Chorus Information
Redwood Empire Saenger Chorus
Gottfried Fritzl, Director
Information last updated: 2008-07-05
Status:
Current
Basic Information
| Description: | This is an amateur chorus, open to the general public, as long as they can hold a tune and have a good voice. |
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| Web Address: | http://www.ugas-sf.org/index.cfm?go=members.view&memberID=18 |
| Year Estab: | 1950 |
| Mission: | A German-American Singing Society To entertain German community and keep German songs alive; this group is also a social group. |
| Emphasis: | German songs - classical and other periods. |
| Size: | 46 |
| Concerts/Year: | 10-May |
| Auditions: | Auditions are held at rehearsals on the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month. Those auditioning are reqired to sing the scale to find out in what group you voice is suited. |
| Dues: | $15 per year |
| Dress: | Men: red jackets with emblem, gray pants; Women: related attire, such as red skirt and white blouse. |
| Rehearsals: | Tuesday (second and fourth of the month), 8:00 p.m. to 10:30 p.m., Hermanson Hall, Western Avenue at Webster, Petaluma |
Categories
| Type of Music: | Classical Early Music Ethnic/Folk |
Type of Chorus: | Mixed Adult Ethnic |
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| Audition Req'd: | Y | ||
Chorus Contact Information
| Mailing Address: | 860 Western Ave., San Francisco, |
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| Phone: | (707) 665-9933 |
Other Information
| Related Groups: | No |
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| History: | The REDWOOD EMPIRE M?ÑNNERCHOR was founded in April 1950 by John Alexander und a group of men with German backgrounds to promote and cultivate German songs, music, language and customs. Rehearsals took place twice a month, meetings to discuss current matters four times a year. This has never changed, even after the men's chorus became a mixed choir in 1989. At that time it became clear that the very existence of the choir was in danger since it had shrunk to only 12 members. To avoid dissolution women were invited to join and the choir continued as the REDWOOD EMPIRE S?ÑNGER CHOR. Our choir is a sociable organization with several singers who have been members for more than 30 years. We give a yearly Spring Concert and a Christmas Concert in the Hermann Sons Hall in Petaluma (where we also rehearse). We also organize an annual popular picnic in the park at Penngrove the Sunday before Labor day. We also participate in other concerts as a guest choir, or when invited for special occasions. We now have more than 50 singers and are fortunate to have an excellent conductor who keeps us interested and enraptured in singing our beautiful German songs. |
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