Cantus Ensemble

Basics

Artistic director:Berislav Sipus
Conductor:Berislav Sipus
Size:16
Instruments:

1/1/1/1/1/1/1, harp, pft., 2 perc., 2/1/1/1

Specific equipment:

keyboards.,synthesizers, electronic devices

CountryCroatia
PartnerCroatian Composers’ Society

Statistics

20082007200620052004
Performances262320
Pieces282526
National Pieces101215
International Pieces181311
First performances865
Commisions865
Audience500050004000

Repertoire

Main national repertoire

Boris Papandopulo - Chamber Symphony Milko Kelemen - Nonet and Constelations Berislav Sipus - Tan Hetti and Un jardin.... Kresimir Seletkovic - disORDER Ivo Josipovic - Musicam psalite Andjelko Klobucar - Music for Cantus Olja Jelaska - Butterflies

International repertoire

Anton Webern - Koncert op. 24 Arnold Schoenberg - Cahamber Symphony No.1 Paul Hindemith - Chamber music No. 1 and 3 Pierre Boulez - Derive 1 Olivier Messiaen - Oiseaux exotiques Alban Berg - Kammerkonzert Gyorg Ligeti - Kammerkonzert Edgar Varese - Octandre

Potential use of the Re:new repertoire

We can combine proposed compositions by other our partners from the network in the frame of our concert season and concerts out of season, on tours in Croatia as well as abroad.

Submitted pieces

Marko Ruždjak - Prudent Views of My Love Passing by the Season, for clarinet, violin, violoncello and piano Dubravko Detoni - dolce furioso, for chamber orchestra Berislav Šipus - Tan Hetti, for 10 instruments Krešimir Seletković - disORDER, for ensemble Srđan Dedić - Ich vergesse Dich nicht, for ensemble Mirela Ivičević - Dominosa FF00FF, for ensemble Olja Jelaska - Butterflies, for 7 instruments Ivo Josipović - Musicam psalite, for ensemble

Address book

Adress

info@hds.hr kontakt@cantus-ansambl.com sipus@hds.hr sanda.bozic@hds.hr nina.calopek@hds.hr saban@hds.hr tel: +385 1 4872 370 fax: + 385 1 4872 372

website

www.cantus-ansambl.com

 


Information

Cantus Ensemble founded 2000 has specialized in the 20th and 21st century music. All of its members are not only excellent chamber musicians and soloists, but also concert-masters, principal players in symphony orchestras and professors at the Music Academy. Cantus Ensemble has extended concert activities in Zagreb (subscription concert cycle of 6 concerts), other cities in Croatia as well as abroad.

The core of the ensemble are two quintets:the string quintet and the wind quintet. Both instrumental ensembles have been together almost from the very beginning. This ensemble has performed and has given first performances of the greatest number of works, both by Croatian and foreign composers.

Activity

Participation

Croatia: Music Biennale Zagreb, Dubrovnik Summer Festival, Osor's musical Evenings, International Festival in Pula, Samobor Music AutumnAbroad: Cervantino Festival - Mixico, Manuel Enriquez International Festival - Mexico, Festival Ensemblia - Germany, Settembre Torino - Italy, Ars Musica Mons - Belgium, international Festival Huddersfield -UK, Spaziomusica Festival - Italy

Participation abroad

Mexico, Sweden, Germany

Discography

2 promo CD's - Editor, Croatian Composers' Society

Concert relations

Concert Hall Vatroslav Lisinski Zagreb Music Biennale Zagreb Pula International Music Festival Arnold Schoenberg Fundation Centre - Wien Trieste Prima - Italy Unicum Festval Ljubljana - Slovenia Icarus Ensemble - Reggio Emilia, Italy Merlin Ensemble - Austria

Media relations

Cantus Music Magazine