ALL-STATE BAND FESTIVAL OUTLAW CONVENTION CENTER/RENAISSANCE RIVERVIEW PLAZA HOTEL Mobile, Alabama April 13-16, 2016 Wednesday, April 13 - All-State Solo Festival – University of South Alabama Laidlaw PAC Laidlaw PAC Lobby Practice rooms Band rehearsal hall Recital hall Recital hall 10:00 A. M. -5:30 P. M. 10:00 A.M.-6:50 P. M. 11:00 A.M.-6:30 P. M. 11:10 A.M.-5:50 P.M. 8:00 P. M. -Conclusion Check-in Warm-Up Woodwind/String Preliminaries Brass/Percussion Preliminaries State Solo Festival Finals Thursday, April 14 - All-State Auditions and Meetings Outlaw Convention Center/Renaissance Riverview Plaza Hotel Exhibit Hall East Ballroom East Ballroom 107 A & B Bon Secour Bay 1 1:00-7:00 P. M. 12:00-12:45 P. M. 1:00-5:30 P. M. 12:00-5:00 P. M. 12:00-5:00 P. M. Exhibits Open (Directors please visit our event sponsors) Director’s meeting (all directors must attend) Tabulation room (assigned personnel only) Warm-Up (Convention Center Lower level East side) Warm-Up (Riverview Plaza Hotel 2nd Floor Ball room) 1:00-5:00 P. M. Windjammer Room Schooner Room Riverboat Room Clipper Room Windjammer Room Mobile Bay BR 1 Mobile Bay BR 3 Grand Bay BR 1 Grand Bay BR 2 Mobile Bay BR 2 Mobile Bay BR 1 Jubilee Suite Mobile Bay BR 1 Chair placement auditions Renaissance Riverview Plaza Hotel Piccolos All Flutes Red/White Flutes Blue/MS Oboes/Bassoons HS Unassigned Oboes/Bassoons MS Eb Clarinets HS Unassigned Bb Clarinets Red Bb Clarinets White Bb Clarinets Blue Bb Clarinets MS Contra-Clarinets HS Unassigned Alto Saxophones All Tenor/Baritone Saxophones HS Unassigned Mobile Bay 1-2 7:00-9:00 P. M. ABA Executive Board meeting 1 Thursday, April 14 - All-State Auditions and Meetings Outlaw Convention Center/Renaissance Riverview Plaza Hotel-Mobile, AL 1:00-5:00 P. M. Dressing Room #1 Dressing Room #1 Dressing Room #2 Dressing Room #2 Dressing Room #2 Room 210 Room 211 Room 203-B Room 203-A Room 106-B Room 106-A Room 105-B Room 201-A Room 105-A West Ball Room Room 201 B-C-D Room 204 A-B Room 201 A-B Chair placement auditions Outlaw Convention Center Alto/Bass Clarinets Red/White/Blue String Bass HS Unassigned Alto/Bass/Contra Clarinets MS Tenor/Baritone Saxophones MS String Bass MS Horns Red/White Horns Blue/MS Trumpets Red/White Trumpets Blue/MS Trombones Red/White Trombones Blue/MS Baritones/Tubas MS Baritones Red/ White/Blue Tubas Red/White/Blue Percussion Red Percussion White Percussion Blue Percussion MS ALL-STATE BAND REHEARSALS 6:30-9:30 P. M. West Ball Room (BR) 201 B-C-D 204 A-B 202 A-B Red Band White Band Blue Band Middle School Band CURFEW FOR ALL PARTICIPANTS-11:00 P. M. Audition results will be posted at the entrance to each band’s rehearsal location immediately following the chair placement auditions. 2 Friday, April 15 - All-State Band Rehearsals – Meetings Outlaw Convention Center (ABA meetings will be at the hotel) Exhibit Hall 8:30-11:30 A. M. and 12:00-5:00 P.M. EXHIBITS OPEN Exhibit Hall 8:30-9:30 A. M. Exclusive time to visit exhibits (Directors) ALL-STATE BAND REHEARSALS 8:30 A. M. -5:30 P. M. West Ball Room\ Red Band 201 B-C-D White Band 204 A-B Blue Band 202 A-B Middle School Band Bon Secour Bay 2 (Hotel) 10:00-11:30 A. M. ABA General Business meeting Exhibit Hall 106 A-B Bon Secour Bay 1 12:00-1:30 P. M. 12:00-1:00 P. M. 2:00-4:00 P. M. Lunch for participating students* Phi Beta Mu Luncheon Possible committee meeting/clinic TBA Saenger Theater 8:00-9:00 P.M USA WIND ENSEMBLE CONCERT *Meal vouchers will be sold Thursday afternoon in the Exhibit Hall Area and Friday morning on the Concourse Level (until 10:00 A. M.) CURFEW FOR ALL PARTICIPANTS-11:30 P. M. Saturday, April 16 - All-State Band Rehearsals Outlaw Convention Center (ABA meetings will be at the hotel) Mobile Civic Center Arena 8:00-8:45 A. M. 8:45-9:30 A. M. 9:30-10:15 A. M. 10:15-11:00 A. M. Renaissance Riverview Plaza Hotel Bon Secour Bay 1 9:00-9:30 A. M. Bon Secour Bay 1 9:45-10:45 A.M. Middle School Rehearsal Blue Band Rehearsal White Band Rehearsal Red Band Rehearsal ABA Board Meeting (Directors-please remain outside until the board meeting has concluded) ABA General Business Meeting Mobile Civic Center Arena 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm All-State Band Festival Concert (All Bands) 3