Welcome to the Mixed and Treble Chorus page!

OkMEA has only one audition process for both the Mixed and Treble Choruses. Every interested student auditions for the Mixed Chorus. The committee will place singers after the final round.

OkMEA All-State Chorus Audition Guidelines (Revised 2022)

Mixed Chorus Repertoire List (through 2025)

Treble Chorus Repertoire List (through 2025)

Choral Business Meeting (January 2024)

Choral Business Meeting (October 2024)

Choral Business Meeting (January 2025)

• Fill out a Non-Traditional Voice Part Registration Form for each student
• Inform Mindy Bettridge, Mixed Chorus Chair, by email of the non-traditional voice part selection.
• Scan your form and email to to Mindy Bettridge as an attachment or deliver it to your Quad Chair at the first round audition site.

• Steveanne Bielich, Choral Vice President
• Mindy Bettridge, Mixed Chorus Chair

Important Financial Information

1. All application fees must be paid by credit card, check, or purchase order by the associated entry deadline.
2. Applications without a payment on file by the first deadline will automatically be charged the second deadline fee.
3. Applications without a payment on file by the second deadline will have the opportunity to pay emergency deadline fees.
4. Applications without a payment on file by the emergency deadline will be removed from consideration for the ensemble.

Additional Information:

• All Emergency Fees must be paid by credit card only.
• Purchase orders are a valid form of payment for entries.
• Schools paying by PO will be invoiced by the OkMEA Office and final payment will be due upon receipt.

Vendor Information
OkMEA
Attn: Chorus
PO Box 886
Muskogee, OK, 74402

Click here to download a W9 for your financial office!

Treble Chorus Conductor – Andrea Ramsey

Dr. Andrea Ramsey enjoys an international presence as a composer, conductor, scholar and music educator. An award-winning composer with nearly 200
works to date, she previously held positions at The Ohio State University and
the University of Colorado Boulder before leaping into full-time guest conducting
and composing.

Mixed Chorus Conductor – Jake Runestad

Considered “one of the best of the younger American composers” (Chicago Tribune), EMMY®-winning and GRAMMY®-nominated composer and conductor Jake Runestad has received commissions and performances from several leading ensembles and organizations. Jake is one of the most frequently performed composers of concert music. His thoughtful and compelling works
have been heard in thousands of performances across the globe.

Last updated on October 31, 2025

Click here to access important repertoire notes!

G-TOMS Registration Information

Entries are not considered complete without a form of payment on file in G-TOMS.

*SPECIAL NOTE: If you have students who need to audition in a different quad due to a conflict, you will still enter them in your original quad. Once the entries are complete, send an email to David Gorham ([email protected]) with the list of students who need to change quads. Please include your name, school, original quad, and new quad request in the body of the email.

1. Go to G-TOMS to register as a director (Director Registration Video)
   1. Use the email address you prefer for communication throughout the All-State process
   2. As you are registering, you will be prompted to enter your NAfME membership number
      1. Your membership must remain current throughout the All-State process (through January)
      2. Messages will pop-up if your membership is about to expire or will expire during the All-State process
   3. If your school does not appear in the list OR your school is assigned to the wrong Quad, please contact David Gorham at 918.384.9731
2. Once you are registered with G-TOMS, you may enter your students individually OR send students the student link to complete their registration (Entry Procedures Video)
   1. Please note that a Parent/Guardian Name and email will be required for all students auditions for All-State
   2. Do NOT put your name and email address as the Parent/Guardian
   3. All Emergency Entries will need to be sent directly to Mark Cain who will enter them into G-TOMS.
   4. *SPECIAL NOTE: If you have students who need to audition in a different quad due to a conflict, you will still enter them in your original quad. Once the entries are complete, send an email to David Gorham ([email protected]) with the list of students who need to change quads. Please include your name, school, original quad, and new quad request in the body of the email.
3. You have THREE options to pay for your entries–credit card, purchase order, or check (Payment Procedures Video)
   1. If you are paying by purchase order or check, save a picture of the check or PO to your computer
   2. You will be prompted to upload a picture of your check or PO when using these forms of payment
      1. Once you upload the picture of your check, MAIL it to the OkMEA Office (Attn: Children’s Chorus)
      2. Purchase orders do not need to be mailed to the OkMEA Office
   3. OkMEA will bill all schools who did not pay by credit card after the second deadline.
      1. If you do not receive your invoice, please contact Jay Huffer at [email protected] 
   4. All Emergency Entries will need to be paid by credit card on G-TOMS.

If paying by check, mail the physical check with your invoice to:
OkMEA
All-State Choral Auditions
PO Box 886
Muskogee, OK 74402