Embodying the powers of nature…

Earth, Air, Water, Fire; all life is here.

We sing songs for our weary world, we lament the destruction of our planet and look for hope with music about the beauty of the earth. 

Join Kantos for a programme packed with poetry, prose and choral forces of nature, including Katerina Gimon’s Elements, Eric Whitacre’s Water Night and Herbert Howells’ Take Him, Earth, for Cherishing.

This is the planet on which we live; the world. It is everything that we are.

where & when

Friday 3rd November 2023 — St Mary’s Creative Space, Chester
Doors 19.00 — Performance 19.30

Saturday 4th November 2023 — Upper Chapel, Sheffield
Doors 19.00 — Performance 19.30

Sunday 5th November 2023 — Manchester Craft & Design Centre
Matinee: Doors 14.00 — Performance 14.30
Evening: Doors 16.30 — Performance 17.00

The Music

Katerina Gimon - Elements: Earth
Frank Ticheli - Earth Song
Herbert Howells - Take Him Earth for Cherishing
Katerina Gimon - Elements: Air
Eric Whitacre - Leonardo Dreams of his Flying Machine
Katerina Gimon - Elements: Water
Shruthi Rajasekar - Ganga's Peace
Eric Whitacre - Water Night
Trad. arr. Sarah Rimkus - Shenandoah
Katerina Gimon - Elements: Fire
Morten Lauridsen - Six 'Firesongs' on Italian Renaissance Poems No.3
Alberto Grau - Kasar Mie La Gaji