in Vienna‘s Haus der Begegnung in the 19th District
Sunday, October12th, 2014,
Direction Bandmaster Reinhold Novotny
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A Report by Chev. Hans-Rudolf Gries, Captain ret. |
The visitors of the house which was fully booked were to expect quite some aural pleasure.
A memorial concert celebrating the
100. birthday of Horst Winter
125. birthday of Julius Herrmann
150. birthday of Wilhelm Wacek
The welcome and introduction was given to the audience and the guests of honour by the chair of the Hoch- und Deutschmeister, Mr. Ralph Osner. The musical introduction was composed of the Deutschmeister fanfare, the Liebenauer cadet March, Wien-Berlin, and Horst Winter‘s former hit, Little Bear. After a well-needed break, the temperature in the hall was mid-summery hot, melodies by Robert Stolz were played, all hailing the Hoch- und Deutschmeister Regiment.
After this our president, Senator h.c. Wolfgang Steinhardt, in a short speech presented the goals and achievements of the Lazarus Union to the audience.
Then honours were presented to bandmaster Reinhold Nowotny for his long musical and artistic achievements. With great éclat he was to receive the Officer‘s Cross of the Lazarus Cross for Arts, Science, and Research.
For her tireless charitable work (for years already clothes and items for daily usage are collected for the homeless) Horst Winter‘s widow, Mrs. Dipl.-Päd. Dorothea Winter, was awarded the Commander‘s Cross of the Lazarus Union by our president.
Both were surprised and honoured, and very pleased to have received these high awards. The ceremony was followed by some encores of the band. There might very well have been more but the temperature was close to that of a Sauna.
The CSLI delegation then met at typical Viennese tavern for a drink and a snack. Present were Wolfgang Steinhardt with his wife, Prof. Hans König, Ludwig-Loui Brunner with his wife, Christoph Ptak, Hannes Hochmuth with his wife, Monika and Hans-Rudolf Gries. All together a wonderful afternoon, very advisable.
