Cantus Ansambl: 15 Year Anniversary | Cantus Live(s)!

For almost fifteen years contemporary music in Croatia, both by Croatian composers and by forerunners in the international arena, has largely lived through the activities of the Cantus Ensemble, which was established with the aim to explore, discover and introduce new and unchartered musical spheres. Through a meticulous approach to the musical works of the 20th and 21st centuries – while achieving and maintaining high performance levels – the Ensemble has filled an existing void on the national stage and has become the main promoter of Croatian contemporary music, both in Croatia and abroad. From reviving forgotten scores from the second half of the 20th century, through remembering valuable works by our distinguished composers, to the respectable number of premieres of pieces dedicated to the Ensemble, Cantus’ repertoire rests on the stylistic diversity of contemporary music. The Cantus Ensemble, led by Berislav Šipuš, has been extremely active since its founding in 2001. It brings together excellent performers, while seriously approaching the task of participating in the creation of contemporary musical life and educating the young generation of musicians as well as the concert audience itself. One of the most important aspects of the Ensemble’s work, along with its regular concert cycle, is giving guest performances at leading festivals of contemporary music around the world. It is therefore no accident that the Ensemble selected for this triple CD live performances of their national and international interpretations, thus directing attention to the importance of the moment in the process of the realization of a contemporary music work.

(Bojana Plećaš Kalebota, from a CD book)

 

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Cantus d.o.o., 2016.

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