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Calmus Ensemble
A perfect blend of sound, precision, lightness and wit. These are the hallmarks of Calmus, now one of the most successful vocal groups in Germany. The ensemble has forged a refined sound which few groups achieve. The wide range of sound colors, the joy in performing that musicians convey on the concert platform, and their varied and imaginative programs are praised by the press time and time again. These five Leipzig (Germany) musicians have won a whole string of international prizes and competitions, including the ECHO Klassik and Supersonic Award, and the reach of their activities is constantly expanding, taking them throughout Europe as well as to North and South America.
The musicians are tireless in their quest to discover new repertoire. Shaped by the centuries-old tradition of great German boys' choirs, they are naturally at home in the vocal music of the Renaissance, the Baroque and the Romantic. The music of our own time is also a real passion. In all their ventures, there are frequently interesting partnerships with musicians such as the Lautten Compagney Berlin, the Rascher Saxophone Quartet, Hamburger Ratsmusik and the Frankfurt Radio Bigband. As this often means totally new repertoire in the area of contemporary music, over the years Calmus has commissioned numerous new works from composers including Bernd Franke, Steffen Schleiermacher, Wolfram Buchenberg, Mathew Rosenblum, Bill Dob- bins, Michael Denhoff and Harald Banter, and the group has given many world premieres. It goes without saying that they revel in singing pop, folk and jazz, as well as chansons and evergreens from the 1920s.
The Program
"Just Voicesa journey through the colors of vocal music"
Sacred Masterpieces
Heinrich Schütz--Also hat Gott die Welt geliebt Motet from: Geistliche Chormusik 1648
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina--Kyrie / Gloria from Missa O Admirabile Commercium
Johann Sebastian Bach--Miserere from Prelude XXII from the Well-Tempered Clavier BWV 867 (Vocal version by Heribert Breuer)
Bach--Lobet den Herrn alle Heiden Motet BWV 230
Josef Gabriel Rheinberger--In Deo speravit cor meum & Benedictus Dominus Motets from opus 163
John Tavener--A Cradle Song
Bernd Franke--And why? for five voices based on psalm 116, commissioned by Calmus 2010
I N T E R M I S S I O N
"Madrigals"
Jaakko Mäntyjärvi--Come Live With Me from Modern Madrigal No. 1
Carlo Gesualdo di Venosa--Moro lasso from the Sixth Book of Madrigals
Clement Janequin--La guerre
"Legends in close harmony"
Freddie Mercury--Love of my life, arr. Mia Makaroff
Sting--Moon over Bourbon Street, arr. Naomi Crellin
Leonard Cohen--Everybody knows, arr. Ludwig Böhme
Zuquinha de Abrehu--Tico-Tico no fubá, arr. Juan Garcia
Milton Ager--Wochenend und Sonnenschein, arr. Ludwig Böhme
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LocationGrace Cathedral (Episcopal) (View)
701 SW 8th Avenue
Topeka, KS 66603
United States
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| Minimum Age: 5 |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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