Mater Dei High School and Dublin Youth Choir (24/4/25)

Based in Santa Ana, California, the Mater Dei High School Choral and Vocal Program serves a diverse Southern California community.

With 11 ensembles and nearly 300 singers participating in athletics, ASB, the arts, campus ministry, and more, the program consistently excels, earning superior ratings at competitions and festivals nationwide.

Notably, they recently performed solo concerts at Carnegie Hall and renowned venues in Italy. Graduates of the program thrive in artistic careers ranging from the Metropolitan Opera to Broadway, upholding the legacy of excellence cultivated at Mater Dei.

This will be a shared performance with DYC conducted by Brian Murphy.

Based in the heart of Dublin’s city centre, Dublin Youth Choir was founded in 2017 with the aim of connecting young people across Dublin and the surrounding areas through a structure of incremental choral music education. DYC strives to provide the opportunity to develop musicianship, ensemble-singing skills, and sound vocal technique for every young singer. DYC is underpinned by a strong vision and an incremental musicianship programme that is inspired by Zoltán Kodály’s philosophy and principles of music pedagogy. Under the artistic direction of Lynsey Callaghan, accomplished musicians and teachers volunteer their time and expertise on a weekly basis to work with the young singers. DYC comprises four Junior Choirs (for primary school children from Second Class), Training Choirs (9-14 years old), including a treble choir for all upper voices, a cambiata choir for boys whose voices are changing and an advanced SSA choir, Youth Choir (14-18 year olds), DYC Singers (18-28 year olds), Chamber Choir, and Cross Border Youth Choir (with the Belfast Philharmonic Youth Chamber Choir). The young singers perform a wide repertoire, from medieval and renaissance music to compositions by living composers, placing a particular emphasis on Irish composers, such as Seán Doherty, Rhona Clarke, Ben Hanlon, and Michael McGlynn. The choirs have had considerable success in both national and international competitions. Most notably, Dublin Youth Chamber Choir was named Champions of the 2019 European Choir Games in the Youth Choir category, and Dublin Youth Choir was named Ireland’s Choir of the Year at the Cork International Choral Festival 2022. Following their success in Sweden, the Chamber Choir was invited by President Michael D. Higgins to perform twice at Áras an Uachtaráin, the official residence of the President of Ireland. DYC began the Voices for Change initiative in 2018 and has partnered with the Peter McVerry Trust, Down Syndrome Ireland and Trócaire to raise funds for these charities. In 2021, DYC introduced the Pre-DYC programme for pupils in Junior/Senior Infants and First Class. This free online programme is designed to help young musicians and their parents/guardians develop fundamental musical concepts through games and activities.

Bristol Boys

The Lord’s Prayer – Bristol Boys – arr. Jim Clancy

Rubies

Amazing Grace – Rubies – 

How Great Thou Art – Rubies – arr. Stuart Hine

All Women

Esto Les Digo – arr. Kinley Lange

Ride On King Jesus – arr. Moses Hogan

For Good – arr. Mac Huff

All Men

Sign Me Up – arr. Brandon Boyd – Men

Bonk Abaphandle – Barrett & Mbuso

Child of God – Emily Crocker

Sacred Polynesian Medley – All Men

Chamber Singers

Domine Deus Meus – Levente Gyöngyösi 

Precious Lord – Thomas Dorsey, arr. Arnold Sevier

Amarraditos – Ernesto Herrera

Soul’s Anthem – Tori Kelly

Let My Love Be Heard – Runestad

Kalinda – Guillaume

All Choir

Bayasibiza –  Michael Barrett

It’s a Grand Night for Singing – Staheli

Great God Almighty – Gibbs

Ain’t a that Good News – gibbs

Praise His Holy name – Keith Hampton

The Lord Bless You and Keep You – Lutkin

No food or drink is permitted in the cathedral.