elements
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 13 June 2025— World Museum, Liverpool, L3 8EN
Doors 18.45, Performance 19.30
Saturday 14 June 2025— Carole Nash Hall (at The Stoller Hall), Manchester, M3 1DA
Performances at 17.00 & 19.30
Sunday 15 June 2025— Mill Hill Chapel, Leeds, LS1 5EB
Performance 20.00
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
the artists
Artistic Director - Ellie Slorach