Cedar Rapids: 2nd and 4th Saturdays - 10 a.m.-1 p.m. - Peoples Church, 600 3rd
Ave., SE. 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. NEXT SINGING: August 28th.
Fairfield:
Every Sunday - location varies. Info: Jennifer Hamilton, email or (641)
472-8422. And check out their new recording!
Iowa City:
Saturday, September 4 at 4 p.m. - Iowa City Public Library, Meeting Room A. All are welcome; books and instruction
provided. Info: Callie Garnett.
NEW: 6-week Singing School in Des Moines with Annie Grieshop at the Senior
College of Greater Des Moines - Wednesdays, 10 a.m.-noon, September 15-October 20. Books will be available for use and
purchase.
All-day Singings in the Midwest:
(Click here for a
complete, international listing of annual singings.)
September 5 (Sunday) - Fox Valley Folk Festival Singing, Island Park, Geneva, IL. For more information, contact Ted
Mercer, (312) 719-4075, tmercer22@comcast.net.
September 18 & 19 (Saturday & Sunday) - Illinois State Shape-Note Convention, Christian County Historical Society
Visitors Center, Taylorville. Singing from The Sacred Harp, 1991 edition, and The Missouri Harmony, 2005
edition. For more information, contact Berkley Moore, (217) 793-0024, berkleymoore7195@sbcglobal.net, or Janet Fraembs,
(217) 345-6872, jfraembs@mchsi.com.
September 25 & 26 (Saturday & Sunday) - Minnesota State Sacred Harp Convention. Saturday, St. Anthony Park
Lutheran Church, St. Paul. Sunday, The Landing, Shakopee. Click
for more info.
October 9 (Saturday) - Columbia, MO All-Day Singing, Dripping Springs Christian Church, 2701 Dripping Springs Rd. Singing
from The Sacred Harp, 1991 edition and The Missouri Harmony, 2005 edition. For more information, contact Wendy
Hofmann, (573) 446-1075 or whofmann@coin.org.
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.
April 10, 2010 -- 9th Annual Iowa All-Day Singing
Thanks to all those who joined us for a glorious day of singing!
How pleasant 'tis to see,
Kindred and friends agree,
Each in his proper station move,
And each fulfill his part,
With sympathizing heart,
In all the cares of life and love.
212 Sharon
Check back here for information and flyers regarding the 201
1 Iowa All-Day Singing. We'll be so glad to see you as we celebrate a decade of singing together
!
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
