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SUMMARY:Sacred Harp singing
DESCRIPTION:Sacred Harp\, or Shape Note\, is a singing tradition with roots from England. In North America\, it traveled through New England to Appalachia and the Ozarks. Today people take part around the world in this tradition of shape note signing. We regularly sing hymns today that started from this tradition. Through the Pacific Northwest Sacred Harp Singers (PNWSHS)\, this music will come to the parish hall at Church of the Redeemer. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThere is no admission or membership dues. Someone will take a collection to cover expenses\, primarily room rent. The PNWSHS invites anyone and everyone. This singing will use the 2025 Denson Edition of The Sacred Harp. Loaner books are available. \n\n\n\nChurch of the Redeemer is at 6220 Northeast 181st Street in Kenmore\, Washington. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhat is a singing?\n\n\n\nA “singing” is not a church service. On the contrary\, it is a group of people coming together to sing. It is democracy in action. “We are not Baptist\, Jews\, Episcopalians and atheists. We are altos\, tenors\, trebles and basses. And we know we need each other to do this” (NPR). \n\n\n\nThere are no professional shape note singers or concerts. This music is participatory by people\, with or without music education. Anyone can do it. \n\n\n\nThere are unique harmonies in this music. Jeannette Sorrell describes it as\, “It’s just a texture that\, in a way sounds somewhat medieval — many open fifths and open fourths; things like that” (WFMT). \n\n\n\nWhile there is no professional shape note singers\, professional groups have used music from this tradition. For example\, the Tudor Choir has a Christmas album of music collected by Karen Willard’s An American Christmas Harp. Chanticleer has recorded some of this music\, including “Glorious Things of Thee are Spoken\,” on their Our American Journey album. \n\n\n\nAll sorts and conditions of people take part in shape note singing. For example\, a punk rocker by the name José Camacho-Cerna contributed the tune Lowndes to the 2025 edition of The Sacred Harp. \n\n\n\nPeople asked Nicholas Thompson to leave his church in rural Alabama after he came out. The shape note community embraced him. “Sacred Harp let me be who I was\, and I didn’t have to pretend to be anybody when I was at singings or with singers. And the fact that it’s being kept alive by the queer community\, the\, you know\, minorities\, I love that. I love that it’s become a melting pot of everybody” (NPR). \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPacific Northwest Sacred Harp Singers (PNWSHS)\n\n\n\nThe PNWSHS mission is to organize\, improve\, expand\, and encourage community shapenote singing in the Pacific Northwest through singing school classes\, singings\, and conventions. It serves as the umbrella organization for all shapenote singings in Washington state\, and provides help as needed to shapenote singings in Oregon\, Idaho\, Montana\, British Columbia\, and Alaska.
URL:https://redeemer-kenmore.org/event/shape-note-singing/2026-05-31/
LOCATION:Parish Hall at Church of the Redeemer\, Ground Floor of the main building on the campus at 6220 Northeast 181st Street\, Kenmore\, WA\, 98028\, United States
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SUMMARY:Sacred Harp singing
DESCRIPTION:Sacred Harp\, or Shape Note\, is a singing tradition with roots from England. In North America\, it traveled through New England to Appalachia and the Ozarks. Today people take part around the world in this tradition of shape note signing. We regularly sing hymns today that started from this tradition. Through the Pacific Northwest Sacred Harp Singers (PNWSHS)\, this music will come to the parish hall at Church of the Redeemer. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThere is no admission or membership dues. Someone will take a collection to cover expenses\, primarily room rent. The PNWSHS invites anyone and everyone. This singing will use the 2025 Denson Edition of The Sacred Harp. Loaner books are available. \n\n\n\nChurch of the Redeemer is at 6220 Northeast 181st Street in Kenmore\, Washington. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhat is a singing?\n\n\n\nA “singing” is not a church service. On the contrary\, it is a group of people coming together to sing. It is democracy in action. “We are not Baptist\, Jews\, Episcopalians and atheists. We are altos\, tenors\, trebles and basses. And we know we need each other to do this” (NPR). \n\n\n\nThere are no professional shape note singers or concerts. This music is participatory by people\, with or without music education. Anyone can do it. \n\n\n\nThere are unique harmonies in this music. Jeannette Sorrell describes it as\, “It’s just a texture that\, in a way sounds somewhat medieval — many open fifths and open fourths; things like that” (WFMT). \n\n\n\nWhile there is no professional shape note singers\, professional groups have used music from this tradition. For example\, the Tudor Choir has a Christmas album of music collected by Karen Willard’s An American Christmas Harp. Chanticleer has recorded some of this music\, including “Glorious Things of Thee are Spoken\,” on their Our American Journey album. \n\n\n\nAll sorts and conditions of people take part in shape note singing. For example\, a punk rocker by the name José Camacho-Cerna contributed the tune Lowndes to the 2025 edition of The Sacred Harp. \n\n\n\nPeople asked Nicholas Thompson to leave his church in rural Alabama after he came out. The shape note community embraced him. “Sacred Harp let me be who I was\, and I didn’t have to pretend to be anybody when I was at singings or with singers. And the fact that it’s being kept alive by the queer community\, the\, you know\, minorities\, I love that. I love that it’s become a melting pot of everybody” (NPR). \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPacific Northwest Sacred Harp Singers (PNWSHS)\n\n\n\nThe PNWSHS mission is to organize\, improve\, expand\, and encourage community shapenote singing in the Pacific Northwest through singing school classes\, singings\, and conventions. It serves as the umbrella organization for all shapenote singings in Washington state\, and provides help as needed to shapenote singings in Oregon\, Idaho\, Montana\, British Columbia\, and Alaska.
URL:https://redeemer-kenmore.org/event/shape-note-singing/2026-06-28/
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