Members:
Singers

Tenors: Shahzore Shah,
Aaron Humble, Gary Ruschman, Eric Hopkins, Paul Rudoi

Baritones: Adam Reinwald, Dashon Burton

Basses: Chris Foss, Tim Takach

Administrative Staff
Joann M. Usher, Executive Director
Pete Zvanovec, Operations Manager

Artistic Staff
Erick Lichte, Artistic Director
Adam Reinwald, Artistic Co-Director
Aaron Humble, Artistic Co-Director
Gary Ruschman, Artistic Co-Director
Tim Takach, Graphic Designer
Genre:
Choral, a cappella, world and folk music
Hometown:
Minneapolis MN
Record Label:
Cantus Recordings

Information

Website:
Current Location:
Minneapolis MN and beyond!
Booking Agent:
Alliance Artist Management (allianceartistmanagement.com)
Press Contact:
Alliance Artist Management
Artists We Also Like:
Anything vocal especially choral, acapella and small vocal ensemble
Biography:
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." Rehearsing and performing without conductor, The ensemble's repertoire spans many periods and genres, inc... (read more)

Repetoire desires?

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Who do you want to hear us sing with?

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Best Cantus story ever?

16 posts by 12 people. Updated on Apr 11, 2008 at 8:16 PM.
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Kyle Torfin wroteat 10:57pm on July 16

i attended the 2nd performance of "all is calm: the christmas truce of 1914" last season in wayzata. i was utterly lost in the beauty of the work. it was stupendous. please tell me you will be performing this again next christmas season!

Jennifer Cress wroteat 12:46pm on May 19

WOW, WOW, WOW. After so many years of photographing you all it was such a pleasure watching you all in action. What a beautiful performance. I loved the energy and the solos. You had the crowd including my husband and my self rocking right along with you. YOur one talented group. see you at the next shoot

xooxxx-jc

Hannah Davis wroteat 10:51pm on May 8

Hey guys. I just wanted to say thanks for coming to Muskego High School today. Your performance was soo awesome.

Christina Sawinski wroteat 9:48pm on May 8

You guys were at my school today and you were amazinngggg. Seriously, blew me away. Thanks for coming.

Gary Ruschman wroteat 1:03am on April 26

Thanks to all the Neuqua Valley students for all your comments and becoming our friends here. We had a great time.

Shannon Fosler wroteat 12:20pm on April 24

Hey guys,

Thanks so much for coming to Neuqua Valley on Monday! It was great to be able to work with you in school and I loved singing with you on the concert! That will probably be one of the most rewarding experiences of my high school career!

Thanks so much and we would love for you guys to come back!!

Shannon

Devin Burk wroteat 4:24pm on April 23

heyyy guys :]
well, as you can already tell,
everyone from neuqua valley is so thankful that you guys came and shared your amazing talent with everyone. you guys were absolutely outstanding, and i cant wait until i get to see you guys again.
with loveeee,
NEUQUAAA VALLLLEYYY.

Mia Akers wroteat 11:07pm on April 22

Hey guys! Again, from all the previous comments, thankyou for coming to Neuqua Valley! The concert was absolutely mind-blowing and phenomenal! Your tone, resonance, vowel shapes, teamwork skills all made for a fantastic concert! I never could tell when you guys were breathing and the way you guys sustained the notes was amazing! Not once duing the whole cncert could I hear one voice part over another ( which by the way are amazing!) I especially loved when ou guys came to the freshman campus to work on our songs with us! I thought your constructive criticism was extremely helpful and improved our song. Once again thankyou for your aluable time and a fantastic concert! It was entertaining, fun, and blew me away. Please come back again!!!!

Sincerely,
Mia Akers

Elissa Rabin wroteat 10:43pm on April 22

Thank you so much for coming to Neuqua yesterday!
we talked about it in class today, and we decided that it was just amazing not only the obvious, the vocals and the use of languages, but the less obvious things. Such as how not once did you use a piano for a starting note (someone has perfect pitch!), and the way you can sustain notes for forever and the techniques you use in order for it to seem as though you can hold it for forever and a day, as well as you're engagement in every note, no matter how many times you've performed it. I loved getting the chance to work with you because it really showed your human side and how truly educated you are. I think when you can talk to a musician of that calliber and find their "human-side", thats what makes them larger than life.
Thanks so much for a fantastic experience!

Shelly Kasper wroteat 9:32pm on April 22

hi guys you did sooo good in the concert last night. thanks for coming to neuqua to work with us. i think you helped our chorus improve with some of the vocal techniques!!

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Conor wrote at 12:49pm on May 12th, 2008
Join the group Canadas not real!
its the bass of cantuss favorite group
Heidi wrote at 12:52am on May 6th, 2008
wow! i never thought i'd see cantus on facebook. =) it's been way too long since i've seen you lovely people. now that i'm back in MN, i'll be able to make it to more performances. and ps, i recently received one of your latest recordings and your music still makes me cry (in the very best way possible...). thanx for being amazing. :)
Mickey wrote at 8:32pm on May 4th, 2008
Amazing concert at Bethlehem Lutheran Church! I am in the Youth Chorale and one of the best highlights was singing with all of you!
Kathryn wrote at 1:43pm on April 28th, 2008
I LOVE CANTUS!
Katie wrote at 3:23pm on April 24th, 2008
you guys are amazing thank you so much for coming to Neuqua... i loved the concert and you guys somehow always had me dancing in my seat... everyone loved you!!! thanks again!