Tuesday of Holy Week

Episode 15

Notre Dame Handbell Choir – The Handbell Choir consists of about two dozen undergraduate and graduate students and covers more than five full octaves. They regularly provide music in the Basilica of the Sacred Heart, on campus, in the South Bend community, and in parishes around the United States.

This meditative piece, performed by the Handbell Choir and soloist performance major Travon DeLeon ’20, is the intermezzo from the French opera Thaïs. In this opera, a monk persuades a young woman to turn away from her life of sin and seek after God. She is initially unconvinced but decides to follow his advice after a long meditation. This beautiful arrangement for handbells and featuring a solo violin creates for us an occasion of profound meditation during Holy Week. As we listen, let us ask ourselves: how can we turn away from sin and seek after God?

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