About Us
Our Mission:
Cor Mundi (Latin for heart of the world) exists to offer high-level performances and recordings of sacred music in the heart of the world.
Our Vision:
To sow seeds of mercy, healing, and reconciliation in the Third Millennium through shared encounters with sacred beauty.
About Cor Mundi
Born of many conversations and musical collaborations across the United States and abroad, Cor Mundi was founded as an arts organization devoted to presenting high-level performances and recordings of sacred music—in the heart of the world.
Cor Mundi’s inaugural project took root in Poland, where composer Daniel Knaggs established the professional choir Ensemble Invocatio in 2022 as the organization’s then ensemble-in-residence. Drawing its singers from across Poland, the ensemble has performed in concerts and festivals in Bydgoszcz, Warsaw, and Toruń.
Cor Mundi became a 501(c)(3) nonprofit in 2023 and has continued to grow in scope and reach. In August 2025, the organization launched the Houston-based Cor Mundi Chamber Choir, a professional ensemble that now serves as the centerpiece of Cor Mundi’s concert seasons in Houston.
The next major step in Cor Mundi’s development will come in Fall 2027 with the debut of a newly formed Cor Mundi Chamber Orchestra, expanding the organization’s ability to present larger-scale choral-orchestral works and new artistic collaborations.
Through a wide range of musical offerings, Cor Mundi seeks to sow seeds of mercy, healing, and reconciliation in our time—through shared encounters with beauty that transcends.
Meet the Founder
The Founder and Artistic Director of Cor Mundi is American composer, conductor, and educator Dr. Daniel Knaggs.
Daniel’s longstanding relationship with sacred music and with languages has taken him on a decade’s-long journey that now finds its culmination in the special activities of Cor Mundi.
Daniel now resides in Houston, Texas, dividing his time between composing, and building Cor Mundi.