Cedar
Rapids: Third Saturdays - 1-3 p.m. - Contact Bryan
Davis for location, as the site changes. Books provided. All
are welcome; no experience is required. Please bring a snack
to share, if you can. And bring a friend, too! Info: Bryan Davis.
Fairfield: Every
Sunday - location varies. Info: Jennifer Hamilton, email or (641)
472-8422.
Grinnell:
Second Saturdays - 1-3 p.m. - Stewart
Art Center, 926 Broad St. (downtown, the former city
library) Info: Martha Pinder.
All-Day Singings in Iowa:
11th Iowa All-Day Singing - Saturday, April 7, 2012 - 10 a.m. -
3:30 p.m., with dinner on the ground at noon - Berwick Congregational Church, 5673 NE
Berwick Dr., Berwick, IA. Info: Martha Pinder -- maps to Berwick
from I-35, or I-80
and Hwy 65
3rd Annual
Saints Rest All-Day Singing - Saturday, September 29, 2012 -
Grinnell, IA. Details forthcoming....
All-day Singings in the Midwest:
(Click here for a complete, international
listing of annual singings.)
MARCH
Second Sunday and Saturday Before (March 10 & 11) - Missouri State Convention,
St.
John's United Church of Christ, Pinckney MO - Hwy 94, 11.5
miles west of Marthasville. Info: Paul Figura, (314) 962-4870,
stlfasola -at-
stlfasola.org, or stlfasola.org/2012ConventionFlyerPrelim.pdf.
Saturday before Fourth Sunday (March 31) - Higher Ground Singing -
Centenary United Methodist Church, 301 N. 7th Street, Terre
Haute IN. Info: Darrell Swarens.
Saturday before Fourth Sunday (March 31) - Nebraska All-Day Singing -
10 a.m.-3:30 p.m. - Saint Vincent's Orthodox Church, 51st and
Lake streets, Omaha NE. Info: Jenni Wallace
APRIL
Saturday before Second Sunday (April 7) - Iowa All-Day Singing
Fifth Sunday and Saturday Before (April 28 & 29) - Midwest
Convention
- Ida Noyes Hall, 1212 East 59th Street, Chicago IL. Info: Ted
Mercer.
MAY
Saturday before First Sunday - St. John's Episcopal
Church, 707 W
Central Ave. Harrison AR. Info: Syd Caldwell SydneyC@cox-internet.com.
Saturday before Second Sunday - Faith Lutheran Church,
Okemos MI.
Info: Bob Borcherding/Anne Missavage
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Regular Local Singings in other
places:
Click here
for information about regular monthly singings in other
places, including...
Geneva, IL: First and third Tuesdays - 7-9 p.m. Contact Ryan Wheeler for
info. Or join their Yahoo group.
Madison, WI: First and third Sundays - 3-5 p.m. -
Grace Episcopal Church Guild Hall, 116 W. Washington Ave.
Minneapolis and St.
Paul, MN: nearly every Tuesday and Sunday, one place or the
other. Info: www.freude.com/mnfasola/
Check out
these Links for more information
about Sacred Harp singing.
What is Sacred Harp singing?
Also known as "shapenote" or "fasola"
singing, you can think of it as Do-It-Yourself Choral
Singing for those who just love to sing, beginners and
proficient alike.
It's egalitarian: everybody
gets to pick a song and, if they want, lead it.
It's learner-centered: the
entire tradition is based on a book designed to teach
people to read music and sing it.
The repertoire is vast: from
ancient melodies to traditional folk, gospel, and hymn
tunes to the soaring masterworks of Western
hymnody.
Though most of the song texts are
based on religious themes and psalms, Sacred Harp
singings have long served as catalysts for
non-sectarian community building, whatever the
backgrounds or beliefs of the participants.
We sing
because we love to sing, and the Sacred Harp is a fabulous
collection of music to sing from. It is not a religious
service, although it is spiritually invigorating.
Certainly, it is a whole lot of fun.
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
