See also the Third Sunday Charlestown Shapenote Singing
Also weekly singing at Boston University, Sunday evenings except third Sundays (vide supra). Stay tuned for further details.

Boston Area Monthly Shape-Note Singing

Primarily from The Sacred Harp, 1991 edition. We have books you can use, or buy a copy to take home.

You've heard it on the soundtrack to Cold Mountain, this Boston area singing has been going on for decades. Also covered by WBUR's Here-and-Now, Sacred Harp special on 2004 January 12 

             Second Monday every month, 7:45 - 10:00 pm


                    Andover Newton Theological School
                   The Meetinghouse, behind Noyes Hall
                210 Herrick Road, Newton Centre, MA 02159

             or via GPS navigate to 42 19.4 North, 71 11.3 West

                    Accessible by MBTA on the Green Line
                    Plenty of Parking
                    Map available, 7k GIF
                  Music provided, no experience necessary

2008
Jan 14 Feb 11 Mar 10 Apr 14 May 12 Jun 9
Jul 14 Aug 11 Sep 8 Oct 13 Nov 10 Dec 8

Sponsored by Norumbega Harmony and Andover Newton Theological School.

Printable Version of Flyer

For a printable version of the Monthly Singing flyer complete with dates and maps, download 2008 PDF Flyer, 217kB or 2008 MS-Word .DOC Flyer, 183kB

Campus Map

Andover Newton Theological School campus map


For more information, contact Bob Parr, parr [at] LL [dot] mit [dot] edu, 781-648-1009

Directions

(See also directions provided by ANTS)

By car:

Recommended route when coming from north, south, or west:
From I-95 (also known as Route 128): Take Exit 20A (Route 9) east toward Boston. Proceed 2.1 miles on Route 9 to the Parker St. exit. Turn left (north) onto Parker Street at the end of the exit ramp and proceed for .6 miles. Just before reaching the bridge over the MBTA trolley tracks and the Newton Centre business district, turn right onto Braeland Avenue. Then take the first right onto Herrick Road and follow the signs up the hill to the campus.
Interactive map from Yahoo, with link to printable intersection-by-intersection driving instructions.

By rapid transit:

From the MBTA trolley:
Take the Green Line, Riverside Branch (D train) to Newton Centre. As you step off an outbound car, Herrick Road is on the left. Proceed on Herrick Road up the hill to the campus -- 10-15 minutes walk. It takes approximately 30 minutes on the T - small MBTA logo from downtown Boston to Newton Centre. There is a taxi stand at the T stop.

Once on Campus:

Having reached the grassy common at the top of the hill, proceed around to your right on the one-way road. Noyes Hall is the second building on your right; the Meetinghouse is just behind Noyes Hall.

Other Sacred Harp Singing Opportunities

Third Sunday singing at St. John's in Charlestown, Massachusetts.
See also Dr. Warren Steel's Local Regular Singing Directory. All this and more can be found via the Fasola Home Page
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Original 3 October 1994
Last Modified: 2008 January 15 / Ishmael the Fiddler