Tanunda Liedertafel
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Tanunda Liedertafel is a 52-member male choir in Tanunda
, South Australia
. Drawing its four-part singing material from traditional popular German
culture, the group's origins may date back at least to 1861, based on a surviving music book case with the words Tanunda Liedertafel 1861 painted on its metal lid.
The choir was re-organized in 1920 and, aside from an interruption caused by World War II
has been active ever since, primarily in Tanunda and Adelaide
. Along with third- and fourth-generation German-Australians, the group includes singers with Dutch, British, Polish and Irish backgrounds.
Many of their performances are for charity. An annual event is the Kaffee Abend in mid-November.
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation
has recorded the Liedertafel several times since 1932. The choir first performed on television in 1961 for its centenary. It has also appeared on programs broadcast in Germany. In 1963, Tanunda Liedertafel performed for Queen Elizabeth II
in Elder Park, Adelaide. In 2001 it performed in Adelaide for US President
Bill Clinton
.
Awards have included the Zelter Plaque (1980).
Practices are held for two hours each Tuesday night, eleven months out of the year (although members are no longer fined three pence for tardiness, or six pence for missing practice).
Tanunda, South Australia
Tanunda is a town situated in the Barossa Valley region of South Australia, 70 kilometres north east of the state capital, Adelaide. The town derives its name from an Aboriginal word meaning water hole. Town population is approximately 3500.-Settlement:...
, South Australia
South Australia
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. Drawing its four-part singing material from traditional popular German
Germany
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culture, the group's origins may date back at least to 1861, based on a surviving music book case with the words Tanunda Liedertafel 1861 painted on its metal lid.
The choir was re-organized in 1920 and, aside from an interruption caused by World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
has been active ever since, primarily in Tanunda and Adelaide
Adelaide
Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million...
. Along with third- and fourth-generation German-Australians, the group includes singers with Dutch, British, Polish and Irish backgrounds.
Many of their performances are for charity. An annual event is the Kaffee Abend in mid-November.
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly referred to as "the ABC" , is Australia's national public broadcaster...
has recorded the Liedertafel several times since 1932. The choir first performed on television in 1961 for its centenary. It has also appeared on programs broadcast in Germany. In 1963, Tanunda Liedertafel performed for Queen Elizabeth II
Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom
Elizabeth II is the constitutional monarch of 16 sovereign states known as the Commonwealth realms: the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Jamaica, Barbados, the Bahamas, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Belize,...
in Elder Park, Adelaide. In 2001 it performed in Adelaide for US President
President of the United States
The President of the United States of America is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces....
Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton
William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton is an American politician who served as the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. Inaugurated at age 46, he was the third-youngest president. He took office at the end of the Cold War, and was the first president of the baby boomer generation...
.
Awards have included the Zelter Plaque (1980).
Practices are held for two hours each Tuesday night, eleven months out of the year (although members are no longer fined three pence for tardiness, or six pence for missing practice).