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Of the number of choral societies in Chicago that existed prior to 1871, only the Germania Mannerchor was still in existence as of 1893. [5] In 1889, the group built the Germania Club Building on Germania Place in the Near North Side of Chicago. It produced a catalog of the 500 books in its library [13] and a 1903 Yearbook in German. [14]
Carl Laemmle – pioneer in American filmmaking and a founder of one of the original major Hollywood movie studios; Ernst Lubitsch – acclaimed film director, special Academy Award winner [428] [429] Anthony Mann – film director and actor [430] Richard C. Meyer – German-American television and film editor; Russ Meyer – director and ...
The Nord-Amerikanischer Sängerbund (English: North American Singers' Association) is an association which promotes the culture of German music, culture and song. Eligibility for the association is open to any independent Germanic singing society located in North America consisting of at least 12 singers at the time of their application.
Lived in Chicago Andrew Bird: Jul 11, 1973: Singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Born in Chicago Zach Blair: Dec 26, 1974: Guitarist for Rise Against: Harold Bradley Jr. Oct 13, 1929 Apr 13, 2021 Singer of spirituals and blues, painter, actor, TV host, former football player, founder of Italy's iconic Folkstudio music club Born in Chicago
Mario Leon Adrion (born 21 January 1994) is a German-American comedian, YouTuber and former fashion model [3] who has appeared on ABC, Vogue Magazine, Pro7 and Jimmy Kimmel Live! [4] He is best known for his comedy clips on YouTube and his catwalk with Katy Perry on American Idol. [5]
German-American style bands perform primarily in the Upper Midwest and in the so-called "polka belt" of North and South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas. [7] One important German-American performer is Lawrence Welk, who began his career as a band leader in South Dakota with an ethnic German-style ensemble called Welk's Novelty ...
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Earlier versions had been performed at the Dark Mofo festival and other live music events, and sections of it had also been included in different multi-media installations. [ 48 ] [ 49 ] The inspiration came from a pre-First World War poem by the German poet Georg Heym that Galás came across in a book about German expressionist art and poetry.