There are Sacred Harp singings in Manhattan most Wednesdays, and shape-note singings from The Sacred Harp and other books on some weekends.
Come sing with us!
Two ways to stay updated on singings, discussions, and late-breaking venue or time changes that we may not have had a chance to post on this site:
Find info on our annual all-day singing here.
We also have an Instagram.
Weekly Manhattan Singings
The Midweek Singing:
Weekly on Wednesdays, 6:00 – 8:15 pm.
St. John's Lutheran Church
81 Christopher St. (bet. Bleecker & W. 4th Sts., near 7th Ave. S.)
Greenwich Village, Manhattan
This singing uses one book: The Sacred Harp. Books available for loan or purchase!
Update as of April 15: Wednesday night's singing on 4/16/25 will be at the Christian Community, 309 West 74th St., instead of St. John's (they'll be full up with Holy Week activities). Same time, 6 to 8:15.
Monthly Brooklyn Singings
The Joe Beasley Singing:
Monthly on Second Sundays, 2 – 5 pm
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
199 Carroll St. (near the corner of Clinton St) Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn
A three-book singing—The Sacred Harp in Denson (red) and Cooper (blue), and the Shenandoah Harmony! Loaner books available.
Contact denson1991 at gmail if you need further help or info regarding the Joe Beasley singing.
Monthly Seven-Shape Singings
On Saturdays before the fourth Sunday each month, we sing from the Christian Harmony (2010) and Mull's Convention 7, both seven-shape books, at Menno House (314 East 19th St, east of 2nd Ave) from 2:00 to 5:00.
Note: this event occurs irregularly during the winter season, so please join our Google Group or Facebook to confirm!
Update as of 4/24: To allow singers to attend the Oliver Kindig-Stokes Memorial Singing in York, PA, seven-shape singing from the Christian Harmony and Mull's Convention #7 has been POSTPONED from this Saturday, April 26, to Saturday, May 3, from 2 to 5:00.
Ad-Hoc Outdoor Singings
On fair-weather Wednesdays, we sometimes convene to sing at Prospect Park’s Litchfield Villa. We’ve also been known to sing on boats, in graveyards, on rooftops, etc. Please sign up for our Google Group or join our Facebook group to hear about those singings.
Update as of 4/24:
On Sunday, April 27, and Sunday, May 18, Nancy M. will be teaching workshop-style classes aimed at new and confused singers at Jalopy Theatre and School of Music on Columbia Street, Brooklyn. The classes will work systematically through practicalities like reading the shapes and beating time while also introducing the history of the shapenote/Sacred Harp tradition. Tickets (you can take one class or both).
