Christmas at Loretto to Ring in 2014 Christmas Season

Church of Our Lady of Loretto on
the Saint Mary's campus.Contact:
Gwen O’Brien
Director of Media Relations
Saint Mary's College
Notre Dame, Ind.
(574) 284-4579

November 24, 2014 (Notre Dame, Ind.)—The South Bend Chamber Singers, an ensemble-in-residence at Saint Mary’s College, is proud to present Christmas at Loretto as part of its 26th concert season. The annual event will take place at the Church of Our Lady of Loretto on the Saint Mary’s campus on Sunday, December 21, at 7:30 p.m. Click for a campus map. 

The South Bend Chamber Singers ensemble is made up of approximately 30 members from throughout north central Indiana and southwestern Michigan. The Christmas at Loretto program includes beautiful music for the Christmas season, nearly all of which is by living composers. Nancy Menk, music professor and Mary Lou and Judd Leighton Chair in Music at Saint Mary’s College, serves as conductor and music director of the South Bend Chamber Singers. The evening concludes, as it always does, with a candle-lit “Silent Night.”

About Saint Mary’s College: Saint Mary’s College, Notre Dame, Ind., is a four-year, Catholic, residential, women’s liberal arts college offering five bachelor’s degrees and more than 30 major areas of study, such as business, nursing, art, chemistry, and social work. The College’s single-gender environment has been proven, in study after study, to foster confidence, ethical leadership, and strong academic success. Saint Mary’s College ranks among the top 100 Best National Liberal Arts Colleges for 2015 published by U.S. News & World Report. Founded in 1844 by the Sisters of the Holy Cross, Saint Mary’s College’s mission is to educate women and prepare them for postgraduate success whether it’s a first job, graduate school, or postgraduate service.