The Northern Shenandoah Valley Sacred Harp and Shape Note Singers
SUMMER SCHEDULE 2009
Saturday, October 3, 4 ~ 8 pm
Millwood Community Center, Millwood VA on
Route 723. 2 miles east of blinking light in Boyce, VA just past Powhatan
School, or 1/2 mile west of Post Office & Burwell Morgan Mill at corner of
Rt 723 and Rt 255 in Millwood. Limited kitchen use (no oven). Potluck
dinner at 6 pm.
NO singing in November
We hope everyone will join us at the James River
Convention, at historic St. John's Church in Church Hill, Richmond VA on
Saturday, November 7. (more information to follow)
Saturday, December 5, 4 ~ 8 pm
Josephine Street School Museum, Josephine
Street, Berryville VA. From the intersection of Rt 7 (business) and Rt 340
in Berryville, go one block east of Buckmarsh St (Rt 340) to take a right
on Church Street; go .4 mile south on Church St. and take a left on
Josephine St.; go another 0.4 mile on Josephine St. and look for small
sign on the right, "Josephine Street School Museum" and "Johnson
Williams". (if you have reached the cul de sac, you have gone too far,
turn around!). Take a right into the parking area, look for the small
white stucco building on the left. Please note: there is no kitchen.
Potluck dinner at 6 pm. John will have his cell phone 540 336 8112, if you
get lost! but most anyone in Berryville can direct you to Josephine
Street.
NEW SINGING!
This year, for the first time, we will host on June 6 (the
Sunday following the NSV all day singing on Saturday, June 5): singing from
the newly re-published Missouri Harmony.
We have books for sale. Mark your calendar.
16TH ANNUAL ALL DAY SINGING
Images
from the Northern Shenandoah All Day Singing 2009 will be posted on a password-protected sight, hopefully before Christmas.
Please make sure that jdelre at visuallink dot comJohn or Kelly has your email address if you
you would like to be notified when they are ready; if you were at the Singing, or if you belong to a recognized Shape Notes singing group,
Miriam A. Kilmer will send you an invitation with the password.
Saturday, June 6, 10 ~ 4 pm
Grace Episcopal Church Parish Hall
110 N Church St
Berryville, VA 22611-1110
Phone: (540)955-1610
From the intersection of Rt 7 (business)
and Rt 340 in Berryville, go one block east to Church St. and two blocks
north to the church; we are in the white stucco parish hall on the right;
parking around back. Potluck dinner at noon. The kitchen will be available during the All Day Singing.
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Images
from the Northern Shenandoah All Day Singing 2008
GENERAL NOTES: We meet the first Saturday of every month, except for January, April, and August. In June
we meet the Saturday before the first Sunday of June.
Northern Shenandoah Valley Sacred Harp and Shape Note Singers meet
(generally, but not always) on the first Saturday of the month to sing
from the Sacred Harp. Sacred Harp singing is a non-denominational
community, musical, and spiritual event emphasizing participation, not
performance. The music is sung a cappella without harps or any other
musical instrument. The music is printed in ³patent notes² wherein the
shape of the note head indicates the syllables FA, SOL, LA, and MI. The
book includes psalm tunes, fuging tunes, and anthems, as well as Scotch
Irish folk songs and revival hymns. Books are available for sale. All are
welcome, no experience necessary! Call John or Kelly for more information
at (540) 955-2660. Send us your email address if you would like to be put
on our electronic mailing list; to jdelre at visuallink dot com. Or let
us know if you would like to be removed from the list.
Webster's note: if you are on Chesapeakeshapenotes, which serves the whole Chesapeake Bay watershed area,
you may not wish to be on both lists, as John or Kelly also send their annoncements to "chessienotes". See below.
Images
from the Northern Shenandoah All Day Singing 2007
NorthernShenandoah.com
Maintaining this website is quite expensive. If you would like to see it stay alive and
expand, please make a donation.
Baltimore Area Singers meet 2nd Sundays 4 - 6 pm, and every Thursday
7 - 9:30pm. Check web site.
Potomac River Sacred Harp Singers meet 4th Sundays 4 - 8 pm with a pot luck supper.
Check web site or email
miriam at risingdove dot com.
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