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Boston Singing

First Church in Jamaica Plain, Boston, Massachusetts

Sat, May 10, ’25

The annual Boston All-Day Singing from The Sacred Harp, 1991 Edition was held on Saturday before the second Sunday in May. The class was called to order at 10:00 a.m. by Margaret Hughes leading 81t. Owen Stoddard offered the opening prayer.

Leaders: Owen Stoddard 106; Christina Foley 101t; Ron Trial 46; Anne Kazlauskas 65 (in memory of Buell Cobb); Erin Fulton 70b; Sylvia Martin 546; Dennis O’Brien 214; Elizabeth Stoddard 36b; Will Herron 155; Mel Novner 318; Mike Richards 198; Jeremy Galvagni 28b; Ru Perry-Mize 159; Linda Shea 56b; Madeline Endres 39t; Micah John Walter 183; Colleen Hayes and Ari Sanchez 207.

RECESS

Bill Holt called the class together by leading 47t. Leaders: Laura Borrelli 77t; Lyra O’Brien 440; Charles Biada 476; Laura Hodges 362; Tim Gregg 91; Lily Hammond 328; Christopher Kain 381; Robert Stoddard 269; Jocelyn Kurtze 217; Christian Hague and Theo Hague 339; Michaela Natal 294; R. Anuhea Sebstad 196; Ashe Lehman 341; Liam Francis 95; Joan Frankel 284; John Hughes 112; Kate Bergren 548.

RECESS

Melissa DeJesus led 30b to bring the class back to order. Leaders: Sage Chase-Dempsey 37b; Mary Ganter 479; Kerry Cullinan 313b; Chris Geissler 68b; Magdalena Zapedowska 300; Elias Anderson Bunt 117; Allison Steele 345b; Gwen Gethner 360; Eric Sandberg 430; Ryan Courtney 171; Linda Shea 460; Colleen Hayes 448b; Mike Richards 436; Mel Novner 500; Christian Hague and Theo Hague 348b; Ru Perry-Mize 86; Sylvia Martin 31t. Ru Perry-Mize offered the blessing before lunch.

LUNCH

The afternoon session began with Chris Geissler leading 48t. Leaders: Erin Fulton 225t; Kerry Cullinan 29t; Elizabeth Stoddard 103; Micah John Walter and Hannah Therese Desrosiers 42; Allison Steele 216; Magdalena Zapedowska 215; Sage Chase-Dempsey 102; Anne Kazlauskas 118; Jocelyn Kurtze 131b; Will Herron 384; Tim Gregg 69b (in memory of Buell Cobb); John Hughes 189; Laura Hodges 50t; Michaela Natal 345t; Dennis O’Brien 454; Lily Hammond 299; Charles Biada 208; Kate Bergren 411; Jeremy Galvagni 313t; Madeline Endres 82t.

RECESS

Laura Borrelli called the class together by leading 37b. Leaders: Robert Stoddard 426b; R. Anuhea Sebstad 276; Judah Dale and Magdelena Zapedowska 282; Lyra O’Brien 505; Gwen Gethner 378t; Christopher Kain 471; Eric Sandberg 272; Christina Foley 270; Bill Holt 142; Joan Frankel 168; Elias Anderson Bunt 71; Mary Ganter 354b; Ryan Courtney 542.

Treasurer, Chris Geissler reported that expenses were met. Secretary, Ron Trial reported that eight-nine singers from twelve states had gathered, forty-seven leaders led the singing of eighty-nine songs. The Resolutions Committee, Elizabeth Stoddard and Scott Oglesby resolved to thank God for the many blessings of the day, all of the officers and committee chairs and those who made the singing possible, appreciation to First Church for hosting our gathering and to everyone who joined in the singing, and resolved to meet again next year. Announcements were made.

Margaret Hughes, Owen Stoddard, and Ron Trial led 62 as the closing song. Erin Fulton offered the closing prayer.

Chairperson—Margaret Hughes; Vice Chairperson—Owen Stoddard; Secretary—Ron Trial