Hymn Festival: "Praise God from Whom: A cappella Mennonite Singing" with Myron Sauder, Jerome Weaver

This festival is offered as a part of The Hymn Society's 2026 Annual Conference held in Princeton, NJ. Copyrighted materials are covered under Onelicense A-729857. To view/download a copy of the SHAPE NOTE version of the festival program, click here: https://thehymnsociety.org/wp-content... To view/download a copy of the ROUND NOTE version of the festival program, click here: https://thehymnsociety.org/wp-content... This festival is sponsored by Andreas & Tracy Teich in Honor of their 40th Wedding Anniversary LEADER BIOS: Myron K. Sauder lives in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania with his wife Sarah and seven children. A member of the Old Order River Brethren church, he began to study his church’s oral singing tradition as a teenager, resulting in his writing Handbook for Spiritual Hymns, a handbook for his church’s hymnal. His working career has been in teaching a variety of subjects at several church schools and in writing. At home, he enjoys time with family, singing, and reading. Jerome Weaver is a leader of congregational song in his church, as well as being involved with various music ministry programs. He publishes a hymnal (Zion’s Praises) compiled by his grandfather in the conservative Mennonite tradition. Along with his family, he loves to attend hymn singing events whenever he can. He lives in Vineland, NJ with his wife and five children, and is a Life Member of The Hymn Society.