University of Notre Dame Folk Chior to Perform on Jan. 9

Save the Date! The University of Notre Dame Folk Choir will give a special performance for the De La Salle community on Tuesday, January 9 at 9:50 a.m. The Choir is currently visiting Michigan as part of their 2023 Midwest Winter Tour. All members of the De La Salle Community are invited to attend. The Choir will perform at St. Hugo of the Hills in Bloomfield Hills at 7:00 p.m. later that evening.

A live stream of the performance can be found here: https://events.locallive.tv/finalsite/132881

The Folk Choir serves the University of Notre Dame as one of its principal liturgical choirs, singing every Sunday during the academic year at the 12:00 pm liturgy in the Basilica of the Sacred Heart. The sixty-plus members of the choir come from a variety of academic disciplines but are brought together by a shared love of music and a desire to practice, explore, and share their faith. Students often find that their experience with the Folk Choir bears witness to the love, grace, and lasting joy God calls us to share with one another. Following the example of Blessed Basil Moreau, the choir aims to unify the hearts and minds of both our members and the congregations we serve through our song. 

The Notre Dame Folk Choir was founded in the late 1970s and quickly moved beyond the conventional definition of a “folk” group. The choir works to bridge the gap between contemporary compositions of a post-Vatican II church community and the rich expression of traditional choral repertoire.

The choir’s musical offerings have been gathered from numerous cultural traditions, and a special emphasis is placed on contemporary music. Many of the pieces in our repertoire have been composed and arranged by the choir’s directors and a variety of other composers active in the field of sacred music. The Folk Choir has released fourteen albums, and most recently The Passion (2022), which was recorded in Jerusalem. The choir has traveled to five continents, with recent tours to East Africa and the Holy Land.

More information about the Folk Choir can be found at: https://folkchoir.nd.edu/, and links to their social media and music can be found at https://bio.to/folk.

 

University of Notre Dame Folk Chior to Perform on Jan. 9