The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-12-13
MAENNERCHOR SINGS
FESTIVAL NUMBE[. s
Members Practice For Big
National Gathering of
German Singers.
PROGRAM REHEARSED
Prom inent Grand Opera
Stars to Compete At
Louisville.
Twenty Richmond German singers,

Twenty Richmond German singers,
members of the Mannerchor are
holding weekly rehearsals preparatory
to the national musical festival, which
will be held in Louisville, KY, some
time in June. They will compose the
chorus which the Richmand singing
society Will sent to the festival.
The occasion for the festival is the
Fest Lieder of the North American
SBngerbund. At this festival thous-
ands of German singers assemble for
the annual event The huge chorus
numbers from three 10 five thousand.
The SRngerbund is a nationwide
organization of German singing soci-
cites, and to promulgate the singing
of German songs they meet in a festi-
val For four days they hold con-
certs to sing some Of the songs from
the great Wagner, and Shubert, and
others or recent composition.
Orchestra Accompaniment.
Louis Ehrgott of Cincinnati is the
master director of the festival, and
under his supervision more than two
score of songs have been compiled for
use III the concerts. The chorus is
accompanied by an eighty-piece sym
phOny orchestra, which in itself is an
organization that rivals the large sym
phony orchestras of the country.
Many prominent German singers,
both in grand opera and concert are
brought TO this country especially for
this festival Two stars sing the solo
parts to the chorus oDligatos. The
singers for the solo work for next
years festival have not been an
nounced.
The Louisville festival will continue
four days, and during that time the
massive chorus will give three con-
certs. The artists and orchestra will
give a fourth concert
Official Program.
The official program for the concerts
as compiled by the committee in
charge, and received by William Dun
ing, head of the Richmond society, is
as follows:
March Choir from Tannhauser. 1890
.............. Wagner
Das Lied ..........G Baldamus
Die Allmacht ..... Schubert and List
Das Deutsche Lied FIR. Schneider
Accompanied by orchestra
1 Sonntap ls' '.'''''....'.'''' %. breu
Verlassen .................. Koschat
An die Heimath ....... Juengst
My Old Kentucky Home. . . II. Foster
Dixie Land-arranged by L. Erhgott,
master director.
In addition to the program there
will be almost score of songs taken
from the national German singing
book, which is in the possession of
each member of the society Both
American and German folk songs not
mentioned in the program will be sung
as encores.
Each Monday night the Richmond
singing society holds a rehearsal in
its hall, South Sixth and E streets.
Here the twenty singers, who will rep
resent the society, will be given a drill
in all the songs to be on the program.
Sometime in April Herr Louis Ehr-
gott, the director of the festival, will
visit the society and conduct a rehear-
sal. At that time he will tell them of
the manner in which the songs are to
be sung and give explanations as to
leads and the general chorus work.
The director during the spring will
meet with every society which will
send singers to the festivals
The Louisville committee has made
arrangements for the hotel accommo-
dations of the singers. 1t is being
planned to secure enough attenders to
charter a special car from Richmond.