Minutes of Sacred Harp Singings

The 2024 New Haven All-Day Singing was held in Connecticut Hall on the campus of Yale University. Gwen Gethner called the class to order leading 38t. Mary Beth Mills-Curran gave the opening prayer. Leaders: Jocelyn Kurtze 171; Charles Biada 37b; Marie Brandis 212; Michaela Natal 32t; Jeremy Picker 547; Rachel Farber 187; Ernest Chamberlain 142; Calvin Robertson and Ernest Chamberlain 285t; Nancy Mandel 313t; Holly Laws 472; William Schuller 100; Sam Dembling 569b; Margaret Youngberg 76b; Jessalyn Miller 324; Owen Stoddard 102; Gary Ryan 74b; Christopher Kain 467; Keillor Mose 30t.

RECESS

Rachel Hall called the class back to order leading 106. Leaders: Ian Quinn 228; Jasmine Mendoza 99; Rob Arbelo 183; Rachel Farber 72b; Mark Bedard 335; Ryan Courtney 410t; Elsa Phemayotin 82t; Joel Rosen 270; Kevin Beirne 411; Solon Gordon 101t.

Bridge Kennedy led 34t after speaking for the following sick and shut-ins: Kent McDonald, Inez Innis, Coronne Bryant, RuthAnn Bryant, Cindy Bean, Jim Bean, Pat Callahan, Ron Trial, Jane Trial, Dan Phemayotin, Joanne Fuller, David Fuller, Ann Schluter, Debbie Hall, James Baumgartner, and Mike Hinton.

Pippa Stoddard led 330b after speaking in memory of the following deceased: Tommie Spurlock and Gaston White—Alabama; P. Dan Brittain—Arkansas; Jeff Begley—California; Burton Hatheway—Connecticut; Melanie Hauff—Illinois; Joan Sheldon—Maine; Michael Greene and Ron Woodland—Massachusetts; Joyce Chu Howe—New Jersey; Charlotte Ehrman, Yukon Grody, and Chuck Lubochinski—New York; Karin Wilson and Norman Wilson—Pennsylvania; Kris Malfait—Belgium; Eileen Ashford and Réal Tardif—Canada; Eva Striebeck—Germany. Mary Beth Mills-Curran closed the memorial lesson with a prayer.

Leaders: Sam Kleinman 214; Deidra Montgomery 456; Alec Collins 47b; Robert Stoddard 392. Mary Beth Mills-Curran gave a blessing; and the class was dismissed for lunch.

LUNCH

Allison Steel called the class back to order leading 384. Leaders: Carol Huang 399b; Will Harron 198; Korey Guerrieri 348b; Alanna Goodman 564; Erika Wilson 560; Bridge Hill Kennedy 377; Jason Steidl Jack 496; Elizabeth Stoddard 423; Christina Foley 500; Peter Pate 163b; John Hughes 344; Chris Bracken 328; Colleen Hayes 245; Hollie Long 345t; Crispin Youngberg 506; Eléa Regembal 65; Isabel Linhares 112; Benjamin Fenton 360; Liz Cantrell 569t; Douglas Fower 299.

RECESS

Ernest Chamberlain called the class back to order leading 56b. Leaders: Kobi Bordoley 313b; Dani Tardif and Rachel Farber 275t; Pippa Stoddard 370; Sage Chase-Dempsey 162; Micah John Walter 448t; Rachel Hall 430; Tarik Wareh 359; Sarah Underhill 33b; Michael Ipsen 49t; R. Anuhea Sebstad 178; Kerry Cullinan 122; Jacob Stebly 417; Allison Steel 29t; Deidra Montgomery, John Hughes, Liz Cantrell, and Christopher Kain 318.

Reports were given and resolutions were made. One hundred four registered singers were in attendance, representing twelve states, Quebec, and France. Gwen Gethner, Jocelyn Kurtze, Charles Biada, and Rachel Farber led 62, and the class took the parting hand. Mary Beth Mills-Curran closed with a blessing, and the class was dismissed.

Chairperson—Gwen Gethner; Vice Chairperson—Jocelyn Kurtze; Secretary—Charles Biada