Welcome to Portland Sacred Harp (PoSH)!
Sacred Harp shape note singing is a community musical & social activity, emphasizing participation, not performance. Everyone is invited to come and sing (or just listen), regardless of musical experience or ability. We sing six or seven times a month in four-part, unaccompanied (a capella) harmony from an early American songbook called The Sacred Harp, which has been continuously in print and in use since 1844.
PoSH now offers a free community singing school from 3 to 4pm on the fourth Sunday of every month, in the Community Room at McMenamin's Kennedy School (5736 N.E. 33rd Ave). Topics and teachers will vary from month to month. Each singing school will be immediately followed by two hours of singing, from 4 to 6pm.
June 28, 2009 -- Woodshedding 101. A rare opportunity to drill some of the harder songs in the book. As a general rule, we never sing the same song twice in one day, but for this hour, we'll take some suggested tunes and sing through all the parts until we feel comfortable with them. The exact list of songs is to be determined by those assembled. Advance suggestions can be sent to Jessica Beer or posted to the PoSH Yahoo group.
July 25, 2009 -- TBD. If you want to volunteer to teach this singing school or suggest a topic to be taught by someone else, please write to Jessica Beer.
It's old... It's spirited... It's hauntingly beautiful... And it's loud! Come sing for yourself!
Our events have no membership requirement and no affiliation: religious, political or otherwise. For more information, email us.
