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Sounding ChildhoodMain MenuPart 1: Children's HymnsPart 2: Songs for School and PlayPart 3: Animal Welfare (Bands of Mercy) SongsPart 4: Christmas CarolsPart 5: Folk SongsPart 6: Patriotic SongsPart 7: Early 20th-Century HymnsAbout the AuthorWorks Cited
12026-07-02T11:22:28-07:002025 Band of Mercy Choir3plain2026-07-02T14:53:16-07:00In 2025, when I directed Charlotte's Web again, I formed another Band of Mercy to learn more Band of Mercy songs; the 25 singers performed some as pre-show music. These were harder songs, coming from early 20th-century Band of Mercy journals, which I uncovered in archives at Cambridge and Oxford.
The choir then presented the songs for a special concert at the Wayne County Historical Museum for the community, and with historical commentary about local Bands of Mercy from museum curator who explained how *very* prolific the Bands were in our county and beyond.
We held a very intensive recording session. Thanks to this choir, another 14 Bands songs have been added to this website!
Singers: Kye Enzo and Alexa Aguilar, Aureana Andreas, Arlow Angarita, Larry Bergfield, Elsie Bickel, Charleigh Camps, Leia and Serenity Detro, Ambrose Imhoff, Winnie Kendall, Havyn Martin, Kilian and Finian McNay, Kacie Morris, Grace Parshall, Greta, Sam, and Lilly Royer, Emily Teslevich, Logan Thrush, Jaylynn Wallace, Josiah and Jesse Weesner.
Director: Alisa Clapp-Itnyre Pianist: Jill Schweitzer With more thanks to Stage One Youth Theatre at Richmond Civic Theatre, Ryan Shaw, Director