Bad Zwischenahn, Germany
The Wandelhalle Bad Zwischenahn is a classic spa promenade hall on the shores of the Zwischenahner Meer in the Ammerland district. Built in the traditional style of German spa architecture, it serves as a central venue for concerts, cultural events, and community gatherings. The surrounding park and lakeside setting make it a natural focal point of the spa town.
The Shanty Chor Bad Zwischenahn - over 30 singers and 6 musicians - has been performing maritime shanty music as Bad Zwischenahn's musical ambassador for more than three decades.
Milonga Sentimental ensemble brings Argentine tango to life with virtuoso musicianship and the brilliant voice of Malena Grandoni - a passionate evening of authentic tango music.
The eight-strong Crossjack Shanty Singers have been performing traditional maritime shanties since 2005, drawing on a repertoire of over 120 songs about life at sea.
The Hasport Shanty e.V. choir performs a programme of traditional sea shanties in four-part arrangements with witty commentary.
Soprano Malena Grandoni and the Milonga Sentimental ensemble take audiences through Italian music from the Baroque to the 20th century, with accordion and voice at the fore.
Shanty Chor Oldenburg brings 23 singers performing traditional sea shanties and sailors' work songs, backed by accordion, guitars, banjo and harmonica.
The Glenn Miller Orchestra, directed by Uli Plettendorff, performs "SWING FOREVER" - a Big Band evening of swing classics, instrumental showpieces and vocal harmonies by the Moonlight Serenaders.
The Shanty Chor Bad Zwischenahn - the "Blue Lads of the Zwischenahner Meer" - has been performing maritime songs across northern Germany and beyond for over 30 years.