Regular Local Singings in or near Michigan   

East Lansing Singing
1st & 3rd Mondays, 7-9 PM
Edgewood United Church
469 Hagadorn, East Lansing, MI

Kalamazoo Singing
3rd Sundays from 4-6 pm
(Vaccination required)

Ann Arbor Singing
Second Sundays, 1-4 PM
The Ark, Ann Arbor

Grand Rapids Singing
1st Saturdays, 9:30-11:15 AM

Toronto/Ontario
Third Wednesdays
7:30-9:30

Nearby all-day singings

Midwest Convention
Chicago, Memorial Day weekend

Mid-Michigan All-Day singing
Faith Lutheran Church, Okemos, MI
May 11, 9:30-3 PM
Vaccination required

Michiana All-Day Singing
Fairview Grange, Dunlap, IN
tentative July 20, 2023

Kalamazoo All-Day Singing
Tentative July 21, 2023

Central Ontario All-Day Singing
Friends House, Toronto
August 31, 2023

Sacred Harp on youtube

2016 Michiana Singing
2016 Missouri Convention
2015 Midwest Convention (all)
2015 Mid-Michigan Singing
2014 Michiana Singing
2013 Kalamazoo Singing
2010 Alabama Sacred Harp Musical Convention
Video about Sacred Harp singing

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What is Shape note singing about?

Brief history of the Mid-Michigan singing.

Shape Note singing resources:

Fasola.org
A compendium of things regarding shape note singing and The Sacred Harp.

Website of Dr. Warren Steel, author, scholar of shape note singing, organ, other music, folklore, etc., etc.

Wikipedia about shape note singing

Online Shape Note recordings

Martha Beverly's photos of singings

1835 Mason's Sacred Harp pdf
(unrelated to The Sacred Harp)

1856 American Church Harp pdf

1860 Sacred Harp pdf

Awake My Soul: The Story of the Sacred Harp
trailer for the PBS documentary on Sacred Harp singing.

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Kalamazoo Annual All-Day Sacred Harp Singing
and Dinner on the Grounds
Sunday, July 16, 2023, 9:30 - 3:00 EDT

Carriage Barn, part of the Drake Farm Homestead
927 North Drake Road, Kalamazoo MI 49009

Singing from the 1991 edition of The Sacred Harp

Local and regional singers are encouraged to support the mid-day meal
with prepared food to share.

There will be no Saturday evening social or local housing for this event.
Please do not attend if you have any symptoms of illness
before or on this day.

 

This website maintained by Bob Borcherding, for questions or if you notice any errors, please email gapbob -(at)- yahoo.com. Last updated January 16, 2024.