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Vienna Singing

Vienna, Austria

Saturday, March 23, 2024

The 1st Vienna All-Day Singing was held on Saturday before the fourth Sunday in March. Barnaby Walters welcomed the class and led 175. Simone Singh Sondhi offered the opening prayer.

Leaders: Sebastian Slameczka 46; Dominik Fraune 171 (in memory of the Cork convention); Lizzy Van Blerkom 433; Laura Eisen 87; Greg Carson 276; Petra Ertl 84; Cooper Thompson 178; Caro Stamm-Reusch 101t; Derek Buckland 309; Werner Ullah 49t; Peter Kocher 272; Kerry Cullinan 70t; Inga Buckland 270; Walburga Ruhl 343; Marcos Sullivan 480.

RECESS

Gerben Vos led 31t to bring the class together. Leaders: Judith Benkö 504; Maria Neumann-Fraune 38t; Joel Igli 236; Katie Ahern 335; Mahna Nowak 122; Elisabeth Schallwig 299; Aislinn Ahern 383; Kate Kirwan 328; Sinead Hanrahan 142; Joanna Bennett 411; Mike Morrisroe 447; Anne Eringa 180; Marvin Wortman 332; Steph Malpass 442; Sara Sandberg 472 (in memory of P. Dan Brittain); Joyce L. 323b; Ewa Lichnerowicz 440; Saara Pakarinen 232; Manu Engel 481; Marcos Sullivan 201; Walburga Ruhl 39b; Dominik Fraune 214. Sebastian Slameczka offered the prayer before the noon meal.

LUNCH

The afternoon session was called to order by Sebastian Slameczka leading 71. Leaders: Roman Zimmermann 86; Katie Ahern 426b; Elisabeth Schallwig 215; Aislinn Ahern 460; Sinead Hanrahan 296; Joanna Bennett 377; Mike Morrisroe 436; Ewa Lichnerowicz 505; Saara Pakarinen 101b; Kerry Cullinan 372; Laura Eisen 230; Caro Stamm-Reusch 528; Peter Kocher 351; Steph Malpass 349; Petra Ertl 110; Tara 313b; Maria Neumann-Fraune 37b; Kate Kirwan 500.

RECESS

Barnaby Walters called the class back together by leading 168. Leaders: Simone Singh-Sondhi 146; Sara Sandberg 556; Manu Engel 348t; Mahna Nowak 183; Derek Buckland 70t; Greg Carson 31t; Janna Itter 65; Anne Eringa 189; Gerben Vos 182; Joyce L. 547; Lizzy Van Blerkom 399t (in memory of all the songs the will be omitted); Cooper Thompson and Caro Stamm-Reusch 448t; Marvin Wortman 282 (dedicated to Nathalie and Sarah); Inga Buckland 491; Joel Igli 198; Judith Benkö 254.

RECESS

Greg Carson called the class back together by leading 47t. Leaders: Katie Ahern 475; Aislinn Ahern 112, 455, 300; Joanna Bennett 196, 448b, 133.

The class sang 347 as the closing song. The closing prayer was offered by Judith Benkö.

Chairman—Barnaby Walters; Secretary—Bettina Jetzinger