We take a break from our regular rehearsals during the summer. Instead we have summer “rehearsals” at our usual time of 7:00 on Thursday nights. Instead of Turner Hall, we meet at different places in the area. A clear favorite is the Essen Haus in Madison, but we do sometimes meet at other places as well.
MMC Singers at the Essen Haus, June 4, 2026
The most recent issue of the Wisconsin Historical Society’s “Columns” newsletter featured our own Doc Wertsch! And the Männerchor even got a shout out from the Doc.
Read the article here: https://www.madisonmaennerchor.org/blog2/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Paul-Wertsch-article.pdf
Here’s a printout of the 2026 Stiftungsfest history presentation given by Tim Hughes, recounting the Madison Männerchor’s 100th Anniversary celebration in 1952:
The Madison Männerchor gathered at Turner Hall of Monroe on Saturday, February 21, 2026 to celebrate our 174th Founding. Following a great dinner of Jägerschnitzel, President Joe Johnson recapped the 2025 MMC year, including the resignation of Director Garrett Debbink, the hiring of Brighin Kane-Grade, and the many performances throughout the year, highlighted by our Spring and Christmas Concerts.
Tim Hughes then gave a short presentation on the Männerchor’s 100th Anniversary in 1952. Click HERE to view the presentation.
Our annual Christmas Concert & Dinner will be held at the Holy Wisdom Monastery in Middleton (4200 County Rd M) at 3:00 pm on Sunday December 14, 2025. For all of the details, please click on the link below to see the concert flyer.
The Madison Maennerchor is once again a 501(c)3 charitable organization. If you would like to make a donation to help up preserve German choral singing please click DONATION
We’ll be having our Open Haus on Thursday September 18th at the Essen Haus from 7:00 to 9:00 pm. So if you’re interested in learning more about the Maennerchor, this is a chance for you to come and meet us, have some refreshments and perhaps sing along with us.
Here’s the flyer we’ve been passing around.
The 2025 Madison Maennerchor Spring Concert will be held on Sunday May 18 at 3:00 pm at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church. This is the same place where we had our concert last spring; the address is 1905 W Beltline Highway in Madison. Admission is $15.
In March a reporter and a photographer from the Daily Cardinal visited one of our rehearsals, and interviewed several of the choir members. The article is very nice; it was published on April 3, 2025. To read the article online, please click here.
A visit from Sankt Nikolaus
Come and join us for a traditional Christmas Concert and Dinner with the Madison Maennerchor!
When: Sunday December 15, 2024 at 3pm
Where: Holy Wisdom Monastery, 4200 County Rd. M in Middleton
Cost: $15 concert only, or $35 for the concert and dinner
The concert features traditional German and Christmas songs, and a special visit by Sankt Nikolaus with treats and gifts!
The dinner includes turkey with “all the fixings” as well as the traditional ham baked in sourdough from Clasen’s Bakery!
Call/text Tim at 608-712-3361, or send an email to concert.mmc@gmail.com. Tickets are available at the door, but reservations are necessary for dinner. Reservations must be received by December 6.
Frohe Weihnachten! Happy Holidays!
Note: if the concert is canceled due to bad weather (as has happened in the past) we will post the news here on our web site and also on our Facebook page. We will also attempt to contact everyone on the reservation list if we have a phone number or email address.