Cantare seeks to foster a diverse community of compassion and understanding across generational, cultural, and economic boundaries through the beauty and power of choral music.
Upcoming Concerts
Youth and Adult Choir Programs
Our auditioned 100-voice symphonic Chorale rehearses and performs a variety of compelling and challenging choral music during our concert season.
Adult Choirs
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Cantare’s innovative and inclusive in-school music education classes and afterschool choirs reach underserved Oakland children who lack access to the arts. We provide tuition-free choral music instruction led by experienced teaching artists—and offer students a safe, supportive, and fun experience through our multicultural curriculum.
Youth Programs
“Cantare offers so much potential to all of our students through the world of music. Through hard work and determination, students learn to love music and how to work together as a team!”
–John Lee, Assistant Principal, Lincoln Elementary
Newsletter Highlights
“Music is Something Special We Share”
“The new year is a time for new beginnings. For me, perhaps never more so than in 2025, as I step into my new role as Cantare’s Executive Director. I’m thrilled and honored to be joining this amazing organization. Only two weeks in, I find myself so energized by the dedication and creativity of my new colleagues as Cantare launches adult and youth choir rehearsals and in-school programming….”
Read more from new Executive Director Tracy Grant!
Tracy and her daughter Mélanie, New Year’s Eve, 2024
