Ferry Beach Retreat & Conference Center
  • Home
  • Organization
    • Governance
    • Board of Directors
    • Staff
    • Work at Ferry Beach
  • Membership
  • Giving
    • One-Time Giving
    • Sustaining Gifts
    • The Beachkeeper Program
    • Quillen Shinn Society
    • Memorial Garden
    • Endowment Fund
    • Scholarship Program
    • Capital Campaigns >
      • Generator
      • GAYLA Theatre Renovation
      • ADA Campus
  • For Members
  • About
    • Our Mission & Values
    • History
    • Contact Us
    • Directions
  • Schedule
    • Community Dinner
    • Open Jam
    • Meal Delivery
    • Quilting Retreat
    • Profound Treasury
    • Work Week
    • Annual Meeting
    • Youth Camps
    • July 4th
    • RE Week
    • Choral Fest
    • GAYLA
    • Women's Healing
    • Family & Friends
    • Circles of Life
    • Circle of Music
    • Company of Women
    • Motivational Interviewing
    • Sacred Circle Dance
    • Quilting by the Bay
    • The Beach Getaway
    • Labor Day Weekend >
      • Labor Day Cookout
  • What to Expect
    • Our Facility
    • Our Retreats
    • Our Dining Center
  • Lodging
  • Register
  • News
    • Blog
    • Discovery
  • Plan an Event
    • Gathering Spaces
    • Planning Resources
Ferry Beach Schedule
Visiting Maine & Ferry Beach During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Maine COVID Response
VISITING FERRY BEACH
Be SMART about COVID-19!
Picture
Circle of Music
August 13 - August 19, 2023
Description
Workshops
Conference Leadership
Pricing
Description
Circle of Music
Learn from the Masters!
Come join us for a magical week where we build a music community. You will be welcomed, accepted, encouraged, and challenged to grow whether you start as a beginner or are polishing skills. From the generosity of the workshop leaders to the support of the other participants who are taking risks along side you, join the opportunities to improve your musical abilities and decide how you will take your music back to the world.
 
Each day begins with chapel, followed by workshops, and optional afternoon activities of classes, singing, teaching, creating, playing and learning. 
​
Your days at Ferry Beach can include the beach, naps, walks or all of the above. The evenings have more opportunities to create music in song circles, coffee house, talent/no talent shows and anywhere else the spirit hits you including porch sings and jams. AND we encourage all of you to bring songs you know and can teach or lead – our best resource and inspiration are each other!
​

Let the ocean waves create new rhythms, the cry of the seagulls – new melodies and the spirit of the week – new lyrics.
Nancy Smith Circle of Music Scholarship

The Nancy Smith Circle of Music Scholarship fund has been established in memory of the late Nancy Smith, long-term Circle of Music Attendee. Nancy nurtured her spirituality and celebrated her love of music through Unitarian Universalist church choirs and the Ferry Beach Retreat and Conference Center Circle of Music Program.  Through the scholarship started by her loving son Scott Smith and sister Lucinda Sanders, the memory of Nancy will live on in one of her most cherished places.

To apply for the scholarship, please fill out the form below. Each year a scholarship recipient will be selected two months prior to the start of the Circle of Music Conference.
Apply for the Scholarship
Donate to The Scholarship Fund
Picture
​Rise Up Singing and get ready for Circle of Music 2023! Because we have Annie Patterson and Peter Blood, editors of our music “bibles” Rise Up Singing and Rise Again, joining us as guest artists for the entire Circle of Music week!

We have so much already planned: 
  • A Sunday night concert
  • a Pete Seeger concert/storytelling (Peter is the editor of Pete Seeger’s autobiography Where Have All The Flowers Gone!)
  • Workshops
    • using the "bibles" in small or large groups
    • using music for community building
    • the role of music in social change/social justice movements
    • traditional ballads from Appalachia and the British Isles
  • Specialized Afternoon Sessions
    • vocal coaching
    • using the "bibles" specially-designed chord systems
    • jazz vocals.

Annie is a very active solo and group performer. Peter is engaged in and committed to doing environmental and racial justice work. Both Peter and Annie are amazing musicians and educators whose life’s focus is on “creating peace and justice through communal singing”. This will be a week of musical wonderment as we learn, grow and share together on our musical journey. Make sure you don’t miss out on a magical week at Ferry Beach!  Sign up today before space fills up!
We will be using both Rise Up Singing and Rise Again through out our week.  Be sure to bring your copies, or buy them online now!
Picture
Buy Rise Up Singing
Picture
Buy Rise Again
Workshops
2022 Workshops
Check Back for 2023 Workshop Information
Conference Leadership
Please call Ferry Beach at 207-282-4489 x1, or email info@ferrybeach.org with questions for the conference coordinator.
Pricing
Pricing per Person
Adult: $480.00 (Includes Conference Fees + Meals)
Youth: $360.00 (Includes Conference Fees + Meals)

Off-Site Daily Fee (Commuter): $60.00 Adult / $40.00 Youth (Includes Lunch Only)
On-Site Daily Fee: $19.00 (On Campus and Not Registered for Programming.  Does not Include Meals)
Lodging
Lodging Prices Vary Base on Selection. 
See our Lodging Page for pricing information.
Membership
​Membership must be paid to attend any Ferry Beach program and is due annually. 
​
Individual Membership: $35.00
​Family Membership: $60.00

See our Membership Page to learn more and to purchase or renew a membership or add on to your reservation.
Register
Click here to register. 
​For help with your registration, or to register by phone, call the office at 207-282-4489 or email registration@ferrybeach.org 
Register Now

Our mission at Ferry Beach is to awaken hearts to explore, grow and renew the spirit of universal love. 
We work by creating programing and events in the areas of Arts & Culture, Education, Spirituality, Sustainability, Personal Growth and Justice & Action.  
Picture
Ferry Beach Retreat & Conference Center is a 501(c)3 membership organization. 
Our mission is to awaken hearts to explore, grow and renew the spirit of universal love.  We accomplish our mission through work in the areas of
​arts & culture, education, spirituality, sustainability, personal growth and justice & action.
Picture
Picture
Copyright © 2021 
Ferry Beach Retreat & Conference Center
5 Boardwalk Drive, Saco, ME 04072 - Our Address has Changed.  Click here to learn more.
​phone 207.282.4489  • fax 207.690.4800
​
info@ferrybeach.org
Privacy Policy
Email Webmaster
  • Home
  • Organization
    • Governance
    • Board of Directors
    • Staff
    • Work at Ferry Beach
  • Membership
  • Giving
    • One-Time Giving
    • Sustaining Gifts
    • The Beachkeeper Program
    • Quillen Shinn Society
    • Memorial Garden
    • Endowment Fund
    • Scholarship Program
    • Capital Campaigns >
      • Generator
      • GAYLA Theatre Renovation
      • ADA Campus
  • For Members
  • About
    • Our Mission & Values
    • History
    • Contact Us
    • Directions
  • Schedule
    • Community Dinner
    • Open Jam
    • Meal Delivery
    • Quilting Retreat
    • Profound Treasury
    • Work Week
    • Annual Meeting
    • Youth Camps
    • July 4th
    • RE Week
    • Choral Fest
    • GAYLA
    • Women's Healing
    • Family & Friends
    • Circles of Life
    • Circle of Music
    • Company of Women
    • Motivational Interviewing
    • Sacred Circle Dance
    • Quilting by the Bay
    • The Beach Getaway
    • Labor Day Weekend >
      • Labor Day Cookout
  • What to Expect
    • Our Facility
    • Our Retreats
    • Our Dining Center
  • Lodging
  • Register
  • News
    • Blog
    • Discovery
  • Plan an Event
    • Gathering Spaces
    • Planning Resources