Choirs sing on despite the weather

The weather outside was frightful, but the choirs were so delightful.

The joy of the season received a special boost for students and teachers on Monday as Notre Dame enjoyed its first “snow day” of the academic year. But most seasoned entertainers know that “the show must go on,” so with the Avondale High School theater already booked and very little time before Christmas break to reschedule, the  Notre Dame Preparatory School and Marist Academy choirs went ahead despite the weather and presented their Christmas concert on Monday, December 12.

“All in all, the weather and roads were far more cooperative for the evening concert than they had been earlier in the day and the nearly 600 guests who braved the cold to be at Avondale on Monday were rewarded for their effort with superb performances,” noted Tom Convery, one of the choir parent volunteers.  

The choirs presented a number of arrangements of secular classics as well as Christian pieces to help draw audience members into the Christmas season. Notre Dame’s director of choirs David Fazzini presented his high school choirs, which included the Freshman Mixed Choir, Women’s Advanced Choir, The Irishmen, Honors Chamber Choir and The Ninth Hour choir while his accompanist and assistant director of choirs Ellie Frazier featured the Sixth Grade Choir.

Senior Jacob Mancinotti performs a solo on Monday night.

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About Notre Dame Preparatory School and Marist Academy

Notre Dame Preparatory School and Marist Academy is a private, Catholic, independent, coeducational day school located in Oakland County. The school's upper division enrolls students in grades nine through twelve and has been named one of the nation's best 50 Catholic high schools (Acton Institute) four times since 2005. Notre Dame's middle and lower divisions enroll students in jr. kindergarten through grade eight. All three divisions are International Baccalaureate "World Schools." The Marist Fathers and Brothers sponsor NDPMA's Catholic identity and manages its educational program. Notre Dame is accredited by the National Association of Independent Schools, the Independent Schools Association of the Central States and the North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement. For more on Notre Dame Preparatory School and Marist Academy, visit the school's home page at www.ndpma.org.