WHAT IS MUSIC CAMP?

Music Camp is a 6-day summer camp program that is held at Camp Lambec in North Springfield, PA. Its purpose is to spread the Gospel message to students that have completed grades 3 through 12, and give them the opportunity to praise God through choral and instrumental music.

Campers arrive on Sunday afternoon. Sunday evening, they will hear/read the Choir music for the first time (all campers sing in the Choir). On Monday morning, those campers who play in the Band will see/play the Band music for the first time. And on Friday evening, the campers will perform a Band Concert and a Choral Musical.

Counselors are continuously asked, “How can you all do so much in just one week?” Our answer is always, “Only through the Lord our God. Our faith in Jesus Christ can help us do what we do.”

WHO ARE THE MUSIC CAMP LEADERS?

Pete Kennaday is the Volunteer Director of Music Camp. 2009 is his 2nd year as Volunteer Director; prior to that, he was a Boys’ Counselor at Music Camp for 20 years. Jayne McDonald (Choir Director) and Karl McDonald (Minister/Club Speaker) have also been on the staff for 20+ years. This year marks the first year for our new Band Director, Kristen Dobish! Kristen has been a part of Music Camp for over 10 years, as a camper and a Girls’ Counselor. She has also assisted our previous Band Director for several years.

All of the Counselors have been involved with Music Camp for several years (many of them over 15 years). In many cases, they first came to Music Camp as campers, and then were asekd to join the staff when they “aged out” and entered college.

WHAT DO WE DO AT MUSIC CAMP?

Every Music Camp day starts with our award-deserving Morning Show to get the campers out of bed and dancing! We hit the ground running, and don’t stop for long! We keep our days filled with Devotional time, Choir practice, Bible Study, Band practice, and lots of summer fun! We’ve got volleyball courts, a softball/soccer/ultimate frisbee field, swimming in Lake Erie, waterfront activities like canoeing and paddleboats, and more. Or, if you want to take a breather, you can just lie under a tree and just chill in the shade with some friends.

Every evening, we have a different camp-wide activity after dinner. These range from camp-wide Olympics (pitting cabin against cabin), counselor hunts, Bible trivia contests, scavenger hunts, and a Music Camp tradition – capture the Flag (after dark).

We also have our Club time every evening. We sing praises to God, watch meaningful dramas (or goofy skits), and hear from Karl McDonald, our Club speaker. Club is a nice mix of fun, worship, silliness, and spirituality.

After Club, we wind the evening down with ‘Singing Across the Vale”, where the boys and girls (each on their respective side of camp) sing a praise song to each other across a valley. This is followed by the traditional playing of Taps. Nighttime devotionals led by the cabin counselors bring the day to a close, and everyone gets some much-needed sleep.

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