Christmas with Cantus: 'Scenes from the Nativity'
CANTUS PRESENTS SCENES FROM THE NATIVITY
FOR THIS YEARS ANNUAL HOLIDAY PROGRAM
Five concerts at five locations Dec. 12-16
(Minneapolis) CHRISTMAS WITH CANTUS celebrates the season with Scenes from the Nativity, a program of music that honors each person (and animal!) in the familiar Christmas story. The annual holiday tradition, featuring the trademark Cantus blend of music old and new, includes carols by composers John Rutter and Kenneth Jennings among others, American spirituals, and, of course, Franz Biebls beautiful setting of the Ave Maria.
Christmas With Cantus concerts will be presented from December 12-16 at five Twin Cities locations:
Thursday, December 12 @ 11:00am (Sold Out)
Westminster Presbyterian Church
1200 Marquette Ave., Minneapolis
Friday, December 13 @ 7:30pm
Chapel of St. Thomas Aquinas
University of St. Thomas
85 Cleveland Ave N, St. Paul
Saturday, December 14 @ 7:30pm
Trinity Lutheran Church
115 N. 4th St., Stillwater
Sunday, December 15 @ 3:00pm
Saint Bartholomew Catholic Church
630 Wayzata Blvd. E., Wayzata
Monday, December 16 @ 7:30pm
The Cowles Center for Dance and the Performing Arts
528 Hennepin Ave., Minneapolis
Concert tickets are $25 and are available online at www.cantussings.org or by calling 612-435-0055.
About Cantus
Acclaimed as the premier mens vocal ensemble in the United States (Fanfare), Cantus is known around the
world for its trademark warmth and blend and its engaging performances of music ranging from the Renaissance to the 21st century. Working without a conductor, the members of Cantus rehearse and perform as chamber musicians, each contributing to the entirety of the artistic process. The Washington Post hails the ensembles sound as having both exalting finesse and expressive power and refers to their music-making as spontaneous grace. Cantus performs more than 60 concerts each year both in national and international touring, as well as in its home of Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota. Each year the artists of Cantus share their own love of singing with thousands of students through workshops and master classes to ensure the future of choral arts.
Cantus has released 15 albums on its own self-titled label, each to considerable acclaim. Of That Eternal Day (2010) The New York Times said, the Cantus recording offers many satisfactions, none greater than a touching, ineffably simple performance of The 23rd Psalm (dedicated to my mother) by Bobby McFerrin. The latest Cantus recording, On the Shoulders of Giants, was released in October 2012.
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