Conductors, concerts, composer, choristers, alumNancy Singlachoiristers, toronto choral concert, choral concert, canadian men's chorus, nancy singla, greg rainville, choral music

Cantala and the Canadian Men's Chorus in Concert-Saturday May 7, 2pm

Conductors, concerts, composer, choristers, alumNancy Singlachoiristers, toronto choral concert, choral concert, canadian men's chorus, nancy singla, greg rainville, choral music

It has been over two years, but a mini-Cantala has been back singing together prepping for a collaborative project with the Canadian Men’s Chorus. On Saturday May 7th, at 2pm on the lawns of Forest Hill United Church we will gather to celebrate spring in harmony.

Collaborative works to be performed with Cantala and the Canadian Men’s Chorus:

Little Man in a Hurry-Eric Whitacre

Jesus Christ, the Apple Tree -Elizabeth Poston

Cantala’s Repertoire:

Aai Hai Ho-traditional Chinese, arranged by Tyler Arcari

The Sheep in the Meadow-Malcolm Dalglish

5 songs with text by Sylvia Plath-Alejandro Oyuela

Canadian Men’s Chorus Repertorie:

There is Sweet Music-Daniel Gawthrop

Voix dans le vent -Katerina Gimon

Things I didn’t know I loved-Time Takach

Finale (Goodnight)-John Vooys

Sleep Now -Matthew Emery

and more!

This concert is in preparation for the upcoming Canadian Men’s Chorus performance at Podum, the Association of Canadian Choral Conductors Conference (ACCC) to be held in Toronto in May 2022.

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The Enchanted Forest: A Cantala Spring Concert

It has been a few years since I first heard the women of the Vancouver Chamber Choir sing “Lu-Li-Lo-La”, the final piece in R. Murray Schafer’s work “The Enchanted Forest”  but it made a lasting impression on me.

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New Beginnings

Cantala Choir and I had our first in person rehearsal in two years in February 2022 and for so many reasons, it feels like a new beginning. For one, as I re enter the world of choral music and choral programming I feel I have many new ideas and perspectives. So consider this: what about changing “hundred of years-old sacred text” to a sacred text that is relevant to our human society today? Radical idea? Read on.

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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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The Magic of the Natural World: Seasonal Concert Announcement

Come and rediscover the magic of the natural world with Cantala during our winter seasonal concert, Saturday December 7th at 7pm. It will feature parts from a larger work called Lost words: A Spell book, which features one poet (Robert Macfarlane), ten composers (many of our Canadian favorites!) and twenty choral compositions.

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