Arion Männerchor (Arion Men’s Choir), founded in 1908, and the Hermannsöhne Gemischter Chor (Hermann Sons Mixed Choir), active since 1934, are both directed by Amy Voorhees.
Rehearsals are held every Thursday at Hermann Sons Hall.
The Hermann Sons Choir meets at 7 p.m. and is followed by the Arion at 7:45 p.m.
New members are always welcome and knowledge of the German language is helpful, but not required, nor is the ability to sight-read music.
The choirs’ repertoire ranges from sacred music to classical masterworks to folk songs.
They jointly present a free-admission public concert in the spring, usually the first Sunday in May (Maifest), and another in the fall, the first Sunday in November, a Herbstfest (Harvestfest).
In addition, they represent Fredericksburg in a yearly Sängerfest (singers’ festival) along with German choirs from San Antonio and New Braunfels. This year it will be held in New Braunfels, hosted by the Hermann Sons Mixed Choir on Saturday, Sept. 23.
Both choirs also appear regularly at Oktoberfest, and give performances from time to time during the year at nursing and retirement homes.
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