Sacred Nine Project (C. Leonard Raybon)
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| Date | Titre | Durée | |
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| 04 Jan 2023 | Sacred Nine Project Trailer | 00:06:51 | |
In this trailer, we give you a glimpse into how Sacred Nine Project started, its mission, and its plans for the first two monthly episodes. We hope you join us for nuanced discussions about American Music History and what it can teach us about our country today. Get to know us | |||
| 04 Feb 2023 | Regret, Repent, Rejoice (part 1 of 3) | 00:41:08 | |
Original “Regret, Repent, Rejoice” works cited March 19, 2023 New Orleans concert (Sacred Nine Project: Beautiful Isle of Somewhere) This episode is about the hymn texts of the 18th and early 19c. “Hymns that touch my soul alway” (sung ‘heading’) “Hymns that travel on their way” (sung ‘heading’) “Hymns that keep some folks at bay” (sung ‘heading’) “Tell me, friends, what do you say?” (sung ‘heading’) background vocals: Sacred Nine Singers | |||
| 05 Mar 2023 | Regret, Repent, Rejoice (part 2 of 3) | 00:38:08 | |
Original “Regret, Repent, Rejoice” works cited March 19, 2023 New Orleans concert (Sacred Nine Project: Beautiful Isle of Somewhere) This episode is about William Walker's Southern Harmony, the singing schools that brought it about, and the delicious musical oddities therein! “Here we have the singing schools” (sung ‘heading’) “Then the shapes became the tools” (sung ‘heading’) “Walker offers little jewels” (sung ‘heading’) “Music that defies the rules” (sung ‘heading’) original Regret, Repent, Rejoice concert background vocals: Sacred Nine Singers | |||
| 05 Apr 2023 | Regret, Repent, Rejoice (part 3 of 3) | 00:32:36 | |
Essay on the parallel between Southern Harmony and Confederate monuments. In this episode we talk about the singing style in shape-note practice. We also explore how shape-note singing began to flourish, not only in the Primitive Baptist Churches in the South, but also in liberal, urban centers. Finally, we discuss what modern day practitioners do about the offensive selections in Sacred Harp. original Regret, Repent, Rejoice concert Kiri Miller’s perspectives come from her book, Traveling Home: Sacred Harp Singing and American Pluralism, 2010 | |||
| 05 May 2023 | Cora L, Imposter (1 of 2) | 00:34:10 | |
We now have nonprofit status! | |||
| 04 Jun 2023 | Cora L Imposter (2 of 2)/Summer on Stage (1 of 4) | 00:58:22 | |
Our guest is the wonderful Regina YC Garcia Purchase her transformative new book of poetry! Please support The Jewel Prize for African American Spirituals by getting the word out to potential composers, or by donating! Consider becoming a Patron for Sacred Nine Project! | |||
| 05 Jul 2023 | Summer on Stage (2 of 4) | 00:36:10 | |
Please support The Jewel Prize for African American Spirituals by getting the word out to potential composers, or by donating! Consider becoming a Patron for Sacred Nine Project! | |||
| 04 Aug 2023 | Summer on Stage (3 of 4), Liz Argus I | 00:49:02 | |
Please support The Jewel Prize for African American Spirituals by getting the word out to potential composers, or by donating! Consider becoming a Patron for Sacred Nine Project! Also, please take our quiz about American Patriotism! It’s not up but keep checking back here! | |||
| 04 Sep 2023 | Summer on Stage (4 of 4), Liz Argus II | 00:39:14 | |
Please support The Jewel Prize for African American Spirituals by getting the word out to potential composers, or by donating! Consider becoming a Patron for Sacred Nine Project! Also, please take our quiz about American Patriotism! It’s not up but keep checking back here! | |||
| 05 Oct 2023 | Christian Nationalism (a discussion with Andrew L. Whitehead) | 00:44:21 | |
Please help us with The Jewel Prize for African American Spirituals Andrew L. Whitehead Substack: https://www.andrewwhitehead.substack.com Book: American Idolatry - https://www.amazon.com/American-Idolatry-Christian-Nationalism-Threatens/dp/1587435764 Christian nationalism Podcast: https://www.axismundi.us/american-idols/ LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/andrewwhitehead | |||
| 05 Nov 2023 | A Reflection for Thanksgiving | 00:19:54 | |
Please help us with The Jewel Prize for African American Spirituals We need your help in promoting and funding it! | |||
| 06 Dec 2023 | 11} I Heard the Bells | 00:16:37 | |
Please help us with The Jewel Prize for African American Spirituals We need your help in promoting and funding it! | |||
| 04 Jan 2024 | 12} Brightest and Best (a conversation with Chris Fenner) | 00:52:14 | |
Read about our upcoming musical satire on Christian nationalism. Learn more about The Jewel Prize for African American Spirituals. Chris’ links can be found below, and here. Chris Fenner is a premiere hymn scholar in the United States, creator and editor of HymnologyArchive.com, and contributor to the Canterbury Dictionary of Hymnology, the Sounding Spirit Digital Library, and Hymnary.org. He is editor of The Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs of Isaac Watts (D&T, 2016), Spurgeon's Own Hymn Book (Christian Focus, 2018), Amazing Love! How Can It Be: Studies on Hymns by Charles Wesley (Resource, 2020), and the forthcoming Hymns & Devotions for Daily Worship (2024). Chris has also proof-edited other hymnal projects such as Sing the Wonders, 3rd ed. (Grace Music, 2021), Sing Unto the Lord (ACNA, 2023), and The Gospel Story Hymnal (Word & Wonder, 2023). | |||
| 05 Feb 2024 | 13} "Indian Hymn" and its attribution to William Apess | 00:40:34 | |
Drew Lopenzina Through an Indian's Looking-Glass: A Cultural Biography of William Apess by Drew Lopenzina Introduction to Native American Literature by Drew Lopenzina Red Ink: Native Americans Picking up the Pen in the Colonial Period. by Drew Lopenzina | |||
| 05 Mar 2024 | 14} The Tradition that Never Was | 00:16:09 | |
Please visit our website and contribute to our endeavors! | |||
| 05 Apr 2024 | 15} Libby Prison | 00:58:26 | |
Please like and subscribe. Also, visit sacrednine.com and subscribe and consider giving! I want to try to apply for NEA grants, and for those you have to match funds! | |||
| 06 May 2024 | 16} The DMs, Divine and Moral | 00:51:58 | |
| 05 Jun 2024 | 17} Introducing Hannah Hadassah Hickok | ||
Get to know Hannah Hadassah Hickok Smith with me. A fascinating woman and worthy of song! I will develop a Sacred Nine Project about her "if I live," as she would say! Check out Sacred Nine Project: The Mending Sampler, which is referenced in this episode. Check out the Connecticut Museum of Culture and History & the Historical Society of Glastonbury! | |||
| 05 Jul 2024 | 18} Sing Me, Sing Me Not (part 1) | 00:20:26 | |
In 2021, after having virtually eliminated the singing of Spirituals from my career, I decided to take a deep dive, asking African American scholars and performers their thoughts on whites singing Spirituals. | |||
| 06 Aug 2024 | 19} Sing Me, Sing Me Not (part 2) | 00:25:37 | |
In 2021, after having virtually eliminated the singing of Spirituals from my career, I decided to take a deep dive, asking African American scholars and performers their thoughts on whites singing Spirituals. | |||
| 05 Sep 2024 | 20} Project 2025 | 00:34:24 | |
our guest's website: www://karriegaspard.com | |||
| 05 Oct 2024 | 21} Sarah Maria Cornell and Methodism: a talk with Ellen Blue | 00:48:49 | |
Sacred Nine will be traveling to Swarthmore college on Good Friday, 2026 to "beatify" the brutally murdered Sarah Maria Cornell. Inspiration came from Murder in a Mill Town by Bruce Dorsey, Professor of History at Swarthmore. Ellen Blue helps us understand the kind of religious atmosphere Cornell would have experienced. | |||
| 06 Nov 2024 | 22} Thankful for Isaac Watts | 00:11:27 | |
I will share with you several artifacts associated with Watts, including three girls samplers, on which Watts' texts are embroidered. I also share with you my first published piece, sung by the Sacred Nine Singers! To view pics of the artifacts, visit https://sacrednine.com/podguestnews | |||
| 06 Dec 2024 | 23} TT&AL (READ EPISODE NOTE BEFORE LISTENING!) | 00:15:58 | |
IMPORTANT: At the point in the episode where I start asking the audience to vote for the “fake song,” pause the episode, visit https://sacrednine.com/demon and tell us which one YOU think is the fake! Our wonderful performers are: Meredith Hotard, Soprano | |||
| 05 Jan 2025 | 24} Writing a (good) hymn? | 00:12:05 | |
Here you will learn the different things I consider and the several things that challenge me when I am writing texts! | |||
| 06 Feb 2025 | 25} A McKinley Moment | 00:10:06 | |
Sorry but this is kind of a downer. It’s about the state of our country. But the music I provide is sensational, thanks to the Sacred Nine Singers! Also, you will hear in the episode about how I want you to share your “alter call phrases with me.” If you want to do that, visit here. | |||
| 07 Mar 2025 | 26} Verses for Children: A Transgender Reflection | 00:39:18 | |
We talk to the originator of these songs, Journey Schaubhut, a trans man, who gives us insights in his “journey” in transitioning gender as well as voice part. We are so grateful for this! I had chosen him because the logo for the concert was a Colonial boy and I thought his participation was just right. To fill out the survey for our “Altar Call” concert, please visit here! | |||
| 04 Apr 2025 | 27} I Shall Be Left | 00:15:16 | |
As a child I was traumatized by the Second Coming. At any given moment, Christ may pierce the skies. If so, you’d better be saved. But in my culture, you never really know if you’re saved; if you sin too much, you wonder if you were really saved to begin with. Now that I’ve evolved from that, I wonder if being left behind might be an opportunity to roll up my sleeves and really get to work. | |||