All are welcome at any singing! Absolutely no experience required. All singings are from The Sacred Harp, 1991 Edition (Denson book) unless otherwise noted. Loaner books are almost always available, and we usually have books for sale as well.
In-person events may be moved or cancelled due to COVID. Contact the host to confirm details. Day-of rapid testing is required for all in-person events. Please do not attend an in-person event if you are feeling sick.
In-Person Singing
BERKELEY
Mondays: 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Good Shepherd Episcopal Church
1823 Ninth St., Berkeley, CA 94710 (West Berkeley)
Indoors. Wheelchair accessible. Plentiful street parking. 15 min flat walk from North Berkeley BART.
NOTE: On third Mondays, we’ll be singing from “other” books (besides the 1991 Denson Sacred Harp). For March and April we’ll use the Christian Harmony. Loaners available.
COVID Precautions: Day-of negative rapid test required; extra tests will be available. Vaccination required. There will be a sign-in sheet to vouch for the above and handle contact tracing. Please do not come if you are feeling sick.
CONTACT: Maggie Zhou or (510) 542-1099
SAN FRANCISCO
First and Third Sundays: 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Leigh and Mark’s house
568 Peralta Ave., San Francisco, CA 94110 (Bernal Heights)
Indoors. Kid friendly. Not wheelchair accessible.
COVID Precautions: Vaccination required (per CDC guidelines). Masks optional. Rapid testing recommended and appreciated. Please only attend if you feel healthy.
CONTACT: Leigh Cooper or (404) 202-0994
PALO ALTO
Second and Fourth Sundays: 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Unitarian Universalist Church of Palo Alto
505 E. Charleston Rd., Palo Alto, CA 94306
Location will be moved indoors during colder weather. Kid friendly. Wheelchair accessible.
COVID Precautions: Masking optional outdoors, strongly encouraged indoors on campus. The church expects that an individual’s presence on campus attests to their status as vaccinated against COVID.
If you’re not able to be with us in person, join this singing via Zoom! Contact Paul or join the email list for details to join virtually.
CONTACT: Paul Kostka
Online Singing
First and Fourth Wednesdays: 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM
Jamulus
Singing from The Shenandoah Harmony on first Wednesdays, The Christian Harmony on fourth Wednesdays. Singing occurs in near realtime with other singers on Jamulus, a low-latency networked audio software. This system requires specific hardware and software configuration to work (check out this Getting Started guide for details). Join the email list or email board@bayareasacredharp.org for login information or for more details about setup requirements.
More Northern California Singings
Check out the Northern California Shapenote Harmonies Facebook group and Davis Area Sacred Harp Facebook group for info on more singings.
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