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Was wir machen: Shape Note Singing / Sacred Harp Singing
Wir singen aus der Sacred Harp, einem Liederbuch der Shape Note-Tradition (vierstimmiger A Capella Gesang aus den USA). Wir sind kein Chor im klassischen Sinn, sondern singen ohne Chorleiter*in, ohne Proben, ohne Auftritte. Dafür mit einem genialen System, entstanden in Amerika um 1800, um das vierstimmige Vom-Blatt-Singen zu lernen. Die Musik: zwischen altem Kirchenlied und Shanty, zwischen Irish Folk und Amazing Grace (ja, das ist auch in unserem Buch!). Christliche Texte, aber keine religiöse Veranstaltung: Jede*r kann Sacred Harp singen. Singt mit!

We sing from The Sacred Harp, a songbook out of the shape note tradition - a four-part harmony choral music from the USA - using an ingenious system from the 19th century to learn how to sight-read music. Everyone is welcome to join us, no experience is required. We're not your usual choir: we don't rehearse, we don't perform - we just sing! Our music is part old English church hymn, part Sea Shanty, part Folk Song and part Gospel (Amazing Grace is in our book, too!). The lyrics are Christian, but it's not a religious practice: Everyone can sing Sacred Harp. Come sing with us!

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Termine

Wir singen in der Regel alle 14 Tage von 18:00-20:30 Uhr im Stadtteiltreff Leonhard in der Naglergasse 38, 8010 Graz. Erkundige dich immer aktuell über die nächsten Termine oder Absagen!

Nächste Termine
Sonntag, 11. Oktober 2026 Stadtteiltreff St. Leonhard
Sonntag, 25. Oktober 2026 Stadtteilzentrum Jakomini

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1. Graz Sacred Harp All-Day

We, the Shape Note group in Graz, warmly invite you to our first All-Day Singing coming up on February 13th, 2027! We will sing from The Sacred Harp (2025) and kindly ask you to bring your book(s) if you have one, since we are a small group and don't have many loaner books.

Our accessible venue is the Stadtteilzentrum Jakomini at Jakominigürtel 1, 8010 Graz, Austria.
https://maps.app.goo.gl/1bjpX9ksYMdVdja77

Timetable
Friday, February 12th: Evening social tbd
Saturday, February 13th:
10:00-10:30 arriving and registration
10:30-12:30 singing
13:00-14:00 lunch break with dinner on the grounds (feel free to contribute a dish or a snack!)
14:00-16:00 singing
Evening social tbd

We'd like you to register in advance to make it easier for us to plan this event!
Registration form

Travel
Graz is a rather small city, but can be reached by car, train, or even airplane!
Coming from further away, you might consider flying to Vienna and taking the train (Südbahnstrecke, with a beautiful ride through Semmering and picturesque mountain views) or Flixbus to Graz.
Since Slovenia isn't far, flying to/from Ljubljana might be an option you want to check, too.
Right in front of the venue there is a Bim station (the tram is called "Bim" in Graz!) with two lines (4 & 5) stopping there. Line 4 connects directly to the main station!

Unfortunately, we are unable to host traveling singers, but there are many hotels close to the venue, for example:
- PLAZA Inn Graz City, Conrad-von-Hötzendorf-Straße 60
- Hotel Aton, Anzengrubergasse 19
- Augarten Art Hotel, Schönaugasse 53

And close to the train station:
- Hotel Daniel Graz, Europaplatz 1
- Radisson Hotel Graz, Annenstraße 67
and others

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Kontakt

Schreibe uns gerne eine E-Mail, wenn du Fragen hast, oder komm' einfach vorbei!
shapenote.graz (at) gmail.com

Wir singen im Stadtteiltreff Leonhard

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Impressum

Laura Eisen
8010 Graz

© Shape Note Graz; Fotos von David Marnuse; Website von Petra Harrison.

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