From the mid-1800s to present day, audiences in the US have been entertained by the sounds of the zither. Music programs often included solo performances, with ensemble and multi-voice zither arrangements of selected works. The pieces performed were familiar to the German speaking regions of Europe, but popular American favorites were also included. This page provides a sampling of those past performances.

American Zither Verband, Second Congress, 1913

Index Program Date Notes
MP-0001 The Philadelphia Zither Ensemble, Christmas Concert Sunday, November 23, 2003 at 3 p.m. Code: O
MP-0002 Buffalo Zither Club, Second Concert Monday Evening, April 17th, 1893 Code: C / Compliments of Alexander Susan
MP-0003 Buffalo Zither Club, Silver Anniversary Zither Concert Saturday Evening, May 6, 1978 - 8 P.M. Code: O / Compliments of Alexander Susan
MP-0004 Buffalo Zither Club, 12th Annual Concert (Announcement) Sunday, May 2nd, 1965 - 8:00 o'clock in the Evening Code: O / Compliments of Alexander Susan
MP-0005 Y. M. C. A. Galaxy (Second Season) Friday Evening, February 18, '81 Code: O / Two zither solos performed by Louis Brachet
MP-0006 Buffalo Zither Club, Second Concert Thursday Evening, April 28, 1892 Code: C / Compliments of Alexander Susan
MP-0007 The Philadelphia Zither Ensemble Sunday, April 2, 1995 at 3 p.m. Code: O
MP-0008 The Philadelphia Zither Ensemble Sunday, March 15, 1998 at 3 p.m. Code: O
MP-0009 The Philadelphia Zither Ensemble Sunday, April 14, 1996 Code: O
MP-0010 Zither Club "Harmonie" Sonntag den 25. April 1920, 9 Uhr Morgens Code: O
MP-0011 Buffalo Zither Club Saturday Evening, May 11, 1957 Code: O / Compliments of Alexander Susan
MP-0012 Zither Club "Harmonie", 50th Anniversary Concert October 22nd, 1960 Code: O / Compliments of Alexander Susan
MP-0013 American Zither Verband, Second Annual Congress June 2nd, 3rd and 4th, 1913 Code: O
MP-0014 United Zither Players of North America, Eighth Congress, Grand Zither Concert Sunday Evening, October 17, 1926 Code: O / Compliments of Jane Curtis
MP-0015 Milwaukee Zither - Club "Alpenklaenge" Sunday, October 15, 1967 Code: O / Compliments of Rudolf Mueller
MP-0016 United Zither Players of America, Fifth Grand Conccert Sunday Evening, October 24, 1920 at 8:15 P. M. Code: C / Compliments of David Christian
MP-0017 United Zither Players Association of America, Sixth Congress October 11, 12,13, 14, 1922 Code: C / Compliments of David Christian
MP-0018 Chicago Zither Club, Gala 90th Anniversary, Fall Concert Sunday November 23, 2003 Code: C / Compliments of Kurt Maute
MP-0019 First Concert of the Columbia Zither Club Sunday Evening, January 14, 1894 Code: C / Compliments of Barbara Cheatham and Phyllis Zagone
MP-0020 35th Semi-Annual Concert and Social of the San Francisco Zither Club Sunday, October 20th, 1912 Code: C / Compliments of Barbara Cheatham and Phyllis Zagone
MP-0021 The Alpine Zither Club, Seventh Concert and Ball Sunday Evening, April 11, 1926 Code: C / Compliments of Barbara Cheatham and Phyllis Zagone
MP-0022 First Anniversary Concert of the Columbia Zither Club Sunday Evening, August 19th, 1894 Code: C / Compliments of Barbara Cheatham and Phyllis Zagone
MP-0023 Third Concert of the Columbia Zither Club Sunday Evening, April 28th, 1895 Code: C / Compliments of Barbara Cheatham and Phyllis Zagone
MP-0024 Fourth Concert and Social of the Columbia Zither Club Thursday Evening, Nov. 19th, 1895 Code: C / Compliments of Barbara Cheatham and Phyllis Zagone
MP-0025 Ninth Concert of the Columbia Zither Club On Sunday Evening, April 30, 1899 Code: C / Compliments of Barbara Cheatham and Phyllis Zagone
MP-0026 Tenth Concert and Social of the Columbia Zither Club On Thursday Evening, November 30, 1899 (Thanksgiving Day) Code: C / Compliments of Barbara Cheatham and Phyllis Zagone
MP-0027 Eleventh Concert and Social of the Columbia Zither Club On Sunday Evening, March 25, 1900 Code: C / Compliments of Barbara Cheatham and Phyllis Zagone
MP-0028 Twelfth Concert and Social of the Columbia Zither Club On Thursday Evening, November 29, 1900 (Thanksgiving Day) Code: C / Compliments of Barbara Cheatham and Phyllis Zagone
MP-0029 Fourteenth Concert and Social of the Columbia Zither Club Sunday Evening, April 21, 1901 Code: C / Compliments of Barbara Cheatham and Phyllis Zagone
MP-0030 Sixteenth Concert and Social of The San Francisco Zither Club Sunday Evening, March 15, 1903 Code: C / Compliments of Barbara Cheatham and Phyllis Zagone
MP-0031 Seventeenth Concert and Social of the San Francisco Zither Club Thursday Evening, November 26, 1903 Code: C / Compliments of Barbara Cheatham and Phyllis Zagone
MP-0032 Eighteenth Concert and Social of the San Francisco Zither Club Sunday Evening, April 17, 1904 Code: C / Compliments of Barbara Cheatham and Phyllis Zagone
MP-0033 Nineteenth Concert and Social of the San Francisco Zither Club Sunday Eve., October 23rd, 1904 Code: C / Compliments of Barbara Cheatham and Phyllis Zagone
MP-0034 Twenty-First Concert and Social of the San Francisco Zither Club Sunday Evening, October 22nd, 1905 Code: C / Compliments of Barbara Cheatham and Phyllis Zagone
MP-0035 Twenty-Second Concert and Social of the San Francisco Zither Club Sunday Evening, April 15th, 1906 Code: C / Compliments of Barbara Cheatham and Phyllis Zagone
MP-0036 Twenty-Third Concert and Social of the San Francisco Zither Club Thursday Eve. (Thanksgiving Day) November 29th, 1906 Code: C / Compliments of Barbara Cheatham and Phyllis Zagone
MP-0037 Twenty-Fourth Concert and Social of the San Francisco Zither Club Sunday Evening, April 28th, 1907 Code: C / Compliments of Barbara Cheatham and Phyllis Zagone
MP-0038 Twenty-Fifth Concert and Social of the San Francisco Zither Club Sunday Evening, November 10, 1907 Code: C / Compliments of Barbara Cheatham and Phyllis Zagone
MP-0039 26th Semi-Annual Concert of the San Francisco Zither Club Sunday, April 12, 1908 Code: C / Compliments of Barbara Cheatham and Phyllis Zagone
MP-0040 27th Semi-Annual Concert of the San Francisco Zither Club Sunday, November 8, 1908 Code: C / Compliments of Barbara Cheatham and Phyllis Zagone
MP-0041 28th Semi-Annual Concert of the San Francisco Zither Club Sunday Eve., April 25th Code: C / Compliments of Barbara Cheatham and Phyllis Zagone
MP-0042 29th Semi-Annual Concert of the San Francisco Zither Club Sunday, Oct. 31st, 1909 Code: C / Compliments of Barbara Cheatham and Phyllis Zagone
MP-0043 30th Semi-Annual Concert of the San Francisco Zither Club Sunday Evening, April 24, 1910 Code: C / Compliments of Barbara Cheatham and Phyllis Zagone
MP-0044 31st Semi-Annual Concert of the San Francisco Zither Club Sunday Evening, November 20, 1910 Code: C / Compliments of Barbara Cheatham and Phyllis Zagone
MP-0045 32nd Semi-Annual Concert and Social of the San Francisco Zither Club Sunday Evening, April 30, 1911 Code: C / Compliments of Barbara Cheatham and Phyllis Zagone
MP-0046 33rd Semi-Annual Concert and Social of the San Francisco Zither Club Thursday, (Thanksgiving night) November 30th, 1911 Code: C / Compliments of Barbara Cheatham and Phyllis Zagone
MP-0047 34th Semi-Annual Concert and Social of the San Francisco Zither Club Sunday, April 28, 1912 Code: C / Compliments of Barbara Cheatham and Phyllis Zagone
MP-0048 Thirty-Sixth Concert and Social of the San Francisco Zither Club Sunday, December 8, 1912 Code: C / Compliments of Barbara Cheatham and Phyllis Zagone
MP-0049 37th Semi-Annual Concert and Social of the San Francisco Zither Club Sunday, April 20th, 1913 Code: C / Compliments of Barbara Cheatham and Phyllis Zagone
MP-0050 38th Semi-Annual Concert and Social of the San Francisco Zither Club Sunday, November 23, 1913 Code: C / Compliments of Barbara Cheatham and Phyllis Zagone
MP-0051 39th Semi-Annual Concert and Social of the San Francisco Zither Club Sunday Evening, May 10, 1914 Code: C / Compliments of Barbara Cheatham and Phyllis Zagone
MP-0052 40th Semi-Annual Concert and Social of the San Francisco Zither Club Sunday Evening, November 29th, 1914 Code: C / Compliments of Barbara Cheatham and Phyllis Zagone
MP-0053 41st Semi-Annual Concert and Social of the San Francisco Zither Club Sunday evening, May 9th, 1915 Code: C / Compliments of Barbara Cheatham and Phyllis Zagone
MP-0054 42nd Semi-Annual Concert and Social of the San Francisco Zither Club Sunday Evening, October 31, 1915 Code: C / Compliments of Barbara Cheatham and Phyllis Zagone
MP-0055 43rd Semi-Annual Concert and Social of the San Francisco Zither Club Sunday Evening, May 14, 1916 Code: C / Compliments of Barbara Cheatham and Phyllis Zagone
MP-0056 44th Semi-Annual Concert and Social of the San Francisco Zither Club Saturday Evening, November 25, 1916 Code: C / Compliments of Barbara Cheatham and Phyllis Zagone
MP-0057 The Alpine Zither Club, Second Concert and Ball Sunday Evening, April 29th, 1923 Code: C / Compliments of Barbara Cheatham and Phyllis Zagone
MP-0058 The Alpine Zither Club, Third Concert and Ball Sunday Evening, November 4, 1923 Code: C / Compliments of Barbara Cheatham and Phyllis Zagone
MP-0059 The Alpine Zither Club, Fourth Concert and Ball Sunday Evening, October 12, 1924 Code: C / Compliments of Barbara Cheatham and Phyllis Zagone
MP-0060 The Alpine Zither Club, Fifth Concert and Ball Sunday Evening, May 3, 1925 Code: C / Compliments of Barbara Cheatham and Phyllis Zagone
MP-0061 The Alpine Zither Club, Sixth Concert and Ball Sunday Evening, Nov. 1, 1925 Code: C / Compliments of Barbara Cheatham and Phyllis Zagone
MP-0062 The Alpine Zither Club, Seventh Concert and Ball Sunday Evening, April 11, 1926 Code: C / Compliments of Barbara Cheatham and Phyllis Zagone
MP-0063 The Alpine Zither Club, Eighth Concert and Ball Sunday evening, November 7, 1926 Code: C / Compliments of Barbara Cheatham and Phyllis Zagone

Buffalo Zither Club, 12th Annual Concert, 1965




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