Giles
Topeka Seaman High School Viking Steel Ensemble
NE
Emory Dease
Topeka Washburn Rural High School Choir – This Generation
NE
Thomas Holcomb
Topeka Washburn Rural High School Jazz Ensemble I
NE
Luke Chaffee
Wichita Community Children’s Choir
SC
Jill Wiechman
Wichita Symphony Youth Chamber Players
SC
Catherine Tummons