Dinner on the grounds Potluck both days at noon.
Local singers, please bring at least
one large homemade dish to pass!
We won’t have ovens or other
warming facilities.
Saturday, May 29 andSunday, May 30, 20109:30 am - 3:00 pm, Ida
Noyes Hall, University of Chicago,
1212 E. 59th Street, Chicago, both days. Map on reverse.
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For housing, contact Susan Geil, (773) 561-2229 or
[email protected]. Other inquiries: Ted Mercer, (312)719-4075 or
[email protected];Lisa Grayson, [email protected].
We encourage everyone tosing with us, regardless ofexperience or
perceivedability.
Shape-note singing from the 166-year-old American tunebook, The
Sacred Harp
The Sacred Harpis an 1844 collection of
American hymns and
anthems written in “shape
notes,” using musical notes
of four different shapes.
This is as authentic as folk
tradition gets.
Come experience this
music as it was meant to
be sung—with passion and
joy, by anyone!
What peopleare saying:
“Intense, soulful harmonizing
which seems to fill every
inch of the room.”
—Chicago Tribune
“The four-part a cappella
harmonies are claiming
passionate converts from
Chicago to California. They
are drawn to the primitive,
deep sounds, and to the
sense of community ‘old
book singing’ brings to all
who sing and listen.”
—Associated Press
“Something of ineffable
beauty … an antique,
almost medieval quality.”
—Wisconsin State Journal
“It sounds wonderful—and it
feels even better!”
—All Things Considered,
National Public Radio
Sacred Harp Singing
S H A P E N O T E S
Saturday nightget-togetherHang out with singers from around
the country at the home of Kris
Richardson, 4515 N. Monticello.
FREE! All are welcome! Come to sing or to listen.
Tunebooks will be available for loan or purchase.
The 25th anniversary of one of the biggest Sacred Harp singings!
We’re expecting visitors from all across the nation, including
Alabama, Georgia, Texas, Florida, Minnesota,Missouri, Ohio,
Indiana, Wisconsin, California, Washington, New Mexico, Colorado,
Virginia, New York,Massachusetts . . . and maybe Canada and the
U.K.
If you’re new to Sacred Harp singingcome join us! We’ll have
loaner books, a beginner’s guide, and tapes available. Sacred Harp
singing is democraticand participatory—there are no auditions, no
solos, anyone who wants to lead a song is welcome to do so,
andthere’s no “audience” because everybody can sing! Be prepared
for a musical, spiritual, and emotional experienceunlike any
other.
Saturday night get-together Come relax, socialize, and have a
few refreshments starting at 7 pm Saturday at the home of Kris
Richardson,4515 N. Monticello Avenue on Chicago’s North Side.
For the latest information, check www.chicagosingings.org.
From O’Hare: Take the CTA Blue Line subway to Washington (at
Dearborn Street) downtown; walk one block east to Washington and
State Street, then follow the
downtown directions above. From Midway, take the Number 55 bus
to 55th and Woodlawn; turn right (south) on Woodlawn and walk four
blocks to the singing.
MIDWEST CONVENTIONChicago, Illinois • May 29–30!
Singing both days
Ida Noyes Hall, University of Chicago
1212 East 59th Street
= I-90/94 exit for singing (Garfield Blvd.)
= route from I-90/94 exit
Garfield/55th Street
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Motels: North Side: Chicago North Shore, 5300 W. Touhy Avenue,
Skokie, (866) 750-3369 (call 8:30 am-5:30 pm CDT); $99 plus tax per
night per room ifyou call by May 7 and mention Sacred Harp Singers,
block code S5H.
Midway & South (no special rates or reservations): Sleep
Inn, 6650 S. Cicero, Bedford Park, (708) 594-0001; free Midway
shuttle. International House, 1414
E. 59th, Chicago, dorm singles, no private baths, (773) 753-2280
days.
Homestays: Contact Susan Geil, (773) 561-2229,
[email protected]
Other information: Ted Mercer, (312) 719-4075,
[email protected]; Lisa Grayson, [email protected]
Public transportation to the singing:From downtown Chicago, take
the Illinois Central train
from Randolph Street or Van Buren Street stations (at
Michigan Avenue) to 59th Street. Walk four blocks west
(away from the lake). Or take the #6 Jackson Park Express
bus from any of the State Street bus stops. Get off on 59th
and Stony Island. Walk five blocks west to Ida Noyes Hall.
To social: Brown Line train to Kimball (last stop); walk
three blocks west to Monticello, two blocks south to 4515.
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Saturday social
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Sleep Inn
Chicago Sacred Harp Singersc/o Caroline Presnell
9360 Skokie Blvd.
Skokie, IL 60077
“Powerful and beautiful.” The New York Times
“Distinctly American music – once it grabs
hold, it doesn’t let go.” The Wall Street Journal
The singing is easy to reach by car:From I-94: Take I-94 to the
Garfield Avenue exit. Turn east. If you are com-
ing from the south, this will be a right turn; from the north,
this will be a
left turn. (Do not be confused by the “no left turn” sign that
refers to traf-
fic on the westbound side of the boulevard.) When you pass King
Drive
(about .7 mi) you will see signs for the University of Chicago.
Stay in the
right lane. Follow the right lane as it curves to the right into
Morgan/
Payne Avenues. When you get to the bottom of the T (.3 miles)
at
Midway Plaisance, turn left. Continue .8 miles to Woodlawn
Avenue.
Turn left at the Woodlawn light. Ida Noyes Hall is one block
straight
ahead, at the corner of 59th and Woodlawn.
OPTION ONLY FOR SATURDAY*: Take Lake Shore Drive (Route 41)
to
57th Street, the Museum of Science and Industry exit. Continue
west,
past the museum, to Stony Island Avenue. (You will not be able
to con-
tinue on 57th Street west of Stony Island.) Turn left. Go two
blocks to
59th Street. Turn right. Continue .5 miles to Ida Noyes
Hall.
*Lake Shore Drive will be CLOSED TO CARS from 5:30 - 10:30
am
Sunday, May 30, for the annual “Bike the Drive” event. Bicycles,
how-
ever, will be welcome! The Drive will be open to cars all day
Saturday
and on Sunday afternoon. More info at www.bikethedrive.org.
Celebrate 25 years of the
