Sunday, October 22
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
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Nearly 250 years ago, a musical wave of part-singing and singing schools swept over New England as Americans in the heat of revolution, filled their hard-fought communities with songs of their own making. Join us as we explore the local roots of what became a country-wide musical tradition. Experience part of a traditional singing school as Redding residents would have learned to sing in places like the Umpawaug schoolhouse or the Town Hall. Learn about shape-note music and hear the old local pieces rendered on the notes and words in a style now affectionately called “Fa-So-La singing” in the American South — where our speaker, Keillor Mose, learned to sing.
About Our Speaker:
Keillor Mose is an avid Sacred Harp singer and composer who studies the sounds and histories of various shape-note singing communities around the country through travel and historical research. He studied music with an emphasis in ethnomusicology and community music practices at Suny Empire State College and has worked for a decade teaching singing schools and directing community singing at conventions, churches and festivals. In this manner, he hopes to work with state and local organizations to preserve the cultural heritage of America’s dying singing traditions and draw attention to their value as community building tools in both the past and present. Keillor also maintains an extensive collection of historical singing recordings. Apart from music, Keillor is a Professional Tennis Teacher by trade and has an Instagram account dedicated to old houses and churches.
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