Hello Choral Division! We hope you have all enjoyed a fun and relaxing summer break! We would like to extend a heartfelt THANK YOU to all of our officers, committee chairs and members who have worked this summer planning for this year. They continue working hard to make choral division even better for the future. The Choral Division leadership has been hard at work reviewing Interest Session proposals and working with our adjudicators for our performance choirs for the 2027 SCMEA Conference. We are excited to have eight performance choirs performing this year in addition to engaging sessions by Dr. Nicole Lamartine from the University of Central Washington. Please plan to attend the conference on February 4-6 2027 in Columbia. More information about performances and sessions will be shared at the Fall Choral Arts Clinic!
We hope you plan to join us for the Choral Arts Seminar on September 11 and 12th, 2026 at the University of South Carolina. What is the “Choral Arts Seminar” and why should you attend?
The Choral Division presents an annual Fall Choral Arts Seminar where directors can meet, get up to date information about events around the state, be inspired by great teaching from an esteemed clinician and vote on matters pertaining to the Choral Division.
This year’s Choral Arts Seminar will include workshops by Dr. Kenney Potter as well as other great opportunities to meet with other colleagues from across the state!
Most importantly you should be at Choral Arts to help us celebrate our Outstanding Performance Award winners and hear about all of the updates that we have this year for events around the state. There are a LOT of changes happening next year in the Choral Division and we will share that information at Choral Arts! Registration for Choral Arts weekend is open now. The cost for attending is $40 until September 1st for regular members and $10 for Collegiate/Student members. The registration cost will increase to $50 after September 2nd.
We have been busy updating our calendar for this year! You can see our dates below or visit www.choraldivision.org to see and link to our Google Calendar or find the updated dates on our website.
It takes many hands to keep the Choral Division running smoothly, and I invite each of you to be part of that collective effort. Please encourage new teachers in your area to get involved and help build the future of music education in our state. If I can ever be of service to you in any way, please don’t hesitate to reach out. It’s through collaboration and shared commitment that we’ll accomplish our goals for music education in South Carolina.
Thank you again for your dedication—and welcome to another exciting year with the South Carolina Music Educators Association.
SCMEA Choral Division Calendar 2026-2027
*tentative: dates are still subject to change
Last update: 7/29/26
September
1 Choral Arts Registration Deadline
1 Event Registration Forms Open
11-12 Choral Arts Seminar USC School of Music
18 HS Region Choir Registration Deadline
25 MS Clinics Registration Deadline: Fall Clinics
October
1 HS All-State Audition Registration Deadline
20 HS Region Choir: Northern Winthrop University
HS Region Choir: Central Newberry College
23 MS SSA & TB Clinic: Upstate Suber Rd. Baptist Church
26 MS SAB Clinic: Lowcountry Charleston Southern University
27 HS Region Choir: Southern Charleston Southern University
HS Region Choir: Western Furman University
29 MS SAB Clinic: Midlands Richland 2 PAC
30 MS SSA & TB Clinics: Horry Conway High School
MS SSA & TB Clinics: Northern Winthrop University
November
3-7 HS All-State Chorus Auditions Lexington 2 PAC
16 HS All-State Weekend Registration Opens
December
1 MS CPA Registration opens
11 HS All-State Weekend Registration Deadline
January
4 HS CPA Registration opens
29 MS CPA Registration Deadline
HS CPA Registration Deadline
30 Solo & Ensemble Registration Deadline
February
4-6 SCMEA Professional Development Conference Columbia Metropolitan
Convention Center
10 HS CPA Registration Deadline
12 MS Clinics Registration Deadline: 5/6th grade clinics
25-27 HS All-State Chorus Weekend Winthrop University
March
5 MS Clinics: Horry Region Choir Registration Deadline
5 MS 6th grade Clinic: Lowcountry Bethany United Methodist, Summerville
5 MS 5/6th grade Clinic: Horry Conway High School
11 MS 6th Grade Clinic: Anderson Anderson University
12 MS 6th Grade Clinic: Spartanburg Lyman United Methodist
15-16 HS CPA: Midlands Richland 2 PAC
15-16 MS CPA: Lowcountry Summer’s Corner PAC
17-18 HS CPA: Lowcountry Summer’s Corner PAC
18-19 HS CPA: Upstate Spartanburg High School
18-19 MS CPA: Upstate/Western First Baptist Clemson, Clemson
18-19 MS CPA: Midlands Lexington 2 PAC
23 MS 6th grade Clinic: Midlands Gilbert PAC
TBD MS CPA: Upstate/Eastern Morningside Baptist, Spartanburg (tentative)
April
2 MS Region Choir: Horry Theatre of the Republic
10 Solo & Ensemble: Upstate Greer High School
17 Solo & Ensemble: Upstate High Point Academy
17 Solo & Ensemble: Lowcountry West Ashley High School
17 Solo & Ensemble: Northern Rock Hill High School
May
1 Solo & Ensemble: Midlands White Knoll High School
16 OPA Submission Deadline
June
1 SCMEA Performing Ensemble Application Deadline
15 SCMEA Session Proposal Application Deadline