They are six high school girls from New Mt. Vernon High School, a rural public school in southwestern Indiana, performing medieval chant and polyphony, Sacred Harp works as well as contemporary American and Irish works. Angelus is a rare group that has toured extensively since its inception in 2008, performing more than 60 concerts in 11 states, and publishing CDs of music by Hildegard von Bingen and Patricia von Ness, among others.
Angelus returns to the San Francisco Bay Area to give concerts in Belvedere, Los Altos, San Francisco, San Mateo, and San Rafael, June 12-15.
Angelus music director Dana Taylor writes:
The group was started in the fall of 2008 after our larger women's choir did a concert with Ruth Cunningham of Anonymous 4. It was time to move on to new repertoire but we didn't want to leave the medieval/sacred works behind. We always have only six singers, who do "age out," so this ensemble includes the twentieth member to join and she will be joined by four new singers in the fall.Besides Cunningham, we have had the good fortune to work with Susan Hellauer (Anonymous 4), Michael McGlynn (Anuna), and with Grammy winning composer Christopher Tin (Calling All Dawns).