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Kantorei Kantorei is a Denver-based volunteer choir,
with world class aspirations and achievements led by Joel Rinsema. Rinsema.

Kantorei is a Denver-based, choral ensemble comprised of volunteer singers under the direction of Artistic Director Joel M. Kantorei’s choral artists have studied at schools with strong music programs across the United States such as Baylor University, Brigham Young University, Eastman School of Music, Indiana University, St. Olaf College, Wartburg College, and Westminster Choir College. Kantorei’s singers reside throughout the greater Denver area. Some serve as choral music educators, church choir conductors, and vocal instructors. Others are doctors, social workers, optometrists, counselors, clinical psychologists, accountants, realtors –all brought together in weekly rehearsals for shared artistic excellence and community. Kantorei frequently performs at major choral conventions across the U.S., has toured around the world, and works with composers and conductors of international renown. Kantorei has sung under the batons of René Clausen, Simon Carrington, Eric Whitacre, Karen Kennedy, and Anton Armstrong. Kantorei has commissioned and premiered new choral works from renowned composers including Kim André Arnesen, Eric William Barnum, Abbie Betinis, René Clausen, Ola Gjeilo, Jake Runestad, Joshua Shank, and Eric Whitacre. Its first international released recording in January 2018, “Infinity: Choral Works of Kim André Arnesen” on the Naxos label climbed to the #2 best-selling classical album on iTunes, #6 on the Traditional Classical Billboard Charts and #19 on the overall Classical Billboard charts. In May 2019, Kantorei recorded the music of Jake Runestad,”Sing, Wearing the Sky”, scheduled for release on August 14, 2020. Santa Barbara Music Publishing Inc., publishes the Kantorei Choral series. Formed in 1997 under the leadership of six friends and artistic director Richard Larson, Kantorei has established itself as one of the nation’s premier choral ensembles and has performed for the American Choral Directors Association National Conferences in 2003, 2011 and 2019. Kantorei’s mission is “to elevate the human experience through choral excellence.”

“…This is an impressive ensemble, always precise and always well-blended.”
– Raymond Tuttle, Fanfare Magazine, July 2018

“Maestro Rinsema’s Kantorei sound gorgeous here.”
– Philip Greenfield, American Record Guide, July 2018

“What finer advocates for his music could a composer have than these excellent singers of Kantorei?”
– David Vernier, Classics Today, April 2018

For Your GRAMMY® Consideration:Choral Works by Christopher Tin, featuring Kantorei.BEST CHORAL PERFORMANCESong Offerings...
10/12/2026

For Your GRAMMY® Consideration:
Choral Works by Christopher Tin, featuring Kantorei.

BEST CHORAL PERFORMANCE
Song Offerings: Choral Works by Christopher Tin

BEST CONTEMPORARY CLASSICAL COMPOSITION
Song Offerings texts by Rabindranath Tagore
Transfigurations, texts by Charles Anthony Silvestri - Lyricist, Composer

BEST ENGINEERED ALBUM, CLASSICAL
Mark Donahue, engineer

PRODUCER OF THE YEAR, CLASSICAL
Blanton Alspaugh

Featuring Kantorei, Joel Rinsema, Artistic Director and conductor, Christopher Tin, Composer and conductor, with Alicia Rigsby, piano; Dylan Tyree and David Short, cello; Nicholas Recuber, bass; and Remy Le Boeuf, soprano saxophone.
Recorded by the Grammy-winning production team Soundmirror, Inc.— producer Blanton Alspaugh and engineer Mark Donahue.
Based on the Nobel Prize-winning poetry of Rabindranath Tagore and featuring texts by acclaimed choral lyricist Charles Anthony Silvestri - Lyricist, Composer, Song Offerings and Transfigurations invite us into a world of beauty, reflection, and joy.

Listen & Learn More: 🔗 in the comments!

We are honored to share this music with the world — and grateful for the artists, collaborators, and supporters who helped bring it to life.

What an honor to bring this music to life. ✨Song Offerings: Choral Works by Christopher Tin, featuring Kantorei, is our ...
10/09/2026

What an honor to bring this music to life. ✨

Song Offerings: Choral Works by Christopher Tin, featuring Kantorei, is our For Your GRAMMY® Consideration campaign—and we’d love your support in helping this recording reach the GRAMMY® ballot.

We’re advocating for recognition in four categories:

🏆 Best Choral Performance — Kantorei
🏆 Best Contemporary Classical Composition — Christopher Tin
🏆 Best Engineered Album, Classical — Mark Donahue
🏆 Producer of the Year, Classical — Blanton Alspaugh

Help us share this music with the world. 💙

🎧 Listen & learn more: Link in the comments!

Christopher Tin conducts "Ozymandias", the third movement of his ch...

Could Song Offerings: Choral Works by Christopher Tin be a GRAMMY® nominee? We hope so. ✨We’re putting this extraordinar...
10/07/2026

Could Song Offerings: Choral Works by Christopher Tin be a GRAMMY® nominee? We hope so. ✨

We’re putting this extraordinary recording forward For Your GRAMMY® Consideration in four categories:

🏆 Best Choral Performance — Kantorei
🏆 Best Contemporary Classical Composition — Christopher Tin
🏆 Best Engineered Album, Classical — Mark Donahue
🏆 Producer of the Year, Classical — Blanton Alspaugh

We’re proud of the music we created together and grateful for everyone who helped bring Song Offerings to life. Here's a behind-the-scenes look at the recording
https://youtu.be/Ql6MbeIAb2o?si=EBFUjlee4N1AHaBc

🎧 Listen & consider: LINK in the comments!

Kantorei is a great group of singers, not only musically, but also ...

We are incredibly proud to share Song Offerings: Choral Works by Christopher Tin, featuring Kantorei, For Your GRAMMY® C...
10/06/2026

We are incredibly proud to share Song Offerings: Choral Works by Christopher Tin, featuring Kantorei, For Your GRAMMY® Consideration.

For Your GRAMMY® Consideration:

BEST CHORAL PERFORMANCE
Song Offerings: Choral Works by Christopher Tin

BEST CONTEMPORARY CLASSICAL COMPOSITION
Song Offerings texts by Rabindranath Tagore
Transfigurations, texts by Charles Anthony Silvestri - Lyricist, Composer

BEST ENGINEERED ALBUM, CLASSICAL
Mark Donahue, engineer

PRODUCER OF THE YEAR, CLASSICAL
Blanton Alspaugh

Featuring Kantorei, Joel M. Rinsema, Artistic Director and conductor, Christopher Tin, Composer and conductor, with Alicia Rigsby, piano; Dylan Tyree and David Short, cello; Nicholas Recuber, bass; and Remy Le Boeuf, soprano saxophone.
Recorded by the Grammy-winning production team Soundmirror — producer Blanton Alspaugh and engineer Mark Donahue.
Based on the Nobel Prize-winning poetry of Rabindranath Tagore and featuring texts by acclaimed choral lyricist Charles Anthony Silvestri, Song Offerings and Transfigurations invite us into a world of beauty, reflection, and joy.

Listen & Learn More:
https://www.kantorei.org/for-your-consideration-song-offerings
We are honored to share this music with the world — and grateful for the artists, collaborators, and supporters who helped bring it to life.

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10/05/2026

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Thank you so much to everyone who joined us this weekend for Sun and Moon and Stars. It was a joy to sing for you, and s...
10/05/2026

Thank you so much to everyone who joined us this weekend for Sun and Moon and Stars. It was a joy to sing for you, and share this magical experience with you!

Before you hear the music, let us tell you a little about what you're about to hear. 🌙Artistic Director Joel Rinsema sha...
10/02/2026

Before you hear the music, let us tell you a little about what you're about to hear. 🌙
Artistic Director Joel Rinsema shares the stories, composers, musicians, and musical connections behind Sun and Moon and Stars—and offers a few things to listen for along the way.

Read the full guide before the concert. 🎶
October 3 & 4 | Sun and Moon and Stars
https://www.kantorei.org/news/what-to-listen-for-sun-and-moon-and-stars

09/29/2026

One more look at rehearsals for our upcoming concert this weekend. The Sun Never Says by Dan Forrest. Don't miss it live! www.kantorei.org/concerts

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