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A year before the great Chicago Fire of 1871, a group of Norwegian immigrants founded the Normennenes Singing Society.
Its purpose was to uphold Norwegian male chorus traditions and to promote social, cultrural and intellectual intercourse among its members. Normennenes Singing Society is one of the oldest male choruses in America. Throughout its 100 plus years of continuous operation it has had numerous locations from which to serve its membership. Among these have been Wicker Park, Logan Square, Arlington Heights and presently the facilities of the Estonian House in Riverwoods. The Society has hosted several Norwegian Singers Association of America conventions and has had several tours to Norway. Some of these were in the years 1924, 1938, 1952 and 1964. Another tour could be possible in the future. Norwegian ancestry is not necessary for membership. In 1870 the chorus began with 28 singers. For the 50th anniversary we had 95 singers and 300 social members. We are continuously seeking new members. New members will ensure the preservation of old traditions that were established October 30th, 1870. If you are not already a member, please join us, sing with us, become a part of us.

The December 4th Christmas Concert and Dinner at Allgauers was a wonderful success. Everyone had a great time.
Normennenes is taking a break during December and will resume rehearsals on Tuesday, January 5th at 8:00 P.M.

UPCOMING EVENTS for NORMENNENES SINGING SOCIETY:
January 8th, Friday, 8:00 P.M. NSS Monthly Business Meeting, Des Plaines Elks Club.
January 31st, Sunday. Chorus to perform at Minnekirke English Service.
February 13th, Saturday. Chorus to perform at Torske Klub with Bjornson Male Chorus on Ladies Day, Des Plaines Elks Club.
February 20th, Satrurday. Chorus to perform at Kumla Dinner at Minnekirke, 6:00 P.M.
March 26th, Friday. 30th Annual Festival of Song. Estonian House, Lincolnshire.
Each chorus will perform two selections with a massed chorus performing six numbers at the end of the program.
There is no admittance charge for the evening or the coffee social afterwords. The social/cocktail hour begans at 7:00 pm.
with the program starting at 8:00 pm. Please join us for a great evening of song and fellowship.
April 24th, Saturday. Annual Spring Concert and Dinner at the Estonian house in Lincolnshire.
June 24th, Thursday to June 27th Sunday. Sangerfest 2010 at Madison Wisconsin. What is Sangerfest? Every other year
The Norwegian Singers Association holds a songfest for the purpose of cultivating Scandinavian music. This has happened
ever since 1892. This festival usually has over 200 singers with many other associated events.
If you would care to join us, please call one of the numbers on the previous page or just show up at the rehearsal site at the
place and time indicated. If you enjoy singing and the comradery of likeminded gentlemen please join us. You will not regret it.