2024
Collaboration concerts with Solveig Slettahjell og Andreas Ulvo. Utgivelse av singelen «Solveig».
Release of the single Solveig, composed by Eva Holm Foosnæs.
Taiwan tour, at the invitation of Taipei International Choral Festival 2024.
2023
Release of the album YGGDRASIL with 2L/ Morten Lindberg. The album was Grammy nominated.
Charity concert for the Schola Cantorum de Venezuela.
USA concert tour, invited by the Minneapolis-based men’s choir Cantus.
2022
“Yggdrasil” concerts in collaboration with Trygve Brøske and Marianne Meløy.
Concerts at a choir festival in Berlin, Germany.
2019
Recorded Reindeer Circle, and short excerpts of Vuelie, written by Frode Fjellheim and Christophe Beck. These songs featured on the soundtrack of Disney’s animated picture, Frozen 2.
Japan tour with Frode Fjellheim and Hildegunn Øiseth.
Release of the album Fryd with 2L/ Morten Lindberg.
2018
Champions of the Female Chamber Choir category at the World Choir Games 2018. Pretoria, South Africa.
2017
Release of the album Northern Lights on Decca. The album was very well received and reached the top of UK Classical Charts.
2015
3rd place in the category “polyphony” in the Tolosako Abesbatza Lehiaketa choir competition in Tolosa, Spain.
Release of the album SPES with 2L/ Morten Lindberg.
2014
Listed as best female choir on Interkultur’s world ranking.
2013
Listed as best female choir on Interkultur’s world ranking.
“Canta al mar – Festival Coral Internacional 2013“, Calella/Barcelona, Spain, October. 1st place in the category “Female Choir”.
Recorded Vuelie, written by Frode Fjellheim and Christophe Beck, which featured as the open number on Disney’s animated picture, Frozen.
2012
“Xinghai Prize International Choir Competition”, Guangzhou, China. 1st place in the category “Female choir” and a platina diploma in the category “Folklore”.
“Busan International Choral Festival & Competition”, Busan, South Korea. Top placement in both categories “Folklore” and “Female choir”.
Won 3rd place in Cantando’s Youtube competition with the contribution “Stundom e mi kjering så go”, arranged by Henrik Ødegård.
2011
Cantus is 25 years old.
Concert tour in the United States (Minnesota and Wisconsin). Participated at the ACDA’s National Conference in Chicago, Illinois at the end of the tour.
“Norwegian voices” concerts in Trondheim, Ørlandet, Frøya.
Release of the sixth album; Norwegian Voices.
Contributed on the Christmas album Snowflakes, by tuba player Øystein Baadsvik and TSO.
“The 7th International Warsaw Choir Festival“ Poland, Equal voices choirs adults, 1st place.
2010
Participated in a choir festival in Venice, Italy, in September.
“VannStemt”, a theatrical concert performance on the topic water, with commissioned works by Henning Sommerro, and in collaboration with the Finnish choreographer Päivi Järvinen.
Concerts with Ole Paus.
2009
Participated in “Landskonkurransen” (Norwegian championships) for choirs in Trondheim. Received 1st place in the category women’s choir, and also the highest score of all choirs.
Guest choir at the third international choir festival “Cantado Unimos al Mundo” in Lima, Peru.
2008
Contributed to Trondheim Sinfonietta’s album; Så rart..!, which won Norwegian grammy for best children’s album for 2008.
Participated at the closing ceremony of Stavanger 2008. A celebration of Stavanger as European Cultural Capital of 2008.
The 5th World Choir Games in Graz, Austria. 2nd place in the category Female Choir and 5th place in the category Folklore.
2007
Release of our fifth album; Rætt Hjæm.
The 11th International Choir Competition Budapest, Hungary. 1st prize in both categories “Female choir “ and “Folklore”.
Tove Ramlo-Ystad wins the Conductor Prize for “Outstanding Artistic Achievement”.
2006
Cantus’ 20th anniversary is celebrated with a gala concert in Trondheim on October 21st.
The 4th World Choir Games, Xiamen China. 2nd prize in the category “Female choir”, 8th place in the category “Contemporary music”.
Special invitation as guest choir at The 7th Taipei International Choir Festival, Taiwan.
Contributed to Sissel Kyrkjebø’s new album; “Into Paradise”.
2005
Release of our fourth album; “Far”.
Contributed to Sissel Kyrkjebø’s new album; Nordisk Vinternatt.
Received Trondheim Municipality’s Cultural Stipend.
2004
Touring in Sweden and Stockholm.
2003
Florilege Vocal Tours, France. 1st prize in the category “Female choir”, winner of Best new choral work (“Lament of the Reed” by Jaakko Mäntyjärvi).
2002
48th Cork International Choral Festival, Ireland. 1st prize and winner of the Fleischmann International Trophy.
2001
Release of our third album; Ledig.
2000
8th Athens International Choir Festival, Greece. 1st prize in both categories “Equal voices” and “Folklore”. Winner of the “Grand Prix of Athens”.
Cantus hosts the international choir festival Voices in Trondheim; June 22nd – 24th.
1999
Cantate Maasmechelen, Belgium. 1st prize in the category “Equal voices” and winner of Best Interpretation of Compulsory Piece.
Special invitation as guest choir at the festival La Fabricca Del Canto, Legnano Italy.
1998
Participation as only Norwegian choir at the 2nd Internationales Chorfestival Rhein/Ruhr A Capella, Bochum Germany.
Bartók Béla International Choir Competition in Debrecen, Hungary. 1st prize in the category “Equal voices”. Winner of Best Interpretation of a Work by Béla Bartók (“Isten Veled”).
1997
Tolosa International Choir Competition, Spain. 3rd prize in both categories “Folk music” and “Equal voices”.
Special invitation as the only female choir to the opening of the Schubert Festival in celebration of the 200 year anniversary for the birth of Franz Schubert. Vienna, Austria.
Appointed “Anniversary Ambassadors” for Sør-Trøndelag County for the 1000 year anniversary for the founding of the city of Trondheim.
1996
Release of second album; Hei for en vakker julsong!.
Received Sør-Trøndelag County’s Cultural Award.
Concorso Corale Internazionale Riva del Garda, Italy. 1st prize in the category “Female choir” and 3rd prize in the category “Sacred music”. Winner of the Audience Award and the Conductor Award.
1995
Received Trondheim Municipality’s Cultural Award.
Sligo Choral Festival, Ireland. 1st prize in the category “Female choir”.
Contributed to the soundtrack of Liv Ullmann’s film “Kristin Lavransdatter” (“Laudate Dominum” by Egil Hovland).
1994
Schubertiade, Vienna Austria. 1st prize in the category “Female choir”, 2nd place overall.
Release of our first album; Cantus.
1993
Llangollen Musical Eisteddfodd, Wales. 1st prize in the category “Female choir” and selected “Choir of the World”.
1990
Participated in the national choir competition “Syng med oss”, Bergen. 1st and 3rd prize.
1989
Concert tour at Faeroe Islands.
1988
Concert tour in Finland.
1987
Concert tour in Germany.