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 30th season of outstanding chamber choir concerts. From world and local premieres to a celebration of Simple Gifts, our season will delight you. Check out our 2018-2019 offerings below!
Elegant
“The entire performance was characterized by the complex made simple, a fastidious attention to detail, and an overall concept of expressive musicianship.”
-Jay Miller, South Bend Tribune
30th Anniversary Season!
Serenading Michiana for 30 seasons as an
ensemble-in-residence at Saint Mary’s College.
Christmas at Loretto
This annual holiday concert always draws a large crowd of Northwest Indiana residents. For this year’s concert we have commissioned a new work from American composer William McClelland.
30th Anniversary Celebration
with the South Bend Symphony Orchestra
Alastair Willis and Nancy Menk, conductors
I Shall Lift Up Mine Eyes and Alleluia by Jake Runestad
Ave Verum by Jake Runestad
Paukenmesse by Franz Josef Haydn
Simple Gifts: Songs of the Shakers
Featuring new works by American composers Paul Crabtree and Daniel Elder. For this concert we return to music of a simpler time and style. We will perform some original Shaker tunes, but the bulk of the program will feature new arrangements of these tunes by American composers, including the world premiere of a new work composed for the SBCS by Daniel Elder
Sunday, December 16, 2018
7:30 p.m.
Church of Our Lady of Loretto
Saint Mary’s College, South Bend, IN
Sunday, March 24, 2019
2:30 p.m.
DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
University of Notre Dame
Sunday, May 19th, 2019
7:30 p.m.
Church of Our Lady of Loretto
Saint Mary’s College
30th Anniversary Season!
Serenading Michiana for 30 seasons as an
ensemble-in-residence at Saint Mary’s College.
Christmas at Loretto
This annual holiday concert always draws a large crowd of Northwest Indiana residents. For this year’s concert we have commissioned a new work from American composer William McClelland.
Sunday, December 16, 2018
7:30 p.m.
Church of Our Lady of Loretto
Saint Mary’s College, South Bend, IN
30th Anniversary Celebration
with the South Bend Symphony Orchestra
Alastair Willis and Nancy Menk, conductors
I Shall Lift Up Mine Eyes and Alleluia by Jake Runestad
Ave Verum by Jake Runestad
Paukenmesse by Franz Josef Haydn
Sunday, March 24, 2019
2:30 p.m.
DeBartolo Performing Arts Center
University of Notre Dame
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Simple Gifts: Songs of the Shakers
Featuring new works by American composers Paul Crabtree and Daniel Elder. For this concert we return to music of a simpler time and style. We will perform some original Shaker tunes, but the bulk of the program will feature new arrangements of these tunes by American composers, including the world premiere of a new work composed for the SBCS by Daniel Elder.
Sunday, May 19th, 2019
7:30 p.m.
Church of Our Lady of Loretto
Saint Mary’s College
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CALENDAR & EVENTS
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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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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 29th. 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