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Anniversary choir singing during the joint worship service at Preston Mennonite Church. Caption reads: "Celebration Choir."

Perston and Wanner Mennonite churches choir singing during the program at Fairview Mennonite Home. Caption in album reads: "Preston and Wanners Choir."

Used in the CM 8-46-3. Neg also. An octet of young men and women sing at the Manitoba Youth Organization annual meeting held at the Steinbach Mennonite Church. See related photo in 2010-14.74.

Not used in the CM. See article in CM 1-2-1 and related photos in 1992-14.3656 and 2010-14.47. Two similar photos (including negs.) of the Gnadenthal Youth Group at a choir practice. They are seated in the church benches singing. The choir which sang at the Blumenort Church Youth Festival? Written on the back of one of the photos is: " 'Ebenezer' youth group at a choir practice." (" 'Ebenezer' Jugendgruppe bei einer Choruebung.") They were part of the Blumenorter Mennonite Youth Group. The photo was used in "Jugendseite," the youth section of Der Bote.

Two photos from the 8th Mennonite World Conference opening ceremonies on Sunday evening July 23, held in the Zuidhal (South Hall?) of the International Congress Centre in Amsterdam and attended by 4,000 people. On stage the Dutch choir and orchestra perform a cantata compiled from the words of Menno Simons with music written by a Dutch Mennonite. Only the soloist, near the piano at right, dressed in black, was not Mennonite. The stage, with a cross visible in the middle, was flanked on either side by banners showing the theme of the conference, "The Witness of the Holy Spirit," in English and in Dutch.

Not used in the CM, used in "Jugendseite, the youth section in Der Bote. A group of young people stand around a piano singing (a youth choir?). Additional, similar larger photo which shows the back of the piano and the place in the church building in where they were singing (in the choir loft on the stage?). Negs for both photos. These photos were together with the photo in 2010-14.48.

No. 9 in a 2nd set of numbered photos from the 6th Mennonite World Conference held in 1957 in Karlsruhe, Germany. Rev. John P. Duerksen, Pax pastor in Europe, directs the Pax male choir at the special Pax dinner with dinner guests in the foreground (one woman wears a head covering). C. J. Rempel comments that, "This choir was outstanding in its muscial renditions during several of the conference sessions." No. 8 describes the South German choir, directed by Adolf Schnebele. This photo is missing but was used in the CM 5-36-7.

Used in CM 10-31-7. Harold S. Bender, president of the MWC addresses the conference on Sunday night, Aug. 5. In the background is the All-Mennonite Chorus, which served on Sunday.

Used in CM 10-31-7. Musical presentation at 7th MWC by a group from the Canadian Mennonite Bible College (Wpg.). They are singing and various leaders (C. J. Dyck at far left) sit on the platform in front of them.

Used in CM 12-26-9. Two photos (negs for both) from the Sunday evening youth mission service at the Evangelical Mennonite Mission Conference annual conference. In the first photo, Abe Giesbrecht of Winkler directs a sing along with the mass choir behind him. Seated are: Jake Froese, chairman (far left) and Harvey Barkman, guest speaker (2nd from left). Second photo (16.5x10) shows youth and others in the audience (2 negs for the latter). This series continues to 2010-14.434.

Two negatives showing Chinese women and men, possibley participating in a choir. Not used in the CM. See articles in: CM 4-48-7 and 4-29-12. The mission work in Hualien was sponsored by the General Conference Mennonite Church with offices in Newton, Kan.

C.J. Dyck in the pulpit with the youth choir to his right, when he was guest speaker at the youth workshop in Waterloo. See CM 7-10-7 and related photos in 2010-14.12, 2010-14.184-187 and 1992-14.295.

Used in CM 7-35-5 (neg. also). George D. Wiebe directs the YPU Camp Friedenswald retreat choir (indoors) who have their backs to the camera.

Additional larger copy, 11x7.5, and neg. Young people of the First Mennonite Church Greendale, Choir, at practice. The clothing (typical of the 1950s) of the young women in the front row is of note.

Mennonite Children's choir in German style costume pose at the front of a church. Dir. Helen Litz stands in the 3rd row. Dated Dec. 1969. To be returned to the Mennonite Children's Choir, Wpg. address on back. See Cm 13-11-10, 14-24-1 & 18-31-8 for other photos of the choir.