Frohsinn celebrates 100 years: Zelter badge for Hummelsweiler awarded!

Von Martin Schneider

Hummelsweiler, Deutschland - The singing club "Frohsinn" Hummelsweiler celebrates June 9, 2025 as an important day in its history: the 100th anniversary of the choir. The festival was celebrated in a marquee above Hummelsweiler and offered a varied program that reflected the joy of music and community life. The highlight of the celebrations was the awarding of the Zelter-Plaque , an award that has been given to choirs that have been active for at least a century and can be proven to have been proven to have special services.

The badge was ceremoniously presented by Gabriele Seefried, the first state official of the Ostalb district, to the chairman of the singing association, Alfred Förstner. "Frohsinn" Hummelsweiler currently consists of 34 singers aged 21 to 83 and surprised the guests with a musical program full of cheerful melodies and evergreens, which was presented under the direction of Förstner. In his speech, Mayor Tobias Schneider emphasized the importance of the choir for community life.

meaning of the telter badge

The Zelter badge was originally donated by the Berlin song table in 1909 to honor merits about German male singing. Today it is a state award that has been awarded by Federal President Theodor Heuss since 1956. The badge is a sign of recognition for choral associations that have made a contribution to choral music and the folk song. It was designed by the Cologne sculptor Heribert Calleen and shows the portrait of Carl Friedrich Zelter on the front, while on the back of the federal eagle with the inscription "For Services for Choral Song and Folk song".

The height of the badge is 16 cm, the width 14 cm, made of bronze. The awarding is traditional on Sunday Laetare, at the proposal of the responsible Minister of Culture, whereby applications must be submitted by June 30 of a year. A strict prerequisite for the award is proof of serious and successful musical work in the past five years.

entertainment and festivities

The show dance group "Silver Girls 2.0" and the singing club frozensin group "Watschenplattler" also contributed to the entertainment of the guests. This variety of performances showed how important choirs are not only for musical education, but also act as social networks that strengthen the sense of community. In the context of the celebrations it became clear once again that choral singing has a long tradition in Germany and makes a valuable contribution to cultural identity.

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