WHILE SHEPHERDS WATCHED: American Shaker & Shapenote Christmas Carols
Saturday, December 17, 2022 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PST)
Trinity Parish Church,
Seattle,
WA,
United States
$30 ($25 senior, $20 student)
Jeremiah Ingalls
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Redemption
Joseph Stephenson — Anthem from Luke
Frederick William Evans — Selected works
William Walker — The Babe of Bethlehem
Reginald Heber — Selected works
Patsy Roberts Williamson — Pretty Home
Paulina Bryant — This is Jesus' Birthday
John McCurry — Raymond
Traditional — The Seven Joys of Mary
Timothy Swan — Rainbow
Mt. Lebanon Shaker Society — Give Good Gifts
Kevin Siegfried — Rolling On
Mt. Lebanon Shaker Society — Morning Dawn
Anonymous — Bozrah
William Billings — Bethlehem
Joseph Stephenson — Anthem from Luke
Frederick William Evans — Selected works
William Walker — The Babe of Bethlehem
Reginald Heber — Selected works
Patsy Roberts Williamson — Pretty Home
Paulina Bryant — This is Jesus' Birthday
John McCurry — Raymond
Traditional — The Seven Joys of Mary
Timothy Swan — Rainbow
Mt. Lebanon Shaker Society — Give Good Gifts
Kevin Siegfried — Rolling On
Mt. Lebanon Shaker Society — Morning Dawn
Anonymous — Bozrah
William Billings — Bethlehem
Ring in the holidays with a spirited performance of early American music from Appalachia and New England. Powerful, rousing shapenote tunes and lively Shaker songs bring the cheer of Christmas to life. These uniquely American music traditions are part of a vibrant cultural heritage, passed down through oral traditions, singing schools, and community practice. Shaker and shapenote music beautifully showcase the simple power of communal singing – in fact, the most common shapenote book, the Sacred Harp, is named after that sacred musical instrument given to us at birth: the human voice. Join Radiance for this festive, joyful celebration!