What's On

Programme

Aaron Copland In the Beginning
Marvin Gaye arr. Rollo Dilworth What’s Going On
Meredith Monk Earth Seen From Above
Bob Dylan arr. Liv Muir Blowin’ in the Wind
Arnold Schoenberg Friede auf Erden
Sam Cooke arr. Charlie Perry A Change is Gonna Come
Thomas Tallis Spem in alium
Thiele & Weiss arr. Peter Hicks What A Wonderful World

Performers

Ellie Slorach creative director and conductor
Kantos Chamber Choir
Royal Northern College of Music Chamber Choir
University of Manchester Chamber Choir

About

A powerful performance of songs of protest, change, and hope: Kantos marks its 10th anniversary, and you’re invited. For the first time, the choir unites with the Royal Northern College of Music Chamber Choir and the University of Manchester Chamber Choir, bringing together massed voices for an evening celebrating Kantos’ legacy so far, and the future of choral music in the North.

In true Kantos style, brand new pop arrangements sit alongside seminal choral masterpieces; from Aaron Copland to Bob Dylan, and Arnold Schoenberg to Louis Armstrong. Tallis’ monumental Spem in alium sits at the heart of the programme; experience this 40-part masterpiece in surround-sound, in the glorious acoustic of Manchester Monastery.

When the final song fades, the celebration continues with a post-concert toast to a decade of Kantos.

Photo credit: Eve Sanders

Tickets

PWYC £11 / £22 / £33

Promoted by Kantos Chamber Choir.

The performance will last around one hour without an interval.