Minutes of Sacred Harp Singings

The annual Boston All-Day Singing was called to order at 10:00 a.m. by William Schuller leading 47t. Liz Cantrell offered the opening prayer. Leaders: Margaret Hughes 28b; Pippa Stoddard 52t; Bill Holt 36b; Dennis OBrien 38t; Erin Fulton 29t; Melissa DeJesus 70b; Ron Trial 73b; Liz Cantrell 72b; Rob Arbelo 339; Michaela Natal 30b; Anne Kazlauskas 40; Chris Hodges 41; Quasar Phoenix 77t; Teresa Nitz 178; Jeremy Picker 168; Christopher Kain 467; Nicholas DeVries 387.

RECESS

Holly Laws called the class together by leading 82t. Leaders: Rachel Farber 60; Isabel Linhares 506; Elizabeth Stoddard 309; Mel Novner 475; Sinead O’Mahoney 455; Charles Biada 152; Sage Chase-Dempsey 201; Bill Holt 48t; Kate Bergren 440; Elias Newman-Donihue 313b; Kerry Cullinan 133; Marie Brandis 422; Jocelyn Kurtze 474; Alec Collins 318; Gwen Gethner 88t.

RECESS

Owen Stoddard led 87 to bring the class back to order. Leaders: Lyra OBrien 448t; Robert Stoddard 179; Sam Dembling 276; Jennie Brown 460; Dan Harper 268; Adam Roberts 335; Magdalena; Zapedowske 215; Joan Frankel 284; Allison Steel 82t; Erin Fulton 134; Rob Arbelo 38b; Jeremy Picker 547; Holly Laws 505; Michaela Natal 485; Nicholas DeVries 299; Christopher Kain 282. Dylan Welch offered the blessing before lunch.

LUNCH

The afternoon session began with Margaret Hughes leading 81t. Leaders: Sage Chase-Dempsey 271t; Liz Cantrell 31b; Gwen Gethner 522; Isabel Linhares 112; Quasar Phoenix 472; Kate Bergren 142; Alec Collins 384; Marie Brandis 564; Elias Newman-Donihue 146; jennie Brown 456; Rachel Farber 434; Kerry Cullinan 444; Elizabeth Stoddard 546; Magdalena Zapedowske 236; Charles Biada 272; Mel Novner 430; Dennis OBrien 454.

RECESS

Sinead O’Mahoney called the class together by leading 31t. Leaders: Ron Trial 497; Sam Dembling 480; Natalie Leonard and Liv Veazey 122; Allison Steel 300; Joan Frankel 171; Robert Stoddard 203; John Klaess 158; Dan Harper 84; Lyra OBrien 419; Anne Kazlauskas 447; Chris Hodges 288. Announcements were made. Treasurer Bill Holt reported that expenses were met. Resolution’s Committee Marie Brandis and Sam Dembling resolved to thank God, the officers and committee chairs, and all those who made the singing possible, and to meet again next year. Secretary Owen Stoddard reported that sixty-eight singers from seven states had gathered, singing eighty-one songs led by forty-six leaders.

William Schuller led 323t as the closing song. Owen Stoddard offered the closing prayer.

Chairman—William Schuller; Vice Chairman—Margaret Hughes; Secretary—Owen Stoddard