“And So I Go On” by Jake Runestad
This performance by sounding light occurred on Sunday, October 3, 2021 on the Abendmusik series at First Plymouth Church in Lincoln, NE.
Tom Trenney, conductor I Karen Cook, soprano I Zachary Colby, tenor
Zachary Colby and pianist, Mark Bilyeu offer a recital called Note to Self: Keep Moving that offers a hopeful message as we navigate the “winters” in our lives. The musical offerings center on Jonathan Dove’s song cycle Out of Winter, but also includes works by Dodie, Gala Flagello, Gilda Lyons, Rachel DeVore Fogarty, Robert Owens, H. Leslie Adams, and Scott Gendel. All of the music was composed after 1968, most occurring after 2003. This performance was captured in August of 2021 at the University of Nebraska Omaha.
I Wonder As I Wander by John Jacob Niles arranged by Benjamin Britten performed in December 2020 for the University of Nebraska at Omaha’s School of Music Holiday Concert.
Zachary Colby, tenor & Sean Kelly, piano
Cantus sings Don Macdonald’s “When the Earth Stands Still.”
A performance by Cantus at the Saint Paul, MN DMV of Steven Sametz’s We Two, mvmt. V. Classical Minnesota Public Radio asked Cantus to perform to create content for them to release along with their series about wanting to share “this [musical] power with people in the community, in places where they least expect it but where they could benefit from a little “feel better, live bigger.”
Christmas with Cantus 2019 at Saint Thomas Chapel in Saint Paul, MN.
Music and lyrics by Linda Kachelmeier –– lindakachelmeier.com
Video by Nate Haustein –– flightcreativemedia.com
Audio recorded by Chris Foss
Cantus performs “Ceann dubh dílis” by Michael McGlynn in July of 2019 in Antonello Hall at MacPhail Center for Music
Cantus EPK video for The (masc.) We Wear, national tour 2020-2021. Although Zachary will not be performing in this show, he was instrumental in programming this piece about toxic masculinity in our culture. As we find ourselves at a moment in history when the idea of masculinity is shifting and being redefined, we ask these questions of ourselves: "Are you strong enough to be sensitive?...Are you confident enough to listen?... Will you be man enough to stand up?”
Cantus sings “Deep Blue” by the Indie Band Arcade Fire, at SiriusXM Symphony Hall in December 2018
Cantus performs movement IV of Steve Sametz's "We Two," a setting of Walt Whitman's "Not Heat Flames up and Consumes." This performance took place in December 2018 at the Chapel of St. Thomas Aquinas in St. Paul, MN.
Cantus performs Camille Saint-Saëns' "Calme Des Nuits" in December 2018 at the Chapel of St. Thomas Aquinas in St. Paul, MN. Video credit: Nate Haustein and Flight Creative Media
Cantus' performance of "Still, Still, Still" from December 20, 2018 at the Chapel of St. Thomas Aquinas.
Cantus performs Biebl’s “Ave Maria” for SiriusXM radio’s Symphony Hall channel in December 2018
CPR Classical hosts Cantus in the CPR Performance Studio on May 4, 2018. Richard Strauss "Traumlicht"
The “meet Cantus” video series
Cantus EPK for 2019-2020 touring season
On WCRB In Concert with Rockport Music, vocal ensemble Cantus celebrates the holidays in "Three Tales of Christmas," with songs both timeless and new, now available on demand.
Recorded Sunday, December 10, 2017 at Rockport Music
"Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas" - Holiday 2017 music video
Under the baton of Japanese conductor Ko Matsushita (松下 耕), Cantus performs Biebl’s “Ave Maria” with the Taipei Male Choir (拉縴人男声合唱團) of Taiwan, Die Singphoniker of Germany, and Purple Voices of the UK in the Taiwan National Concert Hall (国家音乐厅) in 2017.
Cantus performs Stephen Caracciolo's arrangement of Simple Gifts at Orchestra Hall in Minneapolis at our Sweet Honey in the Rock collaborative concert. Colby is the third soloist. This clip is graciously recorded and hosted by Classical Minnesota Public Radio.
Please find Thanksgiving with Cantus 2017, a nationally distributed radio program, produced by American Public Media and hosted by Alison Young by clicking on the button above.
Cantus singing "McKinnley Protection" for NPR's Marketplace Money's retrospective on William McKinnley.
For its 2017-18 fall and touring program, Cantus will offer "Discovery of Sight," an exploration of the poetry, mysteries and science of what it means to truly "see." Richard Strauss' "Traumlicht," Franz Schubert's "Die Nacht," Eric Whitacre's "Lux Aurumque," and a world premiere by Gabriel Kahane highlight this all-new program.
Live interview with Dj Fone on KQNA to promote an upcoming concert in Prescott, AZ, February 2017.
Please find Salute in Song 2016, a nationally distributed radio program featuring Cantus as we honor veterans, produced by American Public Media and hosted by Alison Young by clicking the button above.
From the landmark concert on October 3, watch Cantus and Chanticleer sing "We Shall Walk Through the Valley in Peace" live from Orchestra Hall.
Cantus performs "There's a Meeting Here Tonight" at the October 3, 2016 concert at Orchestra Hall in Minneapolis, Minn during their joint concert with Chanticleer.
Representing a promotional sponsorship for Covers, 2016, Summit Brewery hosted Cantus in the brewery to preview the concert, June 2016
Zachary and Monica Nilsson are interviewed on WCCO about Would You Harbor Me? a concert focused on those experiencing poverty, crisis, and homelessness, March 2016.
Cantus performs "To My Brother" by Joseph Gregorio with text by James Clementi at WQXR's Greene Space in New York City, February 2016
Cantus performs "Manifesto" by David Lang at WQXR's Greene Space in New York City, February 2016
Cantus performs "Tango with God" by Ysaye Barnwell at WQXR's Greene Space in New York City, February 2016
Cantus performs "Philia" by Roger Treece at WQXR's Greene Space in New York City, February 2016
Cantus performs Maura Bosch's If I Could say from The Turning at Our Saviour's Atonement Lutheran Church in New York as part of Carnegie Hall's Neighborhood Concert series, November, 2015.
Cantus performs A.R. Rahman's Zikr (arranged by Ethan Sperry) at Our Saviour's Atonement Lutheran Church in New York as part of Carnegie Hall's Neighborhood Concert series, November, 2015.
Cantus performs A.R. Rahman's Wedding Qawwali (arranged by Ethan Sperry) at Our Saviour's Atonement Lutheran Church in New York as part of Carnegie Hall's Neighborhood Concert series, November, 2015.
Cantus performs Eric Whitacre's Lux Aurumque at Our Saviour's Atonement Lutheran Church in New York as part of Carnegie Hall's Neighborhood Concert series, November, 2015.
Cantus singing Michael McGlynn's "Ceann Dubh Dílis" for Colorado Public Radio in Denver, September 2015
Cantus performs "Mu Isamaa on Minu Arm" by Gustav Ernesaks from A Singing Revolution in the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts’ new Concert Hall, April 2015
Cantus performs “Čiuto” and “Varjele, Jumala, Soasta” from A Singing Revolution in the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts’ new Concert Hall, April 2015
Zachary sings a cameo for a production of Michael Ching’s Speed Dating Tonight at the University of Nebraska at Omaha with his students. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic the university suspended all performances and announced students would finish the semester remotely from home. This final run-through was filmed without audience on the last day of in-person instruction. His performance starts at 18:34.
Performing Caught in the Crosswinds, original research as a fellow with the Immigration History Research Center in the Estonian-American Archive, May 2014