February 6, 2026
9AM-5:30PM - Concert to begin at 5PM
Maples Memorial UMC, Olive Branch, MS
Looking for a beginners honor choir experience? Maybe a chance for your elementary ensemble to perform for peers and receive feedback from a clinician? The MidSouth Music Institute Elementary Honor Choir is the event for YOU!
Students will spend the day learning music, playing games, and having fun with likeminded peers from across the region. No musical preparation is necessary on the part of the teacher - we'll provide all the music and do all the teaching on site!
Do you have a choir that needs an entry level experience performing in a festival setting? Register your choir to perform during one of our guest performance slots at the ending concert. Our clinicians will use state assessment rubrics to give you feedback to take home and encourage your budding musicians!**
No auditions necessary. Teachers registering 30 students or more will receive a discount, whether you choose to perform for the guest hour or not. Parents may also register individual children.
Registration is due to Amy Touchstone by January 16th.
Forms can be emailed to [email protected] or mailed to
1587 Cedar Grove Drive, Hernando MS 38632
**Performance slots for individual choirs at the final concert are on a first-come, first-served basis. Performance slots are not for individual singers. Clinicians will give verbal and written feedback through a recording device, but will not come on stage to clinic the choirs at the performance.
Parents registering their children individually may send payment via check (as listed on the registration form) or through PayPal or Venmo. PayPal registration will include a 3% service charge. Please email [email protected] to secure this payment option.
Our 2026 Clinicians:
Dr. Saundra Bishop and Keely Kelso
This dynamic team of music educators joined forces in 2024 to launch CoroRio Oxford! They are excited to bring their varied experiences with students of all ages and musical backgrounds to the MMI Elementary Honor Choir Festival! You can read more about them individually on their staff pages here.
