Notre Dame Commencement 2016: Arturo Sandoval Performs Ave Maria

Internationally acclaimed jazz and classical musician Arturo Sandoval performed Ave Maria at the University of Notre Dame’s 171st Commencement Ceremony on May 15, 2016. Sandoval has received 10 Grammy Awards, six Billboard Awards and an Emmy Award and is a 2013 recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, this nation’s highest civilian honor. Born in Cuba, he started playing the trumpet at age 12 and soon began to follow the music of jazz legend Dizzy Gillespie. His bands in Cuba received critical prais