Invitation to the BGLA Kaffee und Kuchen This will be our last Kaffee und Kuchen for 2022 and we welcome everyone to join us for a traditional festive Christmas theme. We are excited to have Jens Sandstrom as our guest again and look forward to a soiree coupled with singing some traditional German Christmas carols and sharing… Continue reading Kaffee und Kuchen November 2023
We are pleased to bring you the November edition of Das Blatt. We thank everyone who provided content for their contribution to making this edition possible. Thank you Gerlinde and Sarah for putting together the German and English newsletter of the Barossa German Language Association. Printed copies can be collected at our next Kaffee und Kuchen meeting –… Continue reading Das Blatt Sommer 2023
A Unique Musical Experience By John Clarke It is rare that a musician of Clemens Leske’s stature and experience presents a concert outside of a capital city and rarer still with ticket prices low enough for all lovers of classical music to attend. Thanks to the generosity of Chateau Tanunda, which has opened the doors… Continue reading Konzert at the Chateau – a unique musical experience
Enjoy a piano concert with renowned artist Clemens Leske at Chateau Tanunda. Internationally recognised pianist Clemens Leske has performed with Australian symphony orchestras and played at venues across Europe, in the UK and the US. Join us for this special solo recital of German classical pieces, with sonatas of Schubert and Beethoven at Chateau Tanunda.… Continue reading Konzert at the Chateau
Reflection and Inflection Sat 28th October 2023, 2.30pm Barossa Regional Gallery Tickets ($40/$30/$20) Adelaide’s Kegelstatt Ensemble presents a special concert weaving music through the theme of the Barossa Valley’s German heritage and language. The centrepiece of the afternoon is a new commissioned work by Australian composer Robert Davidson, for live instruments and audio track, built… Continue reading Kegelstatt Ensemble in Tanunda
The Enemy at Home by John Clarke Whose home is it? Who is the enemy? The Enemy at Home – German Internees in World War I Australia is the title of a book by Nadine Helmi and Gerhard Fischer, and it is a title that invites such questions. Was Australia less the home of second… Continue reading Recap: The Enemy at Home. Our September Kaffee und Kuchen
Our next Kaffee und Kuchen on Monday 25th September will be a delicious luncheon of Sauerbraten, red cabbage, potatoes and include our famous Kaffee und Kuchen afternoon tea. The cost is $25 per person and lunch is at 12 noon. Please book with Steffi on 0408 621 384. Our guest speaker is Nadine Helmi, co-author… Continue reading Kaffee und Kuchen + Lunch September 2023
Who Knows How Far – Kaffee und Kuchen with guest Anne Kroehn by John Clarke Who knows how far learning a language will take you? The guest speaker at the last meeting of the Barossa German Language Association’s Kaffee und Kuchen was Anne Kroehn. The Kroehn family arrived in the Barossa Valley from Prussia in… Continue reading This was July Kaffee und Kuchen
🎶 Save the Date 🎶 Konzert at the Chateau, 26th November Join us for a delightful classical music concert on a Sunday afternoon in November! Experience a captivating performance of Beethoven and Schubert by internationally acclaimed Pianist Clemens Leske at the beautiful Chateau Tanunda. This event is proudly presented as a part of German Week… Continue reading Konzert at the Chateau
Friederike Zahn ist unsere Gastrednerin im August. Sie schreibt: “ Mein Name ist Friederike Zahn und seit zwei Jahren arbeite ich als Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin an der Universität zu Köln. Vor meiner Anstellung in Köln habe ich in Münster und Bonn Germanistik, Anglistik und Angewandte Sprachwissenschaften studiert. Im Rahmen meines Studiums hatte ich die Möglichkeit zu… Continue reading Kaffee und Kuchen August 2023