The Nineth Germany Sacred Harp Convention 25-26 May 2024 in Cologne
Sacred Harp Germany cordially invites all its singing friends from around the world to the 9th Germany Sacred Harp Convention 2024 in Cologne.
The convention will be chaired by Dominik Fraune. dominikfraune[at]gmail[dot]com UPDATES WILL FOLLOW updated 07.04.2024 Code of Conduct, Diversity ___________________________________________ COVID-19 Evidence of negative COVID-19 lateral flow test required each day. All attendees must use a lateral flow test on the morning of each day of singing, before they travel to the venue and bring evidence of a negative test with them, for example a photograph of the test read at the time suggested by the manufacturer. If you test positive at any point, please do not attend. We will also offer a limited number of rapid tests on request. ___________________________________________ SCHEDULE Friday, 24th May 2024 19:00 – 21:00 Singing School venue: St. Peter, Simarplatz 21, 50825 Köln evening social: Haus Tutt, Fridolinstr. 72, 50825 Köln ___________________________________________ Saturday, 25th May 2024 10:30 – 16:00 Convention Singing, Day 1 at Friedrich-Wilhelm-Gymnasium, Severinstr. 241, 50676 Köln 10:00 Registration 10:30 – 13:00 Morning session 13:00 – 14:00 Dinner on the grounds 14:00 – 16:00 Afternoon session 19:00 Evening Social Reissdorf im Moselstübchen, Landmannstr. 3, 50825 Köln ___________________________________________ Sunday, 26th May 2024 10:30 – 16:00 Convention Singing, Day 2 at Friedrich-Wilhelm-Gymnasium, Severinstr. 241, 50676 Köln 10:00 Registration 10:30 – 13:00 Morning session 13:00 – 14:00 Dinner on the grounds 14:00 – 16:00 Afternoon session 19:00 Evening Social Venue: t.b.a ___________________________________________ WEARY TRAVELERS by aeroplane Cologne is easy to access via airports: Köln-Bonn (CGN) and Düsseldorf (DUS). From CGN, local trains to Köln-Hauptbahnhof (~20 min). From DUS, local trains to Köln Hauptbahnhof (~50/70 min). From FRA (Frankfurt) fast trains to Köln Hauptbahnhof or Köln Messe/Deutz: (~50/70 min)
by train connections to nearly every european city trainstation: Köln-Hauptbahnhof ___________________________________________ ACCOMMODATION Booking a room somewhere in the inner city will allways be close enough to where we'll meet and sing. Cologne is not that big. For private housing please contact DANIEL WIPPERMANN: wortkaskaden[at]web[dot]de