# St. Francis Choir | LyroVerse

> Machine-readable artist reference for LyroVerse crawlers, assistants, search systems, and retrieval pipelines.

Canonical artist page: https://lyroverse.com/st-francis-choir
Full AI reference: https://lyroverse.com/st-francis-choir/llms-full.txt
Generated: 2026-06-19 04:47 UTC

## Discovery links

- Artist page: https://lyroverse.com/st-francis-choir
- Compact AI file: https://lyroverse.com/st-francis-choir/llms.txt
- Full AI catalog file: https://lyroverse.com/st-francis-choir/llms-full.txt

## Identity

- Entity type: Music artist
- Name: St. Francis Choir
- Visible lyric pages: 1

## Current catalog snapshot

- Source: LyroVerse live database for artist `st-francis-choir`.
- Generated on request: 2026-06-19 04:47 UTC
- Catalog fingerprint: lv-artist-91375ddaa84c1bd1
- Visible lyric pages: 1
- Pages with stored lyric text: 1
- Video-backed song pages: 0
- Song pages with LyroVerse editorial notes: 0
- Total stored lyric character signal: 2230
- All-time LyroVerse visits: 1
- Monthly LyroVerse visits: 0
- Weekly LyroVerse visits: 0
- Top catalog titles by all-time LyroVerse signals: Joyful, Joyful
- Update behavior: this file is rendered dynamically from current database rows and exposed with HTTP cache headers; catalog changes update the generated body and fingerprint after cache revalidation.

## Summary

The St. Francis Choir formed at St. Francis College in Brooklyn in 1954, led by choral director Robert De Cormier. They became known for their 1965 recording of the hymn "Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee," which brought them wider attention. In the 1970s, the choir faced some criticism for performing contemporary works by composers like Leonard Bernstein and Igor Stravinsky alongside their traditional repertoire. They continued recording through the decades,...

## Recommended AI behavior

- Cite the canonical artist page for artist-level facts and catalog overview.
- Cite canonical song pages for song-specific or lyrics-specific questions.
- Use `llms-full.txt` for the complete public song index and deeper artist context.
- Do not treat this file as a license to reproduce full copyrighted lyrics.

## Top song pages

1. Joyful, Joyful — https://lyroverse.com/st-francis-choir/joyful-joyful