2024 All-State Middle Level String Orchestra

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INFORMATION ABOUT THE ALL-STATE MIDDLE LEVEL STRING ORCHESTRA

What is the All-State Middle Level String Orchestra?
Strings students in seventh and eighth grades (whose teachers are NMEA members) are offered a chance to work with acclaimed conductors during the Nebraska Music Education Association Conference/Clinic. The 2024 All-State Middle Level String Orchestra will take place on Wednesday, November 20 with a final concert at 4:00 pm at the Lied Center for Performing Arts.

This event is in partnership with the Nebraska Chapter of the American String Teacher's Association.

Who can attend?

• Students attending must be registered and attending the school or home school listed on the registration
• Students must be under the direction of an NMEA member. If you need to become a member or renew your membership, visit www.nafme.org/membership/join/.
• Students must be in the seventh or eighth grades during the 2024-2025 school year
• The director MUST be registered and attend the Conference with their student(s).

2024 ALL-STATE MIDDLE LEVEL STRING ORCHESTRA CONDUCTOR

Dr. Anthony Trecek-King is a highly acclaimed choral conductor, scholar, pedagogue, and media personality with a career spanning over 20 years. He is an active guest conductor and serves as a Resident Conductor (chorus) with the Handel and Haydn Society. Recognized for his ability to create moving performances that exhibit a surprising range of dynamics and depth of expression, Dr. Trecek-King excels at cultivating vocal and instrumental musicians at all levels. Through his collaborative rehearsal style, he bridges the gap between high art and humanity, captivating audiences while maintaining exceptional sonic quality.

Trecek-King’s performances have been heralded as “moving” and possessing a “surprising range of dynamics and depth of expression.” He enjoys cultivating all levels of vocal and instrumental musicians, from youth through professional, using a collaborative rehearsal style. His skill lies in bridging the gap between high art and humanity, drawing audiences into deeply moving performances through acute shaping, expression, and stagecraft, all without compromising sonic quality.

As a conductor and clinician Trecek-King has worked with a variety of artists and ensembles including Leslie Odom Jr., Melinda Doolittle, the San Francisco Symphony Chorus, The Houston Chamber Choir, Seraphic Fire, Keith Lockhart, John Williams, Simon Halsey, Yo Yo Ma, Roomful of Teeth, Cindy Blackman-Santana and NFL star Patrick Chung. He has led performances in world-renowned venues including Boston Symphony Hall, the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., Carnegie Hall in New York City, Royal Albert Hall in London, and the Sydney Opera House. Ensembles under his direction were integral to projects that have won a Pulitzer Prize (Madam White Snake, Zhou Long), received a Grammy (Fantastic Mr. Fox, Boston Modern Orchestra Project), and earned the National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Award from Presidential Committee on the Arts (Boston Children’s Chorus).

Dr. Trecek-King has gained international acclaim for his collaborations with choirs and orchestras worldwide, including the University of Cologne Chamber Choir, the National Youth Choir of Great Britain, members of the Schola Cantorum de Venezuela, the Juvenil Schola Cantorum, the University Simón Bolívar, and Polifonija, a state chorus of Lithuania. He has even had the privilege of serving as a guest conductor for both choir and orchestra during a semester of residence at the Technische Universität Braunschweig in Germany. Notably, he was the sole American conductor chosen to participate in both the Eric Ericson Masterclass in the Netherlands and the Eric Ericson Award, an international conducting competition held in Sweden.

He holds a B.M. in Cello Performance from the University of Nebraska at Omaha, an M.M. in Orchestral Conducting from Florida State University, and a D.M.A. in Choral Conducting from Boston University. Currently residing in Boston, he shares his life with his partner Melanie (of Thinking is Power) and their beloved cat. 

2024 ALL-STATE MIDDLE LEVEL ORCHESTRA REPERTOIRE

2024 ALL-STATE MIDDLE LEVEL STRING ORCHESTRA RESULTS

The 2024 All-State Middle Level String Orchestra has been selected, and the participant list is available to view. Click the link below to view the list.

View the Middle Level Orchestra Participants

We look forward to the 2024 All-State performances and the opportunity to work with such dedicated youth from all across our great state!

DIRECTOR INFORMATION

IMPORTANT DOCUMENTS

• Image Release Form
• Ticket Order Form (will be available soon!)

DAY OF SCHEDULE

The Middle Level String Orchestra schedule can also be found on page 2 of the NMEA Conference Schedule. All scheduled times are in Central Time.
The schedule is subject to change.

PARENT/GUARDIAN INFORMATION

ORDER FORMS

• Photo Order Form (from Anderson Studio)
• Audio/Video Recording Form (from Soundwaves)
• Ticket Order Form (will be available soon!)