Indiana —Indiana Academy hosted the 10th annual Indiana Music Festival, Mar. 4–6, for students in grades six to 10 across the state. More than 70 students from Indiana Adventist elementary schools, home schools, and public schools came to sing in a festival choir.

Candace Myers-Nesmith, choral director at Georgia-Cumberland Academy, served as the choral clinician. She introduced exciting new ways of learning music to each of the students. Over the course of two days, she encouraged the choir to do their best in praising God through music. They also learned a bit of the French language and what is needed to be a good singer.

The students arrived on Thursday afternoon to begin rehearsing music they had been given a month in advance of the festival. They had an opportunity to listen to academy ensembles, stay in the dormitories, associate with other Christian young people, eat cafeteria food, and imagine what life is like at an Adventist Christian boarding academy.

A special Friday vesper's concert by Chaplain Luis Beltre was also a highlight of the weekend. Each year Christian musical artists are asked to present a concert Friday evening for the festival.

Next year's festival is scheduled for Mar. 3–5. We hope to see a lot more young people from across Indiana share this Christian music experience.

Andrew Lay, Indiana Academy public relations