Cantus -- read that: Lush. A celebration of all that is human.
An all male professional a capella vocal ensemble from Minnesota, they call their performances and music the art of "spontaneous grace." The men often weave and move and interact with each other as they sing. They obviously love what they do, are present and focused, and the audience can't help but be swept up into their musical universe. There is no stern baton waving distraction out front and no sheet music to crinkle, no folders to block our view of their expressions as they sing. It's all from memory, all internalized. all amazing. They also create many of their own arrangements.
The program I head last Friday, at the Gardiner Theater in Pawling, NY included the classical and popular, the ancient and the modern, the sacred and the profane, never flinching as it looked at the human species and its frailty, its fragile gasp of time, at the depth of loss and the joy of living. For an idea of their range check out these two videos from YouTube. Very different. Both incredible. They have a YouTube channel and a myspace page and six or more albums, (search iTunes or Amazon or Google Play)
Yes, it's a week and a day later. I am so far behind on my posts I may never recover.
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