Website Updated 8/23/2025
A message from the President, Sarah Ray:
Hello WCMMEA Music Teachers,
On Saturday, January 31st at 7:45AM, please join us for breakfast and our annual WCMMEA Business meeting held in the Island Room at Margaritaville.
We will be voting on a few updates to our WCMMEA Constitution and we have attached them for you to view prior to the meeting. Please visit the following link to view the proposal.
PROPOSED CHANGES
Please note, we will send the ballot out for these changes and officers to be voted on the week of January 26.
Thanks,
Sara Ray, WCMMEA President
On Saturday, January 31st at 7:45AM, please join us for breakfast and our annual WCMMEA Business meeting held in the Island Room at Margaritaville.
We will be voting on a few updates to our WCMMEA Constitution and we have attached them for you to view prior to the meeting. Please visit the following link to view the proposal.
PROPOSED CHANGES
Please note, we will send the ballot out for these changes and officers to be voted on the week of January 26.
Thanks,
Sara Ray, WCMMEA President
Important Information! Please Read:
In order to ensure that students in the West Central (WC) district are afforded every educational experience possible, the WC District board met on August 31, 2022 and voted to suspend the adopted All District Band and Jazz Band policies and procedures. The Board has begun construction of an alternative audition scenario for member institution(s) that will be competing in the Bands of America Grand National Event which coincides with the WC All District Band auditions on November 12th, 2022. Information on the updated audition procedures will be forthcoming as soon as possible.
-Sara Summers, WCMMEA President
In order to ensure that students in the West Central (WC) district are afforded every educational experience possible, the WC District board met on August 31, 2022 and voted to suspend the adopted All District Band and Jazz Band policies and procedures. The Board has begun construction of an alternative audition scenario for member institution(s) that will be competing in the Bands of America Grand National Event which coincides with the WC All District Band auditions on November 12th, 2022. Information on the updated audition procedures will be forthcoming as soon as possible.
-Sara Summers, WCMMEA President
Welcome to the West Central District!
All directors (vocal and instrumental) please register with our district so we can get information to you!
All events (JH & HS) are $10 as of 2022-2023
2026-2027 Executive Board
President: Dr. Chris Kindle (State Fair Community College) [email protected]
President-Elect: Jordan Summers (Marshall) [email protected]
Past-President: Sarah Ray (Warrensburg) [email protected]
Secretary/Treasurer: Sarah Cook (Lafayette Co) [email protected]
District Choir VP: Sharon Doll (Holden) [email protected]
9/10 Honor Choir VP: Keaton Denney (Lone Jack) [email protected]
JH Honor Choir VP: Ashley Bates (Sedalia) [email protected]
5/6 Honor Choir VP: Daniel Wright (Sedalia) [email protected]
District Band VP: Andrew Fischer (Smith-Cotton) [email protected]
District Band VP Elect: Kelly Reuther (State Fair Community College) [email protected]
JH Honor Band VP: Rachel Mrosko (Wellington-Napoleon) [email protected]
District Jazz VP: Eimile Lewis (Holden) [email protected]
District Orchestra VP: Johnny Rotolo (Odessa) [email protected]
JH Honor Orchestra VP: Sara Summers (Marshall) [email protected]
Mentoring Chair: Sara Summers (Marshall) [email protected]
College Representative: Dr. Corey Seapy (University of Central Missouri) [email protected]
Technology Chair: Avery Mather (Smith-Cotton) [email protected]
President-Elect: Jordan Summers (Marshall) [email protected]
Past-President: Sarah Ray (Warrensburg) [email protected]
Secretary/Treasurer: Sarah Cook (Lafayette Co) [email protected]
District Choir VP: Sharon Doll (Holden) [email protected]
9/10 Honor Choir VP: Keaton Denney (Lone Jack) [email protected]
JH Honor Choir VP: Ashley Bates (Sedalia) [email protected]
5/6 Honor Choir VP: Daniel Wright (Sedalia) [email protected]
District Band VP: Andrew Fischer (Smith-Cotton) [email protected]
District Band VP Elect: Kelly Reuther (State Fair Community College) [email protected]
JH Honor Band VP: Rachel Mrosko (Wellington-Napoleon) [email protected]
District Jazz VP: Eimile Lewis (Holden) [email protected]
District Orchestra VP: Johnny Rotolo (Odessa) [email protected]
JH Honor Orchestra VP: Sara Summers (Marshall) [email protected]
Mentoring Chair: Sara Summers (Marshall) [email protected]
College Representative: Dr. Corey Seapy (University of Central Missouri) [email protected]
Technology Chair: Avery Mather (Smith-Cotton) [email protected]
2026-2027 Dates and Location
District Choir & 9/10 Honor Choir
- Auditions (11th & 12th Grade): Saturday, September 12, 2026 (Holden High School)
- Performance (District Choir-State Auditions/Treble Choir/9th & 10th Honor Choir): Saturday, October 17, 2026 (Oak Grove High School)
- Registration Deadline: Sunday, October 25, 2025
- Performance: Saturday, November 7, 2026 (University of Central Missouri, Hendricks Hall)
- Registration Deadline: Friday, February 19, 2027
- Performance/Rehearsal: Saturday, March 6, 2027 (University of Central Missouri, Hendricks Hall)
- Auditions: Saturday, November 14, 2026 (Warrensburg High School)
- State Band Auditions: Saturday, December 6, 2026 (Columbia-Hickman High School)
- Performance: Friday, January 8 - Saturday, January 9, 2027 (University of Central Missouri)
- Auditions: Saturday, November 14, 2026 (Warrensburg High School)
- State Jazz Band Auditions: December 6, 2025 (Columbia-Hickman High School)
- Performance: Friday, January 15, 2027 (Warrensburg High School) and Saturday, January 16, 2027 (Smith-Cotton High School)
- Weather Date: TBD
- Auditions: Saturday, November 14, 2026 (Warrensburg High School)
- Performance: Saturday January 16 , 2027 (Smith-Cotton High School)
- Weather Date: TBD
- Nominations: Open Monday, October 5, 2026 and Close Friday, October 23, 2026
- Performance: Saturday, December 12, 2026 (Smith-Cotton Junior High)
- Date and Time TBD
- September 24, 2025- Starbucks in Warrensburg- 800 N. Maguire
- November 19, 2025- Leaning Side Restaurant in Marshall- 7 N. Lafayette Ave.
- February 11, 2026- El Tapatio in Sedalia- 3000 S. Limit Ave (US-65 Highway)
- May 16, 2026- Arcadian Moon Winery in Higginsville- 19203 US-40 Highway (Big end of year celebration, Appetizers provided by WCMMEA)
WCMMEA All District Scholarship Recipients
Jordan Harms - Sherwood
Gabriel Toderescu-Stavila - Smith-Cotton
Gabriel Toderescu-Stavila - Smith-Cotton
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