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Kalamazoo Singing

Kalamazoo, Michigan

Sun, Jul 20, ’25

The 27th session of the Kalamazoo Sacred Harp singing was held on the third Sunday in July in the Carriage Barn at the Drake Farmstead, Kalamazoo, Michigan. Martha Beverly called the class to order leading 283. Peter Trumbore offered the morning prayer, and then led 40.

Leaders: Marjorie Harrington 39t; John Fink 268; Ginny Shilliday and Bess Fitzgerald 178; Bess Fitzgerald 171; Brady Santoro 91; Lori Graber 139; Brandon Buxton 335; Ginny Landgraf 36b (for Rochelle Lodder); Steven T. Schmidgall 473; Linda Heemskerk 70b; Mark Bowman 454; Cecelia Kramer 71; James Nelson Gingerich 448b; Becca Harrington 504; Jim Helke 309.

RECESS

The class was brought back to order by Rob Tibbs and Will Fitzgerald leading 117. Leaders: Erin Campbell 114; Matthew Lind 472; Gillian Inksetter 411; Samuel Sommers 386; Grace Flanagan and Brady Santoro 254; Tom Evers 569b; Anne Heider 47t; Barbara Lehr and Shannon Tibbs 56b; Randy Neufeld 288 (in honor of his bike trip to Kalamazoo); Anne Evers 196; Shannon Tibbs 344; Grey Grant 85; Eileen Ferguson 479; Catherine Brown 84; Steve Warner 81t; Deborah Taube 276; Will Fitzgerald 107 (for Sidra Schkerke).

RECESS

Gillian Inksetter brought the class back together leading 32t. Leaders: Kathryn Buxton and Brandon Buxton 285t; Nancy Spates 49t; Brad Baughman 128; Bonnie Meyer and Deborah Taube 63; June Murphy 93; Gerald Shoultz 277; Harkin Massopust 131t; Steven T. Schmidgall 477; Ginny Landgraf 505; Lori Graber 379; Peter Trumbore 300.

LUNCH

Will Fitzgerald brought the class to order by leading 142. Leaders: Samuel Sommers 560; Gillian Inksetter 507; John Fink 38b; Brady Santoro 250; Erin Campbell 159; Deborah Taube 299; James Nelson Gingerich 49b; Barbara Lehr and Shannon Tibbs 317; June Murphy 98; Anne Evers and Tom Evers 270; Jim Helke 235; Ru Perry-Mize 209; Matthew Lind 497; Anne Heider and Steve Warner 532; Mark Bowman 503; Randy Neufeld 383; Harkin Massopust 106; Eileen Ferguson 501; Grey Grant 547; Catherine Brown 66; Brandon Buxton 109; Marjorie Harrington, Becca Harrington, Brad Baughman, and Ginny Shilliday 360; Gerald Shoultz, Linda Heemskerk, and Cecelia Kramer 47b; Bess Fitzgerald, Will Fitzgerald, and Kate Lind 447; Martha Beverly 368. Announcements were made.

Martha Beverly led 323t as the closing song. Peter Trumbore dismissed the class with prayer.

Chair—Martha Beverly; Secretary—Marjorie Harrington