“...purity of tone and impeccably smooth delivery. ...their subtlety of color could not be bettered.”
(Alan Artner, Chicago Tribune)
“intelligent and expressive”
(John Y. Lawrence, Chicago Classical Review)
The critically-acclaimed five-man vocal ensemble His Majesty's Men, ensemble-in-residence at St.
John Cantius Church, Chicago, will present a concert there on Saturday August 3 at 7:30 pm.
Unreserved tickets are $40 for adults and $20 for students. They can be purchased from June 3 via
Ticketsource or on the door (cash/check only).
The link for Ticketsource: www.ticketsource.us/hismajestysmen
Their program, "The Best of His Majesty's Men", will feature much-loved music from their past six
years of concerts, and three brand new pieces written for them by Mark Nowakowski, Nicholas
Lemme and Peter Kwasniewski. These new works celebrate love and beauty as told in the biblical
"Song of Songs" Another highlight of this concert will be a performance of Sir John Tavener's
"Village Wedding", originally commissioned by The Hilliard Ensemble, which evokes a Mediterranean summer afternoon with sounds from the Greek Orthodox tradition. Spanish works by Victoria, Morales and Vásquez, as well as some perennial lighter favourites, will round out the program.
A reception will take place after the concert in the Café San Giovanni, where the audience can meet the performers and composers.
Brought together in 2016 by countertenor Richard Childress, His Majesty's Men are ensemble-in-
residence at St John Cantius Church in Chicago, USA. The Men come from Great Britain, Chicago
and New York where they all have busy professional music careers.. They sing countertenor, tenor
and bass, a voicing which enables them to come close to the original sound and performing pitch of
much early vocal music. At the same time, they are strongly committed to the best modern music
and commissions. They have commissioned new works from American composers Mark Nowakowski, Chad McCoy, Peter Kwasniewski and Nicholas Lemme.
Their Chicago concerts are sponsored by the Catholic Art Institute.
