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History of the Singing Nuns

1979-1982 |  1984-1987 |  1988-1992 |  1993-1997 |  1998-1999
2000 |  2001 |  2002 |  2003 |  2004 |  2005 |  2006 |  2007 |  2008


1979

First concert (Seattle, Washington)
First television appearance

1980

First summer tour, first Christmas tour (included Grady Gammage in Tempe, Arizona

Recorded first Christmas album: O Bambino

1981

Toured in California; feature concert in Disneyland, appearance on Merv Griffin Show

KXLY Christmas special in Spokane

1982
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World’s Fair in Knoxville, Tennessee; toured Florida, Kentucky, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, Ohio, New Mexico, Texas, Utah, Arizona, California, Nevada

Toured several weeks in Hawaii; were in Hawaii at the time of Hurricane Iwa, and helped to calm frightened hotel guests with their singing.

Filmed True Sound of Christmas at Lake Tahoe with Tony Sandler

1984
Toured California, Nevada, Utah

Re-recorded Christmas album (O Bambino)

Recorded Bells of Paradise with Tony Sandler

Toured California, Arizona, Nevada, Wyoming, Colorado, Montana

1985

Christmas tour with Tony Sandler (PBS Christmas Special in Des Moines, Iowa; Ordway in St. Paul, Minnesota)

1986

Christmas tour with Tony Sandler (Ordway in St. Paul, Minnesota)

Recorded Singing Nuns in Concert

1987

Filmed All Things Bright and Beautiful

Recorded To Jesus Through Mary; Exultate Deo; Haec Dies

Filmed commercial for John Deere (aired across the nation)

1988
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Tour in Washington and Oregon

Recorded Sounds of Joy

Los Angeles Times; filmed by Fox Entertainment News

1989

Recorded Lift Up Your Hearts

Cleveland RV Show in January

Christmas tour in California; television appearance on Sun-Up San Diego

First concerts for Steve Powers Craft Shows

1990

Jeepers’ Jamboree in Placerville, California

Toured with Steve Powers Craft Shows in California

Recorded Christmas tape: Special Night

1991

Toured with Steve Powers Craft Shows in California

1992

Home and Garden Show in Cleveland

Pacific National Exhibition in Vancouver, BC

1993

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Tacoma Dome Christmas Craft Show

Victorian Country Christmas in Puyallup, Washington

1994

Victorian Country Christmas

1995

Victorian Country Christmas

1996

Recorded Christmas Evermore

Victorian Country Christmas

Christmas Concert at Metropolitan Performing Arts Center in Spokane, Washington

1997
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Recorded In the Quiet Summer Morning

Sounds of Joy produced as a CD

Cloister Courtyard Concert at Mount St. Michael

Television commercial for Spokane’s Channel Q-6

Christmas Tree Lighting in downtown Spokane

Christmas Tree Elegance festival in Spokane

Victorian Country Christmas in Puyallup, Washington

Christmas Concert at Metropolitan Performing Arts Center in Spokane

1998

National Home and Garden Show in Cleveland, Ohio

Cloister Courtyard Concert at Mount St. Michael

Irish Cultural Festival in Cleveland, Ohio

Began recording of God of Loveliness with Jim Hudson of JK Dulcimers

Home and Garden Show in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Victorian Country Christmas in Puyallup, Washington

Christmas Evermore concert at Metropolitan Performing Arts Center in Spokane, Washington

1999
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Home and Garden Show in Cleveland, Ohio

Cloister Courtyard Concert at Mount St. Michael

Irish Cultural Festival in Cleveland, Ohio

Irish Festival in Dublin, Ohio

Recorded At the Rainbow’s End (Irish music)

Re-recorded Exultate Deo (Five Gregorian Masses)

Victorian Country Christmas in Puyallup, Washington

Christmas Evermore concert at Metropolitan Performing Arts Center in Spokane, Washington

2000

Home and Garden Show in Calgary, Alberta

Concert for Seniors at Mount St. Michael

Release of God of Loveliness CD

Debut at Spokane Opera House as guests of Spokane Symphony Holiday Pops

Victorian Country Christmas in Puyallup, Washington

Christmas Evermore concert at Metropolitan Performing Arts Center in Spokane, Washington; co-hosted by Patty Duke

2001
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Home and Flower Show in Akron, Ohio (March 1-4)

Concert for Seniors at Mount St. Michael

Victorian Country Christmas (Nov. 28- Dec. 2)

Release of Peace on Earth CD

Christmas Concert at Metropolitan Performing Arts Center in Spokane, Washington

2002

Two joint concerts with Valley Chorale in the Tacoma area (April 19-20)

Release of Sing We Joyfully in July 2002

Two joint concerts with Valley Chorale in the Tacoma area (April 19-20)

Summer Concert for Seniors at Mount St. Michael

Cloister Courtyard Concert at Mount St. Michael

Irish Festival in Dublin, Ohio

Grand Coulee Dam (August 31, 2002)

Patriotic Tribute at Riverpark Square Mall, Spokane, Washington (Sept. 11)

Victorian Country Christmas, Puyallup, Washington (Dec. 5 - 8)

Christmas Evermore at the Met, Spokane, Washington (Dec. 17 - 18)

2003

Summer Concert for Seniors at Mount St. Michael

Cloister Courtyard Concert at Mount St. Michael

Spokane Symphony Holiday Pops with the Singing Nuns at the Spokane Opera House (Dec. 13-14)

“Christmas in the Heart” at the Met, Spokane, Washington (Dec. 15 - 17)

2 concerts at Lewis and Clark High School Auditorium as part of the “First Night” Celebrations - 7:00 and 8:00 p.m. (Dec. 31)

2004

Farmers’ Market in Moscow, Idaho

Hollywood Bowl: Sound of Music Sing-along: the Sisters sing 5 songs for approximately 10,000 people

Summer Concert for Seniors at Mount St. Michael

Cloister Courtyard Concert at Mount St. Michael

Release of new CD: “Christmas in the Heart”

The Sisters appear on PBS “Public Forum” show out of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, on Channel 7 on Dec. 5. and a second segment on Dec. 26

Discovery Channel’s NOW Show features the Sisters providing a Gratitude Banquet in honor of the 25th Anniversary of the beginning of the Singing Nuns. The show aired on Dec. 23.

“Christmas in Our Towne” — the Singing Nuns’ annual Christmas concert, at the Met in downtown Spokane, Washington (Dec. 15-17)

A one-hour version of “Christmas in Our Towne,” which was filmed by KREM, airs on Christmas Eve on that channel, as well as on the Northwest Cable News Channel on both Christmas Eve and Christmas Day

The Singing Nuns sing two concerts at the Spokane Transit Authority Plaza in downtown Spokane for “First Night” - Dec. 31

2005

Home and Garden Show in Cleveland, Ohio (Feb. 5-13)

Cloister Courtyard Concert at Mount St. Michael

“Christmas at Our House” — the Singing Nuns’ annual Christmas concert, at the Met in downtown Spokane, Washington (Dec. 12-14)

2006

Release of Lenten CD, "At the Foot of the Cross," in May of 2006

Dublin Irish Festival in Dublin, Ohio

“An Irish Christmas” — the Singing Nuns’ annual Christmas concert, at the Met in downtown Spokane, Washington (Dec. 13-14)

2007

Home and Garden Show in Cleveland, Ohio (IX Center) - Feb. 3 - 11

Cloister Courtyard Concert at Mount St. Michael

“Come to the Manger” — the Singing Nuns’ annual Christmas concert, at the Met in downtown Spokane, Washington

2008

Relay for Life, Lake Spokane High School


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