German Choirs of Fredericksburg, TX

On 3/21/2024, after our choir rehearsal, the members of the Arion Choir elected unanimously the following two new officers:   Bryan Bierschwale is the new President. James Franer is the new Vice President.  James will continue as the Arion Schatzmeister ( Treasurer ). ♫ All Arion members appreciate Bryan and James stepping forward and taking on the responsibility. Dieter Kemper and Vernon Tribes , our previous President and Vice President, have served the choir for a very long time. Dieter was the President for 22 years and Vernon, the Vice President, for approximately 15 years. We thank both of them for their long service and hope they will continue their activity as Arion choir members for a long time in the future.   ♫

  March 8th, 2024 We were honored to be part of the celebrations marking the 175th anniversary of Fort Martin Scott .   As you can here in the recordings, it was a very windy evening.   After the event, the Choirs' received this kind thank you note: "Please pass along our thanks to everyone in the choirs who were part of this afternoon's ceremony and this evening's concert.  They did a tremendous job.  We always enjoy hearing the German choirs, as it reminds us of the lovely years we spent in Germany.  Your concert prior to the start of the ceremony itself helped tie the fort to the local community that was established here by the time the soldiers arrived.  And your rendition of the German anthem at the beginning of the Army Band's concert was a great reminder that those German settlers still cherished their own heritage. Thank you, in particular, for facilitating the participation of the choirs.  Without your help, this probably wouldn't have happened."

Ms. Amy Voorhees. our Music Director, had a solo performance at St. Mary's last Sunday. The concert (entitled  "Music is My Prayer") was part of the Sacred Music series presented at the church. We are so proud to have Ms. Amy as our music Instructor! Parts of the concert Soprano: Amy Voorhees, Violin: Tim Carder, Piano and organ: Luciano Laurentiu.

 Our final 2023 performance was the Caroling event at the Heritage Retirement Center. It was followed by the Choir's annual Christmas gathering. See you next year!

 On December 15, the Choirs took the Christmas cheer to Knopp Retirement Center.    The Choirs also sang German Carols at the Golden Hub Community Center. We met Mr. and Mrs. Santa there!

December is the annual caroling time. The Choirs are going to sing German Christmas carols at three places. December 15 11 am - Knopp I (Healthcare & Rehab.), 11: 45 am - Golden Hub. December 21 6 pm - Heritage Assisted Living