Festival of Lessons and Carols

The 2025 Festival of Lessons and Carols

Saturday, December 6, 2025 | 7:30 p.m.
Church of St. Paul the Apostle
West 60th Street at Columbus Avenue
Lincoln Center Campus

Sunday, December 7, 2025 | 3 p.m.
University Church
Rose Hill Campus

No tickets or registration required.

Don't miss this annual tradition of joyous music, dance, and reflection!

Featuring

Ballet dancer performing in front of audience inside Church of St. Paul the Apostle NYC

The Fordham University Choir

The Fordham University Schola Cantorum
Robert A. Minotti, Director

The Fordham University Women's Choir 
Steven Fox, Director

The Bronx Arts Ensemble 
Judith Insell, Artistic Director

Saturday's program features a performance by students from the Ailey/Fordham B.F.A. in Dance program 
Adrienne Hurd, Choreographer

  • For more information, visit Ministry of Music.

  • The sixty voice University Choir is a select mixed ensemble comprised of students from the University’s Rose Hill (Concert Choir) and Lincoln Center (Chamber Singers) campuses.The Choir keeps a full performance schedule that includes five campus concerts and an annual tour. The Choir often performs at various venues in the New York metropolitan area, including Carnegie Hall, the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree, and St. Patrick’s Cathedral. Highlights of each choir season include the Family Weekend Mass, the Festival of Lessons and Carols each December, and the Spring Concert, which features a major choral work with orchestra. Past performances include Handel’s Messiah, Bach’s Magnificat, and Mozart’s Requiem. The Choir has performed in many major U.S. cities, such as Chicago, Los Angeles, Boston, San Francisco, Philadelphia, and Washington, D.C. Internationally, the Choir has performed in Canada, Italy, and Spain. Membership is by audition. Students receive ensemble credit.

    Director: Robert Minotti

    Campus: Rose Hill & Lincoln Center

    Type of Ensemble: Performance - mixed voices

    Membership: 65-80

    Who are we?

    We are students from the Rose Hill and Lincoln Center campuses.

    What do we do?

    • Perform at concerts and events
    • 5 campus concerts (Rose Hill and Lincoln Center)
    • Major Choral Work in the Spring
    • Annual Tour
    • University Events (Founder's Dinner, Baccalaureate, Commencement, and more)
    • Athletic Games

    What type of music do we sing?

    We sing sacred and secular music from the Choral Tradition accompanied by Piano or Orchestra.

    When do we rehearse?

    Rose Hill: Mondays and Wednesdays 5:30-7:00 PM

    Lincoln Center: Thursdays 12:00-2:00 PM

    Extra Rehearsals on Concert Weekends

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    Women's Choir

    The Fordham University Women’s Choir focuses on development of the female voice, both technically and artistically. It also strives to introduce its members to literature from all music history eras and genres. Membership to this ensemble is open to students from both the Rose Hill and Lincoln Center campuses. Membership is by audition. Students receive ensemble credit.

    Director: Stephen Fox

    Campus: Rose Hill

    Type of Ensemble: Performance - Women's Voices

    Membership: 45-50

    Who are we?

    We are students from the Rose Hil and Lincoln Center Campuses.

    What do we do?

    Perform 5 campus concerts (Rose Hill & Lincoln Center)

    What type of music do we sing?

    Varied repetoire of choral music arranged for women's voices accompanied by Piano or Orchestra.

    When do we rehearse?

    Tuesday 7:00-9:00 PM, Rose Hill Campus