SACRED/LITURGICAL MUSIC

The Department of Musical Arts sponsors worship music services, recitals on the Mellen Organ, and liturgical music groups for weekly Mass and special events.  Read more below.

THE CHAPEL MUSIC ENSEMBLE

This vocal/instrumental group is composed of 20-35 students, faculty, and staff.  It rehearses on a regular basis and provides music for Sunday liturgies.  It also works with special liturgies such as the Mass of the Holy Spirit, Parents' Weekend Mass, Christmas Carroll Eve, and Baccalaureate Mass, as well as for special prayer experiences.  No audition is required.  The Chapel Music Ensemble offers sacred, classical, and contemporary music from a wide range of musical genres including Gregorian chant and both classical and contemporary composers with a special focus on contemporary praise songs.  They rehearse each Sunday in St. Francis Chapel at 9:00 PM.

CANTORS AT JCU

The cantors at JCU are a group of vocalists who regularly lead the singing at worship services and liturgies on campus.  A primary focus of the ministry of cantor is to proclaim the psalm.

THE SCHOLA CANTORUM

The JCU Schola Cantorum is a select vocal ensemble that performs sacred literature with the smaller ensemble in mind.  This choir will explore, prepare, and perform sacred music literature from a variety of musical periods spanning chant and polyphony through standard sacred repertoire and contemporary sacred works.  The choir will sing at major liturgical celebrations, prayer services, and concerts on and off campus.

THE GOSPEL CHOIR

The University Gospel Choir is a choral ensemble that offers a wide selection of traditional Gospel, Spirituals, and contemporary Gospel praise.  Musical performances, both on and off campus, include Parents' Weekend and the Martin Luther King Celebration.  No audition is required.

PRAISE AND WORSHIP

Praise and Worship is a student-led, musical prayer experience offered at John Carroll.  This student led group presents contemporary Christian music in a festival of praise format, where all present participate in sung prayer, raising the rafters in a united song of praise!  Praise and Worship takes place on Tuesday evenings at 9:30 pm in Rodman Hall Chapel.  For more information about the service or the band, please contact Gail Roussey at groussey@jcu.edu  or Dr. Cynthia Caporella at ccaporella@jcu.edu.

Should you be interested in any of the above opportunities, or for more information contact Cynthia Caporella, Ph.D., Director Liturgical Music and Musical Arts, at (216) 397-4721.

Click here to see the Mellen Organ and its accompanying Recital Series.