Sängerfest 2005
Perth, the capital city of the state of Western Australia, was the host city of
the 13th Sängerfest. The host choir, the Heimat Choir, is headquartered at the
Rhein Donau Club in suburban Myaree. Both the concert of individual choirs and
the massed choir presentations were held on Saturday 17th September in the
magnificent Perth Concert Hall. On Friday night and on Sunday all choirs enjoyed
the hospitality of the Rhein Donau club.
A highlight of this year's Sängerfest was the visit and
participation by a German choir - the Ärzte-Chor Meiningen, which is a choir
comprising mainly doctors and nurses. But the way they sounded they cannot
practice medicine every minute of the day!
SATURDAY AFTERNOON
FESTIVAL OF INDIVIDUAL CHOIRS
Compere:
Wofgang Leonhardt
Choirs (and the songs they performed) - in order of appearance.
Click the name for a photo and brief description of each choir. |
SATURDAY EVENING
FESTIVAL OF MASSED CHOIRS
(click for photo)
WITH: Allegri Chamber Orchestra
conducted by Jacek Slawomirski
Compere:
Wolfgang Leonhardt |
Heimat Choir (WA) Conductor: Martin Rein
Der Jägerabschied (Mendelssohn/Korda)
An mein Vaterland (Baumgartner)
Schwarzwald Lied (Reiner/Stumpf) |
Am Rhein |
Adelaider Liedertafel 1858 (SA) Conductor: Jonathan Bligh
Trösterin Musik (Bruckner)
In stiller Nacht (Brahms/Spee)
Das Macht der alte Schlendrian (Giesen/Heubrich)
Photo |
Ludwig van
Beethoven
Overtüre Leonora III (Orchestra)
Lied an der Freude (Choirs and orchestra)
Romance in F Major for Violin and Orchestra - soloist:
Alexandra Isted
SHE STOLE THE SHOW! Absolutely magnificent.
Die Himmel rühmen (Choirs and orchestra) |
Austrian Choir (Canberra) Conductor: Günter Brandstetter, Piano: Charmaine
Cusch
Schifferlied (Silcher)
Die kleine Bergkirche (Geiger)
Edelweiss (Rogers & Hammerstein) |
Johann Sebastian Bach
Toccata and Fugue in D Minor (Organ -
Martin Rein) |
Brisbane
Liederkranz (QLD)
Conductor: Leo Keller, Piano: Olga Lipsky
Zollt Dank der edlen Musica (Ophoven)
Die kleine Maria (Orrel)
Wer ist hier Jung, wer hat hier Schwung (Bochmann) |
Richard Wagner
Pilgrim's Chorus (from Tannhäuser - Male choirs and
orchestra) |
Brisbane Liedertafel (QLD)
Conductor: Leo Keller, Piano: Olga Lipsky
O alte Burschen Herrlichkeit (Studentenlied)
Im Weinparadies (Schwabe)
Fliegermarsch (Dostal) |
Thomasso Albinoni
Adagio - Organ and Strings |
Caecilien Choir
Croydon (NSW) Conductor: Eckhard Kemmerer. Piano: Vesna Hatezic
Zigeunerleben (Schumann)
Barcarolle (Offenbach) |
Guiseppe Verdi
Sklavenchor (from Nabucco - Massed Choirs and
Orchestra |
Chor
Alpenfrieden (SA) Conductor: Peter Ruys
Der Pustertaler Jodler (Jodler Südtirol)
Ave Maria Glöcklein (Engelhardt)
Dort wo der Ortler steht (Knapp) |
Au der Donau |
Liedertafel Arion (VIC)
Conductor: Austin Fowler Piano: Natalya Vagner
Potpourri |
Johann Strauss
Overture - "Die Fledermaus" - Orchestra
The Blue Danube - Mixed Choirs and Orchestra |
Templer Choir (VIC)
Conductor: Annette Wagner-Hesse
Lied der Berge (Pigarelli/Rabe)
Die launige Forelle (Schubert/Schöggl) |
Johannes Brahms
Hungarian Dance No 5 - Orchestra
Hungarian Dance No 6 - Mixed Choirs and Orchestra |
Sanssouci 63 (NSW)
Conductor: Prof Günter Arndt, Piano: Marjorie Shepheard-Kirkwood
Sanctus (Schubert)
Jägerchor (von Weber)
Tibor der Zigeuner (Anton) |
Franz von Suppe
Overture - Light Cavalry - Orchestra |
Deutscher
Volksliederchor (SA) Conductor: Peter Ruys
Wohlauf in Gottes schöne Welt
In der Ferne (Schlippenbach)
Heissa Kathreinerie (Lang) |
Henry Krips
Barossa March (Male Choirs and Orchestra) |
Tanunda
Liedertafel (SA)
Conductor: Robert Homburg, Piano: Andrew Georg
Heidenröslein (Werner)
Gwahoddiad (Hartsough) |
Johann Strauss
Tritsch Tratsch Polka (Orchestra) |
Rübezahl Choir
(NSW)
Conductor: Prof Günter Arndt, Piano: Dr Tamara Carlin
Horch was kommt von draussen rein (Swabia, arr Rübben)
Bayrischzell (Staudacher)
Wenn der Abendwind (trad; arr Groll) |
Hansen/Stiege
Heimat (Massed Choirs) |
Hahndorf Liedertafel (SA)
Conductor: David Gallasch (assisted by Jonathan Bligh)
Linden Lea (Vaughan Williams)
Singen kann ich wieder (Karl Hans) |
ENCORE!
So Ein Tag (Massed Choirs) |
Ärzte-Chor Meiningen - Germany Conductor: Dr Klaus Iwing
Musica, die ganz lieblich Kunst (Depp)
Die Nachtigall (Mendelssohn)
Preiset froh den König (Purcell) |
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