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MKI Oktoberfest

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The Friends of the Max Kade Institute are having another Oktoberfest fund-raising event. A couple of us went to the same event last year and had a great time. The funds raised go to the Library of the Max Kade Institute for German-American Studies.

Here is a link to the event page on their web site: http://mkifriends.org/events/

Briefly the event is on Friday November 4 from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. at the University Club on State Street. There will be a German-style buffet, German and Swiss music and of course there will be beer – from Bull Falls Brewery in Wausau.

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First Lutheran Church in Middleton

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On Sunday September 11, 2016 we took part in the Annual Service at First Lutheran Church in Middleton. The church is no longer used for regular church services, it’s used mostly for weddings in the summer, but every fall there is an annual service. This year it was a special anniversary: the current church building was constructed in 1866 so this is the 150th anniversary! An addition was built in 1884 with the steeple and a new church bell. The church was added to the National Registry of Historic Places in 1988.

The congregation was founded in 1852, which coincidentally is the same year that the Madison Maennerchor was founded.

It was a beautiful day for the service and it was great to be there and to sing during the service. Below are a few photos; as always click on the thumbnail to see the larger image.

 

Sock Photo Poll 2015-2016

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Now that our 2015-2016 season has come to a close, it’s time for the more-or-less annual Madison Maennerchor Sock Photo Poll. I have gone through the concert photos from the past year and found five sock photos for you to choose from. To refresh your memory, here they are in chronological order:

The Santa socks from the Christmas Concert & Dinner (December 2015)

The mandatory concert sock photo

The mandatory concert sock photo

 

 

 

 

 

The trees & snowflakes socks from our concert at Oakwood Village (also December 2015)

Trees & snowflakes at Oakwood Village, December 2015

Trees & snowflakes at Oakwood Village, December 2015

 

 

 

 

 

The Luther “Here I Stand” socks from our performance at Bethel Lutheran Church (February 2016)

Luther socks at Bethel Lutheran Church, February 2016

Luther socks at Bethel Lutheran Church, February 2016

 

 

 

 

 

The Bucky Badger and UW socks from our Spring Concert (May 2016)

Bucky & UW socks at the Spring Concert, May 2016

Bucky & UW socks at the Spring Concert, May 2016

 

 

 

 

 

 

The lucky Norwegian flag socks from Kommers (June 2016). Actually they were a lot more lucky at Kommers in 2015 when we actually won!

Lucky Norwegian Flag socks at Kommers, June 2016

Lucky Norwegian Flag socks at Kommers, June 2016

 

 

 

 

 

 

The poll will remain open until September 1, 2016. I think I have this set up so that you can vote once a day until then.

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Deciphering Old German Script Workshop

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The Max Kade Institute at UW-Madison is offering a workshop on deciphering old German script on Saturday October 1, 2016. Mark Louden will be the speaker and the workshop will be held on campus at Union South from 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

For all of the details, including the workshop fee, lunch menu and registration deadline, please follow this link: http://mki.wisc.edu/events/2016/deciphering-old-german-script

 

Kommers 2016

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The annual Wisconsin Saengerbezirk Kommers was held in Wauwatosa on Saturday June 18th at Hart Park. The Milwaukee Damenchor hosted the competition. Below are my pictures of Kommers; as always please click on the thumbnail image to see the larger photo.

Congratulations to the Milwaukee Damenchor for winning the competition, and MGV Harmonia Kenosha and the Gesangverein Concordia Sheboygan for placing second and third!

 

Make Music Madison

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We will be taking part in the Make Music Madison event on Tuesday June 21. We’ll be singing at the Madison Public Library (the central branch at 201 W. Mifflin Street) at 7:00 p.m. We will be performing outside the main entrance of the library, rain or shine.

Here are links to our event listing and also the schedule of performances at the Public Library.

Singers: please be at the library at 6:30 to warm up before the performance.

 

 

Spring Concert 2016

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We held our 164th Annual Spring Concert on Sunday May 15, 2016 at Madison Turner Hall. Our guest choir was the Monroe Swiss Singers. Below are some photos from the concert. Thanks to all who attended; we hope you had a good time!

Thanks to all who helped set up and clean up. And also to those who helped make the sandwiches. And special thanks to Geoff Kroening for sharing his photos of the concert.

Spring Concert 2016

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The Madison Maennerchor’s 164th Annual Spring Concert will be held at Madison Turner Hall on Sunday May 15th at 3:00 p.m. Turner Hall is located at 3001 South Stoughton Road in Madison.

The Monroe Swiss Singers will be our guest choir. Admission is $8 per person. Sandwiches and cake will be served, and there will be beer, wine, spirits, coffee, and soft drinks.