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Normennenes Singing Society

   
   
Available for performances

Contact:

Truman Eddy
630-673-4385    te2250@yahoo.com


President: Thor Fjell
Secretary: Truman Eddy
Treasurer: Clarence M. Peterson

 

 

Normennenes Singing Society was organized on October 30, 1870. The present chorus, under the direction of Charles Kessell, rehearses every Tuesday evening at 8 p.m. at the Estonian House in Lincolnshire, Illinois, except for the months of July and August. Singers are still needed to carry on the fine tradition of the past.

Annual singing engagements include the following:

  • Festival of Song (Mini-Sangerfest) (March)
  • Marching and singing at Norwegian Constitution Day - Park Ridge, IL (May) 
  • Biennial Sangerfest as part of the Norwegian Singers Association of America (NSAA) - to be held in Fargo, ND, June 26, 27, and 28th in 2008

Normennenes celebrated its 100th anniversary in 1970. It  was perhaps the highlight of our long history. The celebration covered 2 days. On Friday evening, October 30 that year a concert was presented to a capacity crowd at Maine East High School. Our good friends, the Bjornsen Male Chorus, greeted us with "Sangerhilsen" sung from the back of the auditorium. The banquet on the following evening was a grand affair, indeed, only equaled by  the banquet held in honor of H. M. King Olav in 1968. 

We look forward to your joining us.  For more information, contact Truman Eddy.

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