25 April 2009

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President's Message

Holiday Greetings to all,

As we reflect during this holiday season we are reminded of all the blessings bestowed upon us this year. 2008 has brought us both joy and sorrow. Some of the joyful moments include a fruitful April Bundes Music Committee meeting in Utica, followed by Spring concerts and Anniversary Banquets held throughout the state. Sprinkled through the summer were Gartenfests, Weinfests, and Oktoberfests! The Fall season started with the Annual Convention in Buffalo in October and continued with another round of concerts and Christmas events. Congratulations to all who held celebrations of our German heritage, culture, and traditions.

We've accomplished much this year but there's plenty of work ahead. Following the example of our immigrant forbearers and founders who knew that nothing worthwhile is easy, we too worked hard to keep their traditions alive and sing for the pure joy in our hearts as they did. Plans are well under way for a fabulous Sängerfest in Utica next June. We are still looking for a site for our October 2009 Convention, however the Nominating Committee is complete. Vielen Dank to Helga Nowak-Razey (Poughkeepsie), Erica Cole (Buffalo), and Christa Pohlmann (Troy) for accepting this assignment.

We've completed our work in updating our Constitution and By-Laws to reflect our current makeup, organization, and operational procedures. Now we can continue our quest toward incorporation and 501c3 Not-for-Profit certification. These goals will not only help us endure, but give us the ability to support and sustain local choruses in promoting and preserving our heritage in music and song in declining German communities throughout the state.

Since October I've traveled to Buffalo, Troy, Binghamton, Poughkeepsie, Utica, Syracuse, and of course Kingston. I've enjoyed meeting many of you and was delighted with your choral performances. In closing, Linda and I are especially grateful for all the warm hospitality and friendship extended to us throughout the year.

May this holiday season of holy joy, touch your hearts and bring peace to your souls. Zum bevorstehenden Weihnachtsfest senden wir Euch die besten Glück und Segenswünsche. Fröhliche Weihnachten und ein glückliches Neues Jahr gefüllt mit Hoffnung, Friede, und Heiterkeit. To the pending Christmas celebration we send you wishes of best luck and blessings. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year filled with hope, peace, and serenity.

Mit freundlichen Sängergrüßen und Kameradschaft,
verbleiben ich Euer Sängerbruder und Freund,


Hermann Alfons Koelmel

 

Member Vereine
New York State Sängerbund

German American Club of Albany
32 Cherry Street, Albany, N.Y. 12205 (518) 482-5845

German Club of Binghamton
218 Loughlin Rd., Binghamton, NY 13904 (607) 775-5265 Friday night only

Bavarian Singers of Buffalo
5890 No. Tonawanda Creek. Road Lockport, NY 14094 (716) 625-8917

Buffalo Schwaben Chor
231 East Treehaven Road Cheektowaga, NY 14215-1410 (716) 832-9707

Concordia Singing Society
West Fulton Street, P.O. Box 1386, Gloversville, NY 12078 (518) 725-4813

Kingston Männerchor & Damenchor
37 Greenkill Avenue Kingston, NY 12401 (845) 338-3763

Germania Singing Society of Poughkeepsie
173 Rothenburg Rd. Poughkeepsie NY 12603 (845) 454-8192

Rochester Sängerchor
969 Pear Tree Lane Webster, NY 14580

Schenectady Turner Men's & Ladies Chorus
36 Lawmar Lane Burnt Hills, NY 12027

Arion Singing Society of Syracuse
7475 Morgan Rd Apt 15-9 Liverpool NY 13090-3950 315 457-4209

Deutscher Gesangverein Syracuse
201 Avon Street East Syracuse NY 13057 315 475-0282

Liederverein Syracuse
424 Douglas Street Syracuse, NY 13203-1617 (315) 471-1816

Sonderkönnerchor Syracuse
P.O. Box 3460 Syracuse, NY 13220 (315) 251-9090

German American Society of Central New York
c/o Klaus Raith 108 Roosevelt Road, Cleveland, NY 13042

Troy Männerchor & Damen Verein
309 Third Ave Troy NY 12182-3301 (518) 237-5008

Utica Männerchor
5535 Flanagan Road - PO Box 441 Marcy, NY 13403-0441 (315) 735-5882

 

 

Officers & Chairpersons
New York State Sängerbund


President

Hermann Koelmel

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1st Vice President
1 Year Appointment

Leo Schwenzfeier

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2nd Vice President
1 Year Appointment

Monika Braun

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Secretary

Patty Lenga

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Treasurer

George Kramer

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Financial Secretary

Carol Lawless

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Bundes Music Committee
Chairperson

Gail Miller

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Bundes Music Committee
Vice Chairperson

Susan Schneider

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Bundes Music Committee
Secretary

Hildegard Edling

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Archivist/Librarian

Debbie Thomas

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Honorary President

Carol Daly

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Honorary President

Werner Franz

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Key Dates
New York State Sängerbund

Sunday 26 April 2009
Tentitive
Bundes Music Committee Meeting Utica NY
Hosted by the Utica Männerchor

For more information about what's happening in Utica click on their flag.
Go to the Utica Männerchor Web Site.

 

18 & 19 October 2009

New York State Sängerbund Convention
To Be Determined
Hosted by the
Volunteer Verein

 

 

WEB Links

Links to Member Vereine Home Pages:

German American Club of Albany

German Club of Binghamton

Buffalo Schwaben Chor

Kingston Männerchor & Damenchor

Germania Singing Society Poughkeepsie

Rochester Sängerchor

Deutscher Gesangverein Syracuse

Liederverein Syracuse

Sonderkönnerchor Syracuse

Troy Männerchor & Damen Verein

Utica Männerchor

 

 

E-Mail Addresses
Send E-Mail Directly To:

Albrecht, Henry : Utica Männerchor
Arena Joan : Kingston Männerchor & Damenchor
Baker, Helga & Cal : Germania Singing Society Poughkeepsie
Birmingham, Dorothy: Honorary President Kingston Männerchor & Damenchor
Braun, Rudy & Ann: Germania Singing Society Poughkeepsie
Call, Glenn: Rochester Sängerchor
Daly, Carol: NYSSB Honorary President, Utica Männerchor
Cline, Kathy: NYSSB Bundes Music Committee Secretary, Buffalo Schwaben Choir
Cline, Michael: NYSSB 1st Vice President, Buffalo Schwaben Choir
Crossen, Steve: German Club of Binghampton
Edling, Hildegard: President, Kingston Männerchor & Damenchor
Franz, Werner: NYSSB Honorary President, Utica Männerchor
Frenza, Sally: Liederverein Syracuse
Galish, Dr. John: Music Director, Kingston Männerchor & Damenchor
Kemmerer, Patricia: Germania Singing Society Poughkeepsie
Kinney, Dr. Michael: Music Director, German Club of Binghampton
Koelmel, Hermann: NYSSB President, Kingston Männerchor & Damenchor
Kramer, George: NYSSB Treasurer, Deutscher Gesangverein Syracuse
Lawless, Carol: NYSSB Financial Secretary, Utica Männerchor
Patricia Lenga: NYSSB Secretary & Financial Secretary, German Club of Binghampton
Loesch, Mrs. Helmi: German-American Club of Albany
Miller, Gail: NYSSB Bundes Music Committee Chairperson, Utica Männerchor
Neustädter, John: Utica Männerchor
Nowak-Razey, Helga: NYSSB BMC Vice Chairperson, & Germania Singing Society Poughkeepsie
Rankins, Ed: Utica Männerchor
Rose, Karen L: Germania Singing Society Poughkeepsie
Schmitt, Carl: NYSSB 2nd Vice President, Utica Männerchor
Schneider, Susan: Pianist Buffalo Schwaben Choir
Schriever, Oskar: Utica Männerchor
Smith, Karen: Concordia Singing Society Gloversville
Stegner, Donna: Kingston Männerchor & Damenchor
Debbie Thomas: NYSSB Archivist/Librarian,President Liederverein Syracuse
Vest, Helga & Wolfgang: German Club of Binghampton
Williams, Patricia: German Club of Binghampton
Yonge, Paul: Sonderkönnerchor Syracuse

 

 

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