Kantos at World Museum: Elements

Coming to World Museum - a magical contemplative evening in the museum,  experiencing a haunting choral performance by ensemble Kantos in our glorious Atrium space . You will also have  exclusive access to our ground breaking Bees exhibition, introduced by our curator. The cafe will be open for refreshments so join us in an unmissable evening. 

This is the planet on which we live; the world. It is everything that we are.
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 us 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.

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

Kantos Chamber Choir
Ellie Slorach - Artistic Director

Doors open 6pm. Show starts at 7.30pm.

The show will be preceded by the opportunity to buy refreshments from the Museum Cafe, and the chance to find out more about the museums work in educating on climate change and its effects on the natural world. All ticket holders will also have the opportunity for a exclusive viewing of the Bees: A Story of Survival exhibition prior to the show, with an opportunity to chat to the curator and museum team! 

The seating is unreserved and will be allocated on a first basis on the night.

National Museums Liverpool are committed to reducing barriers to attending our events. If there is something that we may be able to do to help please contact us.

Suitable for ages 11+