Local Singings

Copyright Laura Densmore 2009

If you’re interested in learning more about Shape Note music (and the best way to learn is to start singing yourself!) there are numerous singing groups that meet in Pennsylvania. Some groups meet weekly or monthly, and there are also a number of larger singings during the year; new singers are always welcome, no auditions and no singing experience necessary.

If you would like us to provide information about a singing, drop us a line at pasacredharp[at]gmail.com. Contact information for groups is provided when available.

BERKS COUNTY SINGING (near Reading)

This singing meets the third and fourth Sundays of each month from 6:30-9 PM at Exeter Friends Meeting at:
191 Meetinghouse Road
Douglassville, PA 19518
For more information contact Ted Stokes at 610-689-4083 or EdwardBStokes [at] gmail.com.

Berks County Singing has resumed.

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BRANDYWINE VALLEY SACRED HARP SINGING (south of West Chester)

Birmingham Monthly Meeting requires all persons using its meetinghouse to comply with the then current PA Dept. of Health’s Covid-19 guidelines and CDC’s Covid-19 recommendations. To ensure that all of those guidelines and recommendations be followed by all singers at all times, Sacred Harp Singers who sing in its meetinghouse must be vaccinated against Covid-19.
2021
June 28
July 12 and 26
August 9 and 23
September 20
October 11 and 25
November 15 and 29
December 13
December 26th Boxing Day Singing at Densmores
January 10 and 24

This singing meets bimonthly on Monday nights (please call before attending) from 7-9pm at:
Birmingham Friends Meeting,
1245 Birmingham Rd
West Chester, PA 19382.

Contact: Laura Densmore 610 793-5102 or PASacredHarp[at gmail.com.

Brandywine Singing cancelled until further notice.

2020

January   13
February   3, 17 (cancelled 2/17 due to flu)
March   2, 23
April   13
May   11, 25
June   8, 29
July   13, 27
August   10, 24

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ERIE AREA SINGING: SUSPENDED

This singing usually meets the fourth Sunday of each month at a local singer’s home
from 2-5 PM. In November, the meeting date is the third Sunday to avoid Thanksgiving,
and in December the date is the second Sunday to avoid the Christmas holidays.
Call to confirm the dates.

Contact: Gerry Hoffman at 814-734-5950 or cabanaman77 [at] gmail.com
5170 Crane Rd.
Edinboro, PA 16412

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HAVERTOWN SINGING (near Philadelphia)

This singing meets second Fridays of each month from 7:30-9:30 PM at St. James United
Church of Christ, 135 Myrtle Ave, Havertown, PA 19083.
Contact: Marian McKenzie at 610 896-1565 or mmckenzi [at] haverford.edu

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LANCASTER AREA SACRED HARP SINGING

This singing meets first Sundays from 2:30-5 PM.
1855 Stony Battery Road, Mountville, PA.
Contact: Elizabeth Patton at 717 397-4762 or epatton256 [at] verizon.net or Ruth Wampler 717 471-6055  or beautifulfriend05@gmail.com

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LEHIGH VALLEY SINGING

This singing meets sporadically through the year.  For information, contact Dan Hunter.
Contact: Daniel Hunter at 484 788-4634 or hunterhillfarm901 [at] gmail.com

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PHILADELPHIA

Philadelphia singings cancelled until further notice.

Visit the Philadelphia Sacred Harp and Shape-Note Singing web site.
UNIVERSITY CITY SINGERS
This GROUP meets for singing and a potluck supper on second Sundays from 5:00-8:30  PM at the parish hall of St. Mary’s, at Penn,  3916 Locust Walk on the campus of the University of Pennsylvania.  Please bring a potluck dish to share if you are able.  Go to the cloister door and ring the buzzer on the Philly Shape Note sign.   See map at phillysacredharp.org/events/   Contact Rachel Hall at 215 605-1621 or phillysacredharp@gmail.com

WEST PHILADELPHIA SINGING
This sing meets fourth Thursdays at 7:30 each month at A-Space in West Philadelpia,
located at 4722 Baltimore Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19143. Contact Elizabeth Stokes at
610-639-1326 or at elizabethastokes [at] gmail.com

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PITTSBURGH SACRED HARP SINGERS

This singing meets the second Saturday of every month from 1:30-4:30  PM at St. Andrew Lutheran Church, Centre and Morewood Avenues in Pittsburgh.

http://pendletonanderson.com/shape_note_singing/

Contact: Penny Anderson pgh_sacred_harp@fastmail.net or 412-371-5898 or 412 310-9167

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SOMERSET COUNTY SINGING

This singing meets second Thursdays of each month at Mount Union Church
at the corner of Turkey Foot Trail Road and Mount Union Road, near Rockwood
in Somerset County, PA. In January, February and March they meet at
Kingwood Church of God, Rte 281, south of Somersett (because it’s heated!)

For more information, contact Linda Marker at 814-352-8029, or:
mt_union_sacred_harp_singers [at] yahoo.com
Website: Mount Union Church

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STATE COLLEGE SINGING

Visit the Central Pennsylvania Sacred Harp web page

This singing meets from 7:00-8:30 pm on second and fourth Mondays
of the month at: University Mennonite Church, 1606 Norma St., State College, PA 16801.

For more information, please contact Hal Kunkel at 814-360-2162 or
hal.kunkel [at] gmail.com.

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