Bay Area Sacred Harp

Schedules and Locations


UC Berkeley: We sing and enjoy snacks every Monday except major holidays, 7:30-9:30pm, at All Saints’ Chapel: 2451 Ridge Rd., one block north of Hearst between Euclid and Scenic (Here's how to get in.)

The first Monday of each month we sing from 6 to 7pm from a variety of alternative sources - recent original or obscure compositions by singers and friends, and tunebooks such as the Cooper Book, Norumbega Harmony, Eclectic Harmony, Northern Harmony, or Christian Harmony. Limited loaner books are available; feel free to bring a favority shape note tune of your own, but please bring at least ten photocopies. At seven we have a simple potluck or quick restaurant run before 7:30 singing.

For more information, email or call Jill Accetta at (415) 200-6099), visit our blog, or sign up for a low volume (about one email per week), announcements-only mailing list - either by visiting the google group or entering your email here:


East Bay: We sing the 1st Sunday of each month in the homes of East Bay singers, 4:30-6:30pm followed by a potluck.
For more information, or to get on an email list about East Bay first Sunday singings, call Vicki Solomon at (510) 601-8576.


Peninsula/South Bay: We sing the 2nd Sunday of every month from 11am-1pm, and the 4th Sunday from 4-6pm, in homes of singers in the Penninsula and South Bay areas. Afterward we usually enjoy a hosted dinner.
For more information, subscribe to the low volume (1-2 emails per month) PaloAltoShapeNote Yahoo Group to which schedules and locations are announced, or email Terry Moore, or call him at (650) 736-4089.


San Francisco: On the 3rd Sundays of March, June, September, and December, we sing in public spaces around San Francisco, from 4:30-7:30pm, with a potluck dinner break.
For more information on these quarterly singings, call Carolyn Deacy at (415) 585-4773, or email her. Information about these singings is posted to the fasola-bayarea-announce email list.


Santa Cruz: We generally sing in Santra Cruz on the 1st and 3rd Sundays of each month, 2-4pm.
For more information, or to get on an email list about Santa Cruz singings, email Shelley Phillips or call (831) 426-9155.


Sacramento: Singings in Sacramento are held approximately every 2 months on 1st Sundays.
For more information, email Susan Jones and David Wright or call (916) 739-8906.


Monterey: Monterey area singings are held the 3rd Saturday of every month at the home of Jack and Kathy Herbig.
For more information, Email Jack and Kathy.


Fresno: We usually sing the Second Sunday of each month in Fresno in the homes of singers.
For more information, contact Linda Booth.



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