Arturo Sandoval returns to Notre Dame for concert, halftime performance in support of Christmas album | News | Notre Dame News | University of Notre Dame Skip To Content Skip To Navigation Skip To Search University of Notre Dame Notre Dame News Experts ND in the News Subscribe About Us Home Contact Search Menu Home › News › Arturo Sandoval returns to Notre Dame for concert, halftime performance in support of Christmas album Arturo Sandoval returns to Notre Dame for concert, halftime performance in support of Christmas album Published: September 26, 2018 Author: Erin Blasko Award-winning jazz trumpeter, pianist and composer Arturo Sandoval will perform in support of his new album, “Arturo Sandoval’s Christmas at Notre Dame,” on Friday (Sept. 28) and Saturday (Sept. 29) at the University of Notre Dame. Sandoval will perform with the Notre Dame Children’s Choir, Notre Dame Symphonic Winds and Notre Dame Jazz Ensemble at 8 p.m. Friday as part of an album release concert at the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center (DPAC). Tickets for the event are available online at dpactickets.nd.edu or at the DPAC ticket office. On Saturday, Sandoval will perform with the Notre Dame Marching Band at halftime of the home football game between the Fighting Irish and Stanford University at Notre Dame Stadium. Sandoval recorded “Arturo Sandoval’s Christmas at Notre Dame” in May 2017, returning to the University after receiving an honorary degree the previous year. The 12-track album features various Notre Dame music ensembles. Songs include religious classics such as “Silent Night” and secular songs such as “Frosty the Snowman.” Profits from the sale of the album will help support the Arturo Sandoval Institute (ASI) Scholarship at Notre Dame. The ASI provides access, support and inspiration to music students so they may continue their music education without economic worry. Through scholarships, instrument donations, concerts, clinics, master classes, financial support and community collaborations, ASI is devoted to ensuring that music students can focus on music. “‘Arturo Sandoval’s Christmas at Notre Dame’ unites a wide cross section of the Notre Dame community, with undergraduate and graduate students, child choristers and professional musicians in consort to create vibrant renditions of classic Christmas music,” Mark Doerries, associate professor in the practice of conducting at Notre Dame and Lilly Conductor for the Notre Dame Children’s Choir, said of the album. Notre Dame President Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C., said: “Arturo Sandoval’s trumpet raises our spirits and gladdens our hearts as we celebrate Christmas. His musical expression of unbridled joy and goodwill calls us to embrace the love, charity and reconciliation at the heart of this blessed season. ‘Arturo Sandoval’s Christmas at Notre Dame’ is sure to become a holiday classic.” An internationally acclaimed jazz and classical musician and composer, Sandoval, who is Cuban-American, has won 10 Grammy Awards, six Billboard Awards and an Emmy Award. He is a 2013 recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor. Now an emeritus professor of music at Florida International University, he continues to tour, perform and offer clinics and seminars worldwide. Contact: Erin Blasko, assistant director of media relations, 574-631-4127, eblasko@nd.edu Posted In: University News Home Experts ND in the News Subscribe About Us Related October 03, 2022 Congresswoman Liz Cheney to speak at Notre Dame on the future of democracy September 22, 2022 In memoriam: Rev. Richard Warner, C.S.C., longtime leader for Notre Dame, Congregation of Holy Cross September 22, 2022 ND Forum keynote event to feature Emmy Award-winning actors in Theater of War Productions’ presentation of ‘The Suppliants’ in Notre Dame Stadium September 21, 2022 In annual address to faculty, Father Jenkins outlines campus-wide vision for elevating excellence September 15, 2022 Lilly Endowment Inc. grant helps to expand Notre Dame pre-college programs for Hoosier high school students For the Media Contact Office of Public Affairs and Communications Notre Dame News 500 Grace Hall Notre Dame, IN 46556 USA Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube Pinterest © 2022 University of Notre Dame Search Mobile App News Events Visit Accessibility Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube LinkedIn