Selected Groups

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.
Congratulations to the following groups for being selected to perform at the 2025 In-Service Workshop. Performance dates and times will be announced in the ISW Schedule, which is typically released in the latter part of January.
Andover Prairie Creek Elementary Singers
Rebecca Routh

Augusta High School Concert Band
James Hollingsworth

Augusta High School Jazz Ensemble
Todd Hollis

Baldwin High School Jazz Ensemble
Stuart O’Neil

Benedictine College Percussion Ensemble
Tom Davoren

Bethel College Concert Choir
Henry Waters

Buhler Prairie Hills Middle School Jazz Band
Alexander Meek

Butler Community College Jazz Ensemble
Brett Martinez

Derby Middle School Symphonic Band
Ethan Wagoner

Derby Middle School Treblemaker Honor Choir
Heidi Richert

Friends University Saxophone Quartet
Matt Koehn

Friends University Singing Quakers
Rayvon Moore

Friends University Wind Ensemble
Shawn Knopp

Jopara Ensemble
Aleia Gonzalez Allen

Kansas City Kansas Community College Vocal Jazz Ensemble – The Standard
John Stafford

Kansas State University Wind Ensemble
Frank Tracz

Lansing High School Women’s Ensemble
Brian White

Lawrence Free State High School Chamber Choir
Joshua East

Lawrence New Horizons Band
Johannah Cox

Leawood Prairie Star Middle School Orchestra
Sheri Cain

Manhattan High School Chamber Choir
Chad Pape

Manhattan High School Chamber Orchestra
Cody Toll

McPherson College Jazz Band
Kyle Hopkins

Newton High School Jazz Ensemble 1
Gregory Bergman

Olathe Frontier Trail Middle School 8th Grade Band
Sara Smitko

Olathe North High School Wind Ensemble
Joshua Maddux

Olathe Summit Trail Middle School Sabercat Jazz Ensemble
Joshua Hankey

Overland Park Blue Valley High School Wind Ensemble
Paul Bessetti

Overland Park Blue Valley Northwest High School Chamber Singers
Beth Richey-Sullivan

Pratt High School Chamber Singers
Brandon Wade

Rose Hill High School Rocketaires Choir
Riley McKee

Southwestern College Children’s Choir
Nikki Kirk

Tecumseh Shawnee Heights High School Choraliers
Nicolas Carr

Topeka Seaman High School Viking Jazz Ensemble 1
Cale Paquette

University of Kansas Symphony Orchestra
Creston Herron

University of Kansas Treble Choir
Eduardo Garcia-Novelli

Washburn University Chorale
Lawrence Abernathy

Washburn University Faculty Woodwind Quintet
Rebecca Meador

Washburn University Percussion Group
Von Hansen

Washburn University Wind Ensemble
Anya Pogorelova

Wichita State University Concert Chorale
Ryan Beeken

Wichita State University Jazz Arts Ensemble 1
James Pisano

Wichita State University Shocker Choir
Tom Wine

Wichita Wind Symphony
Timothy Shade