Four hundred years ago, the ancestors of the song leaders who recently gathered in an Ephrata-area church likely would have sung the same hymns in the same way. They would have been sung in German, ...

Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Hutchinson will open its doors at 4 p.m. Sunday for its annual Hymn Festival. Following the singing, everyone is welcome at a German supper featuring bratwurst and ...

Between the Texas State Capitol and the University of Texas campus is the Austin Saengerrunde Hall. German immigrants formed the social club in 1879 with the mission to promote German heritage through ...

Artists Magdalena Fischer (right) and Eleonore Majer sing classical music in Stuttgart, southern Germany. THOMAS KIENZLE/AFP via Getty Images Singing in a choir can be deadly in the age of the ...

At a time when cultural traditions often fade amid modernization, the Dallas Frohsinn Singing Society remains a steadfast presence in North Texas. Founded in 1877 by German immigrants seeking a sense ...

A German-language Christmas choir in Austin, Texas, has been in operation since 1879. NPR joins the choir as they rehearse for their annual Christmas concert. Between the Texas State Capitol and the ...