Calmus Research

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The next performance by the Cultural Programs is Calmus on December 2nd in the Fine Arts Concert Hall at 7:30 pm. Here is the Cultural Programs page for more information.

Calmus is a group of German singers who sing tradition to popular music. This particular concert is a special holiday concert, so they will be singing very traditional hymns as well as traditional German Christmas songs and some current popular songs. They have amazing voices that are so powerful and harmonious. They are an a cappella group that has such a presence in their songs! Here is a link to a video of some of their music. Now for the brief.

Target Audience: Because this is a cheaper concert (only $8.50) and because it is a holiday concert, I think that the target audience will be a bit wider for this concert. Possibly more students and more community members.

Adjectives: strong, powerful, flowing, harmonious.

Colors: Because this is a holiday concert, I want to play with winter colors including whites, greys, and blues. I also thought about trying some traditional green and red christmas colors.

Images: the image sent to me is a fun image with all the members of the group laying on the ground. In a way it really reminds me of a snow flake, which works great with my concept! It does present a bit of an obstacle with text placement, but I have figured out a couple of options as you can see with my sketches below.