It takes strength to be vulnerable. It takes courage to ask for help.
The acclaimed low-voiced vocal ensemble Cantus offers Brave — a special program that explores masculinity, personhood, and our shared humanity. Bring this impactful and relevant program to your series or campus in the 2023-24 season.
Special residency activities include work with glee clubs, choirs, and campus or community organizations.
Brave
It takes strength to be vulnerable. It takes courage to ask for help. It takes confidence to reach out and connect. In Brave, Cantus examines what it means to identify as a man in a society that prizes conformity over personal authenticity. With works by composers from Fanny Mendelssohn to Sara Bareilles, Brave takes a nuanced look at evolving ideas of masculinity. The program also includes works by contemporary innovators like Mari Esabel Valverde and Sydney Guillaume, as well as a new multi-movement work by Griffin Candey. Join Cantus for a powerful program that asks: Are you strong enough to be sensitive?
Leland Sateren: Do You Fear The Wind
Griffin Candey: From Protocol, I. Self-Made
Alice Parker: Vive l'amour
Scott Senko: grip
Margaret Bonds: From Fields of Wonder, V. Snake
Griffin Candey: From Protocol, II. The Men Who Wore Lions
Chauncey Olcott: My Wild Irish Rose
Gwen Stefani: I'm Just A Girl
Craig Hella Johnson: Stray Birds / I Am Like You
Mari Esabel Valverde: Darest, O Soul
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Edvard Grieg: Brothers, Sing On!
Timothy Takach: From Helios, VII. Mars (Love Asleep and Waiting)
Harry and Sandra Chapin: Cat’s in the Cradle
Griffin Candey: From Protocol, III. Prayer for the Uncertain Animal
Sydney Guillaume: Renmen Renmen
Fanny Mendelssohn: Lass fahren hin
Billy Joel: Lullabye (Goodnight, My Angel)
Sara Bareilles, Arr. JC: Brave