Border Music Camp hopes to hold a physical event in 2022 after postponing last year's spring workshops and going online in 2020.

New chairperson Katie Clarke said more details would be released soon.

"During these uncertain times, we want to take our time planning the best and most safe camp for our students, but definitely in-person and definitely looking forward to being back bigger and better than ever in 2022," she said on Tuesday.

Ms Clarke took over from Peter Cerexhe, who was given life membership of Border Music Camp as he stood down after 11 years as chairperson.

"Peter has been just so amazingly dedicated to the Border Music Camp, the students and staff, we're so grateful for his unwavering leadership, especially during the last two years," his successor said.

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Mr Cerexhe said he and his wife Katie first joined the committee after their children attended the camp.

"You go to the concerts and you see what can be achieved with this intensive level of expert music tuition, it was very inspiring," he said.

During his time as chairperson, Border Music Camp became a registered charity and expanded its policy development.

"Keeping up to date with child safety requirements and similar issues that are very difficult and time-consuming for a volunteer community group to do," he said.

"COVID has put a lot of restrictions on musicians performing together, so it's been very isolating.

"We've tried to bridge a bit of that gap and provide both some instruction and some things that are just fun for our community, which is quite widespread."

Camp director Alastair McKean, in his annual report, praised Mr Cerexhe's understanding of corporate governance and the attention it required.

"We are without question a more professional outfit now than we were 10 years ago, and that's down to him," Mr McKean said.

"This is a big-picture thing, and Peter was always very clear on keeping an eye on the long term.

"The most obvious example was his invention of half-day-long strategy sessions, so we could sit down and look at broader issues without being constrained by the day-to-day or the camp-to-camp."

Mr McKean said he felt lucky to have worked with Mr Cerexhe, describing the former chairman as "demanding and exacting, but always understanding and always wise".

"It has been endlessly stimulating and refreshing, leavened also by his perfectly attuned sense of humour," the director said.

Mr Cerexhe said Border Music Camp, which began in the 1970s, fitted in with Albury-Wodonga's broader musical life, for example its theatre companies and eisteddfod.

"It's an enthusiasm for music, musical performance, and each of these organisations in a way is supporting each other and giving this community almost unparalleled access to really stimulating and exciting musical opportunities," he said.

Ms Clarke, a former camp student and tutor, said this time encouraged her towards a career in music, studying and working in Melbourne before returning to the region in the last three years.

"I think it's important that our community continue to be immersed in the invaluable music making experiences the camp provides to the region; that meant so much to me when I was growing up," she said.

"I'm excited to be part of a strong group, the committee is a strong group of people dedicated to ensuring that the camp returns safely in 2022."

Mr Cerexhe said the new chairperson "knows the camp inside out".

"She's young and enthusiastic but importantly she's very experienced and has a kind heart," he said.

"Kindness is what makes organisations like this thrive, you know, always looking to support other people and provide encouragement."

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