Sacred music in the heart of the world
Introducing Cor Mundi
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Up Next: This Side of Heaven
On May 23 and 24, 2025 Cor Mundi presents This Side of Heaven, a captivating exploration of music by Puccini, Verdi, and Knaggs, showcasing the drama and beauty of the sacred in unexpected ways. Experience an unforgettable evening where renowned masterpieces intertwine with rare gems to illuminate the profound mysteries of life, death, and what lies beyond.
The program weaves together evocative works like Puccini’s Morire? and Salve Regina, Verdi’s Ad una stella and Confutatis Maledictis (Requiem) and Knaggs’s Alla luna and Ave Maria No. 20 (newly arranged). Outstanding singers Caitlin Aloia, Demetrious Sampson, and Kellen Schrimper combine with both Lyndsi Maus and Daniel Knaggs at the piano in this concert journeying from "this side of heaven" to beyond. Join us for an unforgettable night where every note speaks to the range and depth of the human experience!
Dante e la Donna CD Release
As part of our 2025-26 Season, Cor Mundi is set to release a live recording of the Dante e la Donna performance held at the University of St. Thomas in August 2024.
This collection of Italian compositions by Knaggs take listeners on a journey through earthly to celestial love.
Opening with the world premiere of Dante Songs, (settings of love poetry by Dante Alighieri), the collection continues with the North American premiere of Zita di Lucca, a chamber opera commissioned by the 2023 Puccini Chamber Opera Festival in Lucca, Italy. The opera tells the story of St. Zita of Lucca as through the eyes (and dialect) of Dante.
The remaining compositions focus on the incomparable love of the Blessed Mother: the North American premiere of Knaggs’ Three Marian Hymns followed by the world premiere of Ave Maria No. 20 - Mater Creatoris.
For a preview, please enjoy this excerpt of Ave Maria 20.
Our Mission:
The high-level creation, performance, and recording of sacred music in the heart of the world.
Encountering the Sacred
Cor Mundi, Latin for “heart of the world”, is the name of this new initiative bolstered by the support of a growing number of collaborators.
Meet Ensemble Invocatio
Meet Cor Mundi’s ensemble-in-residence Ensemble Invocatio, the new professional chamber choir based in Poland, founded by its Artistic Director, Dr. Daniel Knaggs.
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