Although the fall 2020 MCCL semester held challenges that included wearing masks, physical distancing, smaller groups, and a shorter semester, MCCL singers and staff embraced the challenges as opportunities for growth. We are full of gratitude…
While the fall MCCL season seemed uncertain, we were driven by the power of music, community, and faith to provide excellent and safe choral training. The resulting experience has been extraordinary–such beauty amidst trials! Every Tuesday…
Each Tuesday evening this fall, over 100 children and youth from the Mennonite Children’s Choir of Lancaster (MCCL) spread out to fill the parking lots of Blossom Hill Mennonite Church and Neffsville Mennonite Church with joyful…
MCCL is eager to connect with singers and families for the 2020-2021 choir season! We recognize more than ever the importance of music, community, and faith. As in-person singing performances and rehearsals around the world are…
Unexpected Songs in Uncertain Times MCCL singers and staff kept singing throughout spring 2020 with creativity, commitment, and resourcefulness. Music staff adapted to providing high caliber choral instruction through technology from a distance. Singers invested time…
Singing with excellence MCCL’s mission is training children and youth to glorify Jesus Christ through excellent choral singing. Currently, MCCL is comprised of three auditioned and performing choirs and three non-auditioned classes for singers in kindergarten…
Each voice is needed to sing in harmony MCCL singers represent 65 congregations, 45 schools, and 13 denominations. We are grateful to be a place where children and youth from varied backgrounds learn excellent choral skills…
Forming Faith through Music We are excited to begin day two of our five-day celebration. Music profoundly impacts who we are. In particular, songs of faith provide us with ways to rejoice, lament, grieve, celebrate, and…
A celebration of choral singing and the MCCL program June 8 – 12, 2020 Next week, June 8 to 12, MCCL will celebrate the gift of singing, as well as provide opportunities for giving to support…
The Mennonite Children’s Choir of Lancaster recently appointed Lauren Pierce as member of its Advisory Board. Along with energy, creativity, and experience with non-profit organizations, Pierce brings an existing connection with the choir. Her son, Elijah,…