The Nicene Creed, the Christian profession of faith, is central to most mass compositions. 1700 years ago, in the course of the Council of Nicaea (325), the process of agreeing on a creed was initiated. The final form of the Creed is the profession of faith to which all Christian churches around the world refer. Carus is honoring this special anniversary with a commission to six composers from around the world. We would also like to support you in planning a special anniversary program with our repertoire recommendations.
Carus is honoring the 1700th anniversary with a composition commission. Six composers from different countries around the world - Dominick DiOrio, Keiko Harada, Grayston (Bill) Ives, Victoria Vita Poleva, Marten Jansson and Martín Palmeri – each contribute their own unique sound language to create a multifaceted work that equally represents the major Christian denominations. A symbolic work for the unity, diversity and cohesion of the Christian community.
1700 years after the creation of the great creed, Prof. Dr. Stefan Klöckner takes a look at Credo settings and the musical examination of universal questions of human existence. Read for yourself in our CARUS Blog!
Photo: Foto: (c) Dominik Schneider
The Credo remains an invitation to artistic exploration to this day. This also applies to a number of isolated individual settings of the Credo, for example by Antonio Vivaldi.
Prof. Dr. Stefan Klöckner, a renowned expert in Gregorian chant and liturgy, presents ten settings of the Credo from different eras and styles. Celebrate 1700 years of the Christian creed with us!
The intercultural new composition Credo, initiated by Carus, was premiered on Friday, September 26, 2025 at 4:30 p.m. in Cologne Cathedral.
There haben been further performances on September 27 and 28, 2025 in Bochum and Duisburg, Germany, with the chamber choir of the Propsteimusik Bochum (directed by Christopher Brauckmann). The Austrian premiere will took lace on October 12, 2025 in Graz, with the Vokalforum Graz (cond. Franz M. Herzog), the American premiere on October 7, 2025 in Bloomington, Indiana, USA with the NOTUS choir (directed by Dominick DiOrio).
Photo: (c) Wikimedia Commons I Wirginiusz Kaleta
