2012 Hymn Contest

Our contest for writing a tune to "God Never Sows in Vain a Fertile Seed" has ended, and, we have a winner! Thanks to Jeffrey D. Martin of Hagerstown, Maryland for submitting his winning tune titled "Edinburg". We will present the completed song at Music Camp, and will then post it on our website for all to use and enjoy.

Student Composition Reading Session

A Student Composition Reading Session will be held one afternoon during camp. This is an opportunity for students to share their own compositions and/or arrangements with the rest of the group. Please bring your compositions with you and turn them in at the Camp Office when you arrive.

Shenandoah Institute of Music and Art

Registration for Summer 2012 is now open!

Click here for updated class information, schedule, and enrollment details.

New Camp location added for 2012

This year there will be 2 locations for Shenandoah Christian Music Camp. The main camp will remain in Harrisonburg, VA. A satellite camp will be held at Gospel Haven Church in Millersburg, OH (click here for driving directions). 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.

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 Millersburg, Ohio will be added with classes running June 16-24, 2012.

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.