Washington Saengerbund

Johanna Lorenz

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Rehearsal, Concert & Event Schedule - 2004-2005 - Historical Record

Rehearsals with conductor Mariano Vales are at 7 pm on Mondays, at the Concord Clubhouse, located at 2434 Wisconsin Avenue, NW (above the Old Europe Restaurant). Call our hot line 202-310-4691 for possible schedule changes in case of inclement weather.
Check this schedule regularly for changes. Music will be distributed at rehearsals. .

• Saturday, February 5 - Faschingsball 2005 photos

• Sunday, February 13, 10:45 am church service at Calvary Church. photos
  The church was completed in 1866 by the German-born immigrant architect (and WSB member) Adolf Cluss. This service was recorded by the Goethe Institut as part of the Adolf Cluss Exhibition Project: Adolf Cluss (1825-1905) From Germany to America: Shaping a Capital City Worthy of a Republic (4) | (3)|(2)|(1)
  

• Sunday, March 6, 9:30 service (meet at 8:30 in choir loft) - at United Church, 20th and G Streets, NW. Concert dress for men: WSB jackets, red tie with WSB emblem, gray slacks; for ladies: white long-sleeved blouse and long black skirt.
  Program:
  WSB: "Wer nur den lieben Gott laesst walten" (Bach) (vs. 1 , 3 ) melody
  Hymn by WSB and congregation: Lobet den Herren, alle, die ihn ehren (EG 447, 1-2)
  WSB: v.1 "Herzliebster Jesu, was hast Du verbrochen" (Crueger, 1640), WSB with congregation: (EG 81 vs. 4)melody
  WSB v.1 "O Haupt voll Blut und Wunden" (Hans L. Hassler, 1601, Bach) melody
  WSB: "Schoenster Herr Jesu" (Schlesische Volkslieder, 1842) vs. 1-2 SATB a capella melody
  WSB (with congregation?): Die Herrlichkeit des Herrn bleibe ewiglich (canon)
  WSB: "Ein feste Burg" (Hassler) melody
  Congregation and WSB: "So nimm denn meine Haende" (EG 376, 1-2) melody
  WSB: "Wenn ich auch gleich nichts spuere" ["So nimm denn meine Haende" (Silcher) (vs. 3)] melody
  

• "Unter den Linden" -- 2005 Spring Concert and Tea Dance - Sunday, April 24, 3-4 concert, 4-7 reception and dance with Con Brio Quintet.
  Program by WSB:
  Melodien zum Verlieben
  Der Lindenbaum (Schubert) text and translation
  Die Linde im Tal (selected verses) text
  Dort unter der Linde text
  Wir hoeren Walter Kollo

• CANCELLED: Saturday, May 14, 7pm - "Unter den Linden" in Lovettsville, VA, at the Community Center on Broadway.

• June 12, 2005 - 125th Anniversary of Lancaster Liederkranz. Mass chorus selections: 1. (Mixed) Alte Kameraden; 2. (Ladies) Wo die Waelder Heimlich rauschen [48. NOSB/2003 (pg.62)]; 3.(Men) Heimat [46. NOSB/1997 (pg.36)]; 4.(Mixed) Kaiserwalzer; 5. (Mixed) America the beautiful. The WSB selection to be performed alone is the Medley "Melodien zum Verlieben" from the Spring Concert (version with piano but without soloists), specifically,
  1. Was eine Frau im Fruehling traeumt (Kollo)
  2. Warte, Warte nur ein Weilchen (Kollo)
  3. Fruehling in Sorrent ( Winkler)
  4. Sag beim Abschied leise Servus (Kreuder)
  5. Junger Mann im Fruehling ( Meisel)
  6. Das ist der Fruehling in Berlin (Kollo) .
  Directions to the Lancaster Liederkranz 125th Anniv. Concert Site, McCaskey East High School, 1051 Lehigh Ave., Lancaster PA, 17602
  D. For Washington Saengerbund coming from the DC area (Approx. 110 mi / 2.75 hrs)
  D1. North of Baltimore take I-83 N to US-30 E at York, PA. Note: Shortcut to US-30E at York
  a. I-83N, Exit 18 to PA-124E
  b. Pa-124E to Haines Rd, turn left
  c. Haines Rd becomes Memory Lane to US-30 E.
  D2. Continue via F1 etc. below.
  F1.US-30 E to PA-23 W (Walnut St., Lancaster)(Intersect. US30E & US222 to PA-23W -- 1.5 mi)
  F2. PA-23 W to McCaskey Ave., (1.5 mi), turn RIGHT
  F3. McCaskey Ave. to end (2 blocks), cross Lehigh Ave to enter McCaskey East High School campus . Follow directions for parking.
  F4. Directions from McCaskey East High to the Liederkranz club will be handed out at the concert. The Liederkranz (722 S.Chiques Rd, Manheim PA, 17545) is approx. 12 mi. west of McCaskey East HS via US-30W to I-283W, Salunga exit, follow signs to the "Liederkranz Sommerfest".
  

• Tuesdays, June 14 through July 19, 7:30 pm
  Some of our singers will sing with Washington Summer Sings at Western Presbyterian Church.

• Saturday, June 18, 7 pm - Semi-annual meeting at the Concord Clubhouse

• Friday or Saturday, September 2 or 3, 2005, time TBA - Freundschaft Liederkranz of Sonoma, California will visit the Washington Saengerbund at the Concord Clubhouse for a social evening.

• Monday, September 5 (Labor Day), 2005 - 7 pm - Fall rehearsals begin.

• Saturday, September 24, 2005 - Lovettsville Oktoberfest.

• Saturday, October 8, 2005 - Mid Atlantic Brewers' Association Oktoberfest at Capitol City Brewing Company, Shirlington.

• Sunday, October 9, 11 am (replaces October 16) church service at United Church, 20th & G Streets, NW, Washington, DC. The Washington Saengerbund will sing for the church service.

• Sunday, October 30, 2005, 2 pm - The Washington Saengerbund is participating in the Totensonntag service at Prospect Hill Cemetery, located in Washington, DC.

• Wednesday, November 9, 2005 - "Bunt sind schon die Waelder" Fall Concert at the Embassy of Austria. Tentative program:
  Bunt sind schon die Waelder
  Heut soll das grosse Flachsernten sein
  Nun ruhen alle Waelder
  Chekolina
  Guten Abend euch allen hier beisamm
  Jaegerquodlibet
  Der Jaeger aus Kurpfalz
  Es blies ein Jaeger wohl in sein Horn
  Ein Jaeger wollt zu Jagen gehn
  Ungarischer Tanz #5
  Ungarischer Tanz #6
  Zigeunerbaron

• Thursday, December 8, 2005 - The Washington Saengerbund performs with the Alte Kameraden at the Mormon Temple's "Festival of Lights." Two 30-minute performances, at 7 and 8 pm.

• Saturday, December 10, 2005 - The Washington Saengerbund performs for the Christmas Candlelight Tours of "The Brewmaster's Castle," the Heurich House Museum.

• Sunday, December 18, 2005, 3 pm - Christmas Concert at the United Church.