The church tower.
I cannot find any details about this church online, but it appears to have been built in the mid 1800s on the site of a much older church.
The link below is in German, with a translate button, and shows photos of the choir in which I sing every Thursday evening.
Der Waggumer Frauenchor - Singen ist ihr Leben ... Wir pflegen den Gesang und die Geselligkeit in harmonischer Gemeinschaft.
The soprano section of the choir at last week's concert singing a mixture of German songs, both old and new, and some songs in English, which included "All you have to do is dream" and "He's got the whole world in his hands."
The choir consists of around fifty ladies, sopranos and altos, and is led by Herr Schäfer, who not only conducts but plays the piano at the same time.
The youth choir, "Barfuss" (Barefoot) who also sang some lovely German songs.
I can recommend barefoot singing, it adds a certain feeling of freedom to the voice. In fact I don't wear shoes or slippers at home, as walking around barefoot is supposed to be good for your "pins."
The alto section of the choir.
Waggum Choir hope to visit Bath in June 2017. Arrangements for a visit are in the early stages at the moment, and a coach company has been contacted with a view to organising the complete trip to Bath, with a stopover somewhere near Dover on the outward journey and, of course, another on the return journey.
At the moment 45 singers, including myself, have signed up to make the trip, and last Thursday morning Monika, the chairperson, Anne, a singer and myself spoke to the ladies in the Town Hall who are responsible for the twinning arrangements between Braunschweig and Bath.
So the ball is rolling, so to speak. "Sing and the World sings with You!"
ReplyDeleteI hope it will succeed according to your ideas!