20170527
Eighth Annual Piccolo Spoleto Singing
Wellbrock Hall, The Cathedral of St. Luke and St. Paul, 126 Coming St., Charleston, SC
Saturday, May 27, 2017 from 9:30 AM to 3:00 PM
AN INTRODUCTION to the Sacred Harp tradition was offered by Robert Kelley, who led 49t and 49b for practice.
Selections are from The Sacred Harp, Denson Edition, 1991, as usual.
Class called to order at 10:00 AM by Stephen Jones, leading 24t. Stephen offered the opening prayer.
Robert Kelley 32b
Rob Dillon 38b
Thomas Smith 535
John Gentry 101t
Gene Pinion 36b
David Wilson 276
David Smead 72t
Lisa Bennett 89
Agnes Roberts 294
Joyce Heath 72b
Chandler Thigpen 162
Rachel Mann 87
Tom Ivey 475
Sharon Strong 112
Suzanne Coffman 30b
Cleve Callison 479 19 selections were sung in first set.
RECESS at 10:50
Jenny Callison called the class back to order at 11:00, leading 358.
Stephen Jones 123b
Ariadne Zitsos 82t
Robert Kelley 407
Rob Dillon 547
Ariadne Zitsos 178
Thomas Smith 143
John Gentry 503
Gene Pinion 417
Rob Kelly 312b
David Wilson 313b
David Smead 122
Lisa Bennett 269
Agnes Roberts 59
Joyce Heath 212
Chandler Thigpen 318
Rachel Mann 282
Tom Ivey 528
Sharon Strong 524 19 selections were sung in second set.
LUNCH at Noon
Suzanne Coffman called the class back to order at shortly past 1:00, leading 146.
Tom Ivey 268
Darlene Moak 47b
Sarah Eirich 283
Isaac Iverson 163b
Gene Pinion 121
Cleve Callison 198
Jenny Callison 277
Stephen Jones 254
Robert Kelley 344
Rob Dillon 147t
Thomas Smith 448t
John Gentry 224
Gene Pinion 124
David Wilson 40
David Smead 460 16 selections were sung in third set.
RECESS at 1:50
Lisa Bennett called the class back to order at 2:00, leading 142.
Agnes Roberts 64
Chandler Thigpen 168
Cleve Callison 34b
Sarah Eirich 47t
Joyce Heath 52b
Chandler Thigpen 242
Rachel Mann 229
Tom Ivey 56b
Sharon Strong 340
Suzanne Coffman 354b
Darlene Moak 155
Sarah Eirich 86
Isaac Iverson 128
Stephen Jones 457
Robert Kelley 416
Rob Dillon 45t
Thomas Smith 49b
John Gentry 106
Gene Pinion 549
David Wilson 31t
David Smead 163t 23 selections were sung in fourth set.
Stephen Jones thanked Suzanne Jones for arranging, Delynne Lilly and Sarah Eirich for hospitality, and the intern and volunteer from the Piccolo Spoleto Festival.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Gray Court All-day singing, 9 September 2017.
Monthly singing in Wilmington, last Sundays.
Camp Fasola – Second week in June.
Northern Virginia Two-day singing, Boyce, June 3 – 4.
Monthly singing in Raleigh, fourth Sundays.
Monthly singing in Durham, second Sundays.
Stephen Jones led 347 as the CLOSING song. John Gentry dismissed the class with prayer.
Total attendance was 91: 16 trebles, 11 altos, 12 basses, 38 tenors, 12 observers, and 2 workers.
A total of 77 selections were sung.