Minutes of Sacred Harp Singings

Saturday, May 27

The 4th annual Germany Sacred Harp Convention was held in the parish hall of the St. Michaeliskirche in Hamburg, Germany. Yotin Tiewtrakul called the class together by leading 49t. The opening prayer was offered by Stefan Swat. Yotin Tiewtrakul and Naomi Kaye Honova welcomed the class and made announcements.

Leaders: Naomi Kaye Honova and family 99; Philip Jacobs 171; Marcos Sullivan 31t; Eleni Melis 102; Nathan Bowler 365; Corinna Frische 145t; Wolfram Schnelle 535; Magdalena Osthaus 30t; Bertolt Hering and Nina Riegler 34b; Claudia Jansen 501; Chloë Spreadborough 274t; Ulrike Tietjen 229; Theresa Hofmann and Fynn Titford-Mock 504; Christian Saupe-Wüst 68t; Boyan Pohl 270.

RECESS

The class was called together by Magdalena Osthaus leading 159. Leaders: Jasmina Graf 181; Tina Cramer 40; Stefan Swat 567; Eckehard Neugebauer 61; Geoff Grainger 313b; Nina Riegler 373; Katrin Malack 282; Sonja Spörhase and Rüdiger Forster 77t; Emma Rock 68b; Victor Maria Diderich and Ursula Diderich 84; Evelyn Saylor 448t; Theresa Mittmann 85; Peter Kocher 228; Monique Mathieu 344; Jan Kaye Hon and family 148; Johannes Sauer 285t; Caro Stamm-Reusch 63.

RECESS

Ulrike Tietjen called the class together by leading 29t. Leaders: Hauke Grünefeld 142; Deborah Mann 117; Laura Eisen 542; Marco Wessnigk 189; Elisabeth Schallwig 444; Cäcilia Mann 172; Cornelia van den Doel 452; Joy Spreadborough 73b; Kuba Choinski 59; Werner Ullah 37b; Joanna Bennett 218; Gerben Vos 203; Cora Wareh 481; Saara Pakarinen 132; Derek Buckland 74b; Anne Eringa 183; Richard Mayers 299; John Davis 87; Leilai Immel 97; Pattie Wareh 477. A blessing was given before the meal by Álvaro Witt Duarte.

LUNCH

The class was called together by Eva Striebeck leading 133. Leaders: Fynn Titford-Mock 212; Gosia Perycz 187; Matthew Parkinson 434; Sadhbh O’Flynn 442; Tarik Wareh 408; Betsy Jeronen 436; Álvaro Witt Duarte 430; Evelyn Lamb 286; Chris Brown 392; Kate Coxon 318 (for Erin and Ed Johnson-Williams); David Brodeur 396; Aldo Ceresa 532; Thom Fahrbach 195; Judy Whiting 208; Tom McTighe 302; Faiz Wareh 216; Andy Ditzler 353 (for Hugh McGraw); Naomi Kaye Honova 269; Tobias Kanngiesser 268; Jantje Wilken 271t; Magdalena Osthaus 388.

RECESS

The class was called together by Tobias Saalmann leading 146. Leaders: Nina Riegler 369; Paul Kolenbrander 505; Ellen Kennedy 144; Corinna Frische 379; Melanie Tönnies and Caro Stamm-Reusch 114; Theresa Mittmann 42; Boyan Pohl 179; Fynn Titford-Mock 45b; Monique Mathieu 112; Emma Rock 372.

Announcements were made. Aldo Ceresa led 323t as the closing song. The class was dismissed with prayer offered by Stefan Swat.

Sunday, May 28

The Sunday session of the Germany Convention began with Yotin Tiewtrakul leading 48t. The opening prayer was offered by Stefan Swat.

Leaders: Eva Striebeck 72b; Marcos Sullivan 455; Eckehard Neugebauer 523; Geoff Grainger and Cornelia van den Doel 503; Christina Schümann 278t; Christian Saupe-Wüst 28t; Elisabeth Schallwig 378b; Melanie Tönnies 58; Ulrike Tietjen 30b; Stefan Swat 324; Deborah Mann and Cora Wareh 282; Johannes Sauer 215; Sonja Spörhase and Ludger Dünnebacke 56b; Peter Kocher 335; Tobias Saalmann 84.

RECESS

Boyan Pohl called the class together by leading 131b. Leaders: Nina Riegler 150; Nathan Bowler 457; Claudia Jansen 547; Dominik Fraune 191; Inga Hübner 361; Christopher Schuller 384; Eleni Melis 480; Bianca Geburek, Alma Geburek, and Evelyn Saylor 421; Theresa Hofmann 143; Wolfram Schnelle 287; Jantje Wilken 385t; Laura Eisen 201; Yotin Tiewtrakul 436 (for Álvaro Witt Duarte’s birthday).

RECESS

The class was called together by Naomi Kaye Honova leading 569b (for Heather Thompson). Leaders: Sally Wandrey and Eckehard Neugebauer 551; Jasmina Graf 320; Monique Mathieu 106; Tina Cramer 107; Marco Wessnigk 129; Victor Maria Diderich and Ursula Diderich 209; Magdalena Osthaus 69b.

The sick and housebound lesson was conducted by Christopher Schuller, who led 328 for the following: Davin Scott, Malina Hilmer, Blake Weston, Melanie Audritz, Franz-Josef Fraune, Matthias Nels, Joe McPartland, Joe Ó Ceallaigh, Mark Hinkley, Kerryn Botes Neilson, Ju-Lyn Tan, Gary Davis, Benjamin Landrus, Concetta Branson, Steve Helwig, Hannah Mae Blair, Kevin Powell, Curtis Owen, Edith Owen, Hugh McGraw, Karen Rollins, Nate Green, Norma Green, Palňck Linehan, Melanie Hauff, Marina Sturza, and Michael Kaye.

The memorial lesson was conducted by Betsy Jeronen, who led 330b in memory of the following: Anna Weck, Klaus Eichelmann, Helga Eisen, Edgar Kanngießer, Nicole Thiel, Petra Spörhase, Stephan Wenzke, Chris Holloway, Hildegard Neugebauer—Germany; Bohdan Matusiak—Poland; Robert Peele—Ireland; Martyn Hett, Don Grimshaw, Ros Taylor, Gordon Hoyland, Norman Johnson, Winifred Elliott, Ruth Steggles—UK; Irina Taran—Ukraine; Kirsty Grainger—New Zealand; Neva Rubenstein—California; Jane Goforth, Mary McKinney, Jimmie Foreman—Texas; Johnny Lee, Delorese Lee, B.M. Smith—Georgia; Don Fahrbach—Michigan; Janelle Davis—Illinois; William Tannenbaum, April Selley—New York.

Leaders: Judy Whiting 549; Lloy Cook 178; Werner Ullah, Cora Wareh, and Faiz Wareh 46; Katrin Malack and Silke Kunow-Koch 122; Joy Spreadborough 496; Caro Stamm-Reusch 33t. Theresa Hofmann offered the grace before the meal.

LUNCH

Tobias Saalmann called the class together leading 66. Leaders: Joanna Bennett 528; Paul Kolenbrander 168; Richard Mayers 198; Pattie Wareh 327; Saara Pakarinen 297; Thom Fahrbach 214; Gosia Perycz 522; Sadhbh O’Flynn 428; Faiz Wareh 291; David Brodeur 352; Kate Coxon 527; Matthew Parkinson and Cooper Thompson 512; Tom McTighe 304; Tarik Wareh 35; Betsy Jeronen 564; Chris Brown 329; Álvaro Witt Duarte 472; Evelyn Lamb 536; Aldo Ceresa 500 (for Hugh McGraw); Andy Ditzler 548; Kuba Choinski 112; Gerben Vos 272; Leilai Immel 186; Hauke Grünefeld 113; Cornelia van den Doel 452; Derek Buckland 350; Ulrike Tietjen 439; Evelyn Saylor 224.

RECESS

The class was called together by Eva Striebeck leading 312b. Leaders: Emma Rock 89; Janna Itter and Marcos Sullivan 47b; Tarik Wareh, Pattie Wareh, Cora Wareh, and Faiz Wareh 570; Chris Brown and Judy Whiting 176t; Leilai Immel and Matthew Parkinson 378t; the singers from the United Kingdom 354b; the singers from the Pacific Northwest and Canada 36b; all other singers from the United States 456; the singers from Poland 330t; the singers from Ireland 57; the singers from Norway and the Netherlands 101t; the singers from Bavaria and Tübingen 347; the singers from Cologne, Bonn, Herborn, and Kiel 332; the singers from Berlin 134; the singers from Bremen 124; the singers from Hamburg 34b.

The Chairman made closing remarks. The Secretary reported that 111 people from nine countries and seven states registered during the convention. There were eighty-nine leaders who led 182 songs. The Treasurer, Jantje Wilken, reported that all expenses had been met. Announcements were made.

Yotin Tiewtrakul led 146 as the closing song. The closing prayer was offered by Stefan Swat, and the class was dismissed.

Chairman—Yotin Tiewtrakul; Vice Chairman—Naomi Kaye Honova; Secretary—Evelyn Saylor