The Festival By the Sea music festivals, begun in 2000, grew out of a need to provide high-quality music festivals for Cooperative Baptist Fellowship churches. This has grown into an ecumenical series of festivals encompassing Youth Choirs and Adult Choirs. Noted clinicians provide leadership for the festivals helping participating choirs achieve levels of performance not normally attained in the local church setting. Choirs leave challenged to work harder and strive for greater achievement in their local music programs. One of the hallmark features of these festivals has been the deeply spiritual worship experiences that have been designed to coincide with the music that has been prepared for the festivals. Not only do participants learn to sing but they learn to integrate their music into a worship framework that has meaning – engaging the heart, mind, and spirit. Additionally, the festivals have provided an opportunity for participants to meet others with similar music interests and build relationships that will last for years to come.
The 2021 Festivals will not be gathering in person. We are exploring virtual options.
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January 24-25, 2020
Alan Raines, Guest Director
First Baptist Church, Charleston, SC
Friday
- Rehearsal 8:30 – 10:00pm
Saturday
- Rehearsal 9:30 – 12:30pm (with a break)
- Lunch 12:30 – 1:30pm (on site, cost included with registration)
- Rehearsal 1:30 – 3:00pm
- Worship 3:30pm (sample worship guide 2019)
March 6-8, 2020
Phillip Shoultz, Guest Director
Location: Crown Reef Resort & Conference Center, Myrtle Beach, SC
Friday
- Rehearsal 10:00-11:00pm
Saturday
- Rehearsal 9:00-12:00pm (with a break)
- Rehearsal 8:00-10:00pm
Sunday
- Rehearsal 9:00-9:30am
- Worship 9:30-10:45am (2019 Festival Worship Guide)
- Checkout 11:00am
2020 Youth Festival Repertoire
Pecknel Music stocks Festival anthems for us and offers discounts.
Luke Browder
Director of Print Music
Pecknel Music Company
1312 N. Pleasantburg Drive Greenville, SC 29607
Direct: 864-516-2346 | luke@pecknelmusic.com