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Cantala ends its 15th Season

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Have you ever swirled around in a big ball gown on a concert stage that is all yours? We did this past May at Roy Thomson Hall. We can report back that it is a fantastic experience and highly recommend it.

Cantala performing in Roy Thomson Hall, May 2023

Performing at Roy Thomson Hall this past May was a spectacular experience for both myself (the conductor) and the singers. What a treat it was to be able to hear other singing members so clearly in such a large space. It will be an experience that will not fade anytime soon in our musical memories.

Thank you for all your support at our concerts. We had an incredible audience at our spring concert, The Beauty of Song, and the choir was in peek form. Find a youtube video recording here!

This year saw many new things for Cantala. We became a gender neutral choir which attracted new members from the LGBTQ2S++ community, we premiered many new choral works from our New Works Program that started back in 2018, we began to record our next album release of Canadian Choral music,  and we had a solo recital at Roy Thomson Hall. 

It was a fantastic year of singing considering we are one year post- pandemic. Next year we continue the very important work of building up our program with a new program called Mentorship. This program furthers our mission to provide a program that is more equitable, diverse and inclusive of all voices and learners. 

The Mentorship program is for new singers in Cantala that have little to no choral experience and/or don’t read music, but have a gorgeous singing voice.  With the mentorship program they will,  if successful in the audition meeting, be given part recordings and be paired up with a seasoned, experienced choral singer that can help them during rehearsals. There will also be extra one on one help provided by the conductor.  In addition to this, going forward Cantala will use their music in performance. There will be limited spots available in this mentorship program, but we are excited to see this bring vibrant new singers to the group that love to sing.

We are excited to see how these offerings will be able to accommodate a broader range and type of learner.

Next year is shaping up to be a continuation of special, once in a lifetime opportunities. Distinguished Concerts International of New York (DCINY) has invited us to present a recital at Weill recital hall at Carnegie Hall. This is quite an honour and in part due to your unwavering support.

It is a special time to sing in Cantala. Thank you for being an important part of it. 



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The Beginning of our 12th Season

The beginning of our 12th Season at Cantala has begun! If you haven’t auditioned yet for Cantala please do be in touch. We are always interested in meeting new and talented singers and musicians. Between a Fall weekend retreat to Haliburton to Banff in February and Roy Thompson Hall in May-it will be an exhilarating year in Cantala. Come and sing with us!

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Saturday December 17th 2pm

Here at Cantala our favorite Winter themed concert includes A Ceremony of Carols by Benjamin Britten. However, we have now presented that work recently and made an outstanding recording of the work with Canadian legend Harpist Erica Goodman, so what could be next to rival that work? Read on to find out.

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Late Canadian Carols

Have you ever wondered what a rainbow wears for clothes?….. come to our first winter concert since 2019 where we will entertain with an array of christmas “usuals” and unusuals…..

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The Beauty of Song -15th Season Celebration-Come and join us!

We are looking forward to welcoming you to our upcoming recitals. We are featuring brand new works that are looking forward to their world premiere. As we are entering our final rehearsals with this challenging program the excitement is growing at Cantala.

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Mentorship Program

Cantala is rethinking its commitment to provide an equitable, inclusive and diverse musical experience for any and all that want to sing. To see our initiative through, we have started a mentorship program.

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