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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 12, 2013
MINNEAPOLIS-BASED CANTUS WELCOMES FOUR NEW BOARD MEMBERS
AND ANNOUNCES NEW BOARD LEADERSHIP
(Minneapolis; September 12, 2013) – Cantus, the “premier men’s vocal ensemble in the
United States” (Fanfare), added four new members to its Board of Directors. Beginning
their 3-year terms in the 2013-14 season are Julie Carver, Global Director of Marketing
Communications, Eaton Hydraulics Group, Eden Prairie; Jim Dorsey, Attorney,
Fredrickson & Byron, Minneapolis; Brock Metzger, Global Sourcing Product Manager,
Target Corp., Minneapolis; Chuck Peterson, Executive Director, Clare Housing,
Minneapolis.
In addition, the Cantus Board elected new leadership: Chair Wendy Holmes, Senior
Vice President, Artspace, Minneapolis; Vice Chair Karl Reichert, Director, Capri
Theater, Minneapolis; Secretary Noel McCormick, Director of Development, Rise,
Minneapolis; and Treasurer Tom Northenscold, retired Vice President & CTO, St. Jude
Medical Inc.
-30About Cantus
Cantus is known worldwide for its trademark warmth and blend and its engaging performances
of music ranging from the Renaissance to the 21st Century. The Washington Post has hailed
the ensemble’s sound as having both “exalting finesse” and “expressive power” and refers to
the “spontaneous grace” of its music making. As one of the country’s only two full-time vocal
ensembles, Cantus has grown to prominence with its distinctive approach to creating music.
Working without a conductor, the members of Cantus rehearse and perform as chamber
musicians, each contributing to the entirety of the artistic process.
Cantus has released 15 albums on its own self-titled label, each to considerable acclaim. Of
That Eternal Day (2010) The New York Times said, “the Cantus recording offers many
satisfactions, none greater than a touching, ineffably simple performance of “The 23rd
Psalm (dedicated to my mother)” by Bobby McFerrin.” Cantus will release a new CD, “Song of a
Czech: Dvořák and Janáček for Men’s Voices” in October 2013.