“Cantus sounded 50 voices strong. Wonderful." --Los Angeles Times
Gaining recognition as one of America's finest professional male vocal ensembles, Cantus enjoys a vigorous schedule of national tours, subscription concerts in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul, innovative residencies and outreach programs, and recording. The Washington Post called the singers' sound "beaming and elastic" and referred to their music-making as "spontaneous grace." Cantus' repertoire spans many periods and genres, including chant, Renaissance motets, contemporary works, art songs, folk music, spirituals, world music, and pop.
Cantus tours have included performances throughout the United States, Canada, and Europe. The ensemble has appeared as a special guest with the Minnesota Orchestra, and has a long-standing performing relationship with the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra.
Cantus has sung to great acclaim at many top-rate festivals and venues, including Library of Congress, Merkin Hall, San Francisco Performances, Oregon Bach Festival, and Spivey Hall, to name a few. Frequently heard on public radio stations nationwide, on Christmas Day 2006, Cantus was chosen to represent the United States in a 24-hour marathon of music broadcast in 27 countries via American Public Media and the European Broadcasting Union.
The 2007-08 season will see Cantus deliver its African debut, a second collaboration with Trio Mediaeval at the Kennedy Center, a staged drama collaboration with Minneapolis' Theater Latte-Da based on the 1914 Christmas Truce, and an extended tour with the Boston Pops for the holiday season.
A founding member of the Male Choir Commissioning Consortium, the ensemble has commissioned many new works from composers including Lee Hoiby, Steven Sametz, Kenneth Jennings, Peter Hamlin, Edie Hill, and Mike McFerron. In addition to these new pieces, much of Cantus' music is composed and arranged by its members. The group's Music For Men's Voices choral series is published by the Neil A. Kjos Music Company.
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