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Minnesota Public Radio to Feature the Men's Vocal Chorus Cantus at the 15th Annual Classical Music Festival
May 15, 2007
Minnesota Public Radio hosts its 15th annual Classical Music Festival, a free family celebration of music and fun on Sunday, June 3, 2007, starting at 1 p.m., featuring live performances and hands-on activities that make classical music fun and exciting for all ages. The festival will culminate in an evening performance by Cantus, a professional a capella men's vocal group, at 7:30 p.m. at the Fargo Theatre.
WHAT: Minnesota Public Radio's 15th annual Classical Music Festival
Featuring performances by the Lake Agassiz Concert Band, the Jazz Arts Group Big Band, recent winners in the Young Artists Solo Competition (sponsored by Minnesota Public Radio and the Fargo-Moorhead Symphony Guild), and the newly formed FM Pops Orchestra, featuring members of the Fargo-Moorhead Symphony.
The festival will culminate in an evening performance by Cantus, one of America's finest professional male vocal ensembles.
WHEN: Day activities are Sunday, June 3, 2007, 1–6 p.m., followed by Cantus at 7:30 p.m. Details are as follows:
Family Activities
1–4 p.m. Eckroth Music Instrument "Petting Zoo"
1–4 p.m.Visual Art workshops in a musical theme by the Plains Art Museum
2 p.m. Penny and Pals music workshops for kids
2 p.m. Schmitt Music Listening Contest with prizes awarded to all participants
Performances
1 p.m. Lake Agassiz Concert Band
2 p.m. Jazz Arts Group of Fargo-Moorhead Big Band
3 p.m. Fargo-Moorhead Chamber Chorale
4 p.m. Recent Young Artists Solo Competition winners' recital
5 p.m. FM Pops Orchestra featuring members of the Fargo-Moorhead Symphony
WHERE: Afternoon activities will take place at Trollwood Park, Fargo (enter on Elm Street, just north of 36th Ave N). The Cantus performance will take place at the Fargo Theatre, 314 Broadway, Fargo.
TICKETS: All afternoon activities are FREE. The Cantus performance is $15; $3 discount is available for MPR members. Call 701-235-4152 for reservations.
Minnesota Public Radio's Classical Music Festival is supported by Alerus Financial, the cities of Fargo and Moorhead through the Lake Agassiz Arts Council, the Fargo-Moorhead Symphony, Fargo Park District, the Lake Region Arts Council through an appropriation by the Minnesota State Legislature, the North Dakota Council on the Arts, Target, the VIP Room and Catering, and Xcel Energy.
About Cantus: For ten years, Cantus has gained recognition as one of America's finest professional male vocal ensembles. As one of the few full-time vocal ensembles in the world, the ensemble enjoys a vigorous schedule of national tours, subscription concerts in the Twin Cities, several innovative residencies, collaborations, educational programs and recording. Cantus has been praised by critics and the public alike for its broad repertoire, bold ensemble singing and engaging stage presentation.
Cantus has recorded seven CDs on its own label, Cantus Recordings. Their most recent CDs, a Christmas collection entitled Comfort and Joy: Volume 1 & 2, received rave reviews from the critics and public alike. A recent Gramophone review stated, "Means and ends join in genuinely glorious music making. The complexity of the music is fully expressed, the diction is perfect, the emotions alive. If comfort is defined as a warm bath of choral sound, then this is perfect."
Minnesota Public Radio® operates a 37-station radio network serving virtually all of Minnesota and parts of surrounding states and produces programming for radio, Internet and face-to-face audiences. Programs produced by Minnesota Public Radio, operating as American Public Media,™ reach 14.6 million listeners nationwide each week. Of those, more than 800,000 listen regionally, in Minnesota and surrounding states. A complete list of stations, programs and additional services can be obtained at www.mpr.org and www.americanpublicmedia.org.
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Source: Data are copyright Arbitron, Inc., Nationwide and PSA data. Arbitron data are estimates only. Spring 2006/Fall 2006 average
Press Contacts:
Vern Goodin
Minnesota Public Radio
218-299-3666
vgoodin@mpr.org
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