South Bend Chamber Singers
Michiana’s Premier Vocal Chamber Ensemble
South Bend Chamber Singers
Michiana’s Premier Vocal Chamber Ensemble
Our New Season
Join us for our 29th season of outstanding chamber choir concerts. From world and local premieres to a unique mass by Rossini, our season will delight you. Check out our 2017-2018 offerings below!
Auditions
Interested in singing with the South Bend Chamber Singers? Auditions are held at the end of August. Call (574) 284-4632 or (574) 233-6927 to schedule an audition time.
An Amazing Season!
Serenading Michiana for 29 seasons as an
ensemble-in-residence at Saint Mary’s College.
Christmas at Loretto
Beautiful New Music for the Season featuring the world premiere of new works by American composers William Averitt and Zae Munn along with other new works for the season and familiar carols in new arrangements.
Gioachino Rossini’s Petite Messe Solennelle
Italian composer Gioachino Rossini’s Pettite Messe Solennelle was written in 1863.
Emerson Eads, Guest Conductor
But Who Shall Return Us Our Children: A Kipling Passion
A World War I Oratorio
by American composer
John Muehleisen
This will be a Great Lakes Premiere
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Sunday, December 17, 2017
7:30 p.m.
Church of Our Lady of Loretto
Saint Mary’s College, South Bend, IN
Tuesday, December 19, 2017
7:30 p.m.
Peace Lutheran Church
06321 Blue Star Memorial Highway
South Haven, MI 49090
Sunday, March 11, 2018
7:30 p.m.
O’Laughlin Auditorium
Saint Mary’s College, South Bend, IN
Sunday, May 20th, 2018
7:30 p.m.
O’Laughlin Auditorium
Saint Mary’s College, South Bend, IN
An Amazing Season!
Serenading Michiana for 29 seasons as an
ensemble-in-residence at Saint Mary’s College.
Christmas at Loretto
Beautiful New Music for the Season featuring the world premiere of new works by American composers William Averitt and Zae Munn along with other new works for the season and familiar carols in new arrangements.
Sunday, December 17, 2017
7:30 p.m.
Church of Our Lady of Loretto
Saint Mary’s College, South Bend, IN
Tuesday, December 19, 2017
7:30 p.m.
Peace Lutheran Church
06321 Blue Star Memorial Highway
South Haven, MI 49090
Gioachino Rossini’s Petite Messe Solennelle
Italian composer Gioachino Rossini’s Pettite Messe Solennelle was written in 1863.
Emerson Eads, Guest Conductor
Sunday, March 11, 2018
7:30 p.m.
O’Laughlin Auditorium
Saint Mary’s College, South Bend, IN
But Who Shall Return Us Our Children: A Kipling Passion
A World War I Oratorio
by American composer
John Muehleisen
This will be a Great Lakes Premiere
.
Sunday, May 20th, 2018
7:30 p.m.
O’Laughlin Auditorium
Saint Mary’s College, South Bend, IN
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Get to Know Us
CALENDAR & EVENTS
Check out our concerts and activities.
LIVING COMPOSERS
We are proud to champion the music of living composers. Their art has a voice through us.
NEW WORKS
We have a longtime history of enriching the choral repertoire through commissioning new works annually.
GUEST ARTISTS
Learn more about the guest artists and organizations that collaborate with us.
DIRECTOR
We flourish under the direction of Nancy Menk.
MEMBERS
Singers from all walks of life comprise our chorus. Learn more about us.
MISSION STATEMENT
We are dedicated to providing and maintaining excellence in chamber choral music.
RECORDINGS
Our chorus offers several CDs which are available for purchase. Listen to selections of our work.
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Chamber Singers in Action
We participate in a wide variety of programs and partner with many area organizations.
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The Pride of Michiana
Established In 1987
The South Bend Chamber Singers, an ensemble-in-residence at Saint Mary’s College, is in its 28th. Over the past 20-plus years, the Singers have presented major choral-orchestral works such as Handel’s Messiah, Bach’s Magnificat, Mass in B Minor, and St. John Passion; Mendelssohn’s Elijah, Vivaldi’s Gloria, Haydn’s Lord Nelson Mass, Brahms’ Requiem and Orff’s Carmina Burana. Yet, the ensemble concentrates primarily on works by living composers and regularly commissions new works and unusual and complex arrangements.
“The South Bend Chamber Singers is well known for its rich choral sound, its surprising mixture of harmonies and rhythms, its blend of works- old and new. We highly recommend an evening spent with these talented singers and their director, Dr. Nancy Menk.”
Diana and Casey Murray – Crown Point, IN