Arrival Day Information – June 16

All choir members must either arrive in Collegeville on Monday, June 16, 2008 between 1:00pm and 5:30pm or at the Minneapolis/St. Paul International Airport between 10am and 3:30pm.

 Upon arrival on campus, go directly to Summer Events in Mary Hall. As you drive onto campus and head toward the Abbey Church (the large concrete building), Mary Hall will be the last building on your right before you turn into the circle in front of the church. There you will check in with the NCYC staff, receive your folder, campus information, and T-Shirt, sign up for an audition time if you are auditioning for a concert solo or for liturgical cantoring, and receive a room key with direction to you dorm room. Auditions begin on Monday at 4:00 pm for all who can possibly audition then; those who are not able to audition on Monday will be able to on Tuesday, the first full day of camp.

On Arrival Day, all choristers meet at 6:00 pm under the Bell Banner of the main large Abbey Church for a brief opening prayer service. All chorister and staff then eat together (an outdoor cookout) before our first evening of meetings as a group.

We look forward to welcoming you to Collegeville!

The National Catholic Youth Choir is a liturgically-based choir open to Roman Catholic youth entering 10th-12th grade.  The conductor of the choir is internationally renowned choral clinician Dr. Axel Theimer.  Fr. Anthony Ruff, OSB, a monk of Saint John’s abbey, is the founding director of the choir.  The program takes place each summer on the beautiful wooded grounds of Saint John's Abbey and University in central Minnesota.  What is unique about the National Catholic Youth Choir is its liturgical focus.  The singers learn about the Catholic liturgy and how the treasury of sacred music (Gregorian chant, Palestrina, Mozart, Bruckner, Poulenc, Duruflé...) fits in Catholic worship today.  The choir also sings contemporary and newly-written music, some of it specially commissioned for the NCYC.

© 2008 National Catholic Youth Choir

Saint John's Abbey and University,

Collegeville, Minnesota 56321

For further information, contact the choir founder and chaplain,

Fr. Anthony Ruff, OSB
 

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Last updated on 12 June 2008