Our Mission
We at The Heart of Illinois Summer Music Clinic believe that musical talent is a gift from God to be (1) discovered with the help of great teachers, (2) developed with excellence, (3) returned with gratitude to God, and (4) shared with others. As a faculty, we aim to fulfill this fourfold purpose through our unique approach that integrates lessons, ensembles, special classes, and more with social time and camp worship through corporate singing of great hymns, as we tune our hearts and voices to sing God’s praise.
Our Story
In the summer of 2019, a number of musicians from Central Illinois were introduced to the Kentucky Christian String Camp, and several people were able to go to Louisville and participate. It was a wonderful experience in so many ways, but because of the geographic distance and the fact that KYCSC is a day program that does not offer residential options for students, it’s not feasible for many people from this area to participate. Seeing such great value and potential in such a venture, a few teachers from the area began to pray about starting something similar in our area. From those prayers has developed the HOI SMC. Our prayer and aim continues to be “to encourage hearts that glorify God through music.”