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Rotunda Singing

Department of Archives and History, Montgomery, Alabama

Saturday, February 4, 2023

The 24th annual session of the Rotunda Singing was held in the foyer of the Department of Archives and History, Montgomery, Alabama. Four songbooks were used: The Colored Sacred Harp; The B.F. White Sacred Harp, Cooper Edition; The Sacred Harp, 1991 Edition; and The Christian Harmony.

Tim Taylor brought the class to order leading 47t (CB). Gary Padgett offered the opening prayer. Annemarie Anderson welcomed the singers.

The first session of singing was from the Sacred Harp, Cooper Revision. Leaders: Mary Huffman 30t (CB); Evie Eddins 210 (CB); Gary Padgett 217 (CB); Steve Grauberger 448 (CB); Anne Riley 559 (CB); Kennon Smith 189 (CB); Kevin Dyess 503 (CB); Jonathan Weaver and Katherine Weaver 38t (CB); Shane Brown 199 (CB); Brad Smith 282 (CB); Danny Creel 404 (CB); Judy Chambless 29t (CB); Lisa Bennett 392 (CB); Terry Wootten 567 (CB); Fynn Titford-Mock 54t (CB); Robert Chambless 72 (CB).

RECESS

The second session of singing was from the Sacred Harp, 1991 Edition. Leaders: Rodney Ivey 111t; Beth Branscome 228; Chris Parris 421; Jim Carnes 440; David Smead 271t; Charlotte Bishop 335; Kathy Maddox 358; Jamey Wootten 176t; Oscar McGuire and Cassie Allen 485; Ann Riley 178; Kennon Smith 268; Sarah Beasley 340; Gary Padgett 198; Lisa Bennett 55 (in memory of Lydia Lewallen); Becky Briggs 63; Shane Brown 383; Jonathan Weaver 535; Kevin Dyess 84.

RECESS

The third session of singing was from the Christian Harmony. Leaders: Tim Taylor 121t (CH); Danny Creel 493b (CH), 54 (CH); Chris Nicholson 67b (CH), 490 (CH); Jeff James 50 (CH), 51 (CH); David Daniel 184 (CH), 82b (CH); Cassie Allen 307 (CH); Herbert Buckhannon 143 (CH), “Give Me Just a Little More Time”. The class sang 369 (CB).

LUNCH

Tim Taylor brought the afternoon session to order leading 99 (CB). The first afternoon session was from The Colored Sacred Harp. Leaders: Steve Grauberger 82 (CSH); Jim Carnes 24 (CSH); Rodney Ivey 84 (CSH); Mary Huffman 65b (CSH); Herbert Buckhannon “My Day of Joy is Coming” (handout); Jim Carnes 31 (CSH).

The second afternoon session was from the Sacred Harp, Cooper Revision. Leaders: Jamey Wootten 563 (CB); Alice Sundberg 449 (CB) (in memory of Ken Sundberg); Jerusha Wheeler 348t (CB); Fynn Titford-Mock 95t (CB); Chris Nicholson 212 (CB); Oscar McGuire and Charlotte Bishop 329 (CB); David Smead 522 (CB); Cassie Allen 514 (CB); Seth Holloway 235 (CB).

RECESS

The third afternoon session was from the Sacred Harp, 1991 Edition. Leaders: Danny Creel 76b; Terry Wootten 472; Beth Branscome 456; Evie Eddins 474; Brad Smith 457; Becky Briggs 73t; Jerusha Wheeler 148.

The fourth afternoon session was from the Christian Harmony. Danny Creel 1 (CH); Fynn Titford-Mock 354 (CH); Jeff James 264 (CH); Lisa Bennett 432b (CH); Beth Branscome 91 (CH); Gary Padgett 349 (CH); Steve Grauberger 179 (CH); Jim Carnes 133 (CH); Tim Taylor 78b (CH). Announcements were made.

Tim Taylor, Mary Huffman, and Evie Eddins led 23b (CH) as the closing song. Jeff James dismissed the class with prayer.

Chairman—Tim Taylor; Secretaries / Arranging Committee—Mary Huffman and Evie Eddins