Come sing with us in Iowa City on May 17 from 10 a.m. until noon. First Mennonite Church, 405 Myrtle Ave. Books provided, and all are welcome - no experience
required!
Info: Bryan Davis at bd@bryandavis.us or (319) 294-5010.
If you enjoyed "Awake, My Soul", you'll love this! Please join us.
The eighth annual Iowa All-Day Singing will be held on Saturday, June 7, 2008, at
the Berwick Congregational Church, just east of Des Moines.
Singing will be 10:00-3:30, with dinner on
the ground at noon. We will sing from the Sacred Harp (Denson, 1991 ed.). Singers wishing to lead other songs
are asked to bring plenty of copies.
Everyone is invited to join us. No experience is necessary, and books will be provided. Housing and
transportation are available... just ask.
Check out these Links for more information about Sacred Harp singing.
Sacred Harp on public radio! Click here
to listen to a podcast of a recent On Point interview with three of Sacred Harp's best known singers.
Iowa Singing Schools
To arrange for a singing school in your area, just drop a line....
April 26, 2008 - Kalona - Lower Deer Creek Mennonite Church.
March 29, 2008 - Cedar Rapids - Peoples Church, 600 3rd Ave. SE
March 22, 2008 - Marshalltown - Central Christian Church, 300 W. Main St.
Other singings in the region
Memorial Day Weekend: Midwest Convention -- Ida Noyes Hall, University of Chicago, 1212 East 59th Street --
http://www.woodbros.com/Singings.html (includes information about singings in
and around Chicago)
August 9: Adams Homestead Singing, just outside Vermillion, SD
-- more details as plans become clear.... (This singing is being organized by the Hauff Sisters.)
September 20-21: Illinois State Convention - Christian County Historical Society Museum,
Taylorville IL. Info: Berkley Moore at 217 793-0024 or berkmoore@aol.com or Janet Fraembs
at 217 345-6873 or jfraembs@1staccess.net.
September 27-28: Minnesota State Convention - Murphy's Landing, Shakopee (Twin Cities). Info: Steven
Schmidgall (763) 593-1965 or Keith and Jenny Willard (651) 699-2040.
October 11: Columbia (MO) All-Day Singing -- Trinity Presbyterian Church, 1600 W. Rollins, Columbia MO. Info: Wendy Hofmann
at (573) 446-1075 or whofmann@coin.org or Lou and Penny Kujawinski at (573) 874-1096.
November 8: Southern Wisconsin Singing - Plum Gove Church, Folklore Village Farm, 3210 CR BB,
Dodgeville WI. Info: Jim Page (608) 255-6861
Who to contact in Iowa?
I'm always happy to chat about Sacred Harp and help folks get in touch with other singers. Please feel free
to contact me about that or to submit additional information (or corrections) for this page by email
or snailmail. Thanks! Annie
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