Cantus – Impresario Club

Interested in this event and not a member? Click here to learn more This eight-man acapella group will celebrate America’s 250th anniversary with a riveting performance of works by a diverse group of composers with immigrant backgrounds. ABOUT THE ARTISTS: Described as having a “deep, expressive voice” and “setting a high theatrical bar,” by the St. Paul Pioneer Press, Samuel Green is a versatile singer and voice over artist. Prior to joining Cantus, Samuel was a sought after musician in the thriving Kansas City arts scene, lending his voice to several ensembles including the GRAMMY® Award Winning Kansas City Chorale under the direction of Charles Bruffy, the Simon Carrington Chamber Singers, and Kantorei of Kansas City, among others. In addition to chorister experience, Samuel has taken the stage performing jazz, barbershop, southern gospel and country music as a soloist and ensemble musician. Samuel also uses his talents as a voice over artist. His recent projects include online tutorials and videos, spoken word for new compositions, and other freelance work. While on vocal rest (when he’s not using his voice), you can find Samuel reveling in the bustling metropolis that is the Twin Cities, quietly engaging with nature and poetry on a hike, drinking Minnesota beers, or enthusiastically watching St. Louis Cardinals baseball at home. Born and raised in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, Jacob Christopher, tenor, began to cultivate his craft at a young age singing at the top of his lungs to Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. When people ask which parent he got his talent from, he is quick to respond: Donny Osmond. Jacob began his professional career in Chicago where he sang with Music of the Baroque, Wicker Park Choral Singers, and as a chorister with the Lyric Opera of Chicago from 2010-2012. He premiered numerous art songs through Singers on New Ground, performed at Chicago’s iconic Green Mill Jazz Lounge, and has sung back-up vocals for Ben Folds (with the Minnesota Orchestra) and for The Judds (on the Oprah Winfrey Show). Jacob moved to New York City in 2012 and was a founding member of Manhattan Chorale under the direction of Dr. Craig Arnold. Other New York appearances include Ragtime at Lincoln Center, the New York City workshop, Paper Mill Playhouse production, and Studio Cast Recording of Disney’s The Hunchback of Notre Dame, the award-winning production of The Christians (Off-Broadway debut) and in April 2016 Jacob made his Carnegie Hall debut accompanied by the New York City Chamber Orchestra under the direction of Richard Bjella. He is thrilled to be continuing his musical journey with Cantus this season! Chris Foss grew up in southwest Iowa and graduated from Millikin University with a BM in Commercial Music. After a short two years at the University of Nebraska directing the Vocal Jazz program and earning his MM in Choral Conducting, Chris relocated to the Twin Cities and has been proud to be a part...