Men interested in singing with the Liederkranz are welcome to come to any rehearsal on Monday nights at St. Joseph's Hall, 420 East Cesar Chavez Blvd., at 7:30 p.m. If  you are a male, over the age of 18 with a good singing voice, go by the hall most any Monday night, introduce yourself, and try out.

Annual Dues: $40.00
Phone Contact Number: 210-846-7400

                                                       A Short History

The San Antonio Liederkranz was established in the summer of 1892 by the German Catholic immigrant congregation that had built St. Joseph’s Church twenty years earlier. Under the auspices of the Rev. Henry Pfefferkorn, the choir was formed to beautify the German services and sing at the German festivals of the parish and the community. The all-male choir has continued to sing Masses at St. Joseph ’s ever since, including Christmas Midnight Mass, Easter Mass, a German Mass of St. Joseph the Worker, and seven other Masses during the year.

Over the years, the Liederkranz has built a statewide and international following. The chorus has been called upon to sing at many large religious and civic gatherings, among them, the Bicentennial of the founding of San Antonio in 1931, the Texas Independence Day Field Mass at Washington-on-the-Brazos in 1938, and the Papal Mass celebrated in San Antonio in 1987. The choir has toured Germany three times, performing twice at the residence of the President of the Federal Republic of Germany.
Today the ranks of the Liederkranz include about fifty active singers, many of whom are descendants of the original immigrant families. Every year the chorus is invited to sing at a number of area churches and various festivals. The chorus presents Christmas and Spring annual concerts and participates regularly in the Saengerfests of the two German singing unions of Texas. The Liederkranz also sings at other German festivals, at Masses and services of various denominations, and for private occasions.

The society has remained true to its purpose, “to promote and perform male choral music of all kinds, with particular emphasis on German and Church music; to serve as a choir for St. Joseph ’s Catholic Church; and to increase awareness of German tradition and culture.”(from the Bylaws)