Never Turn Back: Hymns from The Sacred Harp

Sacred Harp at Northern Spark in 2016. Photo credit: Jayme Halbritter

Sacred harp singing is an early American hymn tradition with no audition, performance, or rehearsal – just singing. Gathering to make music together is one of humanity’s oldest tools for building community, and traditional participatory musical forms exist in virtually every culture. Although the end products are very different, they have one thing in common: making music is an essential human endeavor. Participation is free and no musical experience or religious affiliation is required.

30 min introductory workshops (traditionally called singing schools) at 10pm and 12am

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Minnesota Sacred Harp Singers gather each Tuesday and most Sundays to sing from The Sacred Harp and related texts. No musical experience or religious affiliation necessary. Free, all welcome.