Category: New Research & Essays
-
A paper on composing music in the Sacred Harp tradition is the feature article in the new March/April 2025 issue of Choral Journal (Vol. 65, No. 7). Three singers, who are also three scholars, have teamed up for the paper. Lily M. Hammond, Abigail C. Cannon, and Esther M. Morgan-Ellis have written the paper “Compositions…
-
A Brief Biographical Chronology of General Secretaries Shape Note Minutes books serve as annual records of singing conventions, documenting attendees, leaders, and the songs led at each gathering. These books not only preserve the history of Sacred Harp style singing but also provide insight into regional traditions and the evolving shape-note community. Over the years,…