The Minneapolis-St. Paul based men’s vocal ensemble Cantus will perform in concert at 7:30 p.m. April 27 in Eppley Auditorium on the Morningside College campus. The free concert is sponsored by Morningside’s Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia music fraternity.

The Minneapolis-St. Paul based men’s vocal ensemble Cantus will perform in concert at 7:30 p.m. April 27 in Eppley Auditorium on the Morningside College campus. The free concert is sponsored by Morningside’s Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia music fraternity.

The nine members of Cantus perform a wide variety of vocal music from the Renaissance to the 21st century. The Morningside concert will explore the traditions and customs of singing around the world and will include selections that range from Australia’s unofficial national anthem “Waltzing Matilda” to the African American work song “Rainbow ‘Round My Shoulder” and “Oseh Shalom” sung at the Hebrew burial rite.

Cantus has released 17 albums on its own self-titled label and performed on stages at the Kennedy Center, UCLA, San Francisco Performances, Atlanta’s Spivey Hall, Bravo! Vail Valley Music Festival and New York’s Lincoln Center and Merkin Concert Hall, as well as its home of Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn.