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The group is called Cor Cantiamo and I founded it in 2009 and it was, at that point, my all-star
alumni chamber choir. We are recording an entire CD of the Finnish composer, Jaakko
Mantyjarvi, and Jaakko is an internationally acclaimed composer.
There is a very good choir that is excited about what it is doing. There is a conductor
with a huge positive energy to bring to the table and basically they have done the grunt
work before I show-up, which is always great. We have been contracted with Centaur Records
to do our first CD with a commercial release, which is a pretty special deal.
I feel huge respect for people who are committed enough to music to actually make a career
out of it. To go to school, get a degree and then find a profession in that field.
Cor Cantiamo is a wonderful group to be a part of because of all of the talent that
is involved with it. We have singer s that are music teachers and
voice instructors. We perform four or five concerts a season. I think it is a great example
of everything a university can do. I have received funding from the graduate school
to support my own artistry and research. We have the use of the NIU resources. Our singers,
there are both alumni and there are some students that are singing with us, get this chance
to work on high-level artistic music that is super intense. It's going to enrich them
musically and they're going to grow as musicians because of this. A lot of them are also music
teachers, so they can take those experiences and go out to the community. So NIU is kind
of this fulcrum, where we bring alumni, faculty and international artists together to create
this amazing product that is really going to filter and be an experience for many different
communities. I am just really thankful to be a part of
this group because I really enjoy it. You can support our organization, Cor Cantiamo,
by visiting our website and following the links...
...which is www.corcantiamo.org. Every little bit helps. Every little bit goes
towards our projects. We appreciate every, every amount of support that we get.