Annual singing of the harmonia sacra

Access and use

Location of collection:
James Madison University
Second Floor Room 203, MSC 1704
Carrier Library
James Madison University
880 Madison Drive
Harrisonburg, VA 22807
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Preferred citation:

[identification of item], [box #, folder #], Annual Singing of the Harmonia Sacra, SdArch 0009, Special Collections, Carrier Library, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA.

Summary

Extent:
0.04 cubic feet 2 audiocassettes, 3 cd-rs
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.
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[identification of item], [box #, folder #], Annual Singing of the Harmonia Sacra, SdArch 0009, Special Collections, Carrier Library, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA.

Background

Scope and content:

The 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 is held annually on New Year's Day.

Biographical / historical:

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.

Acquisition information:
Donor is unknown.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard