Events // Department of Music // University of Notre Dame

Welcome Weekend — Arts and Letters Academic Exploration Session

Time: Sat Aug 24, 2019, 1:30PM - 3:45PM

Location: Notre Dame Stadium, east side concourse

The College of Arts and Letters will be hosting an academic exploration session from 2:30 p.m. to 3:45 p.m. on Saturday, August 24, in the Concourse, east side of Notre Dame Stadium, near Corbett Hall.

First Day of Classes

Time: Tue Aug 27, 2019, All Day

Location:

First day of classes for the 2019-20 academic year. Originally published at al.nd.edu.…

Eric Wong, violin and HyunSoo Kim, piano

Time: Wed Sep 4, 2019, 7:00PM - 9:00PM

Location: LaBar Recital Hall

Celebrated for a “tone like toasted caramel. Amazing.” (Musical Toronto), Eric Wong is the violist of the Cavani String Quartet. He was also a member of the JUNO-nominated Afiara Quartet and the Linden String Quartet, first prize winners of the Fischoff, Coleman, and Concert Artist Guild competitions. In addition to his work as a performer, Mr. Wong is an accomplished educator and has been artist-in-residence at the Cleveland Institute of Music, the Royal Conservatory of Music, and Yale University and he is currently an artist-clinician for D'Addario Orchestral Strings. …

Brendan Shea and Yerin Kim Concert

Time: Tue Sep 10, 2019, 7:00PM - 9:00PM

Location: LaBar Recital Hall

"The Sound and the Fury" Music for violin and piano This concert will include works by Arvo Parte, Edvard Grieg, Leos Janacek, and Antonin Dvorak. The award-winning Shea-Kim duo was formed in 2014 by husband and wife duo Brendan Shea and Yerin Kim. Since then, they have toured the world, performing in Belgium, Italy, Canada, South Korea, and the United States. Their most recent award was a gold medal at the Manhattan International Music Competition. Their performances have been broadcasted on Klara Continuo in Belgium, PBC in Seoul, WUFT Classic in the USA. Their debut performance in Seoul, South Korea was recorded live and published by Ark Studio. Their latest project, “The Sound and the Fury”, will be released in early 2020. The Shea-Kim duo also regularly appears at several noteable music festivals, including the Annapolis Chamber Music Festival, the Anchorage Chamber Music Festival, the Harborfront Chamber Music Festival, and…

Conrad Tao, piano

Time: Sun Sep 29, 2019, 4:00PM - 5:30PM

Location: LaBar Recital Hall

Conrad Tao has appeared worldwide as a pianist and composer. Cited last season by The New York Times as “one of five classical music faces to watch,” Tao is a recipient of a prestigious Avery Fischer Career Grant and was named a Gilmore Young Artist—an honor awarded every two years highlighting the most promising American pianists of the new generation. His recital launches our renewed commitment to the presentation of leading soloists and small ensembles. …

Merz Trio

Time: Sun Oct 13, 2019, 2:00PM - 3:30PM

Location: LaBar Recital Hall

Pianist Lee Dionne, violinist Brigid Coleridge, and cellist Julia Yang have quickly emerged as a unique and award-winning ensemble, winning the 2019 Fischoff Competition Senior Division Strings/Piano Gold Prize and the First Prize and Audience Prize at the 2018 Chesapeake International Chamber Music Competition.…

Schola Musicorum

Time: Tue Oct 15, 2019, 9:00PM - 10:00PM

Location: Reyes Organ and Choral Hall

ND’s early music vocal ensemble presents “Abend-Musique LIII: Fragments of Medieval Chant Rescued from Book Bindings.” The fragments in question are in the manuscripts collection of the Smithsonian Institution. Some of the 15 fragments contain nearly complete chants, with only a few neumes trimmed off. Others preserve merely a small portion of a chant.…

Anthony Devroye, viola and Daniel Schlosberg, piano

Time: Wed Oct 16, 2019, 7:00PM - 8:30PM

Location: LaBar Recital Hall

Anthony Devroye, violist of the Avalon String Quartet, joins faculty pianist Daniel Schlosberg in a program to include the Viola Sonata of Rebecca Clarke, in this 100th anniversary year of its composition. This concert is free and open to the public. …

Glee Club Concert

Time: Fri Nov 1, 2019, 8:00PM - 9:30PM

Location: Leighton Concert Hall

For its fall concert, the Glee Club will present sacred and secular classical music for men's voices, along with vocal arrangements in folk and popular styles. For tickets call 631-2800 or performingarts.nd.edu. …

Jory Vinikour, harpsichord

Time: Thu Nov 7, 2019, 7:00PM - 8:00PM

Location: LaBar Recital Hall

The internationally renowned harpsichordist, an energetic advocate for his instrument, presents a solo recital, featuring works by Bach, Fischer, Rameau, and Louis Couperin. He will also present a masterclass on Wednesday, November 6th, in the LaBar Recital Hall from 4:00-6:00 p.m. focusing on ornamentation in Handel arias.…

Notre Dame Chorale

Time: Fri Nov 8, 2019, 8:00PM - 9:00PM

Location: Leighton Concert Hall

For its fall concert, director Alexander Blachly and the Chorale present works by Monteverdi, Schumann, Wagner, and Stravinsky. Several of the pieces are settings of poems written by Mary Queen of Scots at various points in her tragic career. The Chorale will be accompanied by pianist Päivi Ekroth…

New York Polyphony

Time: Sun Nov 10, 2019, 8:00PM - 9:00PM

Location: Basilica of the Sacred Heart

The Department of Music at Notre Dame presents New York Polyphony in a special program of sacred vocal chamber music at the Basilica. Recognized for their robust sound, superb musicianship, and thoughtful programming, New York Polyphony is one of the premiere vocal chamber ensembles in the United States and Europe today. In addition to their performance, this four-voice all-male ensemble will work with Notre Dame's own graduate vocal chamber ensemble, The Eight, in what is sure to be an enlightening and inspiring masterclass on November 11th at the LaBar Performance Hall from 12:30-1:30pm, also open to the public.…

Notre Dame Symphony Orchestra

Time: Fri Nov 22, 2019, 8:00PM - 9:00PM

Location: Leighton Concert Hall

The Notre Dame Symphony Orchestra presents its fall concert, including Brahms’s warm-hearted Symphony No 2. For tickets call 631-2800 or performingarts.nd.edu.…

Symphonic Winds

Time: Sun Nov 24, 2019, 3:00PM - 4:00PM

Location: Leighton Concert Hall

The Notre Dame Symphonic Band and Symphonic Winds present their annual fall concert, with special guest Mr. John Snowling of Lindisfarne College in Hastings, New Zealand. Mr. Snowling brings decades of international band conducting, and assisted with the creation of an ongoing internship partnership between students from Lindisfarne and Notre Dame. This performance will feature several masterworks from the British band tradition, and conclude with a combined encore performance of nearly 200 student musicians. …

Notre Dame Chorale presents Messiah

Time: Fri Dec 6, 2019, 8:00PM - 9:30PM

Location: Leighton Concert Hall

Friday and Saturday, December 6 and 7 A tradition the world over, including at Notre Dame, Alexander Blachly leads the ND Chorale, Festival Baroque Orchestra and student soloists in Handel’s beloved Messiah. For tickets call 631-2800 or performingarts.nd.edu. …

University Bands

Time: Sun Dec 8, 2019, 3:00PM - 4:00PM

Location: Leighton Concert Hall

The University Band presents its annual winter concert, featuring traditional wind band works, orchestral transcriptions, film music, ballads, Christmas songs, and Notre Dame favorites. One of the most diverse groups on campus, the University Band is comprised of current undergraduate and graduate students from ND, Saint Mary’s, and Holy Cross, faculty, staff, community members, and band alumni. …

Jazz Bands

Time: Sun Dec 8, 2019, 7:00PM - 8:00PM

Location: Leighton Concert Hall

The Notre Dame Jazz Band program is comprised of two "traditional" jazz ensembles and a New Orleans Brass Band. The bands perform a wide variety of music, ranging from jazz classics and vocal selections to new works and transcriptions. For tickets call 631-2800 or performingarts.nd.edu…

Collegium Musicum

Time: Thu Dec 12, 2019, 7:30PM - 8:30PM

Location: Reyes Organ and Chorale Hall

The intimate vocal ensemble, directed by Dan Stowe, presents Renaissance and Baroque works from Northern Europe. For tickets call 631-2800 or performingarts.nd.edu. …

Glee Club Christmas Concerts

Time: Sat Dec 14, 2019, 2:30PM - 8:00PM

Location: Leighton Concert Hall

2:30 PM and 8:00 PM The Notre Dame Glee Club and Symphony Orchestra present “Christmas at Notre Dame,” featuring sacred and secular music for the season. For tickets call 631-2800 or performingarts.nd.edu. …

Department of Music

Upcoming Events

Saturday, August 24, 2019

Welcome Weekend — Arts and Letters Academic Exploration Session

Tuesday, August 27, 2019

First Day of Classes

Wednesday, September 4, 2019

Eric Wong, violin and HyunSoo Kim, piano

Tuesday, September 10, 2019

Brendan Shea and Yerin Kim Concert

Sunday, September 29, 2019

Conrad Tao, piano

Sunday, October 13, 2019

Merz Trio

Tuesday, October 15, 2019

Schola Musicorum

Wednesday, October 16, 2019

Anthony Devroye, viola and Daniel Schlosberg, piano

Friday, November 1, 2019

Glee Club Concert

Thursday, November 7, 2019

Jory Vinikour, harpsichord

Friday, November 8, 2019

Notre Dame Chorale

Sunday, November 10, 2019

New York Polyphony

Friday, November 22, 2019

Notre Dame Symphony Orchestra

Sunday, November 24, 2019

Symphonic Winds

Friday, December 6, 2019

Notre Dame Chorale presents Messiah

Sunday, December 8, 2019

University Bands

Jazz Bands

Thursday, December 12, 2019

Collegium Musicum

Saturday, December 14, 2019

Glee Club Christmas Concerts