meaning singer festival competition singer groups prizes best group groups public events known song festival participants number hundreds thousands usually accompanied parade celebratory events associated culture origins traced 19th century europe swiss composer educator swiss educator established help foster social change germany prussia university students began choose art form avenue political statements concept gained popularity spread world adapted christian churches spiritual worship services european immigrants brought tradition non political form north american continent early 20th century celebrations drew tens thousands included united_states presidents audiences active europe american communities heritage history europe students swiss educator proponent social reform applied teachings founding singing groups instrument cultural change students august helped establish movement prussia protégé composer music teacher publisher numerous journeys germany encourage formation male singing groups social reform established switzerland inspiration establishment following germany male choral celebrations hundreds thousands vocalists popular masses political events directly influenced began large express political viewpoints early group students performed commemorate male voiced combined regional festival christian church organizations known adapted religious gatherings helped spread popularity europe north_america australia popular late 19th century russia congregations seven held ukraine sunday day held direction polish conductor assistance director church beginning traveled russia attendees estimated vocal presentations individual prayer services lunch people afternoon north_america established northwest philadelphia section founded german immigrant german american singing society organized united_states began evolve form civic entertainment founded accept women members philadelphia pennsylvania group baltimore maryland group performed public listed numerous brooklyn new_york area june presented buffalo new_york famous 25th president shot reception line september group buffalo hoped help pay expenses forming selling shares stock formed ohio followed und formed cincinnati group allowed women groups ohio kentucky maryland indiana created hosted cincinnati featuring music german composers estimated german americans belonged musical organizations belonged post civil war columbus ohio took place august september arriving escorted hall eighteenth regiment estimated singers entertaining attendees closing day celebrated texas held held annually conflicting participation american_civil_war caused year gap events san formed formed austin formed july san_antonio sponsored independence day celebration attended invited meet october aggregate formed organized assistant conductor surrender confederacy raised union flag stars stripes historic battle site church mission san_antonio distributed wine male houston founded october chartered affiliated founding member served principal organization german english school 22nd 24th president wife guests took special train washington independence day july miles northeast baltimore event cleveland friends members 27th president attended july event philadelphia june 26th president ambassador attended individual singers baltimore hall seats sold president roosevelt delivered address praising german culture tradition presented selections composers newark new_jersey hosted 21st national held july people showed hear music arriving chartered trains thousand able hall standing thousand singers representing cities new_jersey new_york maryland pennsylvania delaware competed prize offered park vendors offered games germans began canada nova scotia helped found town performed ontario community events included standard concerts meals drama presentations athletic entertainment sponsored local clubs years spread ontario began settling ontario late 19th century alberta host annual sentencing related past claimed hired group wealthy german americans secret fund german disguised canada united_states border coup état canada behalf drew suspicion prepared sing moment notice loyalty america claimed caused desert kaiser singing invasion force current events local festivals canceled suspended world wars owing rising anti german sentiment tradition largely survived communities areas significant german american population today major german american singing associations north eastern larger north american contrary includes choruses southern states 49th lancaster pennsylvania 50th hosted took place memorial day weekend washington 51st hosted took place june hosted 52nd pittsburgh 61st june milwaukee wisconsin singers 62nd place pittsburgh gallery
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