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Cantemus December Concerts Share “The Peace of Wild Things”

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Cantemus will present three concerts in December that share “The Peace of Wild Things.” Inspired by the Animal Kingdom, this concert preserves some seasonal traditions, and goes beyond. The repertoire ranges from Josquin des Prez and Mendelssohn to contemporary composers Eric Whitacre and Craig Hella Johnson. Some pieces reflect on the grace and beauty of the natural world; some involve animals being personified or used as poetic symbols; and some mimic actual animal sounds!

The concerts will take place in three North Shore towns: In Beverly on Friday, December 6 at 7:30 p.m. at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, 4 Ocean St.; in Newburyport on Sunday, December 8 at 4:00 p.m. at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 166 High St.; and in Gloucester on Sunday, December 15 at 4:00 p.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Church, 10 Church St.

Tickets will be available at the door or can be purchased online at http://www.cantemus.org/tickets.

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Artistic Director Jason Iannuzzi talks with Mary Jacobsen of WJOP's Morning Show about why he selected the spring concert’s theme, “love is love is love,” featuring songs celebrating love among friends, between lovers, between parent and child, and love for humanity. Iannuzzi also discusses his views on the healing and transformative role that music can play during turbulent and divisive times such as our own.
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Cantemus Announces Call for Adult and Student Singers and Invites Public to Season Preview

Cantemus Chamber Chorus, with members from across the North Shore, invites interested singers to audition for the 2024-2025 concert season. The Chorus is seeking singers in all voice parts, especially tenors and basses. Cantemus is also recruiting high school and college age singers for its Choral Intern program.

Our 2024-2025 concerts – “The Peace of Wilds Things” on December 6, 8, & 15, and “I Hear America Singing” on May 10 and 11 with guest instrumentalists – will be in Beverly and Newburyport.

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Choral Intern Program for High School Students

There are openings in September for 4 high school-age singers to join us for one or two semesters and earn community service credits or an honorarium. The students will rehearse weekly and perform with the group.

Our Intern program is open to area high school students who are interested in a high-level immersion program of singing with a small chorus of musically trained adults. We will admit students by audition with the conductor. If more than one qualified singer per part auditions, we will consider admitting them as well. The decision is to be made by the musical director.

This program is intended to be a supplemental vocal experience to the students’ high school music program and may help in building their resumes as they prepare for college. Applicants must have good sight reading ability and be available Tuesday evenings from 7:00-9:15 for rehearsals at the Miles River Middle School in Hamilton (from September-mid-May) and for two weekend concerts on December 6 & 8, and May 10 & 11, with additional rehearsals as needed.

Participation in the program can either:
(a) fulfill community service requirements for academic credit as determined by the student’s school, or
(b) include a one-semester stipend of $250, or $500 for both semesters.

It is our hope that this program will help to cultivate a new generation of skilled choral singers.

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Please contact Richard Salandrea for more information.

Cantemus Does Annelies Proud

Read Laura Prichard's review of our performance in the Boston Musical Intelligencer. She provides extensive additional information about the work and its historical significance.

January 29, 2024
IN: Reviews
Cantemus Does Annelies Proud, by Laura Stanfield Prichard

“Beautiful concert this afternoon. Both chorus and brass amazing. More than once I was moved to tears by the sounds....”
–Jean J.