Stetson Choral Festival 2026

The Stetson University Choral Festival offers advanced instruction in choral performance and vocal expression for thriving musicians in grades 9-12. All participating students will prepare and perform exceptional choral literature with Ryan Person, Director of Choral Activities, and Pingyi Song, Associate Director of Choral Activities. Selected students may also participate in voice lessons with the esteemed university voice faculty.  

Registration and Payment

Each director may register as many balanced SATB quartets as they wish by Wednesday, September 16, 2026. This event is intended for students interested in preparing and refining advanced choral music. With this said, each school’s finest musicians will have the most fulfilling experience and are strongly encouraged to participate. The per student registration fee is $30, which includes instruction and Friday lunch and dinner for participating students and up to two directors or chaperones per school. 

Once the registration form has been submitted, directors may pay using one of the two payment forms, credit card or check. Please accurately calculate your official total – $30 per registered student – and pay online through the registration website or submit the receipt to your financial office for payment via check. If you require an invoice for payment, please email Dr. Ryan Person before you submit your request. All checks may be made out to Stetson University School of Music and the memo line may include “Stetson Choral Festival.”

Checks may be mailed to: 
Stetson University 
421 N Woodland Blvd, Unit 8399
DeLand, FL 32723 

Music Selections & Preparation Requirements 

NEW THIS YEAR!  All sheet music will be purchased by the high school director immediately following registration. Sheet music will not be mailed from Stetson to each school. To accommodate this change, we have lowered last year’s per student registration fee. As always, please understand that each selected musician must arrive at the festival having adequately internalized all pitches and rhythms in advance.  

Here is a list of the selected repertoire for your purchase and important directors’ notes for each selection: 

Measure Me, Sky! – Jonathan Reid
Senzeni Na? - Traditional isiZulu, arr. Michael Barrett
A Powerful Voice – Daniel Brinsmead
Be the Love – Kyle Pederson

Resources

• View the Information and Guidelines packet here.
• View the Student Schedule for the Choral Festival here.
• View information on area lodging, parking locations and the City of DeLand.

Register 

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Questions?

If you have any questions, please contact Dr. Ryan Person at [email protected] or Dr. Pingyi Song at [email protected].