Hillcrest Academy Choir Kicks Off 'All Things New' Tour

The choir will perform at several local churches and a festival in Canada over the next two months.

Mar. 31, 2026 at 4:40pm

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An abstract, minimalist illustration featuring bold, jagged shapes and silhouettes in high-contrast colors, conceptually representing a choir performance and the theme of transformation.The Hillcrest Academy choir's 'All Things New' tour brings their faith-inspired performance to communities near and far.Goshen Today

Hillcrest Academy's touring choir has kicked off its 2026 schedule, embarking on a two-month journey filled with several local shows and a trip outside of the United States. The choir held its first performance on March 29th at the Washington Mennonite Church and will hold two more local performances in April before heading to Goshen, Indiana, and then north to Canada to perform at the Mennonite Schools Network Choral Festival at Rockway Mennonite Collegiate on May 1st.

Why it matters

The Hillcrest Academy choir tour is an annual tradition that showcases the talents of the school's vocal music students and allows them to share their faith-inspired performance with communities both local and beyond. The 'All Things New' theme explores how God can transform challenges into something positive.

The details

This year's show features six songs, with an additional six pieces to be performed at the MSN Choral Festival alongside Hillcrest's sister schools. Hillcrest Vocal Music instructor Mikayla Tackaberry says the theme for this year's tour, 'All Things New,' explores how God transforms weaknesses, trials, and suffering into something new and redeemed.

  • The choir held its first performance on March 29th at the Washington Mennonite Church.
  • The choir will hold two more local performances in April: at the West Union Mennonite Church in Parnell on April 12th, and on April 19th at the Wellman Mennonite Church.
  • The choir will perform at the Mennonite Schools Network Choral Festival at Rockway Mennonite Collegiate on May 1st in Ontario, Canada.

The players

Mikayla Tackaberry

Hillcrest Vocal Music instructor who says the theme for this year's tour, 'All Things New,' explores how God transforms weaknesses, trials, and suffering into something new and redeemed.

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What they’re saying

“The first performance went awesome, it was great, it was exciting to get music outside of the classroom. After rehearsing it in one room for months, it's just nice to finally showcase it. I think the Washington church enjoyed it, and it was just good to kind of, to get it out there and get our first performance done, and kind of get those nerves out of the way as well.”

— Mikayla Tackaberry, Hillcrest Vocal Music instructor

What’s next

After returning to the United States, the Hillcrest choir will finish the year with three more performances, at Hillcrest Academy's Spring Concert, Baccalaureate, and Commencement events.

The takeaway

The Hillcrest Academy choir tour is an annual tradition that allows the school's vocal music students to share their faith-inspired performances with communities both local and beyond, showcasing their talents and the transformative power of music.