Maine Sacred Harp Singing
Welcome to the Maine Sacred Harp Singing website! We are shapenote singers in Maine. This site contains information about shapenote singing in and near Maine. There are regular singings here in Maine as well as several special events described below.
Background
The shapenote singing is primarily from the The Sacred Harp,a tunebook that has been in continuous publication with periodic revisions since 1844. The music consists of hymns, fuging tunes, anthems, and other songs in a style rooted in Colonial New England, popular in Maine up until the Civil War and in the rural South and West well into the 20th century.A system of "shapenotes" in our tunebook supplements ordinary musical notation with a system of shaped noteheads that indicate the notes and intervals of the musical scale, making it easier to learn to read the music.
Sacred Harp or Fasola music is sung à cappella--that is, by voices alone in harmony without instrumental support or accompaniment. We sing in the traditional way, facing each other in a hollow square.
Monthly Singings
| Portland | First Sundays | 1:00-4:00 |
| Belfast | Second Mondays | 7:00-9:00 |
| Waterville | Third Sundays | 2:00-5:00 |
| Coastal | Fourth Sundays | 2:00-5:00 |
Sabbathday Lake Singing - June 2, 2012
The 2012 Sabbathday Lake Singing will take place on Saturday, June 2, 2012 at the Sabbathday Lake Shaker Meeting House in New Gloucester, Maine. For more information and a flyer go to Sabbathday Lake Shaker Meetinghouse Singing.
Maine All-Day Singing- July 28, 2012
The 2012 Maine All-Day Singing will take place on Saturday, July 28, 2012 at the Old Town House, Old Town House Road, Union, Maine. For more information and a flyer go to Maine All-Day Singing.
American Vocalist All-Day Singing - July 29, 2012
The 2nd American Vocalist All-Day Singing will take place on Sunday, July 29, 2012 at the Old Town House, Old Town House Road, Union, Maine. For more information and a flyer go to American Vocalist All-Day Singing.
Contact:
For more information: send e-mail to singings@Mainesacredharp.org.To receive emails about Maine singings and nearby events, subscribe to the Maine Sacred Harp Singings Google group:
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