WAXAHACHIE'S

Old Fashioned Singing

at the Historic Chautauqua Auditorium in Getzendaner Park

 

Let us take you back to a time almost forgotten when Christian folks gathered

in white-framed churches and under brush arbors to sing their faith out loud

after enjoying dinner on the grounds!

 

The Old Fashioned Singing Project is a non-profit organization committed to the preservation and presentation of southern congregational singing as it occurred in brush-arbor meetings & church-singings in the rural US south in the first half of the 20th Century. More Info

 

 

The staged production of Waxahachie's OLD FASHIONED SINGING will usher you back to the first half of the 20th Century when southern folks gathered to sing together under brush arbors, in white-framed church buildings... and the Chautauqua Auditorium!

 

With live acoustic instruments, twelve singers present an hour and a half of congregational songs popularized by the Revivalist Movement in the American south.

 

This is not Southern Gospel Quartet music. These are the songs of the people - the songs which carried them through the Great Depression, the Dust Bowl, and two World Wars.

 

Full Song List 2011

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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2012 Concerts

 

March 23-24

May 11-12

November 2-3

 

Friday and Saturday Evenings at 7:00 pm

[Shows are identical.]

 

More Information about the Concerts

 

 

Information about Supporting the Project

 

 

So You'll Know What to Expect: This is not a sing-a-long event; this is a staged production.

A majority of the program is presented by the on-stage cast of auditioned singers, presenting well-prepared arrangements of the songs. At times you will be invited to sing along, but for the most part, the cast carries the show. While it is truly a "show," you will find it worshipful and meaningful... no matter what your musical tastes. There's something about these songs that draws us in and refreshes our spirits.

 

 

Group Leader Information

 

Adult Tickets for the Concert - $15

Students - $10

 

Tickets Always Available at the Door

 

[Ellis County Residents May Present Drivers License at the Door

for $5 Off on Each Ticket.]

 

 

 

 

Bring a cushion or stadium seat --  the wooden pews are hard!

Note: The Auditorium is wheel-chair accessible, and handicapped parking is available near that entrance.

The Old Fashioned Singing Project - 108 Pleiade Circle - Waxahachie, TX 75165 - 972/923-2709

 

Driving Directions

From the Historic Courthouse Square in Waxahachie, take Main Street west through the beautiful turn-of-the-century neighborhood. Turn left on Grand Avenue into the Park.  

Off I-35E, take the Brookside exit (No. 104-A). Go east on Brookside.  At Business 287, turn right on Main Street. At Grand Avenue (the first light), turn right into the Park.