Jan. 14, 2020

Contact Jen Roberdeau at 608-796-3738 or jaroberdeau@viterbo.edu

A CAPPELLA QUINTET CALMUS TO CONTINUE VITERBO UNIVERSITY BRIGHT STAR SEASON JAN. 23

LA CROSSE, Wis. – The outstanding German a cappella quintet Calmus will perform at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 23 in the Viterbo University Fine Arts Center Main Theatre.

Hailing from Leipzig, the city in Germany closely associated with Bach and Mendelssohn, Calmus performs a diverse repertoire of music and has captivated both audiences and critics with its charming stage presence, flawless technique, and entertaining presentation. 

Calmus has won numerous international prizes and competitions and the group has toured throughout Europe and North America. The musicians are tireless in their quest to discover new repertoire. They are naturally at home in the vocal music of the Renaissance, the Baroque and the Romantic, but they also revel in singing modern pop, folk, jazz, and golden oldies from the 1920s.

Calmus is “nothing short of remarkable…they, quite simply, bring whatever they sing to glorious life,” wrote the Deseret Morning News.

The members of Calmus are devoted to encouraging the next generation of outstanding singers and make teaching and conducting workshops part of their regular schedule. They will lead a youth choral workshop with four local high school choirs on Wednesday, Jan. 22 in the Viterbo Fine Arts Center. They will work with Viterbo music students the day of their performance.

This performance is part of Viterbo University’s Bright Star season and is sponsored in part by a grant from the Wisconsin Arts Board with funds from the State of Wisconsin and the National Endowment for the Arts. Wisconsin Public Radio is the media sponsor. 

An Artists in Conversation discussion will be held before the performance at 6:30 p.m.

Tickets are $36 for main floor, $32 for lower balcony, and $26 for upper balcony seating. For tickets, contact the Viterbo box office at 608-796-3100 or visit www.viterbo.edu/tickets.

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