There was some mention of this on the Lute List recently, and I thought some might be interested in this convention. Besides it's free. Maybe Jon will take it in and give us a report, since it _is_ called the Sacred Harp.<g> I think shape note singing is still even more popular in the South.
ajn ---------- Forwarded Message ---------- RE: Sacred Harp singing convention in New Jersey, USA On Fri, 30 Apr 2004 10:32:51 -0400, in rec.music.early Roland Hutchinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Please consider joining us and a hundred or so of our closest friends for >all or part of three days of singing. Brief info below; more details at >the web site. > >GARDEN STATE SACRED HARP SINGING CONVENTION > >WHAT: 12th annual Garden State Sacred Harp Singing Convention. Singing >of traditional American "shape-note" music. Open to both singers (no >previous experience required) and listeners. Includes a workshop with >traditional singing master Richard DeLong of Carrollton, Georgia. > >WHERE: Montclair Friends Meetinghouse, 289 Park St. at Gordonhurst >Avenue, Montclair, New Jersey (14 miles due west of midtown Manhattan, >easily reachable by public transportation). > >WHEN: Friday May 14, 7-9:30 pm and Saturday May 15, 10 am-3:30 pm (Come >and go as you please or stay for all of both days as you prefer.) > >ADMISSION: Free > >FOR MORE INFORMATION: http://mysite.verizon.net/gssh > >ALSO AT THE WEB SITE: Details of optional practice sessions (new this >year) for new singers (April 30 and May 7, 7:00 pm in the same location) >and of "Unconventional Sunday" singing (May 16, location TBA) of new >compositions and other shape-note music NOT from "The Sacred Harp." > >The Garden State Sacred Harp Singing Convention is presented by Garden >State Sacred Harp Singers, Inc., a New Jersey non-profit corporation. In >addition to the annual convention, the Garden State Sacred Harp Singers >host smaller Sacred Harp singing events throughout the year in >Montclair. All events are free and open to the public. > >-- >Roland Hutchinson Will play viola da gamba for food. > >NB mail to my.spamtrap [at] verizon.net is heavily filtered to >remove spam. If your message looks like spam I may not see it.
