Adelaide song board
| Adelaide song board | |
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| Seat: | Adelaide , South Australia |
| Founding: | 1858 |
| Genus: | Male choir |
| Founder: | Carl Linger |
The Adelaide Liedertafel (German: Adelaide Liedertafel ; renamed Adelaide Liedertafel in 1968 to 1858 ) is a traditional male choir founded by immigrant Germans in the South Australian city of Adelaide in 1858 .
Today it is the longest running choir in Australia .
Surname
The men's choir was originally called the Adelaider Liedertafel in German ; this is also documented on the founding banner from 1858. Presumably after the end of the First World War, the name was Anglicized in Adelaide Liedertafel , although the name Liedertafel was retained. In 1968, on the occasion of the 150th anniversary, it was renamed Adelaide Liedertafel 1858 , a reminder of the date of its foundation.
Foundation phase
When the first immigrants from German-speaking countries came to South Australia, they also founded choirs. The Adelaider Liedertafel was founded between 1850 and 1851 on the initiative of Carl Linger . Linger was a musician and composer who emigrated with his family from Berlin to South Australia in 1848.
Linger conducted both the forerunner Adelaider Liedertafel and another choir in Adelaide . In 1855 both choirs merged. Another choir in Adelaide, the "Deutsche Liedertafel", had already given its first appearances in 1850. Both choirs merged on September 1st, 1858 and the name Adelaider Liedertafel became official.
In the early days, the Adelaider Liedertafel only sang songs with German texts. This changed on October 29, 1878 on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the Liedertafel, when songs with English texts were sung for the first time.
In 1904 the choir had 143 members. To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Adelaider Liedertafel, other choirs performed.
In 1910 the Adelaider Liedertafel became a member of the German Singers Association .
First World War
The last public appearance before the First World War took place on June 17, 1914. Due to the war hysteria in Australia, numerous ethnic Germans were imprisoned in internment camps. This also affected choir members. Hermann Homburg , who had also been interned for a short time, reorganized the Liedertafel after the end of the war, which soon grew to 36 members.
Second World War
When the Second World War began, people of German origin were interned again. German songs were no longer sung, German-language lessons were no longer held, German names and places were anglicized. After the end of the World War, Hermann Homburg reorganized the Liedertafel again, which took a long time.
After 1945
A choir director was not found until 1954. In 1958 the Adelaider Liedertafel celebrated its 100th anniversary. A year later the choir consisted of 40 singers. In 1968 the name of the choir was changed to Adelaider Liedertafel 1958 .
Since 1970, so-called "song festivals" have been held every two or three years in different places in Australia. The first song festivals were announced as the Festival of German Songs and only later as song festivals. The Adelaider Liedertafel 1856 has taken part in all song festivals so far, except in 1995 when the choir was on a lecture tour in Germany.
At the 120th anniversary of the Adelaider Liedertafel 1858 in 1978, all 400 singers present sang the Australian and German national anthems together at the opening event.
In 1980 the Adelaider Junior Liedertafel was founded. This choir should make singing in a choir more attractive for young people. This attempt failed.
The Adelaider Liedertafel 1858 appeared in Germany in 1983, 1987 and 1995.
The 14th Song Festival, which coincided with the 150th anniversary of the Adelaider Liedertafel 1858 in 2008, was held in the Adelaide Townhall . This choir received great acclaim for its innovative musical performance.
In 2015, the Adelaider Liedertafel 1858 was given a new legal status.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e Adelaider Liedertafel 1858 - a Detailed History , on Adelaide Liedertafel. Retrieved November 14, 2017
- ↑ Song festivals in Australia , on Adelaide song board. Retrieved November 14, 2017