Minutes of Sacred Harp Singings

Saturday, October 11

The second annual Winston-Salem Convention convened on Saturday before the second Sunday in October at the Fries Moravian Memorial Church. The class was called to order by Corinne Serfass leading 31t. John Stoltz offered the opening prayer.

Leaders: Bill Lowry 143; John Calhoun 49b; Margaret Couch and Corinne Serfass 178; Tom Dillon 145b; John Stoltz 225t; Irene Lawrence 455; Jacob Lindler 80t; Kyle Johnston 162; Andrea Angott 472; Andrew Shaw 39t; Rachel Mann 81t; Kathy Kaiser 181; Thomas Begley 171.

RECESS

The class was called back by Meaghan Kachadoorian leading 77b. Leaders: Michael Archer 148; Candace Burch 38b; Jonathan Wood 438; Lynda Hambourger 454; Kevin Slaughter 388; Josh Chandler 111b; Mary Baumeister 279; Kaleb Delk 36b; Elena Conway 284; Meaghan Kachadoorian 76b; Jacob Lindler 308; Jonathan Gaylord 385b; Chris Wilhelm 489; Bridget Jamison 410t; Chris Wolf 82t.

RECESS

Corinne Serfass led 74b to bring the class together. Leaders: John Calhoun 42; John Stoltz 565; Candace Burch 163b; Chris Wolf 26; Meaghan Kachadoorian 365; Mary Baumeister 184; Michael Archer 456; Irene Lawrence 163t; Thomas Begley 340; Rachel Mann 128; Elizabeth Davenport 114; Andrew Shaw 112. Corinne Serfass led Be Present At Our Table, a Moravian table grace, as the dinner blessing, and John Stoltz offered a prayer.

LUNCH

The class reconvened with Bridget Jamison leading 35. Leaders: Lynda Hambourger 242; Elena Conway 267; Tyler Benjamin 436; Kaleb Belk 121; Kathy Kaiser 270; Josh Chandler 503; Andrea Angott 430; Kyle Johnston 490; Chris Wolf 276; Kevin Slaughter 288; Bridget Jamison 448t; Chris Wilhelm 415; Jonathan Wood 331; Elizabeth Davenport 64; Bill Lowry 122; Tom Dillon 254.

RECESS

Thomas Begley led 317 to call the class back. Leaders: Jacob Lindler 400; Corinne Serfass 215; Andrew Shaw 155; Elena Conway 56b; Kyle Johnston 566.

The Memorial Lesson was conducted by John Stoltz, who read the following names of the sick and shut-ins: Anne Gilliland, Eric Conrad, Martha Archer, Margaret Young, Pat Slaughter, Suzanne Newton, Steven Lake, and Robert Greenberg. He read the following list of names of the deceased: Odessa Archer, K.J. Harris, Mike Holt—North Carolina; John Lowry—Georgia. John Stolz then led 381, and his prayer referenced Colossians 3:12-17.

Leaders: Chris Wolf 464; Mary Baumeister 545; Tyler Benjamin 198; Bridget Jamison 319; Michael Archer 332; Meaghan Kachadoorian 382; Candace Burch 569b; Irene Lawrence 142; Kaleb Delk 504. The closing song 212, was led by the Arranging Committee—Meaghan Kachadoorian, Thomas Begley, and Kathy Kaiser. The Treasurer reported that the generous contributions collected would be donated to the Fries Memorial Moravian Church. The Secretary reported that thirty leaders from five states led seventy-eight tunes. The class was dismissed after a closing prayer offered by John Stoltz.

Sunday, October 12

The Sunday sessions of singing were held at Moravian Music Foundation. Song selections were from the Shenandoah Harmony and a packet of assorted tunes. Corinne Serfass called the class to order by leading 140t (ShH). Kaleb Delk offered the opening prayer.

Leaders: Kaleb Delk 140b (ShH); Kevin Slaughter 3b (ShH); Elena Conway 306 (ShH); Bill Lowry 78 (ShH); Bridget Jamison 80 (ShH); Josh Chandler 418 (ShH); Jonathan Wood 1t (ShH); Michael Archer 86 (ShH); Tom Dillon 146 (ShH); Kyle Johnston 114 (ShH); Thomas Begley 157 (ShH); Jacob Lindler 224 (ShH); Meaghan Kachadoorian 417 (ShH); Andrew Shaw 180 (ShH); Corinne Serfass 144 (ShH).

RECESS

The class was called back to order by Thomas Begley and Meaghan Kachadoorian leading 28t (ShH). Leaders: Elena Conway 403b (ShH); Thomas Begley 424b (ShH); Jacob Lindler 259 (ShH); Kevin Slaughter 76t (ShH); Bridget Jamison 270 (ShH); Kyle Johnson 338 (ShH); Andrew Shaw 332 (ShH); Tom Dillon 281 (ShH); Michael Archer 64 (ShH); Meaghan Kachadoorian 374t (ShH); Bill Lowry 408b (ShH); Corinne Serfass 334 (ShH); Josh Chandler 124 (ShH); Jonathan Wood 31 (ShH); Kaleb Delk 210 (ShH), 211 (ShH); Candace Burch 89b (ShH). Corinne Serfass led the class in the Moravian Table Grace before the break for lunch. Andrew Shaw offered the lunch blessing.

LUNCH

Corinne Serfass called the class back together by leading “Darwells”, from the packet described below. Moravian Music Foundation Executive Director Christopher Ogburn and Associate Director Kyle Johnson delivered a short presentation about the Irving Lowens Collection of historic early American tune books, as well as other items contained in the Music Foundation Archive, and conducted a tour of the archive vault. Following the presentation, songs were called from a packet of four-shape songs put together by Corinne Serfass from tune books in the Irving Lowens Collection. Packet selections are from the following tune books: The Harmonist (1837), The Virginia Sacred Minstrel (1817), The Franklin Harmony (1830), and The Church Harmony (1837).

Leaders: Corinne Serfass “Waverly”; Margaret Couch “Limehouse”; Elena Conway “Immortality”; Meaghan Kachadoorian “Forty-Sixth Psalm”; Jacob Lindler “Morley”; Kaleb Delk “Wareham”; Bridget Jamison “St. Olaves”; Kyle Johnston “Plainfield”; Meaghan Kachadoorian “Fiducia”; Jacob Lindler “Malden”; Corinne Serfass “Ophir”; Kyle Johnston “St. Sabastian”; Michael Archer “Danvers”.

RECESS

The class reconvened with Corinne Serfass leading “Egypt”. Leaders: Thomas Begley “Shields”; Elena Conway “Solon”; Jacob Lindler “Psalm 25th”; Meaghan Kachadoorian “Bostock”; Margaret Couch “New Kingswood”; Josh Chandler “Little Marlborough”; Thomas Begley “Matthias”; Kaleb Delk “Devizes”.

Corinne Serfass led “Sing Hallelujah” as the last tune, and offered the closing prayer.

Chair—Corinne Serfass; Treasurer—Chris Wolf; Secretary—Kathy Kaiser