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Cantus

May 25, 2026, 8:00 pm

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Cantus (Photo: Nate Ryan)

The gentlemen of Cantus return to WFMT to share their recent project, Land That I Love – a concert program honoring our diverse American heritage with captivating music by composers carrying their own migration stories. One of the nation’s few full-time vocal ensembles, Cantus is widely known for its trademark warmth and blend, innovative programming, and diverse repertoire ranging from the Renaissance to the 21st century. From home base in Minnesota, the ensemble tours worldwide, with U.S. performances at Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, San Francisco Performances, Tanglewood, and Bravo! Vail Valley Music Festival. We’re delighted to welcome the ensemble for this return performance on Live From WFMT.

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Meet the Host

Kerry is a regular host of live concert broadcasts including Live from WFMT, concerts from the Ravinia Festival, and WFMT’s premiere visiting artist series, Impromptu. Kerry hosts many WFMT Radio Network broadcasts from such locations as the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival and the Salzburg Festival. A native Chicagoan, Kerry grew up with WFMT. His love of music and radio played an important part in his life at Northwestern University and the University of Wisconsin, where he eventually became program director of Wisconsin Public Radio. He’s always been a strong advocate of live music broadcasts, and cherishes having interviewed many of the performers he admires including Itzhak Perlman, Anne-Sophie Mutter, Renée Fleming, John Adams, Leif Ove Andsnes – even the award-winning filmmaker Ken Burns.

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