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CANTATICA is a new, progressive, non-profit musical organization devoted to broadening the scope of choral/vocal and instrumental music - its cultural connections, programming, and performance. Located in Pennsylvania's Lehigh Valley, CANTATICA comprises a unique and dynamic performing ensemble, the CANTATICA Chamber Ensemble, and resource center.
We invite you to explore our web site, learn more about our organization and the CANTATICA Chamber Ensemble, attend Ensemble concerts, get involved in our organization, and enjoy the variety resources we have to offer.
Click the above link to learn more about the CANTATICA organization, the CANTATICA Chamber Ensemble and Artistic Director and Conductor, Dr. Michael Tamte-Horan. Included on the page is information about Membership and Auditions for the CANTATICA Chamber Ensemble.
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NOW ACCEPTING RESUMES, RECORDINGS and AUDITIONS
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2008-2009 CONCERT SEASON*
BEST-BELOVED:
SONGS OF LOVE AND REMEMBRANCE
Sunday, October 26, 2008
4:00 PM
WINTER SOLSTICE:
A CELEBRATION OF WINTER AND THE HOLIDAY SEASON
Sunday, December 21, 2008
7:00 PM
CELTIC CIRCLE CONCERT
Saturday, March 14, 2009
7:00 PM
Sunday, March 15, 2009
4:00 PM
I HEAR AMERICA SINGING!
Sunday, June 14, 2009
4:00 PM
* Dates subject to change
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RESOURCES
Resources contains information and links about notable Composers, Performers, Music Organizations, Repertoire, Programing and more. Visit web sites, view sample scores, listen to music, and buy CD's at the CANTATICA a-Store.
CONTACT US
CANTATICA
25 Witman Dr
Breingisville, PA 18031
484-951-5113
Artist of the Month:
Corky Siegel's Chamber Blues
"Gritty Chicago blues and rarefied classical chamber music might not seem like a match made in heaven -- until you've heard Corky Siegel bring the two together . . a crowning achievement." - Chicago Tribune
Is it blues, is it classical?
Walking the line between Beethoven and B.B. King and armed with the creative genius and instrumental prowess that have defined his career for nearly four decades, Corky has pioneered an original, genre-busting Chamber blues - a fresh, innovative sound capturing the sparkling qualities of classical music merged with the emotional melodic style of blues, all within an intimate chamber setting.
Visit the Chamber Blues Web Site
Music of the Month
WE REMEMBER THEM
Donald Grantham
SATB a cappella
G. Schirmer, Inc./Hal Leondard #50486401
Duration: Approx. 3:00
Donald Grantham, Professor of Composition at the University of Texas, was commissioned by the university to compose "We Remember Them" for a memorial ceremony held on May 5, 2005. The work honors the viticms of the notorious shootings at the UT Clock Tower that occurred on August 1, 1966. Gratham's text comes from the Hebrew Union Prayer Book. The setting portrays a simple journey from darkness to light, through grief to hope.
TEXT
In the rising of the sun and its going down,
We remember them.
In the blowing of the wind and in the chill of winter,
We remember them.
In the blueness of the sky and in the warmth of the summer,
We remember them.
In the rustling of the leaves and in the beauty of autumn,
We remember them.
In the beginning of the year and when it ends,
We remember them.
When we are weary and in need of strength,
We remember them.
When we are lost and sick of heart,
We remember them.
When we have days we yearn to share,
We remember them.
So long as we live, they too shall live,
For they are now part of us, as we remember them.
View Score - Page One
Recording:
REQUIEM
Conspirare
Craig Hjelle Johnson and Company of Voices
Clarion Records 2006
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SONGS FOR LINDA
Paul McCartney
Arr. Michael Thomas, Robert Pansera and Loma Mar Quartet
String Quartet
Faber Music/MLP Communications 2001
For the memorial services for Linda held in London and New York in 1998, Paul McCartney selected a number of songs he had written specifically with her in mind which were played in arrangements for string quartet. The performers in London were the Brodsky Quartet and in New York the Loma Mar Quartet who later recorded them on the CD album "Working Classical" (see below). Includes notes on each of the songs by Paul.
I - My Love
View Score - Page One
II - Calico Skies
III - Golden Earth Girl
IV - Warm and Beautiful
View Score - Page One
V - Somedays
VI - She's My Baby
View Score - Page One
Recording:
WORKING CLASSICAL:
ORCHESTRAL AND CHAMBER MUSIC BY PAUL MCCARTNEY
Loma Mar Quartet
London Symphony Orchestra
EMI Records Ltd. 1999