TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 12
Houston Friends of Music Cantus
Program: Nine-member male vocal ensemble performs works that range from Thomas Tallis to contemporary works written for them, in addition to Indian ragas, Motown, Japanese folk music, African-American
spirituals, and more.
8:00 p.m., Stude Concert Hall
Admission (reserved seating): $19–$61.
For tickets call 713-348-5400.
Limited number of complimentary tickets for Rice faculty, staff, and students.
CANTUS will appear for the first time in Houston on Tuesday, February 12. Founded ten years ago by alumni of Minnesota’s St. Olaf College Choir, this group has a unique sound, grounded in a rich northern European and Midwest American Lutheran choral tradition. The style contrasts with that of the King’s Singers or Chanticleer and is important to be heard. After a concert last year in Temple, Texas, the head of the chamber music society wrote us the following e mail: “Cantus is art. Their purity of tone, blending of timbre and mastery in expression through all the various technics of vocal artistry produced a masterpiece in each song.” Cantus also has a unique approach to repertoire, presenting works that range from Tallis to contemporary works written for them, and including Indian ragas and Motown.
