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Lincoln’s Birthday Singing

University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois

Saturday, February 11, 2023

The 31st annual Lincoln’s Birthday Singing was held on the second Saturday in February at Ida Noyes Hall, University of Chicago, in conjunction with the 63rd annual University of Chicago Folk Festival. The class was called to order at 3:00 p.m. by Jim Helke. Because the room was filled with people unfamiliar with Sacred Harp, the Chair turned the floor over to the singing school master, Lisa Grayson, who explained the rudiments of shapenote singing and gave a brief history of Sacred Harp, using 49t as a teaching example.

Leaders: Jim Swanson 274t; Dave Barford 276; Doug Stapleton 178; Mark Dawson 496; Jeff Gauthier 228; Theo Economides 547; Matthew Siefert 361; Susan Geil 52t; Lisa Grayson 112; Eileen Ferguson 344; Mary Rogel 501 (in memory of Ted Mercer); Dill Ma and Ginny Landgraf 38b; Debbie Barford 198.

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Cathryn Bearov called the class to order leading 372. Leaders: Anita Shaperd 216; Sylvia Senauke and Lisa Grayson 457; Lisa Cohen 485; Randy Neufeld 47b; Ginny Landgraf 183; Rochelle Lodder 39t; Charles Euwel and Eric Gu 82t; Jerry Gripshover 268; Jim Helke 551; Eric Gu 196.

The floor was opened for questions from the participants, and announcements were made. The class took the parting hand while singing 347.

Chairman—Jim Helke; Secretary—Mary Rogel