Auditions September 2-27.
Check your Area’s Audition Date on the map below!
Audition Materials Released May 1
Indiana All-State Honor Choir 2026
January 16-17, 2026 – The Embassy Theatre & Purdue University Fort Wayne
Presented as a part of the IMEA Professional Development Conference, this ensemble is open to all high school-aged singers who participate regularly in a choral ensemble in their school or community led by a sponsoring choral director who is an active member of ACDA.
2026 Guest Conductor
Dr. Pearl Shangkuan is a highly sought-after conductor, lecturer and clinician who has led performances and workshops on six continents. As of July 1, 2025, she is the National Vice President of the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA), having previously served on the Board of Directors of Chorus America, as well as ACDA central division president and ACDA Michigan state president. She is the chorus director of the Grand Rapids Symphony, a Grammy-nominated professional orchestra and Professor Emerita of Music at Calvin University in Grand Rapids,
Michigan.
Appointed in 2022 as the Editor of Hinshaw Music, a major choral music publisher in North America, she also has a signature choral series with earthsongs and is the music editor of the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship choral series published by GIA. She has conducted several times at Carnegie Hall and other major concert halls in the US and was an invited guest lecturer at the World Symposium for Choral Music held in Seoul, South Korea. Her guest conducting engagements regularly take her to Europe, Asia, and across North America. This season, she also has guest engagements in New Zealand and South America.
Dr. Shangkuan has served on the jury of several international choral competitions in Europe and Asia and has led conducting masterclasses for the ACDA national and Chorus America conferences. She has also been artist-in-residence for various prominent graduate music programs and institutions across the US. She has conducted numerous All State choirs, ACDA national and division honor choirs, and choral festivals nationally and internationally and has headlined several ACDA state and other professional conferences. She has commissioned and premiered numerous choral works and her choirs have performed at ACDA national, division and state conferences.
The Michigan YWCA honored her with its Arts Tribute Award in 2007. In 2013, Michigan ACDA honored her with the Maynard Klein Choral Award for “artistic excellence and lifetime leadership in choral music.” In 2020, she received a Calvin University Award for Excellence in Teaching. In 2023, the National Collegiate Choral Organization (NCCO) gave her its Honorary Life Member Award for “distinguished leadership and extraordinary service to the choral community, both nationally and internationally.”
ASHC Audition Information
September 2-25, 2025
Find your area’s audition date using the map below.
The ASHC Roster is anticipated to be released on October 1.
ASHC Area Map
Click on your area to access your area chair’s contact information, plus audition dates and details!
2026 AUDITION DATE:
Saturday, September 6, 2025
Hanover Central High School
12p-4p CT
Enter via Performing Arts Door at back.
Schedule auditions for your singers HERE.
2026 AUDITION DATE:
Monday, September 15, 2025
Benton Central High School ET
3p-4p
Enter via Door 11.
Please email Josh DeJarlais to schedule auditions for your singers.
2026 AUDITION DATE:
Saturday, September 13, 2025
Elkhart High School
9a-12p ET
Please email Xan Seymour to schedule auditions for your singers.
2026 AUDITION DATE:
Saturday, September 13, 2025
Music Center at Purdue University – Fort Wayne
9a-1p ET
Parking Garage 3 is directly across the circle drive from the Music Center.
Please sign up here to schedule auditions for your singers.
2026 AUDITION DATE:
Saturday, September 20, 2025
Culver Academies
1p-4p ET
Enter via any door adjacent to the parking lot.
Auditions will be held first come – first served.
2026 AUDITION DATE:
Monday, September 15, 2025
William Henry Harrison High School
4p-8p ET
Enter via Door B2 on the northside of the building by the baseball field.
Auditions will be held first come – first served.
2026 AUDITION DATE:
Wednesday, September 10, 2025
Merillat Centre for the Arts, Huntington University
6p-9p ET
2026 AUDITION DATE:
Saturday, September 13, 2025
Delta High School
2p-5p ET
Enter via Main Athletic Entrance on east side of building.
Please email Elana Camp to schedule auditions for your singers.
2026 AUDITION DATE:
Saturday, September 13, 2025
Plainfield High School
8:30a-1:30p ET
Enter via Door #25.
Please email Michael Hummel to schedule auditions for your singers.
2026 AUDITION DATE:
Monday, September 22, 2025
Northview High School
3:45p-5:30p ET
Enter via Door #9 on north side of building by band semi.
Auditions will be held first come – first served.
2026 AUDITION DATE:
Monday, September 8, 2025
Guerin Catholic High School
4:30p-7:30p ET
Enter via Door 1. Head to the end of the main hallway to find the music dept on the left.
Auditions will be held first come – first served.
2026 AUDITION DATE:
Monday, September 22, 2025
Centerville High School
5p-8p ET
Enter via Door 40 by parking lot and follow posted signage.
Please email Kathleen Anderson to schedule auditions for your singers.
2026 AUDITION DATE:
Monday, September 22, 2025
Castle High School
5p-7p CT
Enter via Main Entrance.
Auditions will be held first come – first served.
2026 AUDITION DATE:
Sunday, September 21, 2025
Jasper High School
3p-5p ET
Enter via Door 2.
Auditions will be held first come – first served.
2026 AUDITION DATE:
Monday, September 15, 2025
Batesville High School
4p-6p ET
Enter via Door X.
Please email Dan Borns to schedule auditions for your singers.
2026 AUDITION DATE:
Tuesday, September 9th
North Harrison Middle School
3:30p-7:30p ET
Enter via Middle School Fieldhouse and follow signage.
Auditions will be held first come – first served.
ASHC Audition Prep Sessions
Open to students from any area!
Sessions will work on this year’s ASHC audition piece and the sight reading component.
Area 3B Prep Session
Saturday, August 23rd
7p-8:30p
William Henry Harrison High School
5701 N 50 W
West Lafayette, IN 47906
Southside Indianapolis Prep Session
Tuesday, August 26th
7p-8:30p
University of Indianapolis
Christel DeHaan Fine Arts Center
1400 E. Hanna Ave
Indianapolis, IN 46227
Northside Indianapolis Prep Session
Tuesday, September 2nd
7p-8:30p
Indianapolis Children’s Choir Performing Arts Center
9111 Allisonville Road
Indianapolis, IN 46250
Meet the ASHC Team
Jennifer Kitzmiller, ASHC Coordinator
Brian Adcock, ASHC Assistant Coordinator
Joshua DeJarlais, Rehearsal Coordinator
John Kendall, Chaperone Coordinator
Indiana ASHC History
Past Event Photos
2025 ASHC Photos – Thank you Amy Lentz Photography!
2024 ASHC Photos – Thank you Amy Lentz Photography!