“One of the greatest assets we have here at Notre Dame is our Glee Club. Somehow, year in and year out, they come up with wonderful singers, great songs, and performances that are nothing short of fantastic. I don't know what we can do to thank the men for their long hours over the years that the Club puts into practicing for their performances. May I say that I am grateful for all of the wonderful performances of the Glee Club, not just here on campus but around the world. I have enjoyed many of their performances each year and I never cease to be edified by their spirit and wonderful presentation.” —Rev. Theodore Hesburgh, C.S.C. (1917–2015), President Emeritus of the University of Notre Dame
“Glee Club alumnus Michael Alan Anderson has bravely and lovingly taken on the job of recording the history of this special group in The Singing Irish. In the first place, it is thoroughly researched and scrupulously verified from archives, articles, letters, yearbooks, newsletters, and reports. But more than that, its real goal has been to uncover the spirit underlying the facts of the story. The Notre Dame Glee Club is not just a trained and well-practiced group of university level students working in the field of music. It is a fellowship, a fraternity, of more or less ordinary young men who have been guided and shepherded as much as academically taught, accompanied on their way to maturity.” —Dorothy A. Pedtke, daughter of longtime Glee Club director Daniel H. Pedtke
"Music historian Michael Anderson, a 1997 Notre Dame graduate and alumnus of the Glee Club, says the tradition of the club, along with the timing of the centennial, inspired him to write the club's history. . . . The group was primarily influenced by three directors, Daniel Pedtke, current director [Daniel] Stowe, and Joseph Casasanta, who wrote such favorites as the Alma Mater and 'Hike Notre Dame.' Two-thirds of the group's 100 years were under the leadership of one of these three men, Anderson says." —South Bend Tribune: In the Bend
“Impressively well written, beautifully illustrated, informed and informative, The Singing Irish: A History of the Notre Dame Glee Club is a delight to simply browse through and should be considered a ‘must’ for all Notre Dame alumni. A unique contribution, The Singing Irish is strongly recommended for academic library Music History reference collections. It should also be noted for personal reading lists that The Singing Irish is also available (enhanced with audio and video) in a Kindle edition.” —The Midwest Book Review
"We, the alumni of Our Lady's University, have been blessed by being able to listen to and enjoy the beautiful voices coming from the Notre Dame Glee Club. This book is a 'must read' for all Notre Dame alums and friends of the university. You will feel the spirit of The Singing Irish because it reflects the soul of the Notre Dame Glee Club throughout the group's first one hundred years. Michael Anderson has captured the essence of what makes this group so memorable for its members and for its audiences around the world. Let the music flow as you turn the pages." —Charles "Chuck" Lennon ('61, '62MA, DL H'11)
