Annual Singing of the Harmonia Sacra, 1996

Repository:

Special Collections, Carrier Library, James Madison University

Title:

Annual Singing of the Harmonia Sacra

Collection No.:

SdArch 9

Date:

January 1, 1996

Extent:

2 audiocassettes, 3 cd-rs, .04 Cubic Feet

Language of the Material:

English .

Abstract:

Annual Singing of the Harmonia Sacra, 1996, is comprised of two audiocassettes with a recording of a harmonia sacra hymn sing, held at Weavers Mennonite Church, on January 1, 1996.

The hymn sing was organized by the Harmonia Sacra Society, a non-profit organization in the Shenandoah Valley, dedicated to preserving and promoting the legacy of Joseph Funk, a Southern shaped-note hymnal publisher, singing school instructor, and publisher of the hymnal, "Harmonia Sacra." The recording was made by Raymond Brunk, founder of "Gospel Sunrise," an organization that distributes religious cassette tapes to truck stops.

The Annual Signing of the Harmonia Sacra, 1996, is comprised of two audiocassettes with a recording of a harmonia sacra hymn sing, held at Weavers Mennonite Church, on January 1, 1996. The hymn sing is held annually on New Year's Day.