Normanna Male Chorus
Tacoma, WA

 

 

 

 

On October 15, 1888, a group of eight young and prominent businessmen from the Tacoma area -- all immigrants from Norway -- met in Parkland, in the aura of the Pacific Lutheran Academy, and formed the first small chorus in the State of Washington.

Actually a double quartet, they called themselves the Quartetten Luren.  Through a series of moves and name changes, on October 27, 1924, ten men signed an "Agreement to Form a Corporation for Musical Purposes."  On November 3, 1924, an organizational meeting of the Normanna Male Chorus was held in Normanna Hall in Tacoma.

We still endure, greatly enjoy and live on to sing!

Practices

We practice on Monday evening, at 7:00 pm, except on most federal-holiday Mondays and during our summer break between Sangerfest and the first Monday in September.

On the evenings of regular rehearsals -- courtesy of one of our members, Jon Lind -- we also have Norwegian language classes for 30 minutes prior to the rehearsal to assist in the pronunciation and understanding of the Scandinavian words in our music.

Location of Rehearsals Gloria Dei Lutheran Church 3315 South 19th Street Tacoma, WA 98425 (253) 383-5515 Secretary:  Chris Romaniuk   Locations of Our Performances  include long-term care and senior centers in the Greater Tacoma area, the Scandinavian Culture Center at Pacific Lutheran University, and Tacoma's Festival of Trees.

Upcoming Events in 2010:

Feb 8	Peninsula Retirement Home 3445 - 50th St. Ct. in Gig Harbor
Feb 22	Point Defiance Retirement Home 6414 N. Parkway in Tacoma
Mar 8	Tacoma Lutheran Home 1301 Highland Parkway
Mar 15	Merrill Gardens 7290 Rosemont Circle
Mar 29	Union Park (Alterra/Vista) 2010 Union Avenue
Apr 12	University Place Care Center 5520 Bridgeport Avenue
Apr 19	Point Defiance Retirement Home 6414 N. Parkway
May 3	Gibson House 5001 Pacific Avenue
May 17	Patriots Landing 1600 Marshall Circle in DuPont
June	Open
July 8-10	Sangerfest in Salem, OR
	Summer Break until September 13th

For more information, contact tacoma@pcnsa.org or call Gene Wilson at (253) 582-9249.

Director:           Dr. Jon Malmin
Accompanist:   Mrs. Jean Malmin

Officers:

	President:	Rick Perkins
	Vice President:	Pete Petersen
	Secretary:	Loren Jangaard
	Treasurer:	Ed Crosby

Our Board of Directors also includes the following:

Historian:	DuWayne Oakes (ably assisted by his wife, Elva)
Marshall:	Dick Brynestad
Membership Chair:	Currently vacant -- but all members are responsible for recruiting
Music Librarian:	Jon Lind
Trustees:	Steve Spinney Gaylord Warren Gene Wilson
Past President:	Gene Wilson