1990 ~ Twenty-sixth Annual Minnesota State ~ 2015
Sacred Harp
Singing Convention
Saturday – Sunday
SEPTEMBER 26 – 27, 2015
Town Hall – The Landing
Minnesota River Heritage Park, 2187 Highway 101, Shakopee
(1 mile east of Shakopee; enter via the far west gate, not the main gate)
9:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. both days
~ ALL ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND THIS FREE EVENT ~
~ NO PREVIOUS SINGING EXPERIENCE NECESSARY ~
~ FREE SINGING SCHOOL, Friday, Sept. 25th, 7 – 9 pm ~
led by shape-note singer/folk musician TIM ERIKSEN
Twin Cities Friends Meetinghouse, 1725 Grand Ave., Saint Paul
~ THE SACRED HARP TUNEBOOKS (1991 Denson revision, “red book”)
are available on loan, or purchase a book on site for $25.00 ~
~ NOONTIME POTLUCK “DINNER ON THE GROUNDS” provided by local host singers both days ~
THE SACRED HARP continues a 200 year old American tradition
of singing non-denominational hymns and songs written with shaped note heads.
Singers sit in a hollow square facing the center and sing four parts, a cappella, with uninhibited vigor.
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~ MORE INFORMATION available at http://mnfasola.org/
~ JOIN US FOR OUR REGULAR SINGINGS ~
2nd Sundays: St. Sahag Armenian Church, 203 N. Howell St., Saint Paul, 5:00-7:00 p.m.
3rd, 4th, and 5th Sundays: University Baptist Church, 1219 University Ave. S.E., Minneapolis, 5:00-7:00 p.m.
Tuesdays: University Baptist Church, 1219 University Ave. S.E., Minneapolis, 5:30-7:30 p.m.
~ Complete and updated singing schedule is available at http://mnfasola.org/