Arion Gesangverein

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Arion Gesangverein is a German American musical organization, founded in 1850. It was one of a number of important cultural organizations created beginning in the late 1940s, which helped German culture survive and disseminate after a wave of immigration to the United States.[1] It claims to be "one of the oldest singing societies in the United States". It was named after the Greek poet-musician Arion. The group has also performed at a reception honoring Ludwig Kossuth, and at the dedication of the National Military Cemetery in Gettysburg. Arion Gesangverein has continued to perform at the Gettysburg Cemetery's anniversaries, most recently in 1988.[2]

In 1950, the organization won the Zelter-Plakette award, given out by the Deutscher Saengerbund.[2]

[edit] Reference

  • Koskoff, Ellen (ed.) (2000). Garland Encyclopedia of World Music, Volume 3: The United States and Canada. Garland Publishing. ISBN 0-8240-4944-6. 

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Preston, Katherine K.; Susan Key, Judith Tick, Frank J. Cipolla and Raoul F. Camus. "Snapshot: Four Views of Music in the United States", The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music, 554-569. 
  2. ^ a b Arion Gesangverein. German-American Associations. Retrieved on June 7, 2008.


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