The 24th Annual Kentucky State Sacred Harp Singing (with Southern Harmony)

Pisgah Presbyterian Church
Versailles, Woodford County, Kentucky
Saturday, May 7, 2005

The twenty-fourth session of the Kentucky State Sacred Harp Singing was held at Pisgah Presbyterian Church in Versailles, Kentucky. The class was called to order at 9:00 a.m. by Charles Coulston, who welcomed everyone. After a discussion about the history of the Kentucky Singing, Charles Coulston led 73b, Arlington.

Officers for the day were the following: Chairman—Charles Coulston; Organizing Committee—Rafi Finkel, Keith MacAdam, and Ron Pen; Secretary—Mary Brinkman.

Leaders:
312b, Restoration (First) - Rob Coulston
313b, Cobb - Jim Thobaben
59, Holy Manna - Ron Pen
38 (SoH), Resignation - Rob Vanover
535, Shawmut - Raphael Finkel
112, The Last Words of Copernicus - Melissa Bowman
95, Vernon - Bob French
479, Chester - Norma Yost
31t, Ninety-Third Psalm - Keith MacAdam
344, Rainbow - Charles Coulston
573, Harpeth Valley - Nikos Pappas
147, ('t'op or 'b'ottom?) - Bob Sears
503, Lloyd - Charles Coulston
178, Africa - Adam Beeken (led by Kent Gilbert)
497, Natick - Kent Gilbert
268, David's Lamentation - Jan Pearce (led by Nikos Pappas)
155, Northfield - Charles Coulston
320, Funeral Anthem - Nikos Pappas
523, Pleyel's Hymn (Second) - Bob Sears
81t, Beach Spring - Jim Thobaben (led by Keith MacAdam)
524, The Twenty-Third Psalm - Ron Pen.

RECESS

The singing resumed with Raphael Finkel leading 66, Jordan (First).
Leaders:
72b, Bellevue - Adam Beeken
358, Murillo's Lesson - Melissa Bowman
133, Hebrew Children - Bob French
47b, Idumea - Mary Brinkman
126, Babel's Streams - Norma Yost (led by Nikos Pappas)
455, Soar Away - Keith MacAdam
504, Wood Street - Kent Gilbert
56b, Villulia - Jan Pearce (led by Keith MacAdam)
68b, Ortonville - Scott Moore
49b, Mear - Bob Meek
117, Babylon is Fallen - Rob Coulston.

Charles Coulston conducted the memorial lesson and led
159, Wondrous Love, for Rachel Sutherland and Milton Abrahams, and
209, Evening Shade, for Rev. William K. Hubbell.
Others included in the memorial lesson were the following:
Bob French 180, Vermont, for Joseph Brant
Kent Gilbert 47t, Primrose, for Bill Tallmadge
Bob Meek 324, North Port, for Pat Mudd
Adam Beeken 457, Wayfaring Stranger, for Don Beeken
Ron Pen 146, Hallelujah, for Art Stamper and Ralph Blizzard
Mary Brinkman and Kent Gilbert 147t, Boylston, for John Crowden
Bob Sears 373, Homeward Bound, for Norma Estes
Keith MacAdam 128, The Promised Land, for Milton Abrahams.
The memorial lesson was closed.

LUNCH

Keith MacAdam brought the afternoon session to order by leading 58, Pisgah.
This session was held from a compilation of Kentucky shape note tunes spanning the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries.
Leaders:
   “Lansdowne” - Keith MacAdam (music arr. by Rafi Finkel)
   “Gallaher” - Charles Coulston (Columbian Harmony)
   “St. Mary's” - Nikos Pappas (Columbian Harmony)
   “Carpenter” - Rafi Finkel (music composed by Nikos Pappas)
   “Louisville” - Ron Pen (Lexington Cabinet)
   “Sophronia” - Keith MacAdam (Sacred Music)
   “Lexington” - Kent Gilbert (Sacred Music)
   “Peace” - Nikos Pappas (music composed by Nikos Pappas).

Announcements were made. Starting in 2006, the Kentucky Singing will revert to the previous formula for scheduling the singing date on Saturday before the third Sunday in May. Next year the date will be May 20, 2006.

The singing resumed with Catherine Gibbs leading 484, Heavenly Union.
Leaders:
155, Northfield - Joe Finucane
117, Babylon is Fallen - Keith MacAdam
183, Greenwich - Ron Pen
34b, St. Thomas - Thomas Schneider
269, Bear Creek - Rafi Finkel
63, Coronation - Rob Coulston
197, Georgia - Damon Gibbs
354b, Happy Land - Steve Wolfgang
275 (SoH), Rock of Ages - Bob Meek
506, The Ark - Melissa Bowman
236, Easter Anthem - Charles Coulston and Bob French.

Keith MacAdam led 267, Parting Friends (First), as the closing song, and the class was dismissed.

Chairman—Charles Coulston; Secretary—Mary Brinkman.