By Elizabeth Jureckova – Loveland, Colorado … The Campion Academy’s Music Festival returned to Campion Academy after a two-year absence on March 12.
The annual event was smaller than in the past out of an abundance of caution by only inviting fifth through eighth local school students. It was also the first gathering in a long while and students could enjoy seeing each other’s faces and singing without masks.
Under the direction of Campion’s music director, Yves Clouzet, the group spent Friday learning new songs and preparing for their performance for the church service.
While students got to experience performing in a larger choir, Campion students got to experience mentoring the younger performers.
“I loved working with the kids and singing with them. Music fest required a lot of dedication and hard work from both Campion students and the kids, but I’m glad our performance turned out great,” remarked Blessing, Campion senior.
The attendees learned valuable lessons about music and singing in harmony in a choir, a first for many due to the pandemic.
Reflecting on the event, Zachary, a sixth-grader at HMS Richards Adventist School, said, “The hardest part was learning to sing Jubilate Deo because we had to learn to sing all the Latin vowels correctly and to sing different notes and parts at the same time. I had never done that before, but I just listened to Brayan and Melody (Campion students) and followed what they were singing.”
While this year’s music festival was limited to local schools, Campion Academy’s music department will travel in April to provide an intensive workshop at Intermountain Adventist Academy in Grand Junction.
–Elizabeth Jureckova is a senior at Campion Academy; photos supply
