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A 21st-century academic training program at the University of Notre Dame that prepares professional musicians for work in all Christian denominations.

Please visit our blog at blogs.nd.edu/sacredmusicnd

10/28/2026

Join graduate recital choir Vox Lumina in concert on Wednesday, November 4th, 7:30 pm led by conductor Soo Jin Min for her final DMA choral conducting lecture-recital at the University of Notre Dame, centered on Brahms’s Schicksalslied (Song of Destiny). Through performance and commentary, explore how Brahms transforms Hölderlin’s poetry into a powerful musical journey between heavenly serenity and human struggle, inviting reflection on the possibility of consolation and hope. The program also features works by Pau Casals, Johann Sebastian Bach, Elaine Hagenberg, and Bradley Ellingboe.

Pre-Concert Lecture 6:30 PM
Vox Lumina Concert: 7:30 PM
Leighton Concert Hall, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center

This event is free but ticketed. For more info please visit:
https://sacredmusic.nd.edu/news-and-events/events/2026/11/04/vox-lumina-recital/

10/26/2026

Ahead of her November 1 recital, we caught up with organist Marya Fancey to explore her passion for uncovering overlooked musical treasures, the connection between research and performance, and the joy of introducing audiences to lesser-known works.✨

Read more in our latest Meet the Artist feature: https://ow.ly/Sga050ZXonY

10/21/2026

Applications for graduate study are open for the 2027–28 academic year in Sacred Music at Notre Dame.

MSM: Choral Conducting | Voice | Organ
DMA: Choral Conducting | Organ

Apply by December 15, 2026

Explore our programs:
https://sacredmusic.nd.edu/graduate-program/

10/21/2026

We are looking forward to an upcoming visit by Marya Fancey, Lecturer in Organ and Harpsichord at University of North Carolina Greensboro. Dr. Fancey will present a masterclass on Saturday October 31 from 10am-noon, coaching undergraduate student Nathan Ward and SMND students Millicent Hawthorne and Nick Schefstad on music of Jean Titezlouze, Girolamo Frescobaldi, Johann Jakob Froberger and Johann Kaspar Kerll.

On Sunday November 1 at 4pm in Reyes Organ and Choral Hall in the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center, Dr. Fancey will play a concert which includes German baroque works by Samuel Scheidt and J. S. Bach, intabulations of Latin sacred motets by Caterina Assandra (a late 16th - early 17th century Italian composer and Benedictine nun) as well as motets from a 16th century Polish tablature book, and a contemporary work by Marian Sawa.

10/20/2026

Hear familiar traditions through a new perspective. 🎶

Organist Marya Fancey combines performance and scholarship to uncover remarkable music from lesser-known composers and bring new voices to the concert experience.

📅 Sunday, Nov. 1 at 4 p.m.�
🎟️ Get tickets: https://ow.ly/T4it50ZWYM2

10/18/2026

This past Sunday, October 11th, organists from the SMND and ND undergraduate organ studios played a recital at St. Thomas the Apostle Church in Elkhart, IN, titled "Organ Music for the Blessed Virgin Mary." SMND organists Nicholas Schefstad, Anne Patterson, David Djambov and AJ Lyon, along with undergraduate organists Henry Pawl and Nathan Ward, performed works by Bach, Titelouze, Dupré, and Preston on the 1991 Russell & Co. organ. The audience was very well attended by both parishioners of St. Thomas and friends of the SMND program.

All of the ND organists would like to thank Fr. Logan Parrish and Dr. Benjamin Stone - an SMND alum! - for their hospitality and warm welcome to St. Thomas parish. The concert was a great success.

Stay tuned for more information about the next ND studio recital at Hillsdale College on Friday, November 20th!

The Doctor of Musical Arts & The Master of Sacred Music are part of Notre Dame’s ecumenical program in Sacred Music. All students receive full-tuition scholarships and an assistantship that supplies a competitive stipend. Every two years, students and faculty embark on an international study tour (Rome in 2028). Learn more about applying to SMND: https://sacredmusic.nd.edu/graduate-program/apply/

Photo Credit: A.J. Lyon

10/14/2026

Join SMND Concordia Vocal Ensemble tomorrow, Thursday October 15th at 7:30 pm for Chiaroscuro, the first performance under Notre Dame’s new Director of Choral Activities, Amanda Quist. This event is free, but ticketed at Reyes Organ and Choral Hall, DPAC. Please visit the link for ticket information or the to view the livestream:
https://sacredmusic.nd.edu/news-and-events/events/2026/10/15/concordia-vocal-ensemble-concert-2/

10/09/2026

Join us tomorrow, Saturday, October 10, at the Potawatomi Conservatories at noon to hear our first concert of the 2026-27 season! We can’t wait for you to see us perform!

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