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Music & Dance Workshop
Sept. 19th, 2024
An exploration of the relationship between dance and music theory.
In preparation for their upcoming performance, Lorraine leads Ballet Hartford’s dancers through a study of the rich rhythmic structures found within Benjamin Britten’s “A Ceremony of Carols.”
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All Saints Day Vespers & Mass
November 1st, 2023 at 5:00 PM
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The Basilica Children's Choir Workshop
Saturday, August 26th, 2023 from 1-5:15 pm
The Basilica of the Immaculate Conception in Waterbury, CT
Since its inception in October 2022, the Basilica Children’s Choir has welcomed over twenty choristers and performed nine times for weekend masses and special feast days including Christmas Eve, Ash Wednesday, Good Friday, and Easter Sunday. Our Music Ministry is hosting a workshop for all the young musicians of the parish as we look forward to starting the second season of choir this coming September. Please contact the Dir. of Music, Lorraine Salerni for more information and to register your chorister for the workshop: musicdirector@waterburybasilica.org
The Basilica Children’s Choir Workshop
Saturday, August 26th, 2023 from 1-5:15 pm
The Basilica of the Immaculate Conception in Waterbury, CT
Since its inception in October 2022, the Basilica Children’s Choir has welcomed over twenty choristers and performed nine times for weekend masses and special feast days including Christmas Eve, Ash Wednesday, Good Friday, and Easter Sunday. Our Music Ministry is hosting a workshop for all the young musicians of the parish as we look forward to starting the second season of choir this coming September. Please contact the Dir. of Music, Lorraine Salerni for more information and to register your chorister for the workshop: musicdirector@waterburybasilica.org
The Passion
Release Date: Ash Wednesday, February 22, 2023
Through song and spoken word, the album’s 40 tracks present the events of Holy Week through the eyes of Jesus’ disciples, led by a character called Memory who guides them as they grieve the loss of their friend. Read more.
The Folk Choir serves the University community, including the Basilica of the Sacred Heart, as one of the principal liturgical choirs. Since its founding more than 40 years ago, it has toured across five continents and released eight studio albums… Produced by three-time Grammy winner Joe Henry and directed by Wright, [this] album was recorded in Jerusalem at the end of the choir’s weeklong pilgrimage to the Holy Land.
Published: February 16, 2023. Author: Carrie Gates
Tenebrae 2023
Wednesday, April 5th, 2023 at 8pm
The Basilica of the Immaculate Conception in Waterbury, CT
Featuring choral works by Verdi, Allegri, and Victoria alongside the psalms and prayers traditionally sung at this ancient liturgy known as Tenebrae (“darkness”).
2022
“PLEASE LOOK” — A Cinematic Opera Experience
WINNER: Opera America Awards for Digital Excellence (November 2022)
Release Date: Fall 2022
A Cinematic Opera Experience from Opera Notre Dame and Four/Ten Media.
Michiana Church Musicians Workshop
August 19th-20th, 2022
St. Monica & St. Joseph Churches, Mishawaka, IN.
What is the music of the Church and how is it relevant today? Join us for this two-day workshop exploring the purpose of music in Catholic liturgy through lectures and interactive workshops. Each day will end with a Vespers Service or Mass where we apply the lessons of the day. Open to all parishioners, choristers, instrumentalists, cantors, and music enthusiasts who would like to learn more about music and liturgy.
The Passion: Premiere Tour 2022
March 5th: Notre Dame, IN
March 7th: Buffalo, NY
March 8th: Philadelphia, PA
March 9th: New York, NY
March 10th: Hudson, NY
April 10th: Notre Dame, IN
“The Passion” is a newly composed musical ritualization of Christ’s Passion. Emerging from a collaborative process between students in the Folk Choir and professional artists, the piece combines Scripture drawn from all four Gospels with original poetry, all set to newly composed music.
Good Friday Tenebrae
Friday, April 15th at 8pm at St. Monica Church in Mishawaka, IN.
Featuring Tallis’ Lamentations, Allegri’s Miserere, and an original arrangement of Страдальна мати honoring our suffering sisters and brothers in the Ukraine.
Conducted by Jessica Roberts & Lorraine Mihaliak
Notre Dame Day Broadcast: Forever Gold Trio
April 25th @ 7:17 pm
Tune into the broadcast and make a donation following this link:
2021
NDCC Christmas Album!
Release: Christmas 2021
We are pleased to announce the release of our newest Christmas album, A Ceremony of Carols: Christmas with the Notre Dame Children's Choir! Recorded in June of 2021 in Reyes Choral and Organ Hall of Notre Dame's DeBartolo Performing Arts Center, the album includes Benjamin Britten's A Ceremony of Carols as well as classical carols such as Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella, Sussex Carol, Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day, Silent Night, and more.
Published: December 23, 2021 Author: Mark Doerries
Download copies of the album at ndcc.hearnow.com or purchase physical copies from the NDCC's Online Marketplace. Your purchase supports the choristers, directors, and staff of the Notre Dame Children's Choir.
