Shenandoah Institute of Music and Art
Registration for Summer 2012 is now open!
Click here for updated class information, schedule, and enrollment details.
Chamber Choir Application Deadline
Just a reminder to anyone interested in joining the Chamber Choir, the application deadline is Feb. 1.
HYMN-WRITING CONTEST 2012
The winning text of the Hymn Contest has been selected. We now invite amateur composers to participate in writing a tune for this winning text. Click here for complete contest details.
New Camp location added for 2012
This year there will be 2 locations for the Shenandoah Christian Music Camp. The main camp will remain in Harrisonburg, VA. A satellite camp will be held in Holmes County, OH. The program, instructors, and staff will be almost identical in each camp. The OH camp will not offer all the advanced classes that are offered in Virginia; however all the entry and mid-level classes will be offered in OH.
As SCMC continues to develop, it is hoped that more locations can be served in order that the benefits of this training can be realized in the congregations of many different communities.
Chamber Choir for 2012
For 2012, the Chamber Choir will take a break from touring. We hope the lesser time commitment will allow more students to apply. While the touring choir has been a point of interest and enthusiasm in the past, the schedule conflicts of music campers have been sufficient to hinder full participation, thus it has been difficult to get parts filled and we’ve had to resort to solicitation in order to complete the choir. The SCMC Committee has agreed to give it a rest in the hope that more sacrificial interest will develop for the 2013 tour.
Furthermore, because the Chamber Choir will be singing for only 15-20 minutes, we are looking forward to exploring a more advanced repertoire than has been possible with a full program. As before, singers will receive their music in advance, and will be expected to arrive at camp with pitches and rhythms learned. Don't allow the more advanced repertoire to discourage you! It is accessible to those who are willing to put in quality and quantity time with their music and their audio files.
Chamber Choir (non-touring) will be offered only at the Virginia Camp in 2012.
What is Shenandoah Christian Music Camp?
Shenandoah Christian Music Camp is a week-long music education event held at Calvary Mennonite Fellowship in Harrisonburg, Virginia. The camp is held the first full week of June, and has been expanded as of 2010 to include the weekend prior to the first full week of June (June 2-10 in 2012). In 2012, a second campus in Ohio will be added with classes running June 16-24, 2012. More information regarding the Ohio campus is forthcoming.
Our goal is to promote musical excellence with spiritual vitality. We intend to offer a deeper look into the purposes of music within the Kingdom of God, and to help equip His people to operate skillfully within that purpose. Our vision is that the Camp would provide theologically sound and musically competent training as a resource to the conservative Anabaptist community and would inspire a greater appreciation and capacity for excellent music that glorifies God.
We offer studies in general musical development, choral conducting, music education, congregational music, and composition. We also offer students a variety of choral performance opportunities including mixed and segregated ensembles as well as a touring Chamber Choir.