Washington Saengerbund

Saturday, October 9, 2004, noon to 6 pm
Mid-Atlantic Brewer's Association Oktoberfest at the Village at Shirlington, Arlington, VA. Again with authentic German food prepared and served by the Washington Saengerbund. For a map to the Oktoberfest, see this Arlington map

  Saturday, October 30, 7:30 - Concert with Maennergesangverein 1846 Ruhland e.V. and Schwarzheider Musikanten. Held at the Nolan Center, Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School, 1524 Thirty-Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20007. Map. The concert is followed by reception in the foyer. Tickets $15 for concert and reception in advance from Renate Mueller 703-913-4833.

  Friday, November 12, Fall Concert and Reception at Embassy of Austria. Tickets $15 for tickets in advance; $20 at the door. With soprano soloist Magdalena Klamminger, from Graz, Austria, singing Strauss and Lehar. Local talented young pianists will play Liszt and Beethoven. Dr. Michael O'Brien, conductor. Photo report.

  Saturday, December 18, 1:30 and 2:30 pm - Christmas singing at the National Gallery of Art, in the Rotunda of the West Building

  Saturday, December 18, 5-8 pm - Christmas singing at the Christmas Candlelight Tours at the Heurich House Museum ("The Brewmaster's Castle"), 1307 New Hampshire Avenue (Dupont Circle Metro).

  Sunday, December 19, 2004, 3 pm, Washington Sängerbund Christmas Concert at the United Church, 20th and G Streets, NW, Washington, DC. An offering is taken to help the needy. Following the concert, refreshments are served in the church basement social hall. Review: Ernst Winkler, Stimmungsvolles Weihnachtskonzert in aeltester deutscher Kirche in Washington

Saturday, February 5, 2005, 7 pm - midnight - Faschingsball - Mardi Gras Costume Ball. 20th annual Fasching. Come join us at our festive Costume Prize Masquerade Ball held at the same fabulous grand ballroom on Arlington Boulevard in Fairfax, VA. Enjoy great live dance music by Steschner's Edelweiss Band, playing a wide variety of dance music, including dixieland, waltzes, polkas, sambas, and other Karnival, Latin and ballroom dances. Savor delicious home made German food specialties, German and domestic beer and wine, soft drinks, and champagne. See our web site for more details and to view pictures taken at past Fasching Costume Balls.

Sunday, February 13, 2005
Photos from the Washington Saengerbund in the Sunday service at Calvary Baptist Church, designed by German-American architect (and Washington Saengerbund member) Adolf Cluss (1825-1905). This event is part of the Adolf Cluss Exhibition Project sponsored by the Goethe Institut. The music includes well-loved German hymns of the 19th century. The first of the events leading up to this Fall’s Adolf Cluss exhibitions in Washington and Heilbronn, Cluss’s birthplace, a special service and musical program presented by the Church with special guests – the Washington Sängerbund. Exhibitions in Washington DC and in Heilbronn will open in Fall 2005 to mark the 100th anniversary of his death. Public events in both Washington and Heilbronn will focus on Adolf Cluss’s life and work.
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Calvary Baptist Church, H and 8th Street NW

Sunday, March 6, 2005, 9:30 am - The Washington Saengerbund is participating in the Sunday service at United Church / Vereinigte Kirche, located at 20th and G Streets, NW (Foggy Bottom Metro). Joint German-language service with baptism.

Sunday, April 24, 2005, 3 - 7 pm "Unter den Linden" Washington Saengerbund Spring Concert and Tea Dance at Meridian House . FLYER TO DOWNLOAD

Maestro Mariano Vales Mezzo-soprano Ingrid Cowan Tenor Ole Hass

Celebrating the music by several of Berlin's favorite composers, including the popular Walter Kollo and Paul Lincke, the concert was performed by the Washington Saengerbund under the baton of maestro Mariano Vales. It featured Washington's ever-popular soloists mezzo-soprano Ingrid Cowan and tenor Ole Hass. Accompanist Pin-Huey Wang joined us on piano. The concert took place in the beautiful Drawing Room, and the tea dance and reception flowing over into the Library and Dining Room as well as into Meridian House's beautiful Linden Grove where the Biergarten featured Foggy Bottom beer . Savories, desserts, wine, and coffee accompanied three hours of dance music played by the celebrated Con Brio! Quintet. Meridian House is situated a mile from the White House, just off 16th Street on Meridian Hill. Meridian House map and directions, 1630 Crescent Place, NW. Complimentary valet parking began at 2:30. Doors opened at 2:30. Concert seating was in the Drawing Room for first arrivals, with seating in the Loggia and Biergarten for later arrivals. Tickets were $40 per person. Door prizes were drawn following the concert.