Minutes of Sacred Harp Singings

The New York City All-Day Singing was held on Saturday before the third Sunday in September at the Brooklyn Friends Meeting. Emma Rose Brown called the class to order by leading 37b. Patrick DeDauw offered the opening prayer. Leaders: Jasmine Mendoza 30b; Sara Lott 163b; Izzy Ross 49b; Aaron Girard 74b; Becca Rohrer 171; Sam Kleinman 399b; Paul Clazing 49t; Nancy Mandel 313t; Elias Neuman-Donahue 448t; Elsa Phemayotin 435; Douglas Fower 66; Jason Steidl Jack 271b; Lindsay Kruse 68b; Sebastian Beaghen 203; Kevin Beirne 208.

The following officers and committee members were elected or appointed to serve: Chairman—Jasmine Mendoza; Vice Chairman—Sara Lott; Treasurer—Lily Chambers; Arranging Committee—Abigail Beshkin and Kobi Bordoley; Secretary—Izzy Ross.

RECESS

Ryan Courtney led 445 to call the class back together. Leaders: Buck Wanner 84; Liora O’Donnell Goldensher 460; Marlena Ospina 227; Carol Huang 272; Natalie Leonard 417; Lily Chambers 277; Gwen Gethner 144; Gabriel Wooden 213t; Abigail Beshkin 102; Patrick DeDauw 207; Rob Arbelo 89; Emerald O’Brien 551; Ryan Courtney 143; Daniel Zaloum 475.

RECESS

Jason Steidl Jack led 105 to call the class back together. Leaders: McCabe Teems and Jason Steidl Jack 268; Annefloor Van Landaghen 162; Emilie Meyer and Nancy Mandel 410t.

Gary Ryan conducted the memorial lesson and read the following list of names of the deceased: P. Dan Brittain—Arkansas; Tom Tucker—Pennsylvania; Suellen Leonard—North Carolina; Grace Chappell—New Jersey; Norman MacAfee, Heather Wood, Chris R., Arlene O’Donnell, Jane McAlevey, Cecilia Gentili, Charlotte Ehrman—New York; Bonnie Merle Lee—Connecticut; Earl Ballinger—Alabama; Conor Kielty—Ireland; Susan Fetcho—California; Daniel Brookman—Maryland; Charlie—Massachusetts. Gary Ryan then led 313b in honor of the deceased, including an extra verse he wrote for the lesson.

Sam Dembling read the following list of those noted to be sick or housebound: James DeCrescenzo, Debbie Hall, and Eydie Collins. Sam Dembling then led 448b in honor of the sick and housebound. Patrick DeDauw offered a prayer.

Leaders: Charles Biada 434; Kobi Bordoley 380; Jessalyn Miller 168; Jocelyn Kurtze 216. Patrick DeDauw offered a prayer before lunch.

RECESS

Izzy Ross led 81t to call the class back together. Leaders: Deidra Montgomery 558; Sophie Sokolov 405; Corinne Ducey 542; Marie Brandis 172; Doron Henkin 426b; David Smead 430; Becky Wright 196; Lisa Bennett 327; Rachel Hall 428; Carson Brunson 159; Hayden Arp 384; Leon Pulsinelle 273; William Schuller 270; Eric Xu 56b; Guy Bankes 549; Stacy Berkheimer 187.

RECESS

Elsa Phemayotin led 335 to call the class back together. Leaders: Meittam Govreen 51; Matt Hinton 217; Paul Chamberlain 528; Alec Collins 318; Anna Hinton 383; John David DeVergiliis 82t; Lucy Grindon 186; Molly Dektar and Homer Baga 410b; Austin Vaughn 48t; Michael Ipsen 466; Sue Peters 72b; Sage Chase-Dempsey 385b; Penny Henzel 86; Allen Duggar 276. Announcements were made.

Jasmine Mendoza, Sara Lott, and Izzy Ross led 146 as the closing song. Patrick DeDauw offered the closing prayer.

Chairperson—Jasmine Mendoza; Vice Chairperson—Sara Lott; Secretary—Izzy Ross