MINNESOTA CONFERENCE MUSIC FESTIVAL

THEME: One Stage, Many Voices

Location Date: March 26-28, 2026

Theme this Year!

One Stage, Many Voices” reflects how God has given each person a unique gift. When we bring those gifts together, we create harmony that glorifies Him. Through music, we celebrate unity, diversity, and the joy of praising together as one

What’s New This Year?

We are excited to share several updates for this year’s Music Festival. These changes are designed to enhance the overall experience and make the festival more engaging, meaningful, and enjoyable for everyone involved.

Festival Updates:

The festival’s mass songs will be reduced to four, instead of five. ( Swing Low, Look at the world, For the Beauty of the Earth and Eatnemen Vuelie)
Each school’s individual song will be performed during the Saturday main concert. To maintain a high-quality program, we will be reviewing the overall performance quality of each selection.
Friday vespers will be an interactive vespers service, led by Maplewood Academy, rather than a vespers concert.
T-shirt signing will return this year, with a few guidelines in place to ensure the safety and enjoyment of all students.
We will hold a separate Sabbath Service worship instead of joining the Hutchinson SDA Church. A sign-up sheet will be provided for students who wish to participate. Parents are welcome to attend.
The T-shirt design contest for next year 2027 is now open. Designs must be submitted in digital format (such as Canva) to ensure they are accessible for printing and editing.
Parents waiver form will be provided.
Sponsors may purchase meal tickets for parents who will be joining the Sabbath lunch at the cafeteria during registration.

PDF Available here:

Please feel free to make copies of the music for your students so they may begin preparing for the festival. You may use these in rehearsals to introduce the students to the music before they arrive on campus. We have printed sheet music for the students once they arrive for the festival. Remember, the music (originals and any copies made) is the property of Maplewood Academy and must be returned at the end of the festival checkout.

Note: The music sheets have been updated. Please check that you have printed “For the Beauty of the Earth” in SATB form, not the two-part version. Thank you!

Music Festival 2026 Final.pdf

YOUTUBE PLAYLIST WILL BE COMPLETED THIS JANUARY 31 2026

LOOK AT THE WORLD with solo and hand gestures

Rehearsal Note: Please study and practice the hand gestures as demonstrated in the attached video.

FOR THE BEAUTY OF THE EARTH with solo

Rehearsal Note: We will be using the four-part (SATB) version of For the Beauty of the Earth. If you have the two-part version, please note that it will no longer be used.

EATNEMEN VUELIE

SWING LOW!

Want to Be a Soloist? This Is Your Moment!

Would you be interested in singing the solo part for the song ‘Look at the World’?

We are selecting one girl and one boy for the solo roles. Please be prepared for live auditions during the music festival.

Also, for the song “For the Beauty of the Earth,” we will need one soprano soloist.

Please complete and submit the following forms:

A. Individual Song Sign-Up for the Main Concert (Saturday)

B. Sabbath Service Participants Form

(Each school is requested to select at least one to two volunteers)

C. Registration Forms (Student and Sponsor)

To download and print

D. Parent Waiver Form (Downloadable)

E. Sponsor Duties and Responsibilities Form (Downloadable)

F. Music Festival Information for Parents ( Downloadable)

G. Music Festival 2027 – T-Shirt Design Contest Submission Form

A. Individual song for Maplewood Festival Main Concert

Please complete the form if you’d like to share a song or musical performance with your students during the Main Concert on March 28, 2026. We kindly invite you to sign up here

Note: Instead of individual school performances during Vespers, all performances will be incorporated into the main concert on Saturday.

B. Sabbath Service Participants Form

Please complete the form if you would like to participate in the Sabbath Service.

Each school is requested to provide at least one to two participants.

Note: While we welcome all sign-ups, participation cannot be guaranteed if there are many applicants. In such cases, participants will be selected at random.

C. Registration Form

REGISTRATION

Music Fest Fees:

$50 per participant : Covers meals and dorm (Thursday night through Sabbath lunch), festival t-shirt, and other expenses.
$10 for sponsor's T-shirt: Complete the Sponsor Form registration for free
30 for villager participants: ( festival shirts and other expenses)

Parents attending the concert may purchase Sabbath meal tickets ( $8. 00 per meal per person) in advance by indicating which meals and enclosing additional money with their student's registration fees.

Registration Easy Steps:

To register, please complete the following:

Student Registration Form
Sponsor Registration Form
Submit payment for festival costs ( Go to Payment)

Deadline: March 6, 2026.

If you need more time for payment, just let us know, but please submit the forms by the deadline!

Student Registration Form Sponsor Registration Form

D. Parents Waiver Form

We have provided a parent waiver form, but if your school already has its own, you are welcome to use that instead.

This form can be used by your school as needed.

Waiver Form Music Festival

E. Sponsors Duties and Responsibilities

All sponsors are expected to be familiar with their duties and responsibilities. We have also included student guidelines and updated dormitory rules for reference.

All sponsors are required to complete the registration form in order to receive a name tag and be eligible for a meals.

Sponsors without a name tag will not be permitted to eat at the cafeteria.

Sponsor Responsibilities

F. Parent's Information

Please feel free to send this information to parents by email.

Parent Music Festival

G. Music Festival 2027 – T-Shirt Design Contest Submission Form

Music Festival 2027 – T-Shirt Design Contest

We are excited to start the Music Festival 2027 T-Shirt Design Contest!

Submit your design by December 15, 2026.

The winning design will be announced on March 6, 2027 and will be printed on the official Music Festival T-shirt. The winner will also receive a small token of appreciation for their creativity.

Have fun, be creative, and let your design shine!

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