Meara Crozier from Clear Creek Amana High School has attained the highest individual honor available to Iowa high school musicians by being selected as a member of the 2024 All-State Band.

Meara Crozier is a senior trumpet player who got accepted on the 1st Trumpet Part. 

The 2024 Festival will celebrate the 78th anniversary of this prestigious event. District Auditions for the 276-piece All-State Band, 214-piece All-State Orchestra, and 601-member All-State Chorus were held Saturday, October 26, 2024, at LeMars, Hampton, Independence, Atlantic, Indianola, and Washington. Approximately 17% of the students who audition are selected for membership in the All-State ensembles. 

Participants will rehearse in Ames on Friday and Saturday, November 22 and 23, and the Festival Concert will be presented to the public at 7:30 PM in Hilton Coliseum, Iowa State University, Ames, on Saturday evening, November 23, 2024. Iowa PBS will record the concert for re-broadcast. Please check the Iowa PBS website (www.iowapbs.org) for the exact dates and times.

Sophomore Liahna Malin achieved the honor of being recognized as a 2nd alternate for All-State on clarinet.

Eleven students from CCA total auditioned for the band and two students for choir and did a fantastic job with what is a very competitive audition.