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A.U.S.S. Events - 2005

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Svea Male Chorus celebrates 100th anniversary

The Svea Male Chorus of Seattle, WA, formed on March 12, 1905 turns 100 years old in 2005. To celebrate, several activities were planned, including a banquet and a concert. The banquet, which included a celebration program, was held at the Swedish Cultural Center on March 12, 2005 for chorus members and former members, supporters and friends. Following a social hour, the celebration included a gala dinner of grilled salmon with a seasonal salad, vegetable medley and potatoes with gourmet trimmings, wine and dessert.

After dinner, there was a slide show presentation of the history of the Svea Male Chorus, together with memories and comments from various people who have been involved with Svea. Entertainment also included musical selections from the chorus and others including some light-hearted entertainment from the past.

Click here to see some pictures from the dinner.

The celebration concert was held on May 3, 2005 at the Swedish Cultural Center, featuring the Svea Male Chorus singing songs from the Western Division Convention of 1909 through the current period.


Waukegan Swedish Glee Club celebrates 100th anniversary

The Waukegan Swedish Glee Club is celebrating their 100th anniversary with events all year long. The year kicked off with a Spring Concert on May 15th at Trinity United Lutheran Church in Waukegan. Beside the choral numbers, special music was offered by their director Jeff DeLay and accompanist Ruth Porikos. In addition, there was an historical display of memorabilia, an exciting powerpoint production, and refreshments.

The chorus had a booth at the Annual Heritage Festival in Bowen Park, where they sold their new CD recording and a history book, written by Fred Fortney. They also used that opportunity to try to recruit new singers. The next day, many chorus members flew to Sweden to be part of the AUSS Sweden Tour.

The big extravaganza was on December 11 when the Glee Club had an extra special Julmiddag (Christmas dinner) at the Chevy Chase Country Club in Wheeling, IL. The two Chicago choruses were there to help in the celebration.

Click here to see some pictures from the Julmiddag.


The AUSS toured Sweden in July

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Eastern Division Fall Weekend

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