CAROLINA CONFERENCE MUSIC FESTIVAL 2027
COST
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The cost is $35.00 for each participating student.
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You may register 2 free sponsors for 1-20 students and 1 additional free sponsor for every 10 more students (21-30, etc.).
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It is $15 for all other sponsors and non-participating children.
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The charges above per person will cover all meals and lodging during the festival.
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If you are coming early or staying later you will need to make arrangements with our Music Festival coordinator, Nancy Parra, at nancy.parra@pisgah.us
SCHEDULE
Thursday, March 4
9:00 AM Registration (Library)
9:30 AM Welcome & Worship
Student will have various practices Thursday & Friday
Friday, March 5
6:30 PM Final Performance
Mount Pisgah Academy is proud to host the annual Carolina Conference Music Festival. During this special event, approximately three hundred young musicians from schools across the Carolinas will culminate in a two-day music festival, ending with a special concert. The festival will be held March 4-5, 2027, with the concert on Friday evening.
Professional guest clinicians from various locations around the United States have been invited to lead the students in grades 6-12 in symphony and handbells.
Registration deadline is February 8, 2027.
WHAT TO BRING
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Bedding/Sleeping Bag
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Air mattress or foam pad
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Pillow
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Towel & Shower Shoes
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Toiletries
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Waterbottle
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Instruments (band, bells, strings)
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Casual clothes & shoes
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Performance clothes & shoes (black pants or skirt, white shirt or blouse)
CLINICIANS & MUSIC - 2027
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BAND & STRINGS CLINICIAN - GREG LINDQUIST
BAND & STRINGS MUSIC
Gregory Lindquist has been serving as the instrumental music director at Collegedale Academy since 2011 where he has taught the String Orchestra, Concert Band, Wind Band, Jazz Bands, instrumental wind and percussion ensembles, elementary and middle school bands, as well as private music instruction and 4th grade recorder class. Prior to working for Collegedale Academy, Mr. Lindquist taught music at Fletcher Academy in North Carolina for eight years.
Mr. Lindquist holds a masters degree in music from the University of Tennessee with an emphasis in music education and conducting. He holds a BMUS degree in music education from Andrews University with an emphasis in trumpet and is certified to teach music K-12. Private instructors for Mr. Lindquist have included Dr. Kevin Ford in conducting and Dr. Nathan Warner, Emerson Head and Rick Hammett on trumpet. Mr. Lindquist has also studied cello with Suzanne Sims of the Chattanooga Symphony. He has spent time studying instrument repair under the tutelage of Jonathan Cathell at Consistent-C Winds. He is a member of NAfME and the International Trumpet Guild. He is currently the principal trumpet of The Collegedale Brass Quintet and the East Tennessee Symphony Orchestra.
Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing - arr. Randall D. Standridge
All Creatures - arr. Keith Andrews
Crown of Glory - Jack Wilds
CHOIR CLINICIAN - STEVEN GREEN
CHOIR MUSIC
Keep Your Lamps! - arr. Andre Thomas
Hope Waits - Karen Marrolli
Bonse Aba - arr. Victor C. Johnson
Steven Green has a passion for music. He started piano lessons at the age of five and received a B.A. of Music from Brevard College in 2014. Over the course of his life, God has opened doors for him to share his talents and passion for music with others. He had the pleasure to teach the elementary and high school bands at Fletcher Academy for seven years. Since that time he has invested in teaching children private piano lessons. Currently he is the band director at Asheville Pisgah Christian School. He teaches 3rd and 4th grade band, as well as 5th - 8th grade advanced band. Music has shaped his life, given direction, and has been a blessing that he can give to others.
HANDBELL MUSIC
HANDBELL CLINICIAN - PATTI SHORT
Coming Soon!
Patti Short and proud Grammie to two precious granddaughters, recently retired from 38 years of teaching for the SDA church. Most recently, she taught at Walla Walla Valley Academy and Rogers Adventist School in College Place Washington. Prior to that she held teaching positions at Tri-Cities Jr. Academy – Pasco, Washington, C. F. Richards Jr. Academy - Staunton, Virginia, Battle Creek Academy – Battle Creek, Michigan, and Adelphian Academy – Holly, Michigan.
Her passion for making music continues into retirement as she currently plays double bass for the Gig Harbor Peninsula Civic Orchestra and has directed a church handbell choir, the Kitsap Peninsula Ringers for several years. Besides the music making part of life, she gives a lot of
time and energy to the game of pickleball, “yay!” and recently enjoyed e-bike travels with friends across Austria, into Italy, and Slovenia. She enjoys being outside, and kayaking has also taken a front seat for her adventure seeking activities.
During the past 25 years Ms. Short has had the privilege of being handbell clinician for music festivals in various parts of the US . . . Maryland, Washington State, Oregon, Florida, North Carolina, Georgia, and now is delighted to return to North Carolina, to share the joy of ringing with the ringers of the 2027 MPA music festival.