More than 130 Notre Dame students perform at Oakland University, raise money for Child Fund International.
In a major concert appearance held Monday, October 17, to a standing-room-only crowd at Oakland University, the Notre Dame choir program, which included the middle-division choir, performed “Music of the World.”
"It was a great first show of the year for our choirs,” said David Fazzini, director of choirs at Notre Dame. “I’m proud of the hard work they did, especially considering that most of the music was sung in foreign languages. I feel that the concert provided something new and interesting for everyone."
Six ensembles from Notre Dame put on quite a performance at OU’s Varner Hall, which has seen recent concerts by Broadway star Natalie Weiss, the Shanghai Quartet, pianist Angela Cheng, The Gryphon Trio, international cabaret artist Sharron Matthews and jazz violinist Regina Carter.
Notre Dame’s Irishmen choir performs at a concert at Oakland University.
“This ws a Notre Dame choir concert only,” Fazzini said. “We had our Freshmen Choir, Women's Chorus, the Irishmen, our Chamber Choir, the Ninth Hour Choir, Sisters in Song, Band of Brothers, and a special appearance by our 6th-Grade Chorus.”
The hour-long concert featured musical performances and songs originating in Estonia, Serbia, Africa, China and the United States, among others. A video excerpt from Monday's concert is available below.
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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.