The Arts and Humanities Program exists to further the long tradition of cathedral churches being a home for artistic expression. This program oversees all arts and humanities events in The Cathedral of the Madeleine, including the Madeleine Festival (spring), the Eccles Organ Festival (autumn) and the Cathedral Concert Series (year round). Additionally, the arts and humanities program offers opportunities for Utah performing artists to present programs appropriate for the cathedral throughout the year.

The Mormon Tabernacle Choir to open

the 2009 Madeleine Festival

In celebration of the cathedral’s centennial year in 2009, the Mormon Tabernacle Choir will open the Madeleine Festival with two historic concerts on Saturday, April 18 and Sunday, April 19 in The Cathedral of the Madeleine, both at 8 PM . Like all festival events, these concerts will be free of admission charge and open to the public; however, due to anticipated high demand these concerts will be ticketed events. Requests for tickets will not be accepted until approximately January 2, 2009, with information on the application process to be posted on this web site in the autumn of 2008.

Although not all requests for tickets may be fulfilled due to anticipated high demand, two guaranteed seating passes to all 2009 Madeleine Festival events—including two tickets to your choice of one of the Tabernacle Choir concerts—are provided to all Friends of the Madeleine Festival who donate a minimum of $45.00. If you are interested in becoming a Friend of the Madeleine Festival, CLICK HERE for a membership application.

If you would like to be added to our mailing list, please send your address to madeleinefestival@saltlakecathedral.org

The Cathedral of the Madeleine Choir

Concert Series 2008-2009

Sunday 12 October 2008 8:00 PM

St. Daniel’s Day Concert

Psaume XXIV…Lili Boulanger

Poème Héroïque, Op. 33…Marcel Dupre

Quatre Motets, Op. 9…Marcel Dupre

Requiem, Op. 9…Maurice Durufle

Friday 7 November – Monday 17 November

Concert Performance Tour to Spain

Segovia, Madrid, Granada, Cordoba and Sevilla

Saturday 22 November 2008 8:00 PM

St. Cecilia’s Day Concert

Spanish Renaissance Music from the

November Performance Tour to Spain

Monday 15 December 2008 8:00 PM

Tuesday 16 December 2008 8:00 PM

Wednesday 24 December 2008 4:00 PM

Christmas Carol Services

Friday 19 December 2008 12:15 PM

Monday 22 December 2008 12:15 PM

A Ceremony of Carols…Benjamin Britten

The Fifteenth Annual Eccles Organ Festival is made possible by a generous grant from the George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Foundation, and is supported in part by a grant from the Utah Arts Council, the National Endowments of the Arts, Washington D.C. and Salt Lake Zoo, Arts, and Parks.

Sunday Evenings at 8:00 pm. All performances are free of charge and open to the public. Please call 328-8941 for more concert information.

September 21~ Danier Kerr, Brigham Young University-Idaho

October 5~ Todd Wilson, Cleveland Institute of Music

October 19~ Delbert Disselhorst, University of Iowa

November 2~ Olivier Vernet, St. Nicholas Cathedral, Monaco

November 16~ Cristina Garcia Banegas, University Music School of Uruguay

The Madeleine Festival of the Arts and Humanities was formally instituted in 1988 by then cathedral rector Msgr. M. Francis Mannion. A wide variety of musical, dance, visual arts and humanities events comprise the festival, normally beginning the Sunday after Easter and running for seven consecutive Sunday evenings at 8 PM. The Madeleine Festival is presented free of admission charge and is open to the general public. It is funded by grants from the Utah Arts Council, Salt Lake County Zoo Arts & Parks, The Salt Lake City Arts Council, corporate and foundation support, and the support of private individuals in the community.

All performances are free and open to the public.

Sundays at 8 P.M.

The Cathedral of the Madeleine