Fall 2026 Bay Section Conference Honor Groups
Student Nominations are open! (Scroll Down for Google Form Links)
CMEA Bay Section offers Conference Honor Groups for Jr High/Middle School students as part of our Fall Conference. This is a wonderful experience for students where they rehearse intensely over the course of two days leading to a performance on Saturday afternoon. The conductors are highly respected music educators from across the state, and rehearsals are open for conference participants to drop in and watch. Our Conference Honor Groups include a Concert Band, a String Orchestra and two Choirs (SSA, and SATB).
Teachers may nominate students in Grades 7-9 for participation.
- Middle school teachers can nominate students in 7th and 8th grade, and high school teachers are welcome to nominate their 9th graders.
- Each school may nominate up to six (6) students for Choir, five (5) students for Band, and five (5) students for Orchestra.
- The nomination process can be done on our website or via Google Forms mailed out to our membership.
- Students are nominated by their directors in early September and then notified if they are selected in October. Please see the full timeline below.
Help us by spreading the word about this opportunity to area directors, and getting your students nominated for this outstanding experience!
We look forward to your nominations of deserving middle school student musicians to our honor conference groups at our Conference on October 30-31, 2026.
Nominations for the Bay Section Conference will open Monday 8/24/26. (updated 8/19/26)
Directors/Students will be notified of their accepted students by September 25.
Honor Group 2026 Timeline
- August 24, Student Nominations Open
- September 11, Nominations Close
- September 25 Directors/Students Notified of Admission
- October 5, All Music Mailed/Shared to Participants via Google Drive
- October 9, Payment Deadline/Medical and Release Forms Due
- October 19, Reminder Email Sent of all Details
- October 26, Final Email
- October 30-31, Conference
**All Concerts will conclude by 2:30pm on 10/31**
Participating schools will be able to have students/parents provide payment either by check or PayPal. The fee for each participating student is $125. After the participants have been selected, the Special Representatives will communicate further instructions to the honor student’s director.
It is important that you double check that all of your students have paid by the deadline. If you have any outstanding payments due our new treasurer will contact you and the student via email.
Checks can be made payable to: CMEA Bay Section, and mailed to:
CMEA Bay Section
526 W Fremont Ave #2189
Sunnyvale, CA 94087