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- Inside the Production of The Sacred Harp: 2025 Edition
- Beyond the Tunes: What’s New in The Sacred Harp: 2025 Edition
- Verse, Key, and Part Changes in The Sacred Harp: 2025 Edition
- Songs Removed in Revision for the The Sacred Harp: 2025 Edition
- Page Use and Removed Song Statistics for The Sacred Harp: 2025 Edition
- In Memoriam: Mike Hinton
- Songs Added to The Sacred Harp: 2025 Edition
- Newly Added Song Statistics for The Sacred Harp: 2025 Edition
- Register Now for the “Revising The Sacred Harp” Symposium
- Introducing the Page Design of The Sacred Harp: 2025 Edition
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Category Archives: News
Inside the Production of The Sacred Harp: 2025 Edition
The first copies of The Sacred Harp: 2025 Edition are off the press and ready for the debut singing on September 12–14! We visited the press to check in on the book’s production and document it for posterity. These photographs illustrate the … Continue reading
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Beyond the Tunes: What’s New in The Sacred Harp: 2025 Edition
We’ve already revealed new compositions, a new music typeface, and new verses and keys… but that’s not all that will be new in The Sacred Harp: 2025 Edition! We have commissioned three new essays, an updated rudiments section, and expanded indexes … Continue reading
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Verse, Key, and Part Changes in The Sacred Harp: 2025 Edition
In revising The Sacred Harp cover to cover, the Revision-Music Committee fixed dozens of typos and other errors that crept in over multiple revisions. In addition, we made changes to the verses, musical parts, or keys to a small number of songs. … Continue reading
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Songs Removed in Revision for the The Sacred Harp: 2025 Edition
The Revision-Music Committee is pleased to release the list of songs removed in the revision for The Sacred Harp: 2025 Edition. We will provide a handy reference sheet with the placement of new songs by page number prior to the … Continue reading
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Page Use and Removed Song Statistics for The Sacred Harp: 2025 Edition
We are introducing 113 new songs to The Sacred Harp: 2025 Edition without adding a single page to the book! These statistics show how we accomplished that through efficiencies in typesetting and page layout—in addition to removing some of our … Continue reading
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In Memoriam: Mike Hinton
Mike Hinton, president of the Sacred Harp Publishing Company, passed away on July 18, 2025. Mike had served as president since 2002. A grandson of T. J. Denson, he was a direct link to the family that played an integral … Continue reading
Songs Added to The Sacred Harp: 2025 Edition
The Revision-Music Committee is pleased to announce the 113 songs that are newly added in The Sacred Harp: 2025 Edition. These compositions span more than two centuries and represent 78 different composers and sources (including 49 living composers). We want to … Continue reading
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Newly Added Song Statistics for The Sacred Harp: 2025 Edition
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
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
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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