>> JEARLYN: THE RENOWNED MINNESOTA-BASED ACAPELLA CHOIR CANTUS IS HAVING A CONCERT THIS WEEKEND.
WHAT MAKES IT EXTRA SPECIAL IS THE PRESENCE OF A SECOND CHOIR, ALSO KNOWN AS CANTUS.
THAT CHOIR IS FROM NORWAY.
IF YOU HAVE WATCHED ANY OF DISNEY'S "FROZEN" MOVIES, YOU'VE HEARD THE WORK OF THIS CHOIR.
LET'S FIND OUT MORE.
ALL RIGHT.
WE HAVE PAUL WITH US, WE HAVE MONA, I'LL ALWAYS GET THE LAST ONE WRONG, MAREN, IT'S SO GREAT TO SEE YOU ALL HERE AND TO KNOW THAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT HE AMERICAN CANTUS ITH TWO WOMEN STANDING HERE, AND THERE'S SO MUCH MORE THAN TWO WOMEN.
SO, WHO HAD THIS GREAT IDEA, PAUL?
>> YEAH, YOU KNOW, I THINK IT WAS ACTUALLY OUR FRIEND JAKE BACK THERE WHO ORIGINALLY THOUGHT OF IT.
BUT WE GO ON TOUR A LOT AROUND THE U.S., AND AFTER CONCERTS, INEVITABLY, THERE'S SOME EXCITED YOUNG FOLKS WHO COME UP AND SAY, OH, MY GOSH, I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU CAME TO OUR LITTLE TOWN.
THE CANTUS THAT'S ON "FROZEN," THAT'S AMAZING.
>> IT IS AMAZING.
>> IT IS AMAZING.
AND THEN WE HAVE TO EXPLAIN IN A VERY DEJECTED WAY, IT'S OT ACTUALLY US.
WE THOUGHT IT WAS ABOUT TIME, IF YOU CAN'T BEAT 'EM, JOIN 'EM.
SO WE INVITED THEM TO SING WITH US AND WE'RE SO EXCITED TO BE SINGING TOGETHER ON SUNDAY.
>> Jearlyn: WHAT SHOULD WE EXPECT FROM THE CHOIR?
IT'S AMAZING THAT WOMEN ARE NOW IN CANTUS.
CAN I JUST SAY AMEN.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I'VE BEEN BEGGING TO BE A PART OF THIS GROUP.
BUT THE LADIES ARE HERE.
AND IT'S NOT JUST THE TWO OF YOU.
IT'S NOT JUST THE TWO OF YOU.
IT'S HOW MANY?
>> WE'RE ABOUT 25 THAT'S HERE IN THE UNITED STATES.
AND THERE ARE, LIKE, A FEW MORE THAT DIDN'T COME ON THIS TRIP.
>> Jearlyn: OKAY.
SO YOU ARE TOURING, NOT JUST MINNESOTA, BUT THE WHOLE COUNTRY?
>> WE STARTED OUT IN CHICAGO.
>> Jearlyn: YES.
>> AND THEN WE ENT TO LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY.
AND YESTERDAY WE HAD A CONCERT AT DRAKE UNIVERSITY.
>> Jearlyn: INCREDIBLE.
SO TELL ME ABOUT THE MUSIC THAW DO.
IS IT DIFFERENT FROM WHAT THE GUYS ARE DOING?
>> IT'S A BIT DIFFERENT, YEAH.
WE HAVE A LOT OF MUSIC THAT ARE ESPECIALLY MADE FOR THIS CHOIR.
AND WE DO SING A FEW PIECES OF NORWEGIAN FOLK MUSIC.
>> YEAH.
>> Jearlyn: SO YOU'RE PERFORMING IN THE CONCERT THAT'S COMING UP THIS SUNDAY, RIGHT?
AND KNOWING THAT THE WOMEN ARE ALL GOING TO BE HERE, I'M SO EXCITED ABOUT THIS.
WE HAVE SO MUCH TO TALK ABOUT WITH THAT.
SO TELL ME HOW THIS CAME TO BE AT St. KATE'S IN O'SHAUGHNESSY AUDITORIUM.
>> YEAH, YOU KNOW, IT'S A GREAT VENUE, IT FELT LIKE -- THE AMERICAN CANTUS HASN'T PERFORMED AT St. KATE'S I THINK IN A LONG TIME, MAYBE EVER, BUT IT FELT LIKE THE RIGHT SIZE OF VENUE, AND TO HAVE IT ON St. KATE'S CAMPUS, A WOMEN'S COLLEGE IS PERFECT.
SO THEY WERE GRACIOUS ENOUGH TO HOST US.
AND WE THINK IT'S GOING TO BE A REALLY FUN SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
>> Jearlyn: IT'S GOING TO BE A GREAT SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
I JUST WANT TO BE VERY CLEAR, WHEN THIS SHOW HAPPENS ON SUNDAY, IT'S THE WOMEN, 30 OF THEM, AND ALL OF YOU.
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE SOME SINGING TO DO.
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO SING LOUD.
THE AMERICAN CANTUS.
>> Jearlyn: YOU GOT THAT RIGHT.
OH, I GOTTA COME SEE THIS.
ABSOLUTELY.
OKAY.
SO TELL US WHERE IT'S HAPPENING AGAIN, WHAT TIME IT STARTS.
>> YEAH, SO IT'S AN APRIL 2nd, THIS SUNDAY, O'SHAUGHNESSY AUDITORIUM AT St. KATE'S UNIVERSITY IN St. PAUL.
AND IT'S AT 3:00 P.M. AND YOU CAN CATCH IT IN PERSON AND ONLINE.
>> Jearlyn: SO LOOK FOR ME, YOU CAN'T MISS ME.
LOOK FOR ME.
>> WE'LL CALL YOU UP ON STAGE.
>> Jearlyn: WHAT SONG ARE WE GOING TO HEAR?
>> WE'RE GOING TO HEAR TWO SONGS FROM THE FAMOUS NORWEGIAN COMPOSER, THE FIRST IS IMPROMPTU AND THE SECOND IS CALLED HAULING.
>> Jearlyn: HAULING, OH, YOU'RE GOING TO LOVE IT.
THANKS FOR BEING HERE, LADIES.
♪♪ ♪ EDVARD GRIEG "IMPROMPTU" ♪ ♪♪