KMEA All-State Treble Choir
All-State Treble Choir
Century II Convention Hall
Sat - Mar. 1, 2025 - 11:30 AM
Interview with clinician Joshua Palkki
Joshua Palkki
2025 KMEA All-State Treble Choir Conductor
Joshua Palkki is Assistant Professor of Music Learning and Teaching/Choral Conducting and Associate Director of Choral Activities at Arizona State University and co-author of Honoring Trans and Gender-Expansive Students in Music Education published in 2021 by Oxford University Press (with Dr. Matthew Garrett, Case Western Reserve University). At ASU, he leads the Barrett Choir and guides students in music education pedagogy, choral pedagogy, music teacher education, and choral conducting. Dr. Palkki is an internationally recognized scholar on topics of equity and justice in (choral) music education, particularly centering on inclusive practices for LGBTQA students and teachers.
Prior to his appointment at ASU, Palkki served on the faculty at California State University, Long Beach where he 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.
Palkki earned a Ph.D. in music education (choral conducting cognate) from Michigan State University and was a finalist in the graduate division of the 2011 American Choral Directors Association national conducting competition while earning a master’s degree in choral conducting at Northern Arizona University (NAU) with Dr. Edith Copley.
His writing appears in the Choral Journal, Journal of Music Theory Pedagogy, Journal of Research in Music Education, Research and Issues in Music Education, Music Education Research, Research Studies in Music Education, and International Journal of Music Education. Palkki has contributed book chapters to Engaging Musical Practices: A Sourcebook for Middle School General Music (Rowman & Littlefield), Routledge Companion of Jazz and Gender (Routledge), Handbook of Music and Art (Bloomsbury), Choral Conductors Companion (Meredith/Hal Leonard), Oxford Handbook of Gender and Queer Studies in Music Education (Oxford), Oxford Handbook of Feminism in Music Education (Oxford).
Prior to his appointment at ASU, Palkki served on the faculty at California State University, Long Beach where he 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.
Palkki earned a Ph.D. in music education (choral conducting cognate) from Michigan State University and was a finalist in the graduate division of the 2011 American Choral Directors Association national conducting competition while earning a master’s degree in choral conducting at Northern Arizona University (NAU) with Dr. Edith Copley.
His writing appears in the Choral Journal, Journal of Music Theory Pedagogy, Journal of Research in Music Education, Research and Issues in Music Education, Music Education Research, Research Studies in Music Education, and International Journal of Music Education. Palkki has contributed book chapters to Engaging Musical Practices: A Sourcebook for Middle School General Music (Rowman & Littlefield), Routledge Companion of Jazz and Gender (Routledge), Handbook of Music and Art (Bloomsbury), Choral Conductors Companion (Meredith/Hal Leonard), Oxford Handbook of Gender and Queer Studies in Music Education (Oxford), Oxford Handbook of Feminism in Music Education (Oxford).
2024-25
| Abilene | ||
| Sophia Weltha | Alto 2 | |
| Altamont-Labette County | ||
| Lily Gilreath | Alto 1 | |
| Lakyn Willis | Soprano 1 | |
| Andale | ||
| Elika Bergman | Soprano 2 | |
| Andover | ||
| Marin Herring | Soprano 2 | |
| Sydney Williams | Soprano 1 | |
| Andover-Central | ||
| Elizabeth Burger | Alto 1 | |
| Savannah Emerson | Soprano 1 | |
| Sadie Hankins | Soprano 1 | |
| Lily Hayes | Soprano 1 | |
| Ellie Kucera | Alto 1 | |
| Morgan LeMonnier | Alto 2 | |
| Ellis Nesbit | Alto 2 | |
| Alexi Thorstenberg | Soprano 1 | |
| Allana Wenthworth | Alto 1 | |
| Anthony-Harper-Chaparral | ||
| Addison Troyer | Alto 2 | |
| Arkansas City | ||
| Lauren Coury | Alto 2 | |
| Atchison | ||
| Seija Bailey | Alto 1 | |
| Adriana Delgado | Alto 1 | |
| Augusta | ||
| Mikaela Tymony | Soprano 1 | |
| Baldwin City | ||
| Petra Morris | Soprano 2 | |
| Basehor-Linwood | ||
| Allison Clegg | Soprano 1 | |
| Gentry Jones | Soprano 1 | |
| Alexis Lovell | Alto 1 | |
| Baxter Springs | ||
| Violet Cox | Alto 2 | |
| Bennington | ||
| Zeni Smith | Alto 1 | |
| Bonner Springs | ||
| Aidyn Lee | Soprano 2 | |
| Buhler | ||
| Maisie Bauerle | Alto 1 | |
| Kendra Bratcher | Soprano 1 | |
| Nora Busenbark | Soprano 2 | |
| Josie Cummins | Soprano 2 | |
| Audrianna Hellman | Soprano 1 | |
| Jenna Proffitt | Soprano 1 | |
| Chanute | ||
| Leah Burnett | Alto 2 | |
| Anni O'Dell | Soprano 1 | |
| Chapman | ||
| Kyah Bell | Alto 2 | |
| Destiny Boyer | Alto 2 | |
| Coffeyville-Field Kindley | ||
| Lenae Ivie | Alto 2 | |
| Colby | ||
| Allison Zimmerman | Alto 1 | |
| Columbus | ||
| Piper Hayes | Alto 2 | |
| De Soto | ||
| Savannah Hendry | Soprano 1 | |
| Derby | ||
| Lappear Chum | Alto 2 | |
| Amelia Kerby | Soprano 1 | |
| Ariana Moore | Alto 1 | |
| Dodge City | ||
| Julianne Buddy | Alto 1 | |
| Addison Heeke | Soprano 1 | |
| Ellinwood | ||
| Heidi Brauer | Alto 1 | |
| Emporia | ||
| Hope East | Soprano 2 | |
| Fort Scott | ||
| Juniper Fisher | Soprano 2 | |
| Fredonia | ||
| Rigby Fox | Soprano 2 | |
| Galena | ||
| Layleigh Sullivan | Soprano 1 | |
| Garden City | ||
| Allison Acosta | Alto 2 | |
| Chandler Hass-Powers | Soprano 2 | |
| McKenna Leon | Soprano 2 | |
| Paige Sanders | Soprano 2 | |
| Gardner-Edgerton | ||
| Mykal Conley | Alto 1 | |
| Emma Lloyd | Alto 1 | |
| Girard | ||
| Kaylie Huber | Alto 2 | |
| Augi Mooneyham | Alto 1 | |
| Jordyn Oplotnik | Alto 2 | |
| Goddard | ||
| Madalynn Perez-Mullin | Alto 2 | |
| Bailey Smith | Soprano 2 | |
| Goddard-Eisenhower | ||
| Esther Eddington | Soprano 2 | |
| Goodland | ||
| Hope Biermann | Alto 1 | |
| Isabella Cadavid | Soprano 1 | |
| Brylie Fenner | Alto 2 | |
| Katelynn Hill | Alto 2 | |
| Great Bend | ||
| Addyson Moore | Soprano 2 | |
| Vianney Rodriguez | Soprano 1 | |
| Greensburg-Kiowa County | ||
| Cadie Follette | Alto 1 | |
| Gypsum-Southeast of Saline | ||
| Ava Rupert | Soprano 2 | |
| Halstead | ||
| Onyka Nedich | Soprano 2 | |
| Haven | ||
| Jaina Smith | Soprano 2 | |
| Gabriella Voss | Alto 1 | |
| Hays | ||
| Jordan Aschenbrenner | Alto 1 | |
| EJ Fenwick | Soprano 1 | |
| Hesston | ||
| Molly Martin | Alto 2 | |
| Audrey Tipton | Soprano 1 | |
| Hillsboro | ||
| Pyper Hiebert | Alto 2 | |
| Hugoton | ||
| Kynzie Esarey | Soprano 1 | |
| Hutchinson | ||
| Morgan Most | Soprano 2 | |
| Independence | ||
| Riley Acuff | Alto 1 | |
| Brynlee Taylor | Alto 1 | |
| Junction City | ||
| Alana Gaytan | Alto 1 | |
| Hollyn Habhab | Soprano 1 | |
| Victoria Kim | Alto 2 | |
| Madelyn Salay | Soprano 2 | |
| Kansas City-Piper | ||
| Trin Bales | Soprano 2 | |
| Kansas City-Sumner Academy | ||
| Brielle Jefferson | Soprano 2 | |
| Kansas City-Washington | ||
| Alexandria Risley-Kincaid | Soprano 2 | |
| Kismet-Southwestern Heights | ||
| Bianney Palacio | Alto 2 | |
| Lindanis Puentes | Soprano 2 | |
| Lawrence | ||
| Renee Dvorske | Alto 2 | |
| Delaney Haase | Soprano 1 | |
| Ruby Hull | Soprano 1 | |
| Ace Jaeger | Alto 2 | |
| Ava Kohart | Alto 2 | |
| Reese Oehlert | Soprano 2 | |
| Giulia Ventello | Soprano 2 | |
| Lawrence-Free State | ||
| Piper Bonner | Soprano 1 | |
| Landry Koester | Alto 2 | |
| Kayla Lock | Soprano 1 | |
| Anna Rickey | Soprano 1 | |
| Katherine Stancil | Soprano 2 | |
| Mimi Wood | Alto 2 | |
| Leavenworth | ||
| Mozelle Langley | Alto 1 | |
| Leon-Bluestem | ||
| Zola Batson | Soprano 1 | |
| Lindsborg-Smoky Valley | ||
| Ella Stambaugh-Tubbs | Alto 2 | |
| Maize-South | ||
| Kaitlin Kelley | Soprano 2 | |
| Manhattan | ||
| Wren Claar | Alto 1 | |
| Leah Herring | Soprano 1 | |
| Ellis Lander | Alto 1 | |
| Kaylyn Parker | Alto 2 | |
| Marion | ||
| Alyera Koehn | Soprano 2 | |
| McPherson | ||
| Allison Henry | Alto 1 | |
| Aria Janusz | Alto 2 | |
| Ava Miller | Alto 1 | |
| Bree Pickerell | Alto 2 | |
| McPherson-Elyria Christian | ||
| Carlie Joe Rohaus | Soprano 1 | |
| Montezuma-South Gray | ||
| Paityn Klaker | Alto 1 | |
| Moundridge | ||
| Addison Rains | Alto 1 | |
| Neodesha | ||
| Caylee Eggers | Soprano 1 | |
| Newton | ||
| Ellie Entz | Alto 1 | |
| Hope Ewy | Soprano 1 | |
| Eva Ives | Alto 2 | |
| Karla Lopez-Correa | Alto 2 | |
| Alisson Mercado | Alto 1 | |
| Nickerson | ||
| Kaley Beaird | Alto 1 | |
| Oberlin-Decatur Community | ||
| Shaylynn Diaz | Soprano 2 | |
| Olathe-East | ||
| Cadence Brady | Alto 2 | |
| Olivia Hyer | Soprano 1 | |
| Lauren Meives | Alto 1 | |
| Delainey Mock | Soprano 2 | |
| Hayden Trullinger | Soprano 2 | |
| Olathe-North | ||
| Charlotte Chadwick | Soprano 2 | |
| Karina Freels | Alto 1 | |
| Olathe-Northwest | ||
| Miah Berrie | Alto 1 | |
| Becca Brekken | Alto 1 | |
| Brooke Fedt | Soprano 1 | |
| Alea Gorby | Alto 2 | |
| Lyla Moreira | Alto 1 | |
| Sophia Mullinax | Soprano 1 | |
| Maddy Stewart | Alto 2 | |
| Olathe-South | ||
| Alaysha McHenry | Alto 2 | |
| Angie Rivera | Soprano 1 | |
| Bella White | Soprano 1 | |
| Olathe-West | ||
| Nora Brown | Soprano 2 | |
| Addy Davis | Soprano 2 | |
| Emerson Gingrich | Alto 2 | |
| Annabelle Owens | Alto 1 | |
| Overland Park-Blue Valley | ||
| Madeline Cavin | Soprano 2 | |
| Kenzie Lomax | Soprano 1 | |
| Danonn Mwangi | Soprano 1 | |
| Clara Thompson | Soprano 2 | |
| Overland Park-Blue Valley North | ||
| Liana Jaramillo | Soprano 2 | |
| Overland Park-Blue Valley Northwest | ||
| Savannah Beaman | Soprano 1 | |
| Gracie Cowman | Alto 1 | |
| Sanaee Joshi | Alto 2 | |
| Hannah Koehler | Alto 2 | |
| Norah Meyer | Soprano 1 | |
| Ella Morris | Soprano 2 | |
| Addison Novak | Alto 2 | |
| Addison Reeves | Soprano 2 | |
| Riley Simmons | Alto 1 | |
| Overland Park-Blue Valley West | ||
| Katie Coughlin | Alto 1 | |
| Noah Ledom | Soprano 1 | |
| Madighan Tharet | Alto 1 | |
| Overland Park-St. Thomas Aquinas | ||
| Danielle Droessler | Soprano 2 | |
| Paola | ||
| Emma Scherman | Alto 2 | |
| Nora Scroggie | Alto 2 | |
| Phillipsburg | ||
| Callie Leidig | Soprano 1 | |
| Pittsburg | ||
| Chloe Costello | Soprano 2 | |
| Akela Hawkins | Soprano 1 | |
| Leah Niederklein | Alto 1 | |
| Jocelyn Ouellette | Soprano 2 | |
| Wensdae Raio | Soprano 1 | |
| Adeline Sullivan | Soprano 2 | |
| Kennedy Toth | Alto 1 | |
| Plainville | ||
| Peyton Thummel | Alto 2 | |
| Pratt | ||
| Rayden Crow | Alto 1 | |
| Kaylee Gatz | Soprano 1 | |
| Sadie Green | Soprano 1 | |
| Zoee Hopkins | Alto 2 | |
| Quinter | ||
| Ka'Mara Harvey | Soprano 2 | |
| Lyla Zimmerman | Soprano 2 | |
| Riley County | ||
| Makayla Machin | Soprano 1 | |
| Riverton | ||
| Brinley Boyes | Soprano 2 | |
| Rose Hill | ||
| Sophia Butler | Alto 2 | |
| Riley Funke | Alto 2 | |
| Salina-Central | ||
| Madison Berndt | Soprano 1 | |
| Lillian Crow | Soprano 2 | |
| Sarah Day | Alto 1 | |
| Lexi Foos | Soprano 1 | |
| Anna Kraft | Alto 1 | |
| Ellie Riekhof | Soprano 2 | |
| Brynn Shaft | Soprano 1 | |
| Salina-South | ||
| Nevaeh Bennett | Soprano 2 | |
| Kayetlynn Blair | Alto 2 | |
| Lydia Gerry | Alto 1 | |
| Scott Community | ||
| Camren Schmitt | Alto 2 | |
| Isabella Trout | Soprano 2 | |
| Shawnee Mission-East | ||
| Brooke Atkins | Alto 1 | |
| Lilly Greenstein | Soprano 1 | |
| Shawnee Mission-North | ||
| Emma Campbell | Soprano 2 | |
| Jordan Lach | Soprano 2 | |
| Zoey Osborn | Alto 2 | |
| Yeliannis Perez | Soprano 2 | |
| Shawnee Mission-South | ||
| Erin Dockweiler | Soprano 1 | |
| Molly Hannan | Alto 1 | |
| Gabby Jarrett | Alto 2 | |
| Shawnee Mission-West | ||
| Amarie Brown | Alto 2 | |
| Aubree Smith | Alto 2 | |
| Shawnee-Mill Valley | ||
| Lacey Jennings | Soprano 1 | |
| Lillian Schleicher | Soprano 2 | |
| Shawnee-Shawnee Mission Northwest | ||
| Gentry Fox | Alto 1 | |
| Halle Gray | Alto 2 | |
| Spring Hill | ||
| Paige Jackson | Soprano 1 | |
| St. George-Rock Creek | ||
| Piper Bussart | Alto 2 | |
| Sarah Cline | Soprano 1 | |
| Paige Levendofsky | Alto 1 | |
| St. Marys | ||
| Keira Klotzer | Soprano 1 | |
| Zoey Long | Soprano 2 | |
| St. Mary's Academy | ||
| Sara Childs | Soprano 2 | |
| Mary Koskinen | Alto 2 | |
| Sterling | ||
| Lily Gray | Alto 2 | |
| Caitlin Oden | Alto 2 | |
| Tecumseh-Shawnee Heights | ||
| Jean Busby | Alto 2 | |
| Jaidyn Fountaine | Soprano 2 | |
| Isabelle Hogan | Alto 2 | |
| Tonganoxie | ||
| Allison Baldwin | Alto 2 | |
| Chaynee Howell | Alto 2 | |
| Topeka | ||
| Mija Geering | Soprano 2 | |
| Jordan Jackson | Alto 1 | |
| Topeka-Hayden | ||
| Nicole Hockenberry | Soprano 1 | |
| Sarah Probst | Alto 1 | |
| Topeka-Seaman | ||
| Victoria Villines | Alto 1 | |
| Kenadie Yingling | Soprano 1 | |
| Topeka-Washburn Rural | ||
| Marianne Christensen | Alto 2 | |
| Cambria Hall | Alto 1 | |
| Addison Resch | Alto 1 | |
| Topeka-West | ||
| Callie Jones | Soprano 1 | |
| Kyla Potter | Alto 1 | |
| Tribune-Greeley County | ||
| Zoey Shivers | Alto 2 | |
| Ulysses | ||
| Galilea Martinez | Alto 1 | |
| Miranda Vazquez | Soprano 1 | |
| Whitewater-Remington | ||
| Hannah Jenkins | Alto 1 | |
| Wichita-Bishop Carroll | ||
| Ava Arriaga | Alto 1 | |
| Brooke Pates | Soprano 2 | |
| Chloe Sisler | Alto 1 | |
| Wichita-Central Christian Academy | ||
| Kaitlyn Schanbacher | Soprano 1 | |
| Wichita-Classical School | ||
| Isabella Hale | Soprano 2 | |
| Wichita-Collegiate | ||
| Sophia Santo | Soprano 2 | |
| Wichita-East | ||
| Torrin Moss | Alto 1 | |
| Wichita-Heights | ||
| Evelyn Gibbs | Soprano 2 | |
| Hannah Patrick | Soprano 2 | |
| Wichita-Southeast | ||
| Lucas Christner | Soprano 1 | |