2027 All-State Honor Choir
Look for New Info & Audition Materials on May 1!
Indiana All-State Honor Choir 2027
January 15-16, 2027 – 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.
2027 Guest Conductor
Joshua Palkki (he/him) is Associate Professor of Music at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta where he leads the Chamber Choir and Glee Club. He is the co-author of Honoring Trans and Gender-Expansive Students in Music Education (Oxford University Press, 2021). Palkki holds degrees from Michigan State University (Ph.D. music education; choral conducting cognate), Northern Arizona University (M.M. choral conducting) where he studied under Dr. Edith Copley, and Ball State University (B.S. music education). Joshua has led (or will lead) honor choirs in California, Indiana, Nevada, Kansas, and Alabama. After making his Carnegie Hall debut in summer 2026, he will lead a tour to Ireland with KI Concerts in the summer of 2027. Prior to his appointment at Georgia Tech, Palkki served on the faculties of Arizona State University and California State University, Long Beach. At ASU he led the Barrett Choir and guided students in music education pedagogy, choral pedagogy, music teacher education, and choral conducting. At CSULB, Dr. Palkki taught courses in music education, interfaced with the College of Education, and led the University Choir. Under his leadership, that ensemble was selected to perform at the 2019 California Choral Directors Association (CCDA) State Conference. Joshua’s writing appears in several choral and music education publications including Choral Journal,Journal of Music Teacher Education, and Journal of Research in Music Education, Engaging Musical Practices: A Sourcebook for Middle School General Music (2nd edition), Routledge Companion of Jazz and Gender, and Oxford Handbook of Feminism in Music Education, and Oxford Handbook of Queer and Gender Studies in Music Education.
ASHC Audition Information
September 1-21, 2026
Find your area’s audition date using the map below.
The ASHC Roster is anticipated to be released during the week of September 28.
ASHC Area Map
Click on your area to access your area chair’s contact information, plus audition dates and details!
2027 AUDITION DATE:
Saturday, September 12, 2026
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.
2027 AUDITION DATE:
Saturday, September 12, 2026
Elkhart High School
9a-12p ET
Please email Xan Seymour to schedule auditions for your singers.
2027 AUDITION DATE:
Saturday, September 12, 2026
DeKalb High School
9a-1p ET
Enter via Door #26.
Please email Joshua Doubblestein 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.
2027 AUDITION DATE:
Monday, September 14, 2026
William Henry Harrison High School
4p-8p ET
Enter via Door A4 (main doors) and follow posted signage.
Signups are first come – first served. (Sign-Up Genius coming soon!)
Walk-in auditions are welcome and will be given the next available time slot for their voice part.
2027 AUDITION DATE:
Wednesday, September 16, 2026
Merillat Centre for the Arts, Huntington University
6p-9p ET
2027 AUDITION DATE:
Saturday, September 12, 2026
Delta High School
12p-3p ET
Enter via Door #29 on west side of building.
Please email Elana Camp to schedule auditions for your singers.
2027 AUDITION DATE:
Saturday, September 12, 2026
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.
2027 AUDITION DATE:
Monday, September 14, 2026
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.
2027 AUDITION DATE:
Sunday, September 13, 2026
Southridge High School
3p-5p ET
Auditions will be held first come – first served.
2027 AUDITION DATE:
Monday, September 14, 2026
Columbus North High School
4p-6p ET
Enter via Door 3. Park in the student parking lot nearest this entrance.
Please email Dan Borns to schedule auditions for your singers.
2027 AUDITION DATE:
Tuesday, September 8th
Jeffersonville High School
3:30p-7:30p ET
Park by the Marshall Center and enter via Door 32 labeled “Visual Arts.”
The Choir Room is down the hall to the left before the stairs.
Auditions will be held first come – first served.
ASHC Audition Prep Sessions
Open to students from any area for no cost!
Sessions will work on this year’s ASHC audition piece and the sight reading component.
Area 2A Prep Session
Friday, August 7th
4p-6:30p
Elkhart High School
2608 California Rd
Elkhart, IN 46514
Area 3B Prep Session
Saturday, August 22nd
1p-3p
William Henry Harrison High School
5701 North 50 West
West Lafayette, In 47906
Enter via Door A4
Southside Indianapolis Prep Session
Wednesday, August 26, 2026
7p-8:15p
University of Indianapolis
Christel DeHaan Fine Arts Center
1400 E. Hanna Ave
Indianapolis, IN 46227
Northside Indianapolis Prep Session
Wednesday, September 2, 2026
7p-8:15p
Indianapolis Children’s Choir Performing Arts Center
9111 Allisonville Rd
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
2026 ASHC Photos – Thank you Amy Lentz Photography!
2025 ASHC Photos – Thank you Amy Lentz Photography!
2024 ASHC Photos – Thank you Amy Lentz Photography!