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Saengerfest here on June 12, 1910

Will Be Held on the Grounds at Northwestern University in Watertown

Watertown Daily Times, 06 02 1910

The annual Saengerfest of the Lutheran churches of the Watertown district will be held on the campus at Northwestern University on Sunday, June 12.  Elaborate arrangements are now under way for the care and entertainment of visitors on that day.  It is expected that at least 400 voices will be heard in the chorus.  Singers from Mayville, Jefferson, Horicon, Juneau, Hustisford, Watertown, Oconomowoc, Hartland, Columbus and other places will be in attendance.  Refreshments and meals will be served on the grounds.

 

Saengerfest Here June 12

Watertown Gazette, 06 10 1910

 

The annual Saengerfest of the Lutheran churches of the Watertown district will be held on the campus at the Northwestern University on Sunday, June 12.  Elaborate arrangements are now under way for the care and entertainment of visitors on that day.  It is expected that at least 400 voices will be heard in the chorus.  Singers from Mayville, Jefferson, Horicon, Juneau, Hustisford, Watertown, Oconomowoc, Hartland, Columbus and other places will be in attendance.  Refreshments and meals will be served on the grounds.

 


Lutheran Saengerfest Tomorrow

Second Annual Gathering of Choruses
of Churches in Southern Wisconsin


The second annual Saengerfest of the Lutheran churches in southern Wisconsin will be held at Northwestern University tomorrow and there will be representatives from all the churches in the district.  In the morning beginning at 10 o'clock the following program will be carried out:

 

Hallelujah Chorus / Haendel

N. W. U. Band

Song

Congregation

Kyrie  /  Foellmer

Students Quartet

Absoluton

 

Gloria  /  Bortnianski

Mixed Choir

Prayer

 

Sanctus

 

Hymn

Male Choir

Credo

 

Scripture Reading

Assembled Choirs

Sermon

Rev. J. Klingmann

Prayer

 

Hymn  /  Hauptmann

Ladies Choir

Hymn

Congregation

Nunc Dimittis  /  Hommel

Mixed Choir

Blessing

 

Hymn

Congregation

The festival program will begin at 2:30 p.m. when the following program will be carried out:
 

Selection  /  Haydn

N. W. U. Band

Hymn  /  F. Reuter

St. Mark's Mixed Choir

Address

Prof. A. F. Ernst

Hymn

Congregation

Hymn

Mixed Choirs

Hymn

St. Mark's Mail Choir

Hymn

Ladies Choir, Columbus

Psalm 130  /  Noetch

N. W. U. Quartet

Scripture Reading

 

Hymn

Mixed Choir, Oconomowoc

Hymn

N. W. U. Choir

Hymn

Congregation

Scripture Reading

 

Hymn  /  Hauphmann

Ladies Choirs

Hymn  /  H. A. Schumacher

St. John's Mixed Choir

Hymn  /  Stein

Male Choir, Mayville

Scripture Reading

Mixed Choir, Jefferson

Hymn  /  Silcher

Male Choir, Juneau

Scripture Reading

 

Hymn  /  Glaeser

Male Choir

Hymn  /  Knehct

Male Choir

Hymn  /  Palmer

Mixed Choir, Juneau

Hymn  /  Engel

Mixed Choir, Hustisford

Hymn  /  Beethoven

Assembled Choirs

The following musical organizations will take part in the exercises:  Mixed choir St. Mark's Church, H. Groth; mixed choir St. John's church, H. A. Schumacher; Oconomowoc mixed choir, H. A. Jaeger; Hustisford mixed choir, W. C. Reim; Juneau mixed choir, H. Wachholz; Horicon mixed choir, L. Oberdick; Jefferson mixed choir, E. G. Wetzel; ladies choir, Columbus, L. Duehn; mixed choir, Mayville, Rev. R. Schroth; male choir, Juneau, H. Wachholz; N. W. U. choir, Prof. A. Kuhn; N. W. U. quartet, Prof. Charles Bolle; male choir, St. Mark's church, F. Siegler; N. W. U. band, Prof. H. Frank.