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siRtiSning Published by the American Union of Swedish Singers In its 107th year of Performing Svenska Sanger in America VOL LXXXXIV November 1999 No. 9 Katrineholm Convention - Tour '99 WHEN DON AHLM SET UP THE TOUR '99 itinerary the schedule was centered on the A.U.S.S. attending the Rikssangar-traff in Katrineholm, Sodermanland. This turned out to be a very exciting event. Our male chorus took part in an indi-vidual chorus concert on the city square in the morning. In the afternoon we had the privilege of taking part in a full re-hearsal led by the great Eric Eric son and the dynamic Hakan Sund. In the evening we went to a banquet/concert at a large sports complex. Here both of our cho-ruses sang and we listened to a fine pro-gram put on by the combined Swedish choruses numbering about 250 singers. The Svenska Korsang President, Wera Koner, was there, and speeches, gift ex-changes, warm aquavit and merriment were the orders of the night. Wherever we performed in Sweden we gave an A.U.S.S. pin to the members of the host chorus and an invitation to come to our Minneapolis Convention. Thanks especially to Verdandi's Joel Johnson for his help on these promotions. Joel also brought with him enough of the beauti-ful A.U.S.S. beer mugs that Verdandi had made so that I could present one to ev-ery host chorus president. While in Katrineholm we were invited to a special banquet at the Stora Djulo Manor House. We were greeted by May-or Marita Bengtsson and tables brimming with glasses of champagne. The restored manor house, centuries old, wonderful Continued on page 9 Svenska Korsang President Wera Korner AUSS Cultural Heritage Foundation As MEMBERSHIP CHAIRMAN OF THE A.U.S.S. Cultural Heritage Foun-dation I feel now is the time to remind all singers that the a new year is fast approaching and dues will be due the first of January 2000. As you all know, the dues have been substantially decreased from what it was years ago and the benefits are far greater than before. If you are a member we encourage you to talk to others in your chorus and ask them to join. Our membership has increased over the past years, but it is hard to understand why we only have 58 percent instead of a hundred. The benefits a member receives for their chorus far exceeds the member-ship dues, which is now $25.00 for an individual member and $40.00 per family membership which includes the A.U.S.S. history book "A Century of Song" and a beautiful pin. After the initial dues, the annu Continued on page 9 SEATTLE SINGERS ON '99 TOUR: (L-R) Maury Lawson, Peter Reisinger, Dave Storm, Bob Carter, Dave Anderson and Carol Lawson. Yyi)^ f j ;p H| I mafii<e<* .ami-M. jjj t'^i-img '^^^n:\^ : 1 1|| ("i Ruger^' i^trL jit/' '-:. ."' | JJJ jj v:;';^^ ;- ;xV.: ,/^-^^^ I'^ir^jii^.''^^ vd ih€:Hv;,v;;rM^ i i::;^ wvTd' | ' il vk''ki*r i^fo^dti^^^^^ ^^^ . '-. : - : :•;•;; :>;.;•:•:-.:•:- THE STATE OF THE UNION THIS WILL SURPRISE AND AMUSE some of my friends in the A.U.S.S. Yesterday I received a call from Peter Fox Smith of Vermont public radio. He hosts Saturday Afternoon at the Opera and does a great yearly tribute to Jussi Bjorling. He asked me for advice on Swedish spelling and pronunciation. There is a very mature, white-haired gnome in Chicago who will find the news that I am an ex-pert on Swedish especially hilarious. One of my goals for the A.U.S.S. is that we de-velop closer ties with choruses in Sweden. Our Tour '99 certainly helped a great deal. As proof, I just received an invitation for the A.U.S.S. to at-tend a convention celebrating the 100th anniver-sary of the Sandviken Manskor and the 90th anni-versary of the Gavleborg Manskor. Unfortunate-ly, it is the week before our big event in Minneap-olis. I do hope that these increased contacts will result in all Divisional Conventions in 2002 host-ing a visiting chorus from Sweden. It sure is a small, small, Smaland. I found out at the O.D. concert that the Yale Glee Club was tour-ing Sweden at the same time the A.U.S.S. were. There have been many exchange visits between these two going back to 1928. There are many of you now busily planning holi-day entertainment, "julbords," and the like. I have just read in the prestigious Acquavit Restaurant news-letter that it is perfectly permissible to serve either red or white wine with lutfisk. I, personally, feel so relieved because, as you know, I am a real stickler for gourmet standards. The weather here in Vast Jamtland, Vermont is puz-zling. Ice on the ponds in late October followed by a beautiful day perfect for golf. We have already caught a record 10 mice. I saw a family of the little critters by the back door with suitcases and the lit-tle ones with backpacks from L.L. Bean. Also the caterpillars are big and fuzzy. All this will hopefully lead to a cold and deep white winter. That is it for this issue, Now should I take a pow-er nap or work "i skogen" with my chain saw? - Carl-Erik Westberg AUSS President
Object Description
Title | Musiktidning Nov. 1999 |
Subject |
Choirs (Music) Singers Singing Music ensembles Clubs Organizations Newsletters |
Creator | American Union of Swedish Singers |
Publisher | Augustana College (Rock Island, Ill.). Swenson Swedish Immigration Research Center |
Date | November 1999 |
Type | Text |
Format | |
Language | eng |
Rights | Issues of this journal created before 1989 are in the public domain in the United States. Issues of this journal created after 1989 are provided for educational use, and may be used for non-commercial purposes when a statement of credit is used. For more information, contact SwensonCenter@augustana.edu. |
Collection | American Union of Swedish Singers, Swenson Center (Augustana College) |
Identifier | Musiktidning_No9_Nov1999.pdf |
Date.Year | 1999 |
Description
Title | Musiktidning Nov. 1999 |
Subject |
Choirs (Music) Singers Singing Music ensembles Clubs Organizations Newsletters |
Creator | American Union of Swedish Singers |
Publisher | Augustana College (Rock Island, Ill.). Swenson Swedish Immigration Research Center |
Date | November 1999 |
Type | Text |
Format | |
Language | eng |
Rights | Issues of this journal created before 1989 are in the public domain in the United States. Issues of this journal created after 1989 are provided for educational use, and may be used for non-commercial purposes when a statement of credit is used. For more information, contact SwensonCenter@augustana.edu. |
Collection | American Union of Swedish Singers, Swenson Center (Augustana College) |
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siRtiSning
Published by the American Union of Swedish Singers
In its 107th year of Performing Svenska Sanger in America
VOL LXXXXIV November 1999 No. 9
Katrineholm Convention - Tour '99
WHEN DON AHLM SET UP THE TOUR '99
itinerary the schedule was centered on
the A.U.S.S. attending the Rikssangar-traff
in Katrineholm, Sodermanland. This
turned out to be a very exciting event.
Our male chorus took part in an indi-vidual
chorus concert on the city square
in the morning. In the afternoon we had
the privilege of taking part in a full re-hearsal
led by the great Eric Eric son and
the dynamic Hakan Sund. In the evening
we went to a banquet/concert at a large
sports complex. Here both of our cho-ruses
sang and we listened to a fine pro-gram
put on by the combined Swedish
choruses numbering about 250 singers.
The Svenska Korsang President, Wera
Koner, was there, and speeches, gift ex-changes,
warm aquavit and merriment
were the orders of the night.
Wherever we performed in Sweden we
gave an A.U.S.S. pin to the members of
the host chorus and an invitation to come
to our Minneapolis Convention. Thanks
especially to Verdandi's Joel Johnson for
his help on these promotions. Joel also
brought with him enough of the beauti-ful
A.U.S.S. beer mugs that Verdandi had
made so that I could present one to ev-ery
host chorus president.
While in Katrineholm we were invited
to a special banquet at the Stora Djulo
Manor House. We were greeted by May-or
Marita Bengtsson and tables brimming
with glasses of champagne. The restored
manor house, centuries old, wonderful
Continued on page 9
Svenska Korsang President Wera Korner
AUSS Cultural Heritage Foundation
As MEMBERSHIP CHAIRMAN OF THE A.U.S.S. Cultural Heritage Foun-dation
I feel now is the time to remind all singers that the a new year
is fast approaching and dues will be due the first of January 2000. As
you all know, the dues have been substantially decreased from what
it was years ago and the benefits are far greater than before. If you
are a member we encourage you to talk to others in your chorus and
ask them to join.
Our membership has increased over the past years, but it is hard to
understand why we only have 58 percent instead of a hundred. The
benefits a member receives for their chorus far exceeds the member-ship
dues, which is now $25.00 for an individual member and $40.00
per family membership which includes the A.U.S.S. history book "A
Century of Song" and a beautiful pin. After the initial dues, the annu
Continued on page 9
SEATTLE
SINGERS ON
'99 TOUR: (L-R)
Maury Lawson,
Peter Reisinger,
Dave Storm, Bob
Carter, Dave
Anderson and
Carol Lawson.
Yyi)^
f j ;p H| I mafii |
Identifier | Musiktidning_No9_Nov1999.pdf |