Calling all singers: Join The Toledo Swiss Singers!

 

The Toledo Swiss Singers, one of the area’s oldest singing groups, are looking for singers!

The Singers practice Wednesday evenings at 7 p.m. at Oak Shade Grove, 3624 Seaman Road in Oregon, from September to May.

Singers over age 18 and of all parts (soprano, alto, tenor, baritone and bass) are welcome.

Join the Singers in preparation for their first concert on Sunday, Nov. 13.


About the Singers

Currently under the direction of Micah Graber, the choir has been a cultural staple in the Toledo area since 1869 — that’s 153 years of celebrating Swiss culture in the area! The chorus in its current form has been around since 1924. Its aim is to retain and preserve the culture and songs of Switzerland, to live up to the singers’ ancestors’ tenets of faith and behavior, help others, and to be good citizens.

The Singers perform two concerts annually, including a wide variety of traditional Swiss, Broadway, Gospel and American music, as well as a special performance in February.

The group is part of the North American Swiss Singing Alliance (NASSA), made up of more than a dozen choirs from Canada and the U.S. Singers compete internationally every three years; the most recent competition was held in Toledo in 2018.

The nonprofit organization is also part of the larger German American Festival (GAF) Society, which most people associate with the festival held annually in August. The society consists of seven German-speaking societies. During the festival, the Singers set up and operate the Swiss Cheese Haus, along with the Stein Stossen contest. The GAF Festival draws more than 30,000 people on an average weekend and is the largest ethnic festival in this part of the country.

The Swiss Singers practice Wednesday evenings at 7:00 at Oak Shade Grove from September to May.