2010-2011 Concert Season
Please check back soon for information on our upcoming Concert Season! We're currently in the process of planning an exciting concert season
for 2010-2011. In the meantime, you can stay up to date with the lastest from Kantorei by finding us on Facebook, Twitter, and Myspace:
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2009-2010 Season in Review
Kantorei recently completed a very successful 12th Concert Season, with many special appearances and guests. We opened with the season with the announcement of our latest CD, little tree, released at our first concert of the season, "Cloudburst." Featured in that first concert was popular American composer Eric Whitacre’s Cloudburst. Written when the composer was just 22 years old, Cloudburst is a stunning work that, at its culmination, emulates the sounds of a massive thunderstorm.
Through the holidays, Kantorei once again teamed up with the Cherry Creek High School Meistersingers for an evening of holiday choral music, now a tradition in the Denver Arts Community. We also featured audience favorite Star in the East by composer Macolm Dalglish, a unique setting of Christmas texts for full choir and featuring hammered dulcimer accompaniment.
In February, Kantorei was featured in the Southwestern Regional ACDA Convention, to much acclaim from convention attendees. February also saw the return of popular American composer and conductor Eric Whitacre, as Kantorei joined The University of Denver's Lamont Chorale and members of St. Martin's Chamber Choir for an special concert featuring Whitacre's works.
Kantorei wrapped up its 2009-2010 concert season by bringing internationally acclaimed conductor Simon Carrington to the Denver arts community. Most recently the professor of choral conducting at Yale University, Carrington is best known for co-founding the renowned British vocal ensemble The King’s Singers. Denver Post reviewer Sabine Kortals was on hand and wrote, "Under his baton, a pair of William Byrd pieces illuminated the smooth, warmly resonant tone of the choir's well-blended voices."
Thank you for joining Kantorei for another successful concert season. We hope to see you at a concert next season!