City Hall Arts Center
Matt and Erica Hinton’s documentary explores the history, music, and traditions of the sacred harp, considered to be the oldest surviving American music style. This haunting music has survived for over 200 years tucked away from sight in the rural deep south (and since the early 1970s, in central Vermont), where in old wooden country churches, generations of devoted singers break open The Sacred Harp, a “shape note” hymnal first published in Georgia in 1844. The hymns are at times disorienting to the modern ear, and yet they are sung with such passion and force that it becomes obvious that these songs are very much alive. 75 minutes. Sponsored by Lost Nation Theater. Post-film event: Local sacred harp singers will perform at each show. Review
- Saturday, March 21 4:30 pm
- Sunday, March 22 10:00 am
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