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Looking back into 2018

Our Program in 2019

German

January 23

  Annual General Assembly of the Freiburg-Madison-Gesellschaft

at the Greiffenegg-Schlössle at 8 p.m.

February 6

German-American Stammtisch
 

Dr. Manfred Höfert

Fake News

Diesseits und jenseits des Atlantiks

©Twitter

at the Greiffenegg-Schlössle at 8 p.m.

March 6

Ash Wednesday

German-American Stammtisch

Cheeseheads

Madison Stories, a Film

at the Greiffenegg-Schlössle at 8 p.m.

April 3

German-American Stammtisch

AYF Resident Director Prof. Kerstin Barndt

Das Humboldtforum Berlin und die Provenienzforschung

Das Berliner Stadtschloss im Bau (©dpa)

at the Greiffenegg-Schlössle at 8 p.m. 

May 1

Traditional FMG Hiking Tour on German Labour Day
with the American Students

Meeting point 1: At 10:20 a.m. at Bertoldsbrunnen. Departure streetcar line 2 at 10:27 to Günterstal; stop Dorfstraße 10:46. Change at 10:59 into bus 21 direction Horben.

Meeting point 2 for our hike is the bus terminus Horben–Rathaus at 11:15 a.m.

Starting at Horben we shall hike through the Black Forest direction St. Ulrich where we will attend the 36th Maihock, a May fest. Traditional bands in local custumes, the Trachtenkapelle St. Ulrich and d`Ulricher Musikanten, will play.

Around noon we shall have lunch at the Berglusthaus. Students are invited. Around 4 p.m. we shall walk back to Horben or Bollschwiel to catch the bus.

June 24

Herbert Schiffels and AYF students

AYF in Concert

A Transatlantic Musical Heritage

Students of the Academic Year exchange program in Freiburg invite you to an evening of musical exchange. They come from various home universities in the Midwest, the heartland of the USA. It is a fortunate coincidence that a quintet came together in Freiburg in September 2018 not only for an eventful academic year, but also for a musically stimulating semester.

To promote German-American cultural exchange, AYF students, with the support of German friends and under the direction of our member Herbert Schiffels, will present their examination of German classics, contributions by German composers who have worked in America, and a cross-section of American folk music.

Look forward to an entertaining evening in the Great Hall of the

Haus zur lieben Hand

Löwenstraße 16, on Monday, June 24, at 7 p.m. Admission is free.

The Quintet:
Eva Anderson, violin; Laura Stahl, violin; Kayla Draheim, viola;Tim Brewer, violoncello;
Daniel Kroth, contrabass.

Franziska Gündert, mezzosoprano

Herbert Schiffels, piano

The Program

The Quintet: Johann Sebastian Bach, Orchestersuite Nr. 3, in D-Dur, BWV 1068

Franziska Gündert, accompanied by Herbert Schiffels: Johannes Brahms,
1. Wie Melodien zieht es mir, op. 105, Nr.1
2. Auf dem See, op. 6, Nr. 2
3. Die Mainacht, op.43, Nr.2

Songs from the “Threepenny Opera” by Kurt Weill and Bert Brecht
Moritat: „Und der Haifisch…..“
Seeräuber Jenny Liebeslied
Barbara-Song Polly‘s-Lied
Salomonsong

From "Happy End" by Kurt Weil :
“Surabaya-Johnny”

The Quintet with Franziska Gündert:
“Edelweiß” from "The Sound of Music" by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein
“Summertime” from "Porgy and Bess" by George Gershwin

Photo Copyright: Keidl und Struve

July 6

 The Annual 4th of July Party

©History Channel

at the Ganter Hausbiergarten

 Leo-Wohleb-Str. 4.  Starts at noon, ends at 6 p.m.

 Let’s meet at the Ganter Brauerei-Biergarten for our yearly 4th of July Party – a true highlight for all of us! For this year’s celebration of the 243rd Independence Day and the birth of the United States we will once more come together with friends from around the globe and enjoy a very special summer’s day.

Let’s fire up the grill and enjoy some fine and spicy barbecue dishes, have cool drinks and listen to lovely live music. There will be lots of fun activities for kids, festive decorations, special guests, plentiful chances to practice some classic American sports – and, of course, oodles of that glorious midsummer glow! Join us in celebrating this joyous occasion – and we’ll make sure it is going to be a blast!

Moderation: Jason Brown, Carl-Schurz-Haus

Admission is free

Languages: Deutsch & Englisch

Together with the Freiburg-Madison-Gesellschaft e.V., Academic Year in Freiburg, Centre Culturel Français, Goethe-Institut Freiburg, Konfuzius-Institut an der Universität Freiburg, Zwetajewa Zentrum Freiburg.

September 11

Guided tour in English for the students of the
Academic Year in Freiburg (AYF). Guests are welcome.

Historic Places in Freiburg

AYF students at the guided tour 2018

Meeting place at the Bertold-Schwarz-Brunnen on Rathausplatz at 10 a.m.

September 16

Reception for the Students of the
Academic Year (AYF) in Freiburg 2019/2020

Happy students at the 2018 reception

at the Greiffenegg-Schlössle at 6 p.m.

Oktober 3

Hiking Tour with our American Students
around the Schönberg on German Unity Day

The Hikers of 2018

 November 6

German-American Stammtisch

Herbert Schiffels

Kulturpolitik in Freiburg und Madison

at the Greiffenegg-Schlössle at 8 p.m.

December 4

FMG Christmas Dinner

The 2018 Black Forest Badgers singing Weihnachtslieder and Christmas carols ©GvS

at the Greiffenegg-Schlössle at 7 p.m.