Minutes of Sacred Harp Singings

Saturday, July 24

With deepest gratitude for the opportunity to sing with one another again, the 18th session of the Maine All-Day Singing was held on Saturday before the fourth Sunday in July. Rachel Taylor called the class to order leading 59, and then offered the opening prayer.

Leaders: Sara Sandberg 47t; Ethan McNerney 77t; Elizabeth Stoddard 32t; Kerry Cullinan 70t; Liora O’Donnell Goldensher 138b; Ron Trial 547; Alice Beattie 312b; George Sigut 313b; Joan Nagy 162; Scott Harriman 371; Cheri Haire 171; Donna Carlson 340; Ally Paprocki 178; Chris Holley 348b; Scott Luscombe 474; Joanne Fuller 506; William Schuller 567.

RECESS

The class was brought back to order by Ethan McNerney leading 105. Leaders: Pippa Stoddard 30t; Bill Holt 203; Mary Skidmore 51; Jon Giles 100; L.J. Brubaker 277; Robert Taylor 40; Pat Callahan 480; John Klaess 441; Joan Frankel 229; Robert Stoddard 228; Eric Sandberg 299; Eric Hildebrant 532; Nancy Tkacs 335.

Chris Holley conducted the memorial lesson, and led 163b in memory of the following deceased: Peter Golden and Hugh Awalt—Maine; Vanessa Owens—Florida; Hubert Jessup—California; John Christiana, Peter Clarke, Bob Mason, Mary Gould, and Ray Wynn—New York; Mort Handler—Illinois; Joe Kaplan—Maryland; Coy Ivey and Bill Windom—Alabama; Quinn McDonald—Arizona; Jean Ayotte, Mary Foster, John Hanson, Dorene Ayotte, Julie Smith, and Keith Malcolm Brown—Massachusetts; Bill Beverly—Michigan; Curtis Owen and Sonny Erwin—Texas.

Joanne Fuller gave a prayer for the sick and shut-ins, and led 72b, remembering Corrone and Ruth Ann Bryant, Gary and Susie Trial, Jesse Vear, Claudia Smigelski, Bobbie Goodell, Elizabeth Cullinan, and Timothy Fuller.

Leaders: Tarik Wareh 302; Ian Quinn 512; Emma Rose Brown 30b; Clarke Williams 573; Nikos Pappas 556; Alex Makris 222; David Bliss 515; Maddy Mullany 110; Charles Biada 374. Tarik Wareh offered a grace before lunch.

LUNCH

The class was brought back to order by Liora O’Donnell Goldensher leading 313t. Leaders: Nikos Pappas 182; Pat Callahan 492; William Schuller 215; Alice Beattie 196; Keillor Mose 465; Jon Giles 380; Maddy Mullany 193; Alan Cohen 528; Pippa Stoddard 500; John Klaess 453; Alex Makris 84; Eric Sandberg 542; Charles Biada 460; Mary Skidmore 426b; Bill Holt 550; Kerry Cullinan 524; Robert Stoddard 278t; Emma Rose Brown 67; L.J. Brubaker 47b; Ian Quinn 101t; Cheri Haire 37b; Clarke Williams 92; Tarik Wareh 308.

RECESS

The class was brought back to order by Chris Holley and Andrew Golden leading 111b. Leaders: Ron Trial 198; Kimberly Sellers and Pippa Stoddard 141; Jason Woofenden 31t; Marlow Rezendez 270; Scott Luscombe 548; Ally Paprocki 66; Gwen Gethner 138t; Joan Nagy 504; Scott Harriman 34t; Joanne Fuller 192; Geoge Sigut 448t; Joan Frankel 284; Donna Carlson 496; Eric Hildebrant 551; Keillor Mose 434; Sara Sandberg 569t; Ethan McNerney 472; Elizabeth Stoddard 454.

Rachel Taylor led 62 as the closing song. Kerry Cullinan dismissed the class with prayer.

Sunday, July 25

All songs called this morning were from D.H. Mansfield’s American Vocalist. Rachel Taylor called the class to order leading 63 (AV). Keillor Mose offered prayer. Leaders: Tarik Wareh and David Deacon 78 (AV); Scott Luscombe 129 (AV); Cheri Haire 42 (AV); Chris Holley 53 (AV); George Sigut 87 (AV); Kerry Cullinan 116 (AV); Clarke Williams 98 (AV); Joan Frankel 64 (AV); Eric Sandberg 16 (AV); Tarik Wareh 38 (AV); Mary Skidmore 134 (AV); Rachel Taylor 17 (AV); Joanne Fuller 45b (AV); Joan Frankel and Rachel Taylor 102 (AV); Eric Sandberg 25 (AV); Ron Trial 3 (AV); Mary Skidmore 83 (AV); Scott Luscombe 159 (AV).

RECESS

The class was brought back to order by Rachel Taylor leading 57 (AV). Leaders: George Sigut 2 (AV); Sumner Roberts 46 (AV); Kerry Cullinan 85 (AV) (in memory of Peter Golden); Kerry Cullinan 44 (AV) (remembering sick and shut-ins Corrone and Ruth Ann Bryant, Graham Dizard, and Leonard Spencer); Joan Nagy 1 (AV); Rachel Taylor 57b (AV); Robert Stoddard 75b (AV); Mary Skidmore 80b (AV); Tarik Wareh 13 (AV); Clarke Williams 12 (AV); Scott Luscombe 84 (AV); Kerry Cullinan 114t (AV). Keillor Mose led 150 (AV) as the closing song, and Chris Holley dismissed the class with prayer.

Chairman—Rachel Taylor; Secretary—Sara Sandberg