MoM 100: Sängerfest in Winnipeg celebrates migration
Sangerfest at the sold out Winnipeg Centennial Concert Hall on July 15. (Photo by John Longhurst)
“Tonight, we give thanks for those who made the journey.”
That’s what master of ceremonies Eric Friesen said at the start of the July 15 sängerfest in Winnipeg about those Mennonites who came to Canada from the Soviet Union—including his own ancestors.
“And how better to express that thanks than to celebrate with singing?” he then asked the over 2,300 people in the filled-to-capacity Centennial Concert Hall.
