The Denver Turnverein Chorus, established in 1998, consists of two formerly independent groups: the Denver Männerchor and the Rocky Mountain Women's Chorus.

The chorus is currently under the leadership of director Dr. Keith Arnold with assistant directors Dr. Oliver Ellsworth and Anada Gusé.

Denver Männerchor

In the 1870s German singing societies became very popular in the Denver area. Such societies had a long and illustrious history that was integrally connected with the historic Denver Turnverein (German House) now known as the Turnverein Cultural Center at 1570 Clarkson Street. The Denver Männerchor was one of the first male choruses in the area. In December 1869 the Denver Turnverein had its own singing society (name unknown) and in 1871 had merger talks with the Denver Männerchor. The Männerchor finally decided against becoming a part of the Turnverein. By 1874 there were six German singing societies in the area, the Turnverein chorus being one of them. (Turnverein Centennial Journal 1865-1965)

The present group traces its immediate roots to 1936. That year a group of sixteen men, who wanted to foster the tradition of German male chorus singing and the fellowship that comes with it, established the Arion Gesangverein chorus. That chorus gave its first public concert in May 1937. In the mid-1990s Arion chorus changed its name to the Denver Männerchor, taking its name from one of the historic choruses.

Rocky Mountain Women's Chorus

The South Metro Women’s Chorus first started out in 1990 as a lunch hour class at Metro State College (originally the Metro South Chorus). In 1995, the chorus changed its name to the Rocky Mountain Women’s Chorus and joined the Denver Männerchor in their European tour of 1995. This chorus was a traditional American women's chorus, singing a variety of choral arrangements. In 1998, the women permanently joined the Denver Männerchor to form the Denver Turnverein Chorus. The women’s chorus was a welcome addition to the Denver Männerchor and provided its members with increased opportunities for social and cultural events.

Today, the Chorus fulfills its goal of promoting music from many cultures and traditions by presenting free and paid concerts in the Denver metropolitan area. Annually, the Chorus holds a fall semester culminating in a Christmas Concert and spring semester that concludes with the Spring Concert. Concerts are held in the Turnverein Cultural Center and are open to the public as well as members of the Turnverein. Both concerts consist of selections from many languages and genres. Concerts are augmented with free community singing events including German festivals, caroling at assisted living centers and concerts at local churches.