Islington Meistersingers

The Islington Meistersinger is a small German Choir based in London. They were founder in 2004 and are celebrating now (in 2024) their 20th anniversary. Starting in the German Saturday School in Islington where our children were learning while we were drinking coffee, eating cakes and prezels sold by the German baker, we had the idea to form a choir. 
We gave ourselves the name Meistersingers, an ironic play on Wagner's opera ''Die Meistersingers von Nuernberg.'' 
The Meistersingers came into their own during the pandemic when the Saturday School had to close. We started to meet outdoors, under railway bridges for the beautiful sounds. We sang, talked and drank wine together. A wonderful oasis of hope and togetherness in the dark days of lockdown. We started to call ourselves the lockdown choir.
Now we are starting our third decade, inspired as ever by the wonderful tunes and words of the German and Austrian greatest composers and wordsmiths. We hope you will enjoy the result.