The Madison Männerchor congratulates the Max Kade Institute on its anniversary this month.
Historical information is available that tells the story of the founding Max Kade Foundation of New York, and the UW Max Kade Institute.
Members of the Madison Männerchor met at the Madison Essen Haus to celebrate and sing during the Oktoberfest. A good time was had by all, despite the drizzly weather.
Essen Haus
We led off the performances at the Wauktoberfest in Waunakee, Wisconsin. The festival was held on the Highway Q grounds of the Endres Manufacturing Company. Pictures of the event are requested.
An excellent sing in Waunakee
We had good fall weather, too. Because of the wind, the clouds moved on quickly, leaving the rain behind. So, it was raining while the sun was out.
Madison Männerchor was invited to participate in the Holy Hill Centennial celebration! On July 15th, 2006, MMC sang several songs, including Beethoven’s “Die Himmel rühmen,” Mozart’s “Bundeslied,” and Franz Schubert’s “Heilig,” the Sanctus from the G major mass. We were able to see, once again, how magnificent the basilica is!
Built at the highest point in that part of Wisconsin, the basilica offers a truly commanding view of the area. And the church acoustics! Wow. This building is truly a suitable praise to the Almighty.
Madison Männerchor participates in the International Festival that is held at the Madison Overture Center. Naturally, other Overture Center activities are of interest, too!
Since we focus on German songs and culture, it is a pleasure to see that Richard Wagner’s “Flying Dutchman” is part of this season’s offerings! … Hmmm. I wonder if they will need more ghost-sailors … ?
Do you want to learn more about the operan and the production? About Madison Opera’s first performance of an opera by Richard Wagner? Just click here.
The compact disc we were working on for a few months is finally ready. It is titled HEIMAT (Homeland).
You can sample the tracks via this link.
Thanks go to Tim Hughes for continuing the archiving tradition for the MMC.
The Madison Männerchor historical documents from 1871-1978 can be found in the Wisconsin Historical Society records, under call number Mss 496. The compilation consists of 4 boxes of archives. You can reach the “Finding Aid” at this link. Continue reading
Stopped cold in amazement! While casually searching on line for the archives of Männerchöre that were established at about the same time as our own, I came across the Indianapolis Männerchor Archives that are housed by the Indiana University-Purdue University Ruth Lilly Collections and Archives. Continue reading
“Steal Away” (“Steal Away To Jesus”) is an American Negro spiritual. The song is well-known by variations of the chorus:
Steal away, steal away, steal away to Jesus!
Steal away, steal away home, I hain’t got long to stay here.
This is one of our favorite upbeat songs. We performed this at the 2009 Kommers in Kenosha. Here is the text of the song and some information about it. Much of the information has been gleaned from the Wikipedia sources.