Mission
Publishers of The Sacred Harp: 2025 Edition, the Sacred Harp Publishing Company promotes traditional Sacred Harp singing, community, and culture across the United States and around the world.
About
The Sacred Harp Publishing Company is a non-profit organization belonging to its stockholders, who elect a Board of Directors in even-numbered years, to conduct business both for the organization and for the promotion of the spread of Sacred Harp singing. The Sacred Harp Publishing Company is the publisher of the current and future editions of The Sacred Harp: 2025 Edition: the best collection of shape-note hymns, revival choruses, plain and fuging tunes, odes, and anthems ever offered the singing public. (Order The Sacred Harp.) The Sacred Harp Publishing Company was founded in 1933 and was incorporated as a non-profit in 1974.
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Activities
The Sacred Harp Publishing Company:
- Publishes The Sacred Harp: 2025 Edition
- Distributes The Sacred Harp and other books and recordings that support Sacred Harp singing
- Maintains the Sacred Harp Headquarters and Museum in Carrollton, GA
- Publishes this web site, the Shape Notes Journal, and other books and resources promoting Sacred Harp singing
- Proudly supports Camp Fasola, a week-long singing school teaching Sacred Harp singing, history, and traditions in Anniston, Alabama, run by the Sacred Harp Musical Heritage Association
Governance
The current members of the Sacred Harp Publishing Company Board of Directors are:
- Executive Secretary: Richard Ivey
- Chairman of the Board: John Plunkett
- President: Nathan Rees
- Vice President: Jesse P. Karlsberg
- Recording Secretary: Tom George
- Executive Secretary Emeritus: Karen Rollins
- Member of the Board: Bill DuPre
- Member of the Board: Will Fitzgerald
- Member of the Board: Rebekah Gilmore
- Member of the Board: Kathy Williams
- Member of the Board: Terry Wootten
The Constitution and By-laws of the Sacred Harp Publishing Company was last updated on October 10, 2020. You can download the Constitution and By-laws as a PDF file.