Hansa Chor Brampton

Musical Director

Wolf Schepp

Der Hansa Chor bemueht sich seit seines Bestehens

deutsches Kulturgut zu bewahren und zu foerdern.

The Beginnings of our Choir

In April 1976, at the Hansa Club's 18^th Birthday Party, discussions between Ernst Hamanns and Erhard Liedtke began about the formation of a mixed choir.  Of course, more discussions ensued, and some time passed, but before long the first "Stingstunde" began.

The choir started with seven fledgling members, gathering under the club house roof the area where the "Hansa Stube" now stands.  They began with the singing of German folksongs such as "Horch was kommt von draussen rein" and others.  By the time the 1977 Hansa Christmas Party rolled around, the Choir was ready for its first public performance.

Through the years many changes have taken place, with new members joining and others leaving.  Our first Conductor and Co-founder, Erhard Liedtke, eventually passed the torch to Dieter Wuetherich as Choirmaster.  He was later followed by Wolf Schepp who took up the reins, with his wife, Inge, accompanying us as our pianist. Today, we still sing happily under their careful tutelage.

Believe it or not again we were surviving the Festive Season and now we are facing the challenges of a brand new year. On March 3, 2007 we will be celebrating our 30th Anniversary in company of six choirs right  here in the Hansa Haus . Of course everybody is invited.