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Sneek peek: Cantala in Recording Action

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We finished up our spring recording project this past week! The piece titled Lullaby, is a musical audioscape by Toronto composer James Rolfe. Working with Michelle Colton was a wonderful experience. She is very professional and taught us all about the different mallets used with the Marimba and how they change its sound. She changed on a whim when we needed new tempos and new textures. Thank you Michelle for being so wonderful to work with.

The whole project was a great success. Check out the comments from the singers in this project.

“I am SO PROUD to be a part of this group. This was quite the project and it feels so good to do a great job! ”
— R.P
“Wow that was amazing! Thank you Nancy- and everyone- for working so hard on this piece. It was an honour to be part of it and I look forward to see what we can accomplish next. ”
— M.K

Here is a sneak peek at what it is like in a recording session with Cantala.  You will hear the official audio version on our upcoming album release titled Songbird  this Fall 2024.

“ [It”s] such a privilege to be in such talented company. ”
— S.S

Michelle Colton, Marimba, in Walter Hall at the University of Toronto, Faculty of Music. In the background Cantala is getting ready to start recording.

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Beverly Lewis' Five Texts of William Shakespeare

Every year I receive many scores from composers near and far asking Cantala to consider learning and performing their music. So I decided to add on a spring project every year into Cantala’s season where we will workshop and record this music for these composers. It is exciting work and we are thrilled to do it.

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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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Cantala ends its 15th Season

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.

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A look forward to Spring 2024

This spring we will be learning Canadian Folk songs. I was inspired recently by the work titled Woodsmoke and Oranges (Tamblyn). (Psst…. For those that know me, don’t be surprised to also anticipate other pieces that are not Canadian folk as well).

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Spring Project 2024

Cantala is now well into its 2024 Spring project. This year we are recording James Rolfe’s Lullaby with Michelle Colton on Marimba in Walter Hall at the end of June 2024. This will be released on our next album, titled Songbird, this coming Fall 2024.

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