Various Composers - Fields of Wonder (Cantus)

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• Jean Cras - Dans la montagne
• Gavin Bryars - Edwin Morgan Sonnets, Vol. 02
• Melissa Dunphy - N-400 Erasure Songs
• Griffin Candey - Protocol
• Margaret Bonds - Fields of Wonder

Cantus

    Jacob Christopher, tenor

    Alexander Nishibun, tenor

    Paul Scholtz, tenor

    Matthew Shorten, tenor

    Rod Kelly Hines, baritone

    Jeremy Wong, baritone

    Samuel Bohlander-Green, bass

    Chris Foss, bass

Date: 2025

Label: Signum Classics

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Cantus is known for innovative, relevant programming and their sourcing of fascinating music for concerts. Those elements come together beautifully in Fields of Wonder, a concert exploring the relationship between composers and the poets whose words they set to music. All of the music is composed or arranged by Black composers, with the title work by Margaret Bonds, a setting of poetry by her good friend Langston Hughes that has seldom been performed since its premiere in 1963. Elsewhere in the concert, there’s music based on sacred and secular texts, music for prayer and praise, music about love — and even music about dancing!

Cantus is a renowned low-voice vocal ensemble acclaimed for its warmth, blend, and innovative programming, performing music from the Renaissance to the 21st century. Known for rehearsing without a conductor, Cantus emphasizes collaboration and chamber music principles. Based in Minneapolis–St. Paul, they perform over 75 concerts annually, both nationally and internationally, at prestigious venues like Lincoln Center and Kennedy Center. The group actively commissions new works, supports emerging composers, and collaborates with leading ensembles. With 18 recordings and frequent radio features, Cantus is also deeply committed to music education, reaching over 5,000 students yearly and earning multiple awards from Chorus America.

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