Riverbank Arts Centre, Main Street, Newbridge, Co.Kildare

For over ten years the remarkable Calmus Ensemble has wowed audiences with its unique style of a capella singing, blending five scintillating and soulful voices – four male and one female – in a clear-voiced, perfectly balanced ensemble.

Originally formed by five graduates of the St. Thomas Boys‘ Choir, Leipzig, the group added the glittering soprano voice of Anja Lipfert in 2001 in order to expand their repertoire, which now encompasses everything from Gregorian chants, Irish airs, jazz and folk songs to the music of Palestrina, Bach and Debussy.

Acclaimed for its flawless intonation and extraordinary harmonic amalgam, this award-winning ensemble has toured extensively worldwide. "Technically stunning singers, but equally important, their interpretive talents and musicality are matchless… they bring passion to their interpretations and whatever they sing to glorious life." Deseret Morning News (Salt Lake City)

PROGRAMME:
J.S. BachDir, dir, Jehova, will ich singen
        Ich halte treulich still
        Alles, was Odem hat, lobe den Herrn
Wolfram BuchenbergLobe den Herrn!
PurcellHush no more
           But ah!
           If Love’s a Sweet Passion
BrahmsWaldesnacht
            O süßer Mai
            Fahr wohl
Francis PoulencMargoton va t’a l’iau
                       Clic, clac, dansez sabots
                       Ah ! mon beau laboureur
                       Les tisserands
Thomas MorleyNow is the month of maying
OrlandoGibbonsWhat is our life?
Mateo Fletcha der ÄltereLa bomba
Johann Hermann ScheinSo da, mein liebes Brüderlein
Charles Villers StanfordShall we go dance?
                                  The blue bird
Three Irish Folksongs
Calmus Ensemble - J.S. Bach: Dir, dir Jehova