Cantus

Cantus

Exalting the Human Spirit Through Unmatched Vocal Harmony

Event Details

Program Details

WANTING MEMORIES
Cantus explores the enduring relationship between music and memory.

Why can we recall the lyrics and melody of a song from our childhood but struggle to find our keys in the morning or remember people’s names? Time and age may turn organized memories into a maze of fragments, but music often remains the one constant, helping us remember who we are. As memories fade and life transforms, could music be the final link to our past?

In Wanting Memories, Cantus explores the profound connection between music and memory. Through timeless songs like Over the Rainbow and What a Wonderful World, and anchored by Ysaÿe M. Barnwell’s Wanting Memories, this performance delves into the realms of nostalgia, family, love, loss, grief, laughter, fear, and hope.

Program:

  • Bob Thiele, George David Weiss: What a Wonderful World
  • Tim Minchin: From Matilda, When I Grow Up
  • Taylor Swift: Fifteen
  • Christopher H. Harris: I Would Live in Your Love
  • A.R. Rahman (arr. Ethan Sperry): Wedding Qawwali
  • Alan Jay Lerner, Frederick Loewe: From Gigi, I Remember It Well
  • Stevie Nicks: Landslide
  • Ysaÿe M. Barnwell: Wanting Memories

Intermission

  • Richard Strauss: Traumlicht
  • Sydney Guillaume: Gagot
  • Mia Makaroff: Spes (Hope)
  • Rosephanye Powell: When We Sing
  • Dolly Parton: Light of a Clear Blue Morning
  • Harold Arlen, E.Y. Harburg: Over the Rainbow
  • Sammy Fain, Irving Kahal: I’ll Be Seeing You

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