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Composing & Arranging Camp | June 23-25, 2025

Enhance your compositional skills through a blend of workshops, practical application assignments, and personalized feedback. This comprehensive educational experience will foster your creativity, technical skills, and professional growth in a supportive and collaborative environment.

Those interested must submit an application form so we can approve your fit for the camp. Upon approval of your application, you may register and pay.

Open to high school and college students
Application opens December 15
Early-bird rate application deadline: April 10, 2025
Application closes: May 1, 2025
Registration forms due: May 10, 2025

Camp Checklist

1. Apply

2. REGISTER

3. Pay
4. View schedule

Meet Our Camp Faculty

Dr. David Ledgerwood

Dr. David Ledgerwood

Dr. Ledgerwood has M.A. degrees in Sacred Music and Music Theory and Composition and a DMA in Music Education. Dr. Ledge has served in Christian schools and Christian higher education for over 40 years, recently retiring from his postion of chair of the music department at Maranatha Baptist University. He continues to teach composition and arranging at MBU and has published over 50 works.

Benjamin Knoedler

Benjamin Knoedler

Composer and pianist Benjamin David Knoedler is quickly becoming established in the world of sacred music. His choral music is published by Beckenhorst, Lorenz, Choristers Guild, Soundforth, Majesty Music, The Wilds, and other publishers. He finished his masters degree in music composition from Bob Jones University in 2020, and now works as the choral music editor at Majesty Music.

The Lord designed us to continue to grow in every area of our lives. We hope to instill the same growth desire for each camper, that wherever they are in their musical development, they will take the next step as a result of their time here.

Dr. Ledgerwood

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Registration & Payment Info

Registration:

  • Camp openings are limited to facilitate individual attention.
  • Application opens December 15 and closes May 1, 2025.
  • Campers will receive a registration link upon acceptance. Registrations are due by May 10.
  • A non-refundable $35 registration fee is due upon registration. The balance is due by June 1.

2025 Rates:

  • Application in by April 10 – $225
  • Application in by May 1 – $280

Payment Policies:

  • Online payments only, please.
  • The $35 registration fee goes toward the full camp tuition amount.
  • Camp payments are due in full by June 1 for the purpose of an expedient camper check-in experience.
  • Refunds: Refund requests must be received in written form via email to the Music Office at finearts@mbu.edu. The registration fee is non-refundable, and refunds will not be given after June 1. 
Camper Check-In Info

Camper Check-In Times:

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    Campers’ first/last meal:

    • The first meal is breakfast on Monday.
    • The last meal is lunch on Wednesday.

    Transportation to and from the airport: 

    • Campers flying in for camp needing transportation should take the Badger Bus to Johnson Creek. Maranatha will provide transportation for campers to and from Johnson Creek, but will not be able transport campers to and from the airports directly.
    • Campers needing to be picked up from the Badger Bus stop in Johnson Creek should contact allison.morken@mbu.edu.

    Immunization and Insurance Waivers:

    Campers without insurance or up-to-date immunizations must sign waiver forms as part of the online registration process.

    What To Bring

    Camper Dress Code:

    • Clothing should be appropriate for the specific camp and always modest. Campers wear modest shirts and loose-fitting pants/jeans or knee-length shorts/skirts for classes and rehearsals.

    What to Bring:

    • Water bottle
    • Personal items such as a towel, soap, sleeping bag/bedding, pillow, Bible, notebook, and pencils. Mark all personal items with camper’s name.
    • Personal fan for the dorms.
    • Bring all prescription and over-the-counter medicine in original containers or with original prescription label to the check-in line in a quart-sized ziplock bag with camper’s name, times for taking the medication, and dosage instructions written in permanent marker on the bag.
    •  Your instrument
    • Laptop/iPad, staff paper, pencil, any compositions/arrangements you have in progress.

    What NOT to Bring:

    Magazines, air conditioners, computers/media players, TVs, fireworks, skates, scooters, cell phones, weapons such as knives/guns, and drugs/alcohol/tobacco products of any kind (prescription medications will be collected and distributed by the camp nurse). Clothing should not have offensive graphics or words.

      Contact Info

      If you still have questions after reading the website, please do not hesitate to contact us. For questions regarding…

      If you do not receive a prompt response (sometimes the spam filter blocks emails), please e-mail Allison.Morken@mbu.edu or call at 920-206-2350.