The fourth annual
West Yorkshire Sacred Harp Day was held at Haworth Methodist Church, in
the United Kingdom, on Saturday before the third Sunday in November. The day began with
a short singing school taught by Cath Tyler. The class received
instruction in the major and minor scales and sang
47t and
107.
Leaders: Judy
Whiting led 503;
Chris Brown 49t;
Sarah Pinney 171.
Recess
Phil Tyler called
the class back to order and led
276 and
37b. Leaders: Benny
Ross 34b,
40; Carmel Wood
159,
117; Helena Ross and
Cath Tyler 112,
155; Ba Wheeler
268; Sylvia Watts
and Cath Tyler 178,
81t; Chris Brown
441. Rev. Alice Nunn
gave thanks for the noon meal.
Lunch
The singing resumed
with Judy Whiting leading
474 and
569b. Leaders:
Sarah Pinney 504,
186; Phil Tyler
94,
99; Benny Ross
535,
106.
Chris Brown
conducted the memorial lesson and led
45t. Judy Whiting
read the names of the deceased: Mike Walker, Tom Conroy, Polly Maggs,
Paul Hunter, Teresa Wallace, and Iain McKay; Marcia Tucker--USA
Chris Brown spoke
for the sick and housebound: Helen Brown, Ted Brown, Hazel Walker,
Raymond Bernstone, Paul Cousins, Dana Nicole Kovaric, James Oss, and Bob
McDonald.
Leaders: Cath Tyler
531; Carmel Wood
163b,
49b; Helen Barber
547,
146; Cath Tyler
532.
Recess
Carmel Wood called
the class to order leading
274t. Leaders:
Helena Ross and Cath Tyler
334; Chris Brown
282; Judy Whiting
72b; Sarah Pinney
and D. Barnett 86;
Helen Barber 335;
Cath Tyler and Lynne Cousins
350; Cath Tyler and
Richard Percival 299;
Phil Tyler 300;
Benny Ross 84; Chris
Brown and John Hopkinson
73b; Cath Tyler and Maria Wallace
148; Carmel Wood
496.
In a short business
session, the singers voted to continue the annual singing in Haworth on
Saturday before the third Sunday in November.
Judy Whiting and
Chris Brown led 323t
as the closing song. Rev. Alice Nunn offered the closing prayer, and the
class was dismissed.
Chairman--Chris
Brown; Secretaries--Judy Whiting, Cath Tyler, and Lin Ross. |