Sunday, April 19 :: 3 PM
Cantus
Now in its 30th anniversary season, Cantus is acclaimed for its signature warmth, rich blend, and inventive programs spanning music from the Renaissance to today. One of the nation’s few full-time vocal ensembles, Cantus performs without a conductor, creating collaborative, emotionally resonant performances praised for their “exalting finesse” and “spontaneous grace” (The Washington Post). The ensemble tours widely, records prolifically, and remains deeply committed to education and the creation of new works for low voices.
Classical programming support provided by the
LAND THAT I LOVE
Concert Order, Texts, Translations and Cantus Info
(2025-26 Season)
America the Beautiful — Samuel Ward; arr. Paul John Rudoi
Lejanas Voces (Distant Voices) — Carlos Cordero
Leron, Leron Sinta (Leron, Leron My Dear) — Traditional Filipino folk song; arr. Saunder Choi
Rimas Tropicales (Tropical Rhymes) — Tania León
III. La Guitarra (The Guitar)
El Manisero (The Peanut Vendor) — Moisés Simons; arr. Yosvany Estepe Díaz
TaReKiTa — Reena Esmail
Fengyang Song — Anhui Folk Song; arr. Chen Yi
Tipitin — María Grever; arr. Raul Dominguez
N-400 Erasure Songs — Melissa Dunphy
II. N-400: An Erasure
That Lonesome Road — James Taylor & Don Grolnick; arr. Simon Carrington
INTERMISSION
On the Pulse of Morning — Maya Angelou (reading from stage)
Ave Que Emigra (Migrating Bird) — Gaby Moreno; arr. Alexander Nishibun
Manush Dhoro Manush Bhojo (Embrace Humanity Serve Humanity) — Baul Rashid Uddin; arr. Shabnam Abedi
Plakatap — Sydney Guillaume
The Road Home — “Prospect” tune from Southern Harmony; adapted by Stephen Paulus