Minutes of Sacred Harp Singings

Saturday, October 26

The first day of the 16th annual London Double All-Day Singing met at Highgate United Reformed Church on Saturday before the fourth Sunday in October. The class was called to order by Paul Zaba leading 569b. Mary Hodgkins offered the opening prayer.

Leaders: Stacy Hackner 29t; Jo-anne Carlyle 87; Ted Simonds 47t; Fiona Byrne 73b; Kostas Mavreas 168; Maggie Eiseman-Renyard 384, for Sheila Macadam; Morgan Kist 68b; Elinor Kirchwey 31t; Will Spendlove 445; Christina Zaba 268; Chris Coombs 276; Greg Carson 178; Sara Hellström 91; John Hutchinson 122; Werner Ullah 457; Jan Lawrence 171; Harry Byford 86; Paul Zaba 133.

RECESS

The class was called to order by Robin Bisson leading 312b. Leaders: Clara Potter-Sweet 28t; Kevin Green and Joe Jones 277; Emily Dzuganova and James Roche 270; Wolfie Wright and Steve Brett 38b; Teresa Maguire 77t; Rowan Simms 173; Erin Johnson-Williams 340; Iain Paxon 441; Cath Saunt 217; Ted Brown 546; Catherine Van Duzer 481; Al Williams 67; William Cleary 274t; Constance Des Marais 315.

The memorial lesson was conducted by Mary Hodgkins. She read the following names on the sick and housebound list: Sheila Girling-Macadam, Edwin Macadam, Rob Manners, Werner Kist, Cäcilia Mann, Elizabeth Roche, Helen Bushell, and Isobel Stokes.

She also read the following list of names of the deceased: Emily Webster, Cambridge, UK; Dawn Jeffries, London, UK; Zareer Masani, London, UK; Peter Polish, Carmarthen, Wales; Dinos Nearchous, London, UK; Peter Child, London, UK; Lala Hancock, London, UK; Sophie Malkowski, Manchester, UK; Uschi Nolte, Germany; Keith Scott, Topsham; Ben Walsh, London; Raymi Wilka Saldana Rojas, London; Frank Carson; Ram Ramamurthy, London; Phillip Reeves—Georgia, USA; Susan Fetcho, Dan Burk, Jeff Begley—California, USA; John Van Duzer, Alfred Saussotte, Laverne Lewis—Colorado, USA; Richard Mauldin, Malik Williams—Alabama, USA; Dan Brittain—Arkansas, USA; Chloe Webb—Texas, USA. She then led 278t.

Leaders: Joe Jones 425 (in memory of P. Dan Brittain); Marjorie Brown 472; Derek Buckland 348t; George Harvey 159; Arthur Swindells 318. Grace was said by Ted Simmonds.

LUNCH

Pete Eiseman-Renyard called the class to order leading 40. Leaders: Claire Welford 282; Sebastian May 444; Dick Patterson 547; Johannes Sauer 280; Kate Kirwan 397; Seth Dickens 245; Helen Brown 436; Matthew Parkinson 322; Ed Johnson-Williams 189; Caro Stamm-Reusch 309; Rachel Jordan 182; Michael Walker 306; Barb Patterson 454; Steve Brett 498; Judy Van Duzer 312b; Joshua Lant 423; Karen Turner 198; Barry Parsons 438; Hyke Sakaras 551; Richard Mayers 263; Mandy Rose 440; Francis Gaskin 567; Susanne Rolli 319.

RECESS

The class was called to order by Mary Hodgkins leading 344. Leaders: David Garman 51; Nick Hall 213b; Bridget Walker 410t; Sebastian Borckenhagen 114; Jessica Beer 216; Joyce Smith 207; Peter Douglas Banks 223; Katya Hills 162; James Roche 474; Robin Bisson 287; Caro Stamm-Reusch 531; Michael Walker 144; Karen Turner 121; Judy Van Duzer, Catherine Van Duzer 354t; Ted Brown, Helen Brown 187; Barb Patterson, Dick Patterson 399t; Rachel Jordan, Nick Hall 475.

Notices were announced. There were ninety-eight registered singers from nine countries, including three US States. Seventy-two leaders directed eighty-three songs.

Paul Zaba led 69t as the closing song. Teresa Maguire offered the closing prayer.

Sunday, October 27

The second day of the 16th annual London Double All-Day was held in the afternoon of the fourth Sunday in October at Highgate Reformed Church, London, UK. The class sang from the 2012 Edition of the Christian Harmony.

The class was called to order by Paul Zaba leading 432b (CH). Leaders: Stacy Hackner 286 (CH); Jo-anne Carlyle 105b (CH); Scarlett Lassoff 171b (CH); Pete Eiseman-Renyard 143 (CH); Jan Lawrence 58t (CH); Rowan Simms 163t (CH); Susanne Rolli 59t (CH); Werner Ullah 455b (CH); Fiona Byrne 204t (CH); Barry Parsons, 531 (CH); Brenda Bowley 69t (CH); Johannes Sauer 216t (CH); Claire Welford 146b (CH); Sebastian Borckenhagen 26b (CH); Joyce Smith 29 (CH); Ted Simonds 365 (CH); Hannah Land 54 (CH); Derek Buckland 206 (CH); Arthur Swindells 84 (CH); Joshua Lant 380 (CH); Erin Johnson-Williams 307 (CH).

LUNCH

Constance Des Marais called the class to order leading 262 (CH). Leaders: Joe Vickers 449 (CH); Iain Paxon 184 (CH); Nigel Bowley 40t (CH); Al Williams 85 (CH); Richard Mayers 172 (CH); Nick Hall 82b (CH); Tom Sprackland 332 (CH); James Roche 417b (CH); Caro Stamm-Reusch 205 (CH); Michael Walker 492b (CH); Matthew Parkinson 316 (CH); Steve Brett 258 (CH); William Cleary 544 (CH); Teresa Maguire 1 (CH); Catherine Van Duzer 539 (CH); David Garman 264 (CH); Maggie Eiseman-Renyard 289 (CH); Greg Carson 346 (CH) (for his mother); Sara Hellström 64 (CH); Joss Tait 339 (CH) (for Amy Kutz); Hannah Land 81t (CH).

RECESS

Nigel Bowley called the class to order leading 342 (CH). Leaders: Joyce Smith 244t (CH); Derek Buckland 16 (CH); Claire Welford 67t (CH); Sebastian Borckenhagen 167t (CH); Tom Sprackland 546b (CH); James Roche 50 (CH); Matthew Parkinson 179 (CH); Clara Potter-Sweet 139b (CH); William Cleary 490 (CH); Caro Stamm-Reusch 548 (CH); Steve Brett 276 (CH); Richard Mayers 13 (CH); Michael Walker and Brenda Bowley 79 (CH); Oisin Kisdon-Ireland 285 (CH). There were sixty-six registered singers and forty-three leaders. Singers were from six countries.

Paul Zaba led 203 (CH) as the closing song.

Chairman—Paul Zaba; Vice Chairperson—Stacy Hackner; Secretary—Jo-anne Carlyle