Music
Our Campus Ministry Choirs are world-renowned for the quality of music they provide. Their vocal and instrumental praise of God is ministry at its finest, whether it involves leading liturgical music at the Basilica of the Sacred Heart or singing for a group of residents at South Bend’s Center for the Homeless. Students of all ages, majors, and musical experience are welcome to audition.
Basilica Choirs
Basilica Schola
The Basilica Schola is a 16-member ensemble that sings sacred music at Basilica Sunday liturgies, Candlemas, and other special liturgical celebrations. The group sings sacred repertoire from all periods but specializes in the motet repertoire of the Renaissance period.
Contact: Andrew McShane / 574.631.7800 / McShane.1@nd.edu
Community Choir
The choir is comprised of men and women of all ages from the greater South Bend community as well as students, faculty and staff from the university. The choir’s two major functions are providing music for the 10 AM Solemn Mass in the Basilica during the summer months and singing for Midnight Mass on Christmas.
Contact: Andrew McShane / 574.631.5731 / amcshane@nd.edu
Handbell Choir
The Handbell Choir rings four octoave of English-styled handbells and plays for various liturgies in the Basillica of the Sacred Heart. The group rings at Advent Lessoons and Carols and at Junior Parents’ Weekend, and presents a spring concert in the Basilica of the Sacred Heart.
Contact: Karen Schneider Kirner / 574.631.9326 / kschnei1@nd.edu
Liturgical Choir
The Liturgical Choir, a group of 65 undergraduate and graduate men and women, provides music for the Sunday 10:00 a.m. Liturgy and for Sunday Vespers in the Basilica of the Sacred Heart. The choir provides musical leadership at Junior Parents’ Weekend and the Baccalaureate Liturgies.
Contact: Dr. Gail Walton / 574.631.7779 / gwalton@nd.edu or
Andrew McShane / 574.631.5731 / amcshane@nd.edu
Notre Dame Folk Choir
The Folk Choir provides music for the Sunday 11:45 a.m. Liturgy in the Basillica and for many University events. Sixty musicians use four-part vocal harmony accompanied by strings, flute, guitar, harp, organ, conga and bodhran (Irish drum).
Contact: Steve Warner / 574.631.5652 / Warner.1@nd.edu
Women’s Liturgical Choir
The Women’s Liturgical Choir, a group of 50 women, provides music for the Saturday 5:00 p.m. Vigil Liturgy in the Basilica of the Sacred Heart. The choir is also heard at Sunday Vespers, weddings, Junior Parent’s Weedend, Advent Lessons and Carols, and other special University liturgies.
Contact: Daniel Bayless / dbayless@nd.edu
Ensembles
Celebration Choir
The Celebration choir participates in Sunday night residence hall liturgies, sings at Masses in the Stepan Center following home football games, and performs mission work in the South Bend community with its music.
Contact: Karen Schneider Kirner / 574.631.9326 / kschnei1@nd.edu
Coro Primavera de Nuestra Señora
The Coro Primavera de Nuestra Senora is a musical group that sings at the 1:30 p.m. Sunday Spanish Mass in St. Edward’s Residence Hall chapel. This group also sings at various dorm masses on Sunday evenings, at numerous cultural celebrations, and at the anual Our Lady of Guadalupe Mass at the Basilica of the Sacred Heart.
Totus Tuus
Totus Tuus is a Praise & Worship band, complete with piano, keyboard, electric and acoustic guitars, percussion, and vocalists. The band plays contemporary P&W music, along with some favorite church hymns (revamped, of course). The Band has been part of Four:7 since its creation and provides live music for the Catholic Fellowship group.
Contact: Brett Perkins / 574.631.3250 / Perkins.26@nd.edu
