Regular Local Singings in Michigan
East Lansing Singing
(1st & 3rd Tues, 7-9 pm)
Kalamazoo Singing
(3rd Sunday, 4-6 pm)
Ann Arbor Singing
(2nd Sunday, 2-5 pm)Click here to sign up
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local and regional.Michigan area Special Event Singings
2012 Mid-Michigan All Day-Singing
May 12, 2012
2012 Michiana All-Day Singing
July 14, 2012
2012 Kalamazoo All-Day Singing
July 15, 2012
January 1 - New Year's Day Singing from The Harmonia Sacra, 1 to 5pm, followed by a potluck supper at the Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary, Chapel of the Word inside Waltner Hall, 3003 Benham Avenue,
Elkhart, Indiana. Books available for loan or purchase. Contact: Samuel
Sommers, scmws@yahoo.comOther singing information can be found at http://fasola.org
Bulletin board (forum)
A place to chat with other singers,
see minutes of our local singings,
or to share new compositions.
(Requires registration to post or
view new compositions.)Other Links
Video about Sacred Harp singing.
Mid-Michigan All Day Singing Photos
Wikipedia on shape note singing
Listen to Shape Note Singing recordings
Martha Beverly's photos of singings
American Church Harp Download a pdf of a shaped note songbook from 1856, in PDF format (15.8 MB).
1860 Sacred Harp Download a pdf of the 1860 Sacred Harp book (90.8 MB.)
Movie Trailer for Awake My Soul: The Story of the Sacred Harp, documentary broadcast on PBS about Sacrd Harp Singing.
We sing from The Sacred Harp from 7-9 pm on the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays.
We are now singing at the Edgewood United Church, 469 N. Hagadorn Road, East Lansing, MI 48823, just a few blocks North of Grand River on Hagadorn. MAP
http://www.edgewooducc.org/
Singings happen on the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of each month.
For more information, email gapbob -@- yahoo.com, or call 517.381.1321
Directions for those from out of town, courtesy of Marian Mitchell:
From the west, take I-94 to northbound I-69 to eastbound I-496.
From I-496, merge onto US-127 N via EXIT 8 toward FLINT/CLARE.
Take EXIT 78 'toward I-69-BL/SAGINAW ST/M-43/GD RIVER AVE' (blends into N Homer St) and move to 2nd-from-right lane.
Turn RIGHT (eastbound) onto E SAGINAW ST/MI-43 E/I-69 BL E. Move to 2nd-from-left lane
At Y branch, take SLIGHT LEFT to continue eastbound onto W SAGINAW ST/I-69 BL E.
Go ~2.3 miles, then turn RIGHT onto N HAGADORN RD/HAGADORN RD.
End at 469 N Hagadorn Rd, East Lansing, MI 48823-3644. (If you get to Grand River Ave you've gone too far)
From the east, take I-96 westbound.
From I-96 take EXIT 110 toward MASON/OKEMOS.
Turn RIGHT (northbound) onto OKEMOS RD.
Turn LEFT (westbound) onto JOLLY RD.
After ~1.5 mi, turn RIGHT (northbound) onto HAGADORN RD.
Go ~ 3.7 mi, crossing Grand River Ave, and end at 469 N Hagadorn Rd, East Lansing, MI 48823-3644 (If you get to Burcham Dr, you've gone too far)