Hamburger Liedertafel
| Hamburger Liedertafel | |
|---|---|
| Seat: | Hamburg / Germany |
| Founding: | 1823 |
| Genus: | Male choir |
| Founder: | Albert Methfessel |
| Voices : | 35 (TTBB) |
| Website : | http://www.hamburgeriederafel.de |
The Hamburger Liedertafel is the oldest male choir in Hamburg . It was founded in 1823 by the composer and music teacher Albert Methfessel . After the Patriotic Society of 1765 and the Hamburg Gymnastics Association from 1816 , it is the third oldest Hamburg Association still in existence. Together with members of the Hamburg Gymnastics Association, the choir sang the Deutschlandlied in public for the first time in 1841 .