Author Archives: Nathan Rees

About Nathan Rees

Nathan Rees is the Treasurer of the Sacred Harp Publishing Company, associate editor of the Sacred Harp Publishing Company Newsletter, and a member of the Revision-Music Committee for The Sacred Harp: 2025 Edition. Originally from Utah, he lives in Carrollton, Georgia, where he is associate professor of art history at the University of West Georgia.

Newly Added Song Statistics for The Sacred Harp: 2025 Edition

Posted on July 30, 2025 by , and

Here are some overall statistics about the 113 songs that will be coming into The Sacred Harp: 2025 Edition. Hope this preview is exciting—but stay tuned as we get ready to reveal the identity of all 113 newly-added tunes! 113 songs … Continue reading →

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Register Now for the “Revising The Sacred Harp” Symposium

Posted on July 26, 2025 by , and

Join us at an all-day symposium, “Revising The Sacred Harp,” on Friday, Sept. 12. Please purchase your ticket in advance to secure your spot. The location of the symposium is TBA. The new location be near the original planned location at Emory University. The … Continue reading →

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Introducing the Page Design of The Sacred Harp: 2025 Edition

Posted on July 23, 2025 by , and

Ready for a sneak peek at the new page design for The Sacred Harp: 2025 Edition? Here is a selection of pages including plain and fuging tunes, a two-song page, and a couple of extra-challenging typesetting examples, including 377, “Eternal … Continue reading →

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Pricing for The Sacred Harp: 2025 Edition

Posted on July 21, 2025 by , and

The Sacred Harp Publishing Company is pleased to announce that the price for The Sacred Harp: 2025 Edition will be $20 per book in the United States and £20 in the United Kingdom when it debuts in September 2025. We … Continue reading →

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Introducing “Collins,” a New Shape-Note Music Typeface for The Sacred Harp: 2025 Edition

Posted on July 16, 2025 by , and

Did you know that The Sacred Harp: 2025 Edition will feature a brand new, bespoke music font? The Sacred Harp Publishing Company commissioned music type designer Jeff Kellem to develop a font with noteheads in every shape and duration along … Continue reading →

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Introducing Vol. 6, No. 2 of the Sacred Harp Publishing Company Newsletter

Posted on December 31, 2017 by and

The thirteenth issue of the Sacred Harp Publishing Company Newsletter shares Sacred Harp’s long history in Mississippi as well as the story of its more recent arrival in Illinois. It features tributes to departed friends and offers new insights on … Continue reading →

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Introducing Vol. 6, No. 1 of the Sacred Harp Publishing Company Newsletter

Posted on September 1, 2017 by and

The twelfth issue of the Sacred Harp Publishing Company Newsletter shares the stories of composers and singers, printers and cooks who contributed to Sacred Harp in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries—some well-known and others largely forgotten. It also features the … Continue reading →

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Tubby Walton, “An Indispensable Head Waiter” at the 1935 United Convention

Posted on September 1, 2017 by

A note in the minutes of the 1935 United Sacred Harp Musical Association suggests that the hardships of holding an urban Sacred Harp convention were as real eighty years ago as they are today. Singers today may be surprised to … Continue reading →

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From the Collection: An Earlier Sacred Harp

Posted on September 1, 2017 by

The Sacred Harp that we sing from today was not the first book by that name. In fact, it was not even the first oblong shape-note tunebook with that title. A decade before B. F. White published the first edition … Continue reading →

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Introducing Vol. 5, No. 1 of the Sacred Harp Publishing Company Newsletter

Posted on August 22, 2016 by and

The tenth issue of the Sacred Harp Publishing Company Newsletter looks behind the scenes, exploring fascinating processes of composing, singing, and documenting Sacred Harp. Our issue opens with Andy Ditzler’s interview with prolific Sacred Harp photographer Robert Chambless, showing how … Continue reading →

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