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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
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American Church Harp Download a pdf of a shaped note songbook from 1856, in PDF format (15.8 MB).
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Movie Trailer for Awake My Soul: The Story of the Sacred Harp, documentary broadcast on PBS about Sacrd Harp Singing.
The Mid-Michigan All-Day Singing is a regular event, ocurring the Saturday before the second Sunday in May.
Next singing: May 12, 2012.
Map to this singing.
Mid-Michigan
All-Day
Shapenote
Singing
Traditional hymn singing, sung from The Sacred Harp,
featuring shaped note-heads to assist in singing
Saturday, May 12, 2012, 9:30 - 3:00 PM
Faith Lutheran Church
4515 Dobie Rd.
Okemos, Michigan
Registration starts at 9 am.
Potluck dinner on the grounds.
All are welcome: beginners, experienced singers, & listeners.
No singing experience required.
No admission fee: free-will offering will be taken to cover expenses.
Books available for borrow and for purchase.
Hosted by the Mid-Michigan Shape Note Singers
For information or lodging assistance
call Bob Borcherding at 517-381-1321. (gapbob@yahoo.com)
Faith Lutheran Church is situated on the West side of Dobie Road,
just south of the Dobie Road-Grand River intersection, in Okemos, MI.
Directions:
•From the West: I-96 to exit 110, Okemos Rd, North to Jolly, East to Dobie, N 2 miles to 4515 Dobie.
•From the Northeast: I-69S to exit 94, I-69-Business Loop (E. Saginaw), toward E Lansing, left on Marsh Rd. to Grand River (43) to Dobie, Rt on Dobie to 4515 Dobie.
•From the South, Southwest: I-69 to I-96 East, follow directions "From the West" above.
•From the North: US-127 to I-69 E, then follow directions "From the Northeast" above
•From the East: Take I-96 W (if necessary take 23 North to I-96) then follow directions "From the West" above.