The Festival

 

Riverland Choral Festival

2023 Grand Champion Representatives

The Riverland Choral Festival offers a quality adjudication experience for middle School and high school choirs.  The festival also offers a College Fair, concessions, a Recreation Room, Hospitality Room, professional recordings, exhibition performance by a Mississippi university-level choir, and a fun and uplifting Awards Ceremony.

Getting Here

From Interstate 20 (West or East)

Take the Airport Road Exit (Exit 52).  Follow the signs toward the Jackson Airport.  At the corner of Airport Road and MS HWY 80, turn left onto HWY 80.  At the 3rd light, turn left onto Pirate Cove.  Follow the signs around to the Performing Arts Center (PAC).

 College Fair

Beginning in 2021, the Riverland Choral Festival offers a college fair for all students who participate in the festival.  

For the last two years, Riverland Choral Festival has had over 18 colleges/universities set up at the college fair from Mississippi, Alabama, and Louisiana.

Concessions

The Riverland Choral Festival offers Lunch and Dinner concessions.  

Items offered at the concessions include:

Hamburgers, hot dogs, chicken tenders, fries, nachos, sodas, sports drinks, water, chips, and candy.

Prices vary from year to year, depending on food costs.

We accept cash and card payments at the concession stand.

Hospitality Room

The Riverland Choral Festival offers a dedicated space where directors, festival workers, and college recruiters can hang out, network, and enjoy free snacks!

The Hospitality Room is located in the Pirate Café, adjacent to the PHS Commons.

Exhibition Performances

The Riverland Choral Festival, beginning in 2021, offers an Exhibition performance by a Mississippi college/university-level choir.

The 2024 Exhibition Choir will be the University of Mississippi's Women's Chorus under the direction of Dr. Libby Hearn

Previous Years Exhibition Performances:

2021 - Delta State University Chorale, Dr. Julia Thorn
2022 - University of Southern Mississippi Concert Choir, Dr. Jonathan Kilgore
2023 - The Voices from Pearl River Community College, Dr. LaDona Tyson

Festival Rules & Regulations

Please click the link below to access the Rules & Regulations Document for the Riverland Choral Festival