2024 Choristers Guild Children’s Choir Festival

General Information:

Date: Saturday March 2, 2024
Location: Oakland Presbyterian Church
218 East Oakland Ave, Oakland FL 34760
Festival Chair: Mary Jane Nunley
Festival Host: Bonnie Litteral

Music:

  1. Make Music for the Lord
        •  Composer: Natalie Sleeth, from the collection “Glad Songs We Bring ” CGA 719
  2. The Good Samaritan
       •   Composers: Lynn Shaw Bailey and Becki Slagel Mayo CGA 1168
  3. Yesu Kwetu ni Rafiki (What a Friend)
       •  Aranger: Mark Burrows CGA 1234

All festival music must be memorized beforehand


Sharon Hall Memorial Scholarship Fund:

Sharon Hall was a Children's Choir Director at St. Paul's Presbyterian Church, a charter member of the Central Florida Chapter of Choristers Guild. After her death in 1996, the Central Florida Chapter of Choristers Guild established the Sharon Hall Scholarship Fund to honor Mrs. Hall's commitment to, enthusiam for and love of children and music. The scholarship fund will cover festival registration fees for choristers and/or directors in financial need. To request scholarship funds or for more information, please contact chapter president Joshua Klatt at 663-446-3062.

Housing:

Currently under construction. Please check back later.

Travel Directions to Oakland Presbyterian Church:

Take the Florida Turnpike to exit #272.
Turn east on State Road 50, going toward Winter Garden.
At the traffic light, turn left onto Tubb Street.
Turn right at the first stop sign onto Oakland Avenue.
The church is just ahead on the right. A link to a map of
the church can be found at Oakland Church

A flag/banner, similar to what is shown here, will be at the entrance.

photo of feather flag

Food

Lunch is pizza and fruit. If anyone cannot eat this please have him / her bring a lunch from home.

Dress for the day and the concert:

—Shorts or slacks
—Tee shirt or polo shirt (a shirt representing your choir or church is great)
—Tennis shoes with socks