Minutes of Sacred Harp Singings

The class met in the picnic pavilion of Blue Bell Park, a section of Fairmount Park in the Mt. Airy neighborhood of Philadelphia, to sing from The Sacred Harp and The Shenandoah Harmony. Rachel Hall led 101t. Leaders: Ben Cocchiaro 100; Erika Wilson 171; Kass Urban-Mead 49t; Sophie Sokolov 47t; Anna Melton 154; Rachel Hall 153; Greg Holt 106; Al Crawford 159; Don Jantzi 107; Ben Cocchiaro 155; Vale Cofer-Shabica 74b; Erika Wilson 29t; Kass Urban-Mead 457; Pete Sandeen 504; Sophie Sokolov 503; Kai Guerrieri 112.

RECESS

Rachel Hall called the class to order by leading 241t (ShH). Leaders: Anna Melton 147 (ShH); Doug Kurtze 146 (ShH); Greg Holt 227 (ShH); Al Crawford 108 (ShH); Don Jantzi 79 (ShH); Ben Cocchiaro 125 (ShH); Erika Wilson 7t (ShH); Pete Sandeen 121 (ShH); Vale Cofer-Shabica 78 (ShH); Kass Urban-Mead 104t (ShH); Judy Kaplan 129b (ShH); Sophie Sokolov 243 (ShH); Kai Guerrieri 246b (ShH); Ellie Knickman 88 (ShH); Rachel Hall 76t (ShH); Anna Melton 200 (ShH); Doug Kurtze 184 (ShH); Judy Kaplan 162 (ShH). Ellie Knickman gave the noon blessing.

LUNCH

Ben Cocchiaro called the class to order by leading 388. Leaders: Erika Wilson 217; Pete Sandeen 385t; Cassie Houtz 384; Vale Cofer-Shabica 442; Kass Urban-Mead 216; Sophie Sokolov 81t; Ellie Knickman 227; Kim Haas 315; Miriam Delirium 86; Anna Melton 47b; Rachel Hall 528; Doug Kurtze 300; Greg Holt 64; Abe Musselman 458; Ben Cocchiaro 228; Al Crawford 276; Tim Leonard 141; Anna Lisa Yoder 178.

RECESS

Rachel Hall called the class to order by leading 22b (ShH). Leaders: Cassie Houtz 226 (ShH); Greg Holt 254 (ShH); Vale Cofer-Shabica 140b (ShH); Sophie Sokolov 137 (ShH); Ben Cocchiaro 114 (ShH); Erika Wilson 264b (ShH); Rachel Hall 264t (ShH). Cassie Houtz closed the singing with prayer, and the class was dismissed.

Chairman—Rachel Hall; Secretary—Anna Melton