"SING AND MAKE MUSIC IN YOUR HEART TO THE LORD." Ephesians 5:19
The FestivalIT’S TWO DAYS OF GREAT MUSIC AND FUN! A Saturday practice and a Sunday afternoon worship concert under the baton of a distinguished guest director. Participants will taste the richness of sacred choral music in a fun setting with other children and young people who love to sing.
Open to all students in grades 3 through 9 from any faith community, the festival is held on the campus of Goshen College in Goshen, Indiana. It culminates in a Sunday afternoon 2 o’clock concert in the college’s critically acclaimed 900-seat Sauder Concert Hall. The children prepare for the festival by listening to music and learning the sheet music sent to them. In some geographic areas where enough children have registered for the event, group practices are also held in the weeks leading up to the festival. |
2021 festival dates: Practice on Saturday, February 27, 2020, (9:00 am – 4:15 pm) and concert performance on Sunday, February 28, at 2 p.m. (free and open to the public)
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Guest DirectorBrent Hyman, Choral Director
Having spent more than 11 years teaching public school, Brent Hyman is currently the Director of Music and Worship at First Mennonite Church in Berne, Indiana. He is currently in his 23rd year as the conductor of the Mennonite Choral Society in Berne. He has earned both his B.S. and M.M. degrees from Ball State University and frequently serves as a guest choral clinician throughout northern Indiana. His passion for teaching choral music has also afforded him the opportunity to conduct the Indiana Middle School All State Honors Choir and to teach choral methods at Taylor University. This is the second time Brent has had the honor of directing the Mennonite Youth Choir Festival. It holds a special place in his heart as all three of his sons have grown up singing in the festival, and he and his wife, Chris both serve on the festival board. We are excited to have him direct us again for our 30th annual Mennonite Youth Choir Festival! |
The Mission of MYCF
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Check out this YouTube video from Sharon Lehman.
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FESTIVAL REGISTRATION FEE
$35 per singer before November 15 $45 per singer after November 15 |