The San Antonio Liederkranz
Established July 11th, 1892
Our 129th Year!
The San Antonio Liederkranz is an all male (TTBB) choir that was formed by
Fr. Henry Pfefferkorn 129 years ago as the Men’s Choir of St. Joseph's Catholic Church in downtown, San Antonio, Texas.
The choir sings the fourth Sunday 11:00 Mass at St. Joseph's with the exception of July, August, and December. In December they always sing for Midnight Mass.
In addition, the choir puts on two major fundraising concerts. The Spring /Summer Concert in June/July is composed of secular music and the first (or second) Sunday in December is reserved for our annual Christmas Concert where we sing a mixture of English, German, and Latin Christmas carols.
The group belongs to two Texas Sängerbunds: The Deutch-Texanisher Sängebund and the Texanischer Gebirgs Sängerbund. Each Bund holds a Sängerfest, one the Spring and one in the Fall. The group is also a member of the Nord-Amerikanischer Sängerbund http://nasaengerbund.org
Rehearsals are held every Monday night at 7:30 PM at St Joseph’s Hall, 420 Cesar Chavez/Durango in the historic King William Neighborhood of San Antonio. If you are a male, over the age of 18, and have a good singing voice, and sense of devotion to a singing organization, please come to the hall most any Monday night and try out.
Fr. Henry Pfefferkorn 129 years ago as the Men’s Choir of St. Joseph's Catholic Church in downtown, San Antonio, Texas.
The choir sings the fourth Sunday 11:00 Mass at St. Joseph's with the exception of July, August, and December. In December they always sing for Midnight Mass.
In addition, the choir puts on two major fundraising concerts. The Spring /Summer Concert in June/July is composed of secular music and the first (or second) Sunday in December is reserved for our annual Christmas Concert where we sing a mixture of English, German, and Latin Christmas carols.
The group belongs to two Texas Sängerbunds: The Deutch-Texanisher Sängebund and the Texanischer Gebirgs Sängerbund. Each Bund holds a Sängerfest, one the Spring and one in the Fall. The group is also a member of the Nord-Amerikanischer Sängerbund http://nasaengerbund.org
Rehearsals are held every Monday night at 7:30 PM at St Joseph’s Hall, 420 Cesar Chavez/Durango in the historic King William Neighborhood of San Antonio. If you are a male, over the age of 18, and have a good singing voice, and sense of devotion to a singing organization, please come to the hall most any Monday night and try out.
Thanks to the San Antonio Photo Imaging Center(SAPHOTO.COM) (founded by former member, Carl Schiele) which not only touched up this 120 year old photo but also provided us with a digital format for our web page
Next Event in 2021:
The San Antonio Liederkranz
125th Anniversary Concert
June 25 2017
Fourth Sunday Mass
OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST, KING OF THE UNIVERSE
November 21 2021 -11:00 AM
St. Joseph's Catholic Church Downtown
OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST, KING OF THE UNIVERSE
November 21 2021 -11:00 AM
St. Joseph's Catholic Church Downtown
A MARIAN CHRISTMAS
2012 Christmas Concert
December 5 2021- 3PM
Immaculate Conception Chapel
Oblate School of Theology
285 Oblate Drive
San Antonio, Texas 78216
( This year's concert will be quite small, only about 200 people. Tickets are free but you must have one to seated. Of course, a free will offering will be cheerfully accepted)
2012 Christmas Concert
December 5 2021- 3PM
Immaculate Conception Chapel
Oblate School of Theology
285 Oblate Drive
San Antonio, Texas 78216
( This year's concert will be quite small, only about 200 people. Tickets are free but you must have one to seated. Of course, a free will offering will be cheerfully accepted)
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