Sunday, July 7, 5 PM
Calmus Vocal Ensemble,
Leipzig

The Calmus Ensemble has tremendous stylistic variety, performing music from Gregorian chant and Bach to jazz, folksongs, and popular music. Winners of numerous vocal competitions in Europe as well as the Concert Artist Guild competition in New York City, the ensemble’s astounding stylistic spectrum, flawless intonation, vocal homogeneity, and varied colors thrill audiences around the world.
“The group held the audience…nearly spellbound with its artistry.”
- The Washington Post, April 21, 2013
“…precise intonation, impeccable blending, and vocal beauty.”
Salt Lake City Tribune
“Having exceptional musicianship and unusual vocal virtuosity, unwavering intonation provides the icing on the Calmus cake.”
Irish Independent
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PROGRAM:
SCHÜTZ: “Also hat Gott die Welt geliebt” from Geistliche Chormusik
O Primavera
Feritevi, Ferite
BACH:
“Dir, dir, Jehova, will ich singen” from Schemellis songbook
“Sei Lob und Preis mit Ehren” from Cantata BWV 28
“Alles, was Odem hat, lobe den Herrn” from Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied, BWV 225
“Bist du bei mir” from Notenbüchlein für Anna-Magdalena Bach
MORAVEC: Selections from Sacred Love Songs (commissioned for Calmus)
HARALD BANTER: Abendharmonie (2011)
Three Jazz-ballads, poems by Charles Baudelaire (commissioned for Calmus)
PURCELL: Hush, No More
Popular works by Sting, Freddie Mercury, Bill Withers, and Bobby McFerrin
Program Notes
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