Festival Chair and Festival Host:Mary Jane Nunley
Children will experience many ways to express their faith through creative arts. They will sing, play instruments, operate puppets, and explore their dramatic side. All music will be learned onsite-no prior rehearsal is needed. The children will celebrate with a demonstration concert at the end of the day.
New this Year:
| Date: | Saturday January 31, 2026 | |||
| Location: | First United Methodist Church of Winter Park, 125 N. Interlachen Ave. Winter Park, FL 32789 Festival Chair and Festival Host:Mary Jane Nunley |
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| Music Director: | Lauren Fisher Lauren is a graduate of the prestigious St. Olaf College (Bachelor of Music, 2010) and Baylor University (Master of Music, 2012). Many of you will remember Lauren as an active member of our chapter and our chapter secretary. She has a thriving music studio centered in St. Cloud, and as a graduate of St. Olaf had the privilege of being associated with one of the oldest and best collegate choral programs in the United States. We are grateful that she has agreed to be our director and to share with our children her experience, talent, and passion for making fun and beautiful music. | |
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| Directors, chaperones, and other adults | $6.00 per person |
| Students (Grades K-6) | $25.00 per person |
| Group discount of $20 per student is available for groups of 8 or more if registration is received by January 7, 2026 | |
| Final registration deadline is January 17, 2026 | |
| Please return registration information and fees to Francie Brann, Chapter Treasurer, 4631 Warrington Drive, Orlando, FL 32826-4025. Make check payable to: Choristers Guild, Central Florida Chapter. |
Sharon Hall was a Children's Choir Director at St. Paul's Presbyterian Church, a charter member of the Central Florida Chapter of Choristers Guild. After her death in 1996, the Central Florida Chapter of Choristers Guild established the Sharon Hall Scholarship Fund to honor Mrs. Hall's commitment to, enthusiam for and love of children and music. The scholarship fund will cover festival registration fees for choristers and/or directors in financial need. To request scholarship funds or for more information, please contact chapter president Joshua Klatt at 663-446-3062.
| Puppets Drumming | Handbells Drama |
Students will rotate through each of the 4 Interest Groups and will perform with as many groups as they desire.
Include a valid e-mail address on the Registration Form if you would like confirmation of your registration. You will receive schedules, name tags, and class assignments when you arrive at the festival.
A permission form must be filled out for each student and turned into the festival registrar before name tags and schedules will be given out on the morning of the festival. This is to ensure safety of the children in case there is an emergency and the director cannot be immediately located. A form can be found by clicking on the Festival Forms Button on the side of this page. We also ask that each group have an emergency person at home (someone that can be called and who will contact the rest of the parents in case of an emergency).
125 N Interlachen Ave.
Winter Park, Florida 32789
From Tampa and Southwest Coast Areas: Take I-4 E toward Downtown Orlando to Exit 87 (Fairbanks Ave/ SR 426). Turn right onto Fairbanks Ave/ SR 426 toward Winter Park. Turn left onto S. Park Ave. Turn right onto Morse Blvd. Turn left onto Interlachen Ave. Parking lot is across from church.
From North: Travel on the Florida Turnpike South to SR 408 (toll road) to I-4 E toward Daytona Beach. Take Exit 87 (Fairbanks Ave/ SR 426). Turn right onto Fairbanks Ave/ SR 426 toward Winter Park. Turn left onto S. Park Ave. Turn right onto Morse Blvd. Turn left onto Interlachen Ave. Parking lot is across from church.
From Northeast: Travel I-95 South to I-4 W toward Orlando. Take Exit 87 toward Winter Park. Turn right onto Fairbanks Ave/ SR 426 toward Winter Park. Turn left onto S. Park Ave. Turn right onto Morse Blvd. Turn left onto Interlachen Ave. Parking lot is across from church.
From East and Southeast: Travel on the Florida Turnpike North toward Orlando to I-4 E toward Downtown Orlando. Take Exit 87 (Fairbanks Ave/ SR 426). Turn right onto Fairbanks Ave/ SR 426 toward Winter Park. Turn left onto S. Park Ave. Turn right onto Morse Blvd. Turn left onto Interlachen Ave. Parking lot is across from church.
Lunch is pizza and fruit. If anyone cannot eat this please have him / her bring a lunch from home.
—Shorts or slacks
—Tee shirt or polo shirt (a shirt representing your choir or church is great)
—Tennis shoes with socks