sentences:  In February 1936, the IOC declared Strauss's composition as the Olympic anthem "for all time" much as it had in 1933 for Bradley-Keeler's composition.The premiere was held on August 1, 1936, at the opening ceremonies of the 1936 Summer Olympics at the Olympic Stadium (Berlin), with the Berlin Philharmonic augmented by the National Socialist Symphony Orchestra and a chorus of one thousand members attired in white.From the distinguished visitor section on the opposite side of the stadium to the musicians, Theodor Lewald stepped onto a rostrum to address the nearly 4,000 athletes from 49 nations who had just marched in.