December 8, 2023
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 Festival and 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 our guest performance hour. Our clinicians will use state assessment rubrics to give you feedback and encourage your budding musicians!
No auditions necessary. Teachers registering 25 students or more will receive a discount, whether you choose to perform for the guest hour or not. Parents may also register individual children.
Participants will also receive a voucher for one free ticket to the Christmas with CoroRio concert on December 16th.
Registration is due to Amy Touchstone by November 17th.
Forms can be emailed to cororio@gmail.com or mailed to
1587 Cedar Grove Drive, Hernando MS 38632
Festival Schedule
*This schedule is subject to change based on number of choirs requesting Festival performance times.
| 10:00-10:15 | Registration |
| 10:15-11:15 | Group Activity and Rehearsal |
| 11:15-11:45 | Snack Break - bring your own snack! |
| 11:45-12:15* | Guest Performers |
| 12:15-1:00 | Lunch (Provided) |
| 1:00-1:45 | Rehearsal |
| 1:45-2:00 | RR Break |
| 2:00-3:00 | Rehearsal |
| 3:00-5:00 | Activity |
| 5:00-5:30 | Final Rehearsal |
| 5:30-5:55 | RR Break |
| 5:55 | Places |
| 6:00 | Performance |
| 6:30 | Dismissal |
Our 2023 Clinicians:
Amy Touchstone and Kathrine Gaines
A dynamic team, Touchstone and Gaines have been working together in choral music since 2021. They currently work together at CoroRio, serving as the CoroNino and CoroCorriente Conductors. Together they plan and provide positive choral learning experiences for students ages 5 to 14. They seek to help their students develop a love for singing, while building the musical and social skills necessary to succeed as they continue in music and in life.
