All-State Show Choir (ASSC) Auditions
ASSC Audition Information
Audition Registration Deadline: December 1, 2025
Audition Format: Virtual via Zoom
Dance/Choreography Video Released: January 6, 2026
Online Audition via Zoom: January 13 and 15, 2026
List Posted: January 30, 2026
Clinicians: See below
Festival Registration Deadline: February 24, 2026
All-State Show Choir Festival: March 26-28, 2026 at Spain Park High School, Birmingham, AL
- Students will receive an individual 5 minute time slot for singing, and each school will receive a ten minute time slot for dancing (per five students.)
- Students will be expected to “check out” of their school class to complete this audition through Zoom.
- Students will receive the cut to each song upon arrival to the audition. (Director will be sent the cut tracks the day of auditions and will be expected to facilitate the sound of both the singing and dance cuts.)
- All judging sessions will be recorded and the panel of adjudicators will be asked to use the rubric provided to judge based on the recorded session.
ASSC Audition Registration
The All-State Show Choir audition registration and payment postmark deadline is December 1, 2025. Registrations will not be accepted after December 1. Payments postmarked after December 1 will be charged a late fee. Contact Executive Secretary John Kincaid (execsecava@gmail.com) with any questions.
School Fee: $50
Student Fee: $25
ASSC Forms
ASSC Repertoire and Choreography
Complete music packets can be purchased through J.W. Pepper.
Rehearsal Tracks
Choral Tracks is the proud sponsor of a $1,000 scholarship for one of our Alabama Outstanding Choral Students each year. Please support Matthew Curtis and the wonderful Choral Tracks resource!
2025-2026 Clinicians
Mark Myers, All-State Show Choir Vocal Clinician
With over twenty years of experience, Mark Myers is a nationally recognized choral conductor and music educator. He has previously served on the choral faculty of Anima Glen Ellyn Children’s Chorus, Chicago Choir Academy, Uniting Voices Chicago, Esperanza High School and Waubonsie Valley High School. Mr. Myers is honored to be a part of the esteemed music program at Lafayette Jefferson High School, in his home state of Indiana directing The First Edition, A Cappella, and Varsity Singers.
Mark holds a Bachelor of Arts in Music Education from North Central College, a Master of Music in Music Education from Northwestern University, and has completed doctoral coursework in Choral Conducting and Ethnomusicology at UCLA. He is highly sought after as a guest choral conductor, clinician and adjudicator throughout the United States.
Farlanda Buchannon, All-State Show Choir Choreographer
Born and raised in Auburn, AL, Farlanda Buchannon found his love for the arts through vast choral experiences and the harmonious melodies of Southern gospel music in church. Growing up, he had exposure to various performance venues, most notably the Grand Ole Opry, as a singer/dancer in his high school show choir, Auburn Varsity Singers. He is a graduate of the University of Alabama at Birmingham, where he received his Bachelor of Arts in Music with a concentration in Vocal Performance. For the last four years, Farlanda has traveled throughout the southern United States and beyond as a choreographer and vocal coach for several middle and high school show choirs.
In addition to his conductor commitments, Farlanda serves as the in-house choreographer for Uniting Voices Chicago. He believes that teaching students from different racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds through diverse choral literature builds community and facilitates creativity. He also believes his identity as an African-American male plays an important role in his work as an educator.
Outside of Uniting Voices Chicago, Farlanda enjoys traveling and exploring the city of Chicago. He loves taking dance classes and spending time choreographing for the many show choir ensembles he instructs.