Minutes of Sacred Harp Singings

Saturday, February 18

The 26th annual Pacific Northwest Sacred Harp Singing Convention, Washington Session, was called to order by Clarissa Fetrow leading 171. John Wiens offered the opening prayer.

The class held a business session, and the following officers were approved or appointed to serve: Chairperson—Kate Coxon; Rising Chairperson—Adam Berey; Treasurer—Zoe Scofield; Arranging Committee—Bob Schinske and David Wright; Secretary—Katie Mahoney. The business session was closed.

Leaders: Kate Coxon 144; Jinx McGuire 110; Kathy Vlach 145b; Adam Berey 59; Lu Zeng 29t; Laura McMurray 400; Peter Schinske 272; Susan Helf 383; Nancy Novotny 182; Jim van Horn 283; Nell Whitman 228; Anne Huckins 350; Doug Hill 448b; Karen Stingle 385b; Yosef Trachtenberg 148; Desirae Fendel 38b; Kate Fine 318; Scott Kennedy 163b.

RECESS

The class was called to order by Bruce Rowland leading 426b. Leaders: Bob Schinske 328; Katie Mahoney 234; John Berendzen 314; Destiny Woods 277; Erik Schwab 389; Jean Murphy 551; Joe Linden 63; Carolyn Gilkey 504; David Wright 36b; Wing Mui 344; Dan Thoma 430; Shannon McGuire 135; Rebecca Blumenthal 25; Matthew MacLellan 73t; Reed Schilbach 501; David Hough 53; Lucinda Saue 178; Ted Mercer 192.

RECESS

The class was called to order by Ethan Hardy leading 111b. Leaders: Kevin Beirne 187; Nancy Price 106; Pat Coghlan 214; Kramer Klein 428; Mryka Hall Beyer 497; Richard Barnes 31t; Myles Alexander 538; Zoe Scofield 35; Eva Striebeck 126; Greg Saue 163t; Mother Felicitas 159; Tim Morton 330b; Sophia Schinske 34t; Steve Cackley 29b; Dan Harper 236; Gabriel Kyne 436; Kelly Kennedy 270. John Wiens offered thanks for the meal.

LUNCH

The class was called to order by Brad Knoke leading 145t. Leaders: Kevin Barrans 349; Katharine Hough 269; Erika Wilson 424; William Price 313t; Kathy Williams 142; Ray Rechenberg 480; Betsy Jeronen 560; Tom McTighe 442; Lindy Groening 362; Carol Huang 532; John Wiens 198; Ruth Wampler 268; Jack Lofton 550; Marie Brandis 212; Thom Fahrbach 399b; Stephanie Fida and Leanne Conley-Holcolm 543; John Seaton 47t; Marilyn Murata 378b.

RECESS

The class was called to order by Kelly Kennedy leading 312b. Leaders: Jeff Begley 134; Cornelia Stanton 87; Joel Deckard 313b; Claire Hogan 95; Ethan Hardy 297; Darlene Simpson-Brown 354t; Ana Tighe 460; Bruce Rowland 498; Linda Berkemeier 56b; Riley Mae Burns 448t; Dan Harper and Jeff Begley 84; Jean Squires 86; Kathy Williams 276; Tim Morton 547; Nancy Price 440; Ted Mercer 275t; Mother Felicitas 47b; Rebecca Blumenthal 360.

Kate Coxon led 347 as the closing song. The closing prayer was offered by John Wiens.

Sunday, February 19

The class was called to order by Kate Coxon leading 52t. John Wiens offered the opening prayer. Leaders: David Wright 42; Darlene Simpson-Brown 179; Clarissa Fetrow 128; John Wiens 47t; Evergreen College students 46; Shannon McGuire 330b; Rogan Campbell 457; Evergreen College students 448b; Greg Saue 473; Nancy Price 542; Kate Fortin 67; Jim Friedrich 347; Ben Furbee 146; Evergreen College students 111b; Yosef Trachtenberg 47b; Laura McMurray 505; Kathy Vlach 34b.

RECESS

The class was called to order by Scott Kennedy leading 86. Leaders: Sophia Schinske 58; Destiny Woods 280; Jinx McGuire 273; Erika Wilson 382; Matthew McClellan 390; Marie Brandis 422; Nancy Novotny 229; Katie Mahoney and Rich Lee 70b; Jen Rymut 138b; Jeff Begley 68t; Evergreen College students 38b; Lucinda Saue 147t; Pat Coghlan 351; Claire Hogan 201; Bob Schinske 89; Lindy Groening 456; Betsy Jeronen 440; Richard Barnes 288; William Price 180; Tom McTighe 522.

RECESS

The class was called to order by Matthew McClellan leading 32t. Leaders: Marilyn Murata 195; John Berendzen 500; Katharine Hough 183; Marla Elliott 547; Ethan Hardy 138t.

Kathy Williams and Clarissa Fetrow conducted the memorial lesson. Kathy Williams led 285t in memory of the following deceased: Jayla McGill, Teresa Niggemeyer, Phil Williams, Jim Davis, Art Haig, and Ryan Hobbs—Washington; Steven Craig Miller, Janelle Davis, and Les Sontag—Illinois; Gary Smith, Toney Smith, S.T. Reed, Steve Adams, Bernice Williams Harvey, and Elsie Moon—Alabama; Joe Nall and Henry Rodriguez—Florida; Charlie Derleth—Missouri; Robert Karabinus and Dorothy Elliott—Texas; Jim Newell, Will Marcotte, and Robert “Bob” Johnson—Oregon; Fannie Forry and George Hill—Pennsylvania; Elizabeth Johnson—Alaska; Su Lum and John Schaffer—Colorado; Johnny Lee, Delorese Lee, John Pharr, Willie Hawkins, B.M. Smith, and Earlis McGraw—Georgia; Jose Aguirre—Arizona; Colette Miller and Joyce Barnes—Minnesota; Ron Huss, Bill Horvitz, James Kyne, Joe Golowka, Eva Miller, Kazuko Ko Yoshigai, Betty Phares, and Carole Poles—California; John Bayer—Ohio; James Mahnke—Montana; Stuart McLean—Ontario; Ruth Steggles—United Kingdom.

Clarissa Fetrow led 278t in honor of the following sick and shut-ins: Hannah Mae Blair, Gerhart Schwab, Christofer Leavenworth, Betty Shea, Shirley Messinger, John Carson, Melanie Hauff, Elaine Zidek, Shisue Sugimoto, Kevin Hobacher, Amy Wilson and baby girl, Sharon Waterman, Sally Cunningham, Michael Arden, Doug Webb, Chris Brown, Paul Luther Wilson, Susan Harcrow, Laird Schaub, Corinne Uvell, and Karen Dron.

John Wiens offered the closing prayer for the memorial lesson.

Leaders: Ruth Wampler 450; Ray Rechenberg 565; Cornelia Stanton 523. John Wiens offered thanks for the meal.

LUNCH

The class was called to order by Marie Brandis leading 445. Leaders: Anne Huckins 479; Adam Berey 392; Kelly Kennedy 573; Stephanie Fida 399t; Thom Fahrbach 411; Carol Huang 131t; Kevin Beirne 272; Eva Striebeck 441; Kevin Barrans 434; Ted Mercer 468; Tim Morton and Ruth Wampler 394; Kate Fine 112; Karen Stingle 76b; Nell Whitman 300; Zoe Scofield 196; Jack Lofton 153; Rebecca Blumenthal 198; Joel Deckard 176t; John Seaton 38t; Myles Alexander 102.

RECESS

The class was called to order by Kevin Beirne leading 48t. Leaders: Steve Cackley 488; Desirae Fendel 267; Susan Helf 472; Erik Schwab 396; Kathy Williams 455; Eva Striebeck 36t; Peter Schinske 218; Dan Harper 66; Ana Tighe 506; Wing Mui 324; Carolyn Gilkey 474; David Hough 385t; Linda Berkemeier 56t; Molly Pumfrey 268; Sean MacPherson 539; Mother Felicitas 378t; Scott Kennedy 454; Reed Schilbach 39t.

A business meeting was held to hear committee reports. The Treasurer announced that all expenses were met through the generosity of the attendees. The Arranging Committee announced 192 registered attendees, representing seventeen U.S. states, three Canadian provinces, and Germany. The Resolutions Committee thanked all whose work made the convention a success. The business meeting was closed, and announcements were made.

Kate Coxon and Adam Berey led 62 as the closing song. John Wiens offered the closing prayer, and the class was dismissed.

Chairperson—Kate Coxon; Rising Chairperson—Adam Berey; Secretary—Katie Mahoney