~ Twenty-second Annual Minnesota Cooper Book All-Day Singing ~
Saturday, February 10, 2024.
Olivet Congregational Church 9:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. 1850 Iglehart Avenue, Saint Paul (near Fairview & Marshall) Noontime Potluck “Dinner on the Grounds” provided by local host singers. All are welcome to attend this free event. No previous singing experience is needed.
Sunday, 2/11: Brunch and Singing 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Eating and singing from a variety of books and music. Hosted by in St.Paul by Cathy and Ron Lutz. Details to be announced on Saturday morning.
Social Gathering on Saturday evening. Saturday 2/10, 6 to 9:30 p.m. Hosted at the Carol Buche home in St. Paul. Details to be announced on Saturday morning.
THE SACRED HARP is part of a 200-year-old American tradition of singing non-denominational hymns and songs written with shaped note heads. Singers sit in a hollow square facing the center and sing four parts, a cappella, with uninhibited vigor.
THE SACRED HARP tune books (2012 Cooper Edition ”Blue Book”) will be available for loan or purchase.
Travel grants are available. To apply, see: https://mnfasola.org/?page_id=670
Covid Precautions
As we gather to enjoy this singing, we still want to minimize the risk to others in our singing community. Everyone attending will need to have a negative result on a rapid Covid-19 test before entering the singing. This requirement is for both days. We will have some tests available at the registration table. The use of an N95 or KN95 mask is effective in reducing risk, but is optional. Self-monitoring is an effective safeguard. If you have any flu-like or respiratory symptoms (fever, chills, muscle aches, cough, congestion, runny nose, headache, fatigue), please do not attend, even if you had a negative test; We look forward to singing with you in the future.
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~ MORE INFORMATION is available at http://mnfasola.org/ contact chairs Mike Mullin (mullinm@comcast.net), Paul Wyatt (wyatt006@iphouse.com)
● Our community fully includes people of diverse backgrounds, identities, and perspectives and we are committed to affirming and including all of them. We strive to recognize and address bias based on race, ethnicity, religion, income, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, ability, geography, points of view, and all other forms of identity.
● We are all called to actively contribute to creating a safe and welcoming environment and a culture of mutual respect and understanding. We do our best to treat everyone with respect and we expect everyone who sings with us to do the same.