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The group has built a strong reputation for artistic excellence and
innovative programming including the US premieres of important works by
several generations of 20th century composers such as Friedrich Cerha,
Pascal Dusapin, Maurice Ohana and Erkki-Sven Tüür. Cantori also brought to
light the mysterious French composer Clément Robert, giving the world
premiere of his early cantata Ondine nearly one hundred years after its
composition.
Cantori is honored to be a participant in an NEA American
Masterpieces Festival in April 2008, the only such festival east
of Chicago this season. In 2003, Cantori appeared on the opening
season of Carnegie's Zankel Hall, singing Copland's In the
Beginning under Michael Tilson Thomas. The group made its Avery
Fisher Hall debut on the Great Performers Series at Lincoln
Center in 1995, performing the second suite of Ravel's Daphnis
et Chloé with the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande under the
direction of Armin Jordan. The group has participated in concert
series at Trinity Church, The World Financial Center, and with
the Yale Symphony Orchestra, and enjoys a collaboration with the
verismo opera company Teatro Grattacielo.
Cantori's recording of Frank Martin's Le Vin Herbé was named
Editor's Choice in Opera News magazine, and awarded the highest
rating (***) in the Penguin Guide to Compact Discs. Cantori's
first CD, Echoes and Shadows, featuring three American works for
voices and instruments, was a best-seller at Tower
Records/Lincoln Center. The group can also be heard on the CD
Five by New York composer Michael Dellaira, which was called
"clever and engaging" by the American Record Guide. Cantori's
two holiday CDs, A Cantori Christmas and Global Voices: A
Cantori Celebration have also been well-received.
Cantori New York's repertoire includes well-known choral works
as well as a remarkable number of rarely performed works of
merit, especially European music of the early twentieth century.
The group was founded in 1984 by Bart Folse.
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