“My Shaker Home” was the last known song composed at Canterbury Shaker Village. Its composer, Sister Bertha Lillian Phelps (1876-1973), was a pianist and author of a booklet about Shaker music.

Musicologist Roger Lee Hall will explore the history of this song and others in a thoughtful presentation focused on his first-person experiences with Sister Lillian and Eldress Bertha Lindsay in 1972.

Hall is a respected ASCAP composer and music preservationist who has studied a variety of American classical, folk, and popular songs over his more than 50 year career.

Hall’s presentation will be accompanied by a performance of the Canterbury Singers.  Concert is Free.

To learn more about Hall and his research, please visit the following web pages:

My Shaker music background and publications — https://americanmusicpreservation.com/shakermusicscholar.htm

My Shaker Home recording information — https://americanmusicpreservation.com/MyShakerHomeCD.htm

To learn more about the Canterbury Singers, please visit https://www.ccmusicschool.org/canterbury-singers/