JostenLive! Shape-note Singing School | September 15
Events
Published September 11, 2023
JostenLive!: Shape-note Singing School with Tim Eriksen
Josten LIbrary Mezzanine, September 15, 5 pm
Come sing shape-note music in the venerable Sacred Harp style of community singing, for 25 years now a Tuesday evening tradition at Helen Hills Hills Chapel. Noted practitioner Tim Eriksen will teach the rudiments of this vibrant (translation: loud) singing style, and offer a glimpse of its rich history, including songs published in Northampton some 200 years ago. If you remember Laura and Mary going to singing school in the Little House books -- this is it!
JostenLive!, under the rafters of its soaring Mezzanine, is informal, always free, and open to all.
About Tim Eriksen
Tim Eriksen is a musician and ethnomusicologist, and a recreational shape-note singer. A former visiting professor at Smith, he is currently teaching at Dartmouth College, recording albums with hardcore band Stands For Nothing and Afro-Cuban pianist Omar Sosa, and writing songs for Americana singer Alison Krauss.
About JostenLive!
JostenLive! is an informal Friday library performance series on the Josten Library Mezzanine, inviting performances and experiments with music, theater, and dance. Always free and open to all.
Contact
Janet Spongberg
jspongbe@smith.edu