In our second concert, we will explore the American shape note tradition from Northern and Southern Harmony. America’s earliest form of community singing, this is a living tradition that continues through today. Learn more about this tradition and how modern composers interpret it in these program notes from Artistic Director Fred Binkholder.
What IS shape note? We’re glad you asked!
The concert will highlight settings of Lamentations transformed into Joy through a newly composed work by our composer-in-residence Kevin Siegfried.
May 30–31, 2026
Saturday, May 9, 2026
CHC joins Washington Saxophone Quartet to celebrate their 50th anniversary with the Kodály Psalmus Hungaricus and more
March 21–22, 2026