NEW YORK — Charlotte Catholic High School’s Honors Choirs recently completed their 2018 Performance Tour of New York City.
From March 2 to 5, more than 70 students offered sacred music for Saturday’s 5:30 p.m. Mass at Saint Patrick’s Cathedral on 5th Avenue. They performed with hundreds of other students in the National Youth Choir at Carnegie Hall.
Led by Dr. Robert Ridgell, the Choirs of Charlotte Catholic sing monthly all-school Masses at Charlotte Catholic and have recently begun a new initiative of singing throughout the Diocese of Charlotte.
“For our students at Charlotte Catholic, music is a ministry. Most especially, during this season of Lent – music is often that spiritual lens through which we can connect with God. We give glory to God through our voices and we hope to help others in prayer” said Ridgell.
This semester, students sang at Holy Trinity Middle School and will perform at St. Gabriel and St. Matthew churches.
“We look forward to visiting other parishes in the future as we bridge the rich choral tradition of choral music” said Ridgell.
Dr. Ridgell has worked with students around the country – most recently for the Archdiocese of Houston where he conducted over 200 Catholic School youth at a special Mass on Feb. 24.
In April, Dr. Ridgell will conduct the National Catholic Honors Choir in New York City.
— Photo provided by Charlotte Catholic