Founded in 1988 by Artistic Director Axel Theimer, Kantorei is a high-quality a cappella choral ensemble of about 40 singers devoted to a natural approach to singing 19th- and 20th-century European choral literature.
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- Choral
- Hometown:
- Minneapolis/Saint Paul, MN
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- Kantorei Audience Appreciation...
The Church of Christ the King
Sunday, November 22 at 7:00pm
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Kantorei Summer 2009Created about 5 months ago
A Natural Approach to SingingCreated about 7 months ago
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We'll sing Eskil Hemberg's "Thou Who Art Over Us" at our Nov. 22 Audience Appreciation Event. The Star Tribune has said Kantorei's "crystalline sound" offers "a deeply felt version of a simple but moving hymn." http://www.startribune.com/entertainment
Kantorei Another choir conducted by Axel Theimer is on Facebook! Check out the National Catholic Youth Choir, and share it with high school-aged singers you know.
The National Catholic Youth Choir is a liturgically based choir open to Roman Catholic youth entering 10th-12th grade. The program takes place each summer on the beautiful wooded grounds of Saint John's Abbey and Saint John's University in central Minnesota. Camp includes a multi-state tour, concert performances, CD ...recording and of course fun! What is unique about the National Catholic Youth Choir is its liturgical focus. The singers learn about the Catholic liturgy and how the treasury of sacred music (Gregorian chant, Palestrina, Mozart, Bruckner, Poulenc, Duruflé...) fits in Catholic worship today. The choir also sings contemporary and newly-written music, some of it specially commissioned for the NCYC. The conductor of the choir is internationally renowned choral clinician Dr. Axel Theimer. Fr. Anthony Ruff, OSB, a monk of Saint John’s Abbey, is the founding director of the choir. Read More
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Kantorei We're planning the reception for our Audience Appreciation Event. What's your favorite hors d'œuvre?
Kantorei Last night we learned that Herbert von Karajan angrily stopped a rehearsal of Tosca at the Vienna State Opera after hearing the shepherd boy solo, because twelve-year-old Axel Theimer could not sing an Italian rolled "r" correctly. Needless to say, he sang a perfect "r" the next day and still does so today.
Kantorei My Spirit Sang All Day, sung here by Chanticleer, opens our Audience Appreciation Event. Join us for Freude! Songs of Hope and Joy at 7 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 22 at The Church of Christ the King in south Minneapolis.
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"My Spirit Sang All Day" by Gerald Finzi (1901 - 1956) Recorded live at Skywalker Studios March 19, 2007
Kantorei A belated happy birthday to our friend and composer Anne Kilstofte! We honor you and our years of great music-making together.
Kantorei Expressive singing is natural! We should never have to "try" to express emotion, unless we are already singing in a way that limits the natural emotion in the voice - then artificial emotion becomes necessary.
Kantorei We are not trying to keep the beat, but the pulse.
Kantorei Congratulations to Brandon McCray, our 200th fan!
Kantorei We are very busy researching and submitting proposals for grants to support our upcoming CD recording project. Any local foundations you suggest we include?
Kantorei It was great to see Kantorei alum and Minnesota Chorale Executive Director Bob Peskin performing Arvo Pärt's Te Deum and Duruflé's Requiem with The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra and SPCO Chorale last Friday.
Kantorei It makes it much easier to sing when you think ahead to what's coming next. They say you should stay in the present moment, but the moment is not just a single word or a single note, but sentence, a phrase, a thought. When we think about singing individual notes, we've lost the music.
Kantorei Thanks to Missy Anderson for joining us to take some lovely photos at tonight's rehearsal!
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