lynn note: just toseed the text in here...could obviously format better... question is...put the info here, or on the Sacred Harp Coinvention page, This info is event-specific so feels like it belongs with the event. But what about events that have all sorts of other stuff that go with it (FAQs, schedules, etc.)
Location both days: The Great Falls Grange, 9818 Georgetown Pike (Rte. 193), Great Falls, Virginia
Saturday, April 11, 2015:
10:00 AM - 3:30 PM: All-Day Singing from The Sacred Harp and Dinner on the Grounds
Registration begins at 9:30 AM.
Potluck lunch: local singers, please bring plenty of prepared food to share, as you are able.
Sunday, April 12, 2015:
10:00 AM - 3:00 PM: All-Day Singing from The Shenandoah Harmony and Dinner on the Grounds
Registration begins at 9:30 AM.
Potluck lunch: local singers, please bring plenty of prepared food to share, as you are able.
All are welcome: beginners, experienced singers, and listeners.
No admission charge -- free-will offering.
Local singers, please bring a substantial meal to share each day that you plan to eat lunch at the convention.
Copies of The Sacred Harp (1991 Edition) and The Shenandoah Harmony (first published in 2013 and already widely used) will be available for loan and purchase. Singing at the Saturday session will be limited to The Sacred Harp, 1991 Edition, while singing at the Sunday session will be limited to The Shenandoah Harmony, in order to enhance the musical and emotional momentum. The Great Falls Grange main hall, which has a wood ceiling and floor and space for around 120 singers, has lively, bright, and clear acoustics ideal for Sacred Harp-style singing.
A traditional and powerful singing of American shape-note hymns, fuging tunes, and anthems
in unaccompanied four-part harmony from The Sacred Harp and The Shenandoah Harmony
