For Immediate Release: November 28, 2006

Contacts:
Christopher A. Sallak
Patron Services and Marketing Manager
574-284-4625 or csallak@saintmarys.edu
-or-
Melanie McDonald
Director of Media Relations
574-284-4579 or mmcdonal@saintmarys.edu

Christmas at Loretto Rings in Holiday Season

NOTRE DAME, Ind. — The South Bend Chamber Singers, under the direction
of Saint Mary’s College Music Professor Nancy Menk, begin their 18th
concert season with their annual “Christmas at Loretto” performance. The
concert is Sunday, Dec. 17 at 7:30 p.m. in the Church of Our Lady of
Loretto at Saint Mary’s College.

The Chamber Singers with organist David Eicher will present beautiful
music for the season, featuring the world premiere of And We Shall Sing
by American composer Stephen Paulus and new works by Cary Boyce, Eleanor
Daley, Jocelyn Hagen, Anne Heider, David Mooney, J. David Moore, Karen
Olson, Arvo Part, and James Sclater.

Admission is $12 for adults, $10 for senior citizens, $8 for SMC/ND
staff, and $5 for students. Tickets are available through the Saint
Mary’s College Box Office by visiting Monday through Friday, 9 a.m.-5
p.m. or by calling 574-284-4626. Shuttle service will be provided from
the Bertrand, Clubhouse, and Science parking lots.

The South Bend Chamber Singers, an ensemble-in-residence at Saint Mary’s
College, was founded in 1989. The members have extensive musical
backgrounds, but their current professions encompass a wide variety of
fields. The choir draws its members from throughout north-central
Indiana and southwestern Michigan. The ensemble concentrates on works by
living composers, but its repertoire includes traditional compositions
and unusual and complex arrangements. They have performed with the
Chicago Chamber Orchestra, the South Bend Symphony Orchestra, and
Germany’s Chamber Orchestra of the Rhine, among many others.

In 2004, the Singers won the ASCAP/Chorus America Award for Adventurous
Programming. Since 1992 their efforts have been rewarded by annual
grants from the Indiana Arts Commission.

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