Normennenes Singing Society was organized on October 30, 1870. The present chorus, under the direction of Charles Kessell, rehearses every Tuesday evening at 8 p.m. at the Estonian House in Lincolnshire, Illinois, except for the months of July and August. Singers are still needed to carry on the fine tradition of the past.

Annual singing engagements include the following:

• Festival of Song (Mini-Sangerfest) (March)
• Marching and singing at Norwegian Constitution Day - Park Ridge, IL (May) 
• Biennial Sangerfest as part of the Norwegian Singers Association of America (NSAA) - to be held in Illinois in 2012 (June)

Normennenes celebrated its 100th anniversary in 1970. It  was perhaps the highlight of our long history. The celebration covered 2 days. On Friday evening, October 30 that year a concert was presented to a capacity crowd at Maine East High School. Our good friends, the Bjornsen Male Chorus, greeted us with "Sangerhilsen" sung from the back of the auditorium. The banquet on the following evening was a grand affair, indeed, only equaled by  the banquet held in honor of H. M. King Olav in 1968. 

We look forward to your joining us.  For more information, contact Truman Eddy.