Since its founding in Chicago in 1993, SDG Music Foundation has sought to enhance, promote and preserve classical sacred music in the biblical tradition at the highest level.
Read more...SDG offers a library of critically acclaimed DVDs of sacred masterworks conducted by John Nelson. WATCH DVD TRAILERS
Read more...SDG sponsors the annual Chicago Bach Project, featuring great choral masterpieces. The next performance is Mendelssohn's LOBGESANG, February 24, 2016.
Read more...At the heart of SDG's mission is the commissioning of new sacred music from the world’s leading composers. SDG-commissioned music is performed in concert halls, schools, and houses of worship around the world.
Read more...The Latest from SDG Music Foundation
New Mass by Metropolitan Opera Conductor
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SDG Music Foundation embarks on a new venture with Grammy Award-winner Fabio Luisi, currently Principal Conductor of the Metropolitan Opera. Preparing the score of his new St. Bonaventure Mass for the World Premiere in September is SDG's first project in the role of Publisher.
More about SDG's latest commissions
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The SDG new commissions for 2017-2018 involve a wide range of composers, from Grammy and Pulitzer winners; a wide range of locations, from Oregon to New York, from Chicago to Salzburg; and a wide range of venues, from summer festivals and universities, to museums and churches.
Meet SDG's four newest composers
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Richard Danielpour: The Passion of Yeshua
Mark Laycock: Via Dolorosa
Fabio Luisi: Mass
Carter Pann: Trio for flute, cello, and piano