Mid South Region
Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, Tennessee
Events
Repertoire:
Abana - arr. Greg Scheer
Be Thou My Vision - arr. Alice Parker
Christ Has Broken Down the Wall - Mark Miller
Come, O Thou Traveler Unknown - arr. David Mennicke
O Give Thanks to the Lord - Jody Brown and Jeff McGaha
True Light - Keith Hampton
You Are Holy - arr. John Helgen
What is an "accessible anthem"? For the purposes of this conference we are defining an accessible anthem as having at least two of the following traits:
1. The anthem can be sung with as few as one or two singers per voice part.
2. The anthem features repeated material that shortens and simplifies the learning process.
3. The anthem contains substantial unison sections.
Second Annual Festival of Choirs
September 12-13, 2025
First Presbyterian Church, Morristown, Tennessee
The "Festival of Choirs" is open to all church choir directors & members and will explore accessible anthems specifically targeted towards small churches and small church choirs. Bring your choir and join the Mid-South region for this enriching experience full of fellowship & song!
Registration opens on April 21st!
Suggested hotels:
Fairfield Inn and Suites Morristown
2961 Millers Point Drive
Morristown, TN 37813
(423) 353-4300
Holiday Inn Express and Suites
2903 Millers Point Drive
Morristown, TN 37813
(423) 307-1111
Hampton Inn Morristown I-81
5368 Winners Circle Road
Morristown, TN 37813
(423) 839-1920
Past Events
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Festival of Choirs
September 13-14, 2024
Idlewild Presbyterian Church, Memphis, Tennessee
The Presbyterian Association of Musicians Mid-South Region partnered with Idlewild Presbyterian Church in hosting the Mid-South Festival of Choirs!
Click below to view bulletins from this event.
With My Whole Heart: Singing Together as One
September 2022
This special event for everyone - church musicians, choir members, church leaders, congregation members—anyone who can “make a joyful noise to the Lord" took place in September.
Taught by the Rev’d John Allen Bankson, Director of Music Ministries at the First Christian Church of Birmingham, each week’s class featured a guest organist from the Birmingham area. This was a joint event of the First Christian Church of Birmingham and the Presbyterian Association of Musicians, Mid-South Region.
This exciting six-week journey culminated with a Hymn Festival led by the Rev. David Gambrell, Associate for Worship in the Office of Theology and Worship of the Presbyterian Church (USA).
Resources
Hymnology Course
PAM Mid-South has released a hymnology course adapted from our fall 2022 event, “Singing With My Whole Heart.”
This course combines the history of Christian hymns with basic sight-singing skills and vocal technique to help everyone engage more fully in congregational singing. The installments of this series are short (10-20 minutes in length) and can form the basis for Sunday School classes and small-group studies, or they can be used at the beginning of rehearsals.
All 20 installments are available free on the PAM Mid-South YouTube Channel.
Region Leadership
