On January 13, 2025, the Baltimore Shape Note Singers gathered at Four Hour Day Lutherie for a special evening that blended tradition with inclusivity. The event featured a rendition of “Love Astounding,” a poem by Jeannette M. Lindholm set to the tune “Holy Manna” from The Sacred Harp. This performance…
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2025 Potomac River Shape-Note Singing Convention
All are welcome to the 2025 Potomac River Shape-Note Singing Convention! We’ll sing from The Shenandoah Harmony & The Sacred Harp (1991). If you are feeling ill, please do not come to the singing. Wearing a mask is optional but encouraged. Tell them you’re coming and keep up with the…
Shape-Note Singing School – February 8th, 1pm, Easton, MD
This month, attend a special event in conjunction with the regular second-Saturday singing! On February 8th, we’ll host a “singing school” to introduce beginners and total newcomers alike to the shape-note tradition. We’ll get started at 1pm with an hour and a half of history, demonstration, and plenty of time to practice!…
Shape Note Singings ahead for January 2025
December often sees cancellations of singings for holidays or sickness, so many folks are excited to get back to it in the new year. There are some great regional singings coming up: January 3-5th – VPH All Day Weekend The Shenandoah Harmony website was just updated with a full itinerary…
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Love Astounding – Mon. January 13th
Presented by Baltimore Shape Note Singers and The Center for Congregational Song Join us for a unique opportunity to sing “Love Astounding,” a poem by Jeanette M. Lindholm set to the tune of “Holy Manna” from The Sacred Harp. This event is part of the Songs for the Holy Other:…
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Baltimore Singing Tonight
Now that Baltimore Shape Note Singing has two nights a month and there are three books they want to sing from, they’ve decided to try slightly different books each night. On Tuesday (tonight!) it will be The Shenandoah Harmony and The Valley Pocket Harmonist. Copies of the book will be…
December changes for Annapolis, Easton, and Baltimore
Neither Annapolis or Easton will have regular singings in December.Baltimore will only have a Second Monday sing, but not a Fourth Tuesday. To our knowledge everything else on the Events calendar is happening, when we confirmed schedules a few months ago. Of note, the Shenandoah Harmony Publishing Company has released…
November changes for Annapolis and Baltimore
Annapolis Shape Note singing usually meets on first Saturdays, but next month it will be on the First Sunday (Nov. 3rd). We have updated our google events calendar to reflect the change. Baltimore Shape Note singing has added a second singing to the events calendar! Baltimore will meet twice a…
No cost COVID test kits available
Many Sacred Harp and shape note singings now require attendees to take a COVID test on the morning of the event to help prevent the spread of illness. This applies to both all-day singings and regular gatherings. While some singings are able to provide COVID tests on-site, others may not…
New MarylandShapeNote.org website and newsletter!
Maryland now has a centralized website, MarylandShapeNote.org, for news and information on local and regional singings. The site will host local groups’ websites and publish a quarterly newsletter, available online and at events. Organizers can contact Isaac for event listings at BaltimoreShapeNote@gmail.com.