CANTUS Brews, Sings New Music Loves Arts Music by Basil Considine - September 15, 2015September 15, 2015 When The Manchurian Candidate premiered at Minnesota Opera last winters, reviewers sang the praises of Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Kevin Puts’ score. Across town, however, Minneapolis-based ensemble CANTUS is singing a different Pulitzer Prize-related tune in rehearsal. The all-male vocal ensemble’s latest concert offering, The Four Loves, features four new song commissions: “Manifesto,” by Pulitzer Prize-winning composer David Lang “Tango With God” by Ysaye Barnwell (also the composer of the Cantus favorite, “Wanting Memories”) “Philia” by Roger Treece “To My Brother” by Joseph Gregorio In an unusual piece of crowdfunding, these four commissions were funded by a Kickstarter campaign this past winter and by support from the Ann Stookey Fund for New Music (ASFNM). The program for The Four Loves includes works by Beethoven, Poulenc, Grieg, and others. CANTUS will perform The Four Loves five times before taking the program to Denver, Detroit, New York City, Tucson, and Washington, DC this fall. Thursday, October 8, 7:30 pm: Antonello Hall, MacPhail Center for Music – 501 S. Second St. in Minneapolis Saturday, October 10, 7:30 pm: Trinity Lutheran Church – 115 4th St. N. in Stillwater Friday, October 16, 11:00 am: Colonial Church of Edina – 6200 Colonial Way in Edina Saturday, October 17, 7:30 pm: Ordway Concert Hall – 345 Washington St. in Saint Paul Sunday, October 18, 3:00 pm: Saint Bartholomew Catholic Church – 630 Wayzata Blvd. E. in Wayzata CANTUS was not available for comment due to a performing engagement today in Bogota, Columbia. About Latest Posts Basil ConsidineBasil Considine was the Editor of the Twin Cities Arts Reader from 2018-2022. He served as Performing Arts Editor and Senior Classical Music and Drama Critic for the Arts Reader's first five years, before succeeding Hanne Appelbaum. He was previously the Resident Classical Music and Drama Critic at the Twin Cities Daily Planet and remains an occasional contributing writer for The Boston Musical Intelligencer and The Chattanoogan. He holds a PhD in Music and Drama from Boston University, an MTS in Sacred Music from the BU School of Theology, and a BA in Music and Theatre from the University of San Diego. Basil was named one of Musical America's 30 Professionals of the Year in 2017. He was previously the Regional Governor for the National Opera Association's North Central Region and the 2021-2022 U.S. Fulbright Faculty Scholar to Madagascar. Latest posts by Basil Considine (see all) DC REVIEW: Anything but Business as Normal in the American Opera Initiative (Washington National Opera) - January 22, 2024 NYC REVIEW: Spectacular Fulfillment in The Promise (PROTOTYPE FESTIVAL) - January 14, 2024 NYC REVIEW: Adoration, Myths, and Reality (PROTOTYPE FESTIVAL) - January 13, 2024 Share on Facebook Share Share on TwitterTweet