Dämmerschoppen at the Linderhof in Peoria
Leave a reply
Kommers 2019
Kommers 2019 was held on Sunday April 7th at Hart Park in Wauwatosa. MGV Harmonia Kenosha won the competition, with the Madison Maennerchor in second place and Milwaukee Liederkranz, the 2018 winner, in third. Milwaukee Liedertafel was the host choir and the set up and food were great.
Below are some photos; click on the thumbnail image to see the larger photo.
-
- Warming up before the competition begins
-
- Warming up before the competition begins
-
- The beginning of the Parade of Flags getting into position.
-
- The rest of the Parade of Flags
-
- The Parade of Flags opening the competition.
-
- Milwaukee Liederkranz sang first
-
- Milwaukee D.A.N.K. Chor sang second
-
- We had to wait a while before we sang…
-
- The Schwaben Maennerchor sang next
-
- MGV Harmonia Kenosha sang fourth.
-
- GSV Concordia Sheboygan was next
-
- Tim filled in for the absent 1st Vice President of the WSB
-
- We were lined up and ready to go after Sheboygan.
-
- The Milwaukee Damenchor was the seventh and final choir to perform.
-
- After the competition and waiting for dinner to be served.
MMC rehearsal canceled 2/7/2019
Our rehearsal on Thursday February 7, 2019 has been canceled due to weather and road conditions. With the rain, sleet and snow that we’ve had over the last two days, plus the forecast of much colder temperatures tonight, it will be dangerous to be out on the roads. So tonight’s rehearsal (and business meeting) has been canceled.
MMC rehearsal canceled 1/31/2019
Our rehearsal on Thursday January 31, 2019 has been canceled due to weather conditions. With the forecast high temperature remaining below zero and with the chance of an inch or so of snow beginning in the evening, it’s probably best if we all stay off the roads.
German-American Dialects Online
GERMAN-AMERICAN DIALECTS ONLINE!
Are you curious what your German-speaking ancestors in America might have sounded like?
The Max Kade Institute’s German-American and American English Dialects page is new and improved and back online! Go tohttp://language.mki.wisc.edu/, click on the tabs and explore “The German Language in America,” listen to “German-American Dialect Recordings,” and read “Essays” to learn more about facts and myths regarding German in America.
GERMAN GENEALOGY Workshop in Madison, Saturday, February 23, 2019
Finding Our German Ancestors in Europe:
a Workshop for Genealogists
with Antje Petty
Saturday, February 23, 2019
9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
UW-Madison Memorial LIBRARY, Room 126,
728 State Street, Madison
Cosponsored by the Max Kade Institute for German-American Studies and the Wisconsin Historical Society
Madison Half Marathon
At Tenney Park, just past mile 11.
The Madison Marathon and Half Marathon was held on Sunday November 11, 2018, and here’s a photo of Tim (#5517) and Joe (#5583) in Tenney Park just past the Mile 11 marker. More importantly, this is just a little over 2 miles from the finish line and the beer tent. It was a pretty cold morning, but at this point the sun had come out and the temperature had nearly gotten up to the freezing point.
Click on the photo to see the larger version.
CD Release Party – November 17
| Sound Salon – Alpine Dreaming
|
|
November 17, 2018 – 7:00pm
University Club, 803 State St., Madison, WI
Join us for this lively CD release party featuring the Grammy award-winning owners of Archeophone Records Meagan Hennessey and Richard Martin, accordionist Deb Krauss Smith, and folklorist and Professor Emeritus James P. Leary.
In 1920 Ferdinand Ingold, a poor but visionary Swiss settler in the small Wisconsin town of Monroe, audaciously launched a record label, Helvetia—invoking his homeland’s ancient name and celebrating its musical heritage. Praised in the immigrant press yet beset by fiscal challenges, Helvetia issued a scant 36 sides. Illuminating one of the first American record labels established by an immigrant for his own community, Alpine Dreaming both recalls a bygone era and resonates with all who seek better New World lives while remembering their homelands.
Co-sponsored by the Max Kade Institute for German-American Studies, Mills Music Library, and the Mayrent Institute for Yiddish Culture at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
More information at: https://mayrentinstitute.wisc.
|
2nd Annual MMC Open House
We held our 2nd Annual Open House at the Essen Haus on Thursday, September 27, 2018. Had a good turnout and our friends from MGV Kenosha paid us another visit as well.
Also, President Ruch presented Walter Bausch with his 65-Year Certificate.
Beloit Chorale Concert
The Beloit Chorale performing at Bethel Lutheran Church
The Beloit Chorale performed at Bethel Lutheran Church in Madison on Saturday July 21st. This is the Chorale’s first season and we were pleased to have the opportunity to sponsor the concert.
This is a recording of one of the songs that the chorale performed. It is “Stars” by Erik Esenvalds.