Grammy-winning group is next Cook Series event

The Grammy-award-winning vocal ensemble Chanticleer will perform at Cloud County Community College’s Cook Series on Wednesday, October 9, at 7:30 p. m. at the Brown Grand Theatre, 310 W. 6th Street, in Concordia. All Cook Series events are free and open to the public. Seating will be on a first-come, first-served basis.

Chanticleer has been hailed as “the world’s reigning male chorus” by The New Yorker and is known around the world as “an orchestra of voices” for its wide-ranging repertoire. Founded in San Francisco in 1978 by singer and musicologist Louis Botto, Chanticleer quickly took its place as one of the most prolific recording and touring ensembles in the world, selling more than one million recordings and performing thousands of live concerts to audiences around the world.

Chanticleer’s repertoire is rooted in the renaissance and has continued to expand to include a wide range of classical, gospel, jazz, popular music, and a deep commitment to the commissioning of new compositions and arrangements. The ensemble has committed much of its vast recording catalogue to these commissions, garnering Grammy awards for its recording of Sir John Tavener’s “Lamentations & Praises,” and the collection of commissioned works entitled “Colors of Love.” Chanticleer is the recipient of the Dale Warland/Chorus America Commissioning Award and the ASCAP/Chorus America Award for Adventurous Programming. Other awards and recognitions include the 2008 Musical America’s Ensemble of the Year; induction into the American Classical Music Hall of Fame; Chorus America’s prestigious Education and Outreach Award in 2010; and Billboard magazine’s Top 10 best-selling classical artists.

In addition to the performance, CCCC and area vocal students will be treated to a master class presented by the group.

For information on the master class, contact Chris Langsford, CCCC music instructor, at chris.langsford@cloud.edu

This year marks the 32nd year of the Charles and Marian Cook Series at Cloud County Community College. The Cooks were travelers who wanted to bring the world to those who could not travel themselves. More than 80 events have been presented through the sponsorship of the Cook Foundation and the Division of Humanities, Social Sciences and Business at Cloud. It was always Marian Cook’s wishes that all Cook Series events be free and open to the public.

For more information, contact Brenton Phillips, dean of Humanities, Social Sciences and Business at Cloud, at 785.243.1435, ext. 244, or by email at bphillips@cloud.edu.