Boston Sacred Harp Singing

Recordings

First Annual Singing, May 8, 2010

On May 8th, 2010, we held our first annual Boston Sacred Harp Singing. Over 100 singers from as far away as Canada and Alabama joined many singers from Eastern New England for a full day of singing from The Sacred Harp. Robert Stoddard recorded the singing. Some samples:

King of Peace (74b), led by Kendahl Goldwater-Feldman, written by F. Price, 1835.
Ballstown (217), led by Lucy O'Leary, written by Nehemiah Shumway, 1809.
Weeping Mary (408), led by Mary Seem and Zachary Marcus, written by J. P. Rees, 1859.
Eternal Praise (377), led by Suzan Greenberg, Yael and Anna Tarshish, David Cordes and Ankur Shah, written by O. A. Parris, 1935.

A complete recording of our first annual singing is available on Robert Stoddard’s web site.

Monthly Second Sunday Singing, January 13, 2008

Over forty singers from Portland to Providence came to Christ Church Unity in Brookline for an exceptionally well attended monthly singing in January 2008. Chris Holley recorded the singing. A few songs:

David’s Lamentation (268), led by Jesse Pearlman Karlsberg, written by William Billings, 1778.
Ocean (222), led by Joanna Lampert, from Rudiments of Music, 1787.
Promised Land (128), led by Ben Bath, written by M. Durham, 1835