“The Passion” Album
We’re thrilled to announce the release of our newest album “The Passion” on Ash Wednesday, February 22, 2023. Pre-order the album now from the Notre Dame Bookstore.
The Passion was recorded in Jerusalem at the end of the Folk Choir’s week-long pilgrimage to the Holy Land, where students traveled from Galilee to Golgotha following in Jesus’s footsteps. The result is a 40-track album, produced by three-time Grammy winner, Joe Henry, that immerses listeners into the experience of Jesus’s disciples on Holy Saturday as they grieve the loss of their friend. Over 90 minutes, the disciples take turns narrating the story through song and spoken word, led by the character of Memory, who guides them through the events of Holy Thursday and Good Friday.
For two years, students in the Folk Choir collaborated with professional artists to compose the text and music, staging the work over a series of workshops and retreats designed to communally rediscover the mystery of Christ’s saving passion and death. This collective work of praise invites listeners to find themselves in the story and contemplate the experience of Christ’s Passion.
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