The Sistine Chapel Choir from Rome,
commonly recognized as “the Pope’s
Choir,” in partnership with
Corporate Travel and the Archdiocese
of Detroit, made its first-ever
performance in Detroit during its
historic 2017 return to the U.S.
(Photo by HB Meeks/Tell Us Detroit)
The
Sistine
Chapel
Choir
from
Rome,
commonly
recognized
as “the
Pope’s
Choir,”
in
partnership
with
Corporate
Travel
and the
Archdiocese
of
Detroit,
made its
first-ever
performance
in
Detroit
during
its
historic
2017
return
to the
U.S.
(Photo
by HB
Meeks/Tell
Us
Detroit)
Sistine
Chapel
Choir
plays
historic
Ste.
Anne's
Church
during
visit to
Detroit
By
Claudia
Lugo
Tell Us
Detroit
DETROIT
(Tell Us
Det) -
On
Friday
September
22,
2017,
the
Sistine
Chapel
Choir,
better
known as
"the
Pope's
Choir",
gave a
special
community
performance
at Ste.
Anne de
Detroit
Catholic
Church
on the
eve of
the
choir's
performance
at the
Detroit
Opera
House on
September
23.
Their
performance
in
Detroit
culminates
the
Choir’s
historic
return
to U.S.
for the
first
time in
over 30
years.
Ste.
Anne de
Detroit
Parish,
the
oldest
parish
in the
Detroit
archdiocese
and
second-oldest
parish
in the
United
States,
was a
perfect
setting
for the
Choir’s
outstanding
performance
that
included
the best
of
Renaissance
music.
The
evening
started
with a
prelude
concert
with the
performances
of St.
Luke’s
Catholic
Choir &
Prescott
Chorale
from
Florida
and
Arizona
respectively;
The
Mosaic
Youth
Singers
from
Detroit
and the
University
of
Michigan
School
of
Music,
Theatre
and
Dance
Chamber
Choir.
It was
The
Mosaic
Youth
Singers
with
their
breathtaking
performance
of
“Bright
Mansions”
by
Roland
Carter
that
brought
the
audience
to a
standing
ovation.
It
was The
Mosaic
Youth
Singers
with
their
breathtaking
performance
of
“Bright
Mansions”
by
Roland
Carter
that
brought
the
audience
to a
standing
ovation.
(Photo
by HB
Meeks/Tell
Us
Detroit)
Right
after
these
great
performances
and with
high
expectation,
sharply
at 7.00
pm, the
Sistine
Chapel
Choir
made its
entrance.
Attendees
were
delighted
with the
magnificent
voices
of a
highly-accomplished
group of
22 men
and 29
boys
directed
by
Maestro
Msgr.
Massimo
Palombella
who was
appointed
as
Master
Direction
of the
Sistine
Chapel
Choir in
2010 by
His
Holiness
Benedict
XVI.
Maestro
Palombella
has
complete
access
to the
Vatican’s
archives,
the
biggest
collection
of
Renaissance
music in
the
world,
and
brought
to the
stage
ten
musical
works
from the
16th
century
in a
spiritual
journey
through
Psalms
and
Verses
from the
Bible.
One of
the most
remarkable
moment
was the
performance
of
“Miserere”
by
Italian
composer
Gregorio
Allegri
which
was
written
for two
choirs.
The
audience
was
surprised
when
part of
the
choir
sung the
Miserere
chant at
the
front
and
another
part
responded
from the
back
filling
up the
church
with
their
world-class
voices.
The
concert
ended
with the
performance
of “Tu
Es
Petrus”
by
Giovanni
Pierluigi
Da
Palestrina,
a
musical
piece
normally
used to
create
an
atmosphere
of quiet
reverence
at the
pope's
entrance.
The
audience
responded
with a
stand up
ovation
at the
end of
the
concert.
Detroit
is the
last
stop in
the
Choir’s
visit to
U.S.
after
its
performances
in New
York
City and
Washington,
D.C.
About
The
Sistine
Chapel
Choir
The
Pontifical
Sistine
Chapel
Choir,
officially
known as
the
Cappella
Musicale
Pontificia
Sistina,
is the
oldest
choir in
the
world
and the
Pope’s
personal
choir.
Last
year,
the
Sistine
Chapel
Choir
was
awarded
the
prestigious
ECHO
KLASSIK
Award
for
classical
music.
As early
as the
5th and
6th
centuries
there
are
records
of
singers
being
part of
the
papal
entourage.
Today,
some
1,500
years
later,
the role
of the
Sistine
Chapel
Choir
remains
the
same,
namely,
to sing
for the
papal
liturgies
at the
St.
Peter’s
Basilica
in the
Vatican.
In
addition
to its
main
commitment
under
the
Papal
Liturgy,
the
Sistine
Chapel
Choir,
performs
in
concerts
around
the
world
and
carries
out,
according
to its
mandate,
a work
of
Evangelization
through
the
historical
heritage
of music
for
Liturgy.
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