2010 Sunday Sings

GRFAS Sunday Singing

 



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Sunday Singing in 2012:
March 4, April 15, May 6, June 3, July 8, August 12, and September 9. Check this website for the July and August locations.
Questions? Call Mary at (616) 246-6468 or email Sundaysings@grfolkarts.org Bring a dish and/or an instrument. A voice is not required, just enthusiasm! Keep singing and enjoy the sunshine!
 


Grand River Folk Arts Society presents outstanding concert performers and lively dances with really fine bands but whats missing from this picture? Grassroots music making, thats what! If folk music is what were all about, shouldnt we folk be making some of it? Of course!  If you like to sing, or you play an instrument, but cant imagine yourself equipped with a stage and a microphone at least not yet! This is for you: community singing and jam sessions.

Community singing is just getting together to share old or new songs informally, campfire style. We might do this from memory; we welcome new songs you bring, on paper or in your head; and we have copies of the book Rise Up Singing to borrow or buy. We generally meet on the second Sunday of the month. We begin at 5:00 PM with a potluck supper, then sing until 9:00 or so. Join the gathering for any portion or for the entire time.
 

A popular variant is Shaped Note singing. We sing from The Sacred Harp, a recognized standard, sight-reading these shaped-notes. Shaped notes were a New England notation style that was to aid non-music-readers recognize and read music. It was developed in the 1800s and still enthralls people with its haunting sounds and enthusiastic energy applied to church hymns. A group currently meets in Kalamazoo on the third Sunday afternoon of the month. Let Mary know if youd like to carpool down and give it a try!


Newcomers are always welcome.
Call Mary Postellon, (616) 246-6468, or
email: sundaysings@grfolkarts.org 
Mary and Dan Postellons home is 3242 Brook Trails Drive SE in Grand Rapids.
 

Last update: 12 Apr 2011

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