Press release from Notre Dame Glee Club:
Notre Dame Glee Club returns to the Basilica of St. Lawrence
Thursday, March 12, 2020 at 7pm
97 Haywood Street, Asheville, NC 28801
Admission by Donation
Founded in 1915, the 75-voice Notre Dame Glee Club presents a wide-ranging repertory in several formal campus concerts as well as in dozens of informal performances at University events. The membership is drawn from all courses of study at the university.
In recent years the Club has performed on tour in over 40 U.S. states and 20 countries. In the course of regular European tours (most recently in the spring of 2011), the Club has performed in Ireland, England, France, Spain, Austria, Italy, Switzerland, Germany, and the Czech Republic. In 1997 the Glee Club appeared in Israel with the Jerusalem Symphony and in 2001 the Glee Club toured Asia, singing in Singapore, Bangkok, Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong (with the Hong Kong Sinfonietta), and Taipei. In 2005 they toured in Mexico and Central America; and returned to Guatemala in May and June of 2009 with the Notre Dame Symphony Orchestra; they toured northern Spain, including a pilgrimage on foot along the Camino de Santiago, in May and June of 2013.
Among several Glee Club recordings are Shake Down the Thunder (1989), Under the Dome (1999), In dulci jubilo (2001), Vive la compagnie (2005), and Beautiful Rain (2007). Their newest CD, On the Rocky Road to Dublin, was released in August of 2012.
Before you comment
The comments section is here to provide a platform for civil dialogue on the issues we face together as a local community. Xpress is committed to offering this platform for all voices, but when the tone of the discussion gets nasty or strays off topic, we believe many people choose not to participate. Xpress editors are determined to moderate comments to ensure a constructive interchange is maintained. All comments judged not to be in keeping with the spirit of civil discourse will be removed and repeat violators will be banned. See here for our terms of service. Thank you for being part of this effort to promote respectful discussion.