✶ SHAPE NOTE SINGING SCHOOL FRIDAY EVENING, JULY 14TH, TO LEARN THE HISTORY OF SHAPE NOTE SINGING AND ITS MUSICAL FORM

Friday, July 14, 7:30pm–9:00pm at the Newbury Center Town House, 4504 Scotch Hollow Road, Newbury VT. The Singing School will be led by Dr. Thomas Malone, the person most responsible for creating the tradition of the annual singing in Newbury. FREE

✶ 16TH ANNUAL JEREMIAH INGALLS SHAPE NOTE SINGING, SATURDAY, JULY 15TH

Saturday, July 15, 10:00am–3:00pm also at the Newbury Town Center Town House, and also FREE. Experienced singers, novices, listeners, history buffs, music lovers, and curiosity seekers are invited to come to the all-day singing and celebrate the music of early Vermont. Come for the day or stop by to sing or listen. Tunebooks will be provided. Share a potluck dinner at noon and become part of a vital musical community celebrating the shape note tradition whose roots stretch back 200 years.

A bit of background about Jeremiah Ingalls and the musical tradition he helped create.

Jeremiah Ingalls served as choirmaster of Newbury's First Congregational Church from 1791–1805. He composed in the "fasola" singing style that originated in late 18th century New England. Ingalls compiled his own tunebook including songs like "Northfield," "Danville," and "Barnet," in honor of nearby towns.

The singing will be held in the historic Newbury Center Town House, a building virtually untouched since its construction in 1839. The Town House's wood and plaster interior creates some of the best acoustics anywhere in Vermont. Combined with the robust fasola singing style, the room promises to ring out with music the way Ingalls intended.

Presented in partnership with the Newbury Historical Society

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