Arion Gesangverein

Arion Gesangverein is a German American musical organization, founded in 1850. It was one of a number of important cultural organizations created beginning in the late 1840s, which helped German culture survive and disseminate after a wave of immigration to the United States. [cite book|title=The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music|chapter=Snapshot: Four Views of Music in the United States|last=Preston|first=Katherine K.|coauthors=Susan Key, Judith Tick, Frank J. Cipolla and Raoul F. Camus|pages=554-569] It claims to be "one of the oldest singing societies in the United States". It was named after the Greek poet-musician Arion. The group has also performed at a reception honoring Ludwig Kossuth, and at the dedication of the Gettysburg National Cemetery. Arion Gesangverein has continued to perform at the Gettysburg Cemetery's anniversaries, most recently in 1988.cite web|accessdate=June 7|accessyear=2008|url=http://www.md-germans.org/arion-gesangverein.html|publisher=German-American Associations|title=Arion Gesangverein]

In 1950, the organization won the Zelter-Plakette award, given out by the Deutscher Saengerbund.

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* cite book
last = Koskoff
first = Ellen (ed.)
id = ISBN 0-8240-4944-6
publisher = Garland Publishing
title = Garland Encyclopedia of World Music, Volume 3: The United States and Canada
year = 2000

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