2024 ATSSB All-State Band Links

Letter of Congratulations with instructions for State

Please go to this URL (https://www.atssb.org/all-state-band-student-information/) to fill out the data we need for our records. You may be asked to do this by TMEA also, but we need this for ATSSB purposes.

Press Release for ATSSB All-State students (do not use the one available from the TMEA site)

Piccolo and Eb Soprano Clarinet with details regarding auditions for these instruments

Map of San Antonio showing rehearsal and performance sites

Rehearsal Schedule

State Chair Audition Rules and Procedures detailing the process used for state chair auditions

Hotels in San Antonio to give to directors who might need this information to give to parents wanting to go for the concerts

Hotel Tax Exemption Form

2024 ATSSB All-State Band Chair Audition Excerpts

You will audition for chairs using cuts as marked on the parts below. Instruments will use the part assigned to them with cuts as marked. Be sure you are using the correct excerpts by verifying it with your band director. There will be NO SCALES and NO AREA ETUDES used in chair auditions at State.

3A CONCERT BAND	COLOR INSTRUMENTS	4A SYMPHONIC BAND
3A PICCOLO	OBOE	4A PICCOLO
3A FLUTE	BASSOON	4A FLUTE
3A CLARINET	ALTO CLARINET	Eb SOPRANO CLARINET
3A BASS CLARINET	Eb CONTRABASS CLARINET	4A CLARINET
3A ALTO SAXOPHONE	Bb CONTRABASS CLARINET	4A BASS CLARINET
3A FRENCH HORN	TENOR SAXOPHONE	4A ALTO SAXOPHONE
3A TRUMPET	BARITONE SAXOPHONE	4A FRENCH HORN
3A TENOR TROMBONE	BASS TROMBONE	4A TRUMPET
3A EUPHONIUM BC	STRING BASS	4A TENOR TROMBONE
3A BARITONE TC		4A EUPHONIUM BC
3A TUBA		4A BARITONE TC
3A PERCUSSION		4A TUBA
		4A PERCUSSION

You may only print the excerpts above for your practice leading up to chair auditions at state, after which you must delete any copies you may have printed or saved on your computer or any other media. We only have publisher permission to make excerpts available online for this chair audition. Published parts are purchased by ATSSB for the rehearsal and concert.

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You can find recordings of all of the pieces programmed for the ATSSB All-State Bands online or elsewhere.

The entire program for both bands is scheduled as follows:

Concert Band under the direction of William Owens (Composer and Retired Educator):

Star-Spangled Banner by John Stafford Smith, harmonized by Walter Damrosch, arranged by John Philip Sousa
Melodious Thunk by David Biedenbender
After the Darkness by William Owens
H.M. Jollies by Kenneth J. Alford, ed. William Owens
White Crow by William Owens (commissioned by ATSSB)
The Wellerman Come by Travis J. Weller
Signature by Jan Van der Roost

Symphonic Band under the direction of Dr. Michael Golermo (Iowa State University):

Of Our New Day Begun by Omar Thomas
Aurora Awakes by John Mackey
Temperance by Aaron Perrin
The Fairest of the Fair by John Philip Sousa, ed. Brion & Schissel