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.
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Join the Chorale!
The Chorale is now accepting new members for its upcoming mid-March concert series entitled “The Three B’s”, featuring Beethoven’s Ode to Joy from Symphony #9, Brahms’ Nänie and Bach’s Motet #6.
The Chorale is an auditioned choir. Rehearsals are predominantly on Sunday afternoons and occasionally on Tuesday evenings (on holiday weekends) and will commence January 11, 2026.
If you are interested in singing or scheduling an audition, please fill out the form below and we will be in touch with you soon!
Upcoming Concert
The Three B’s
Bach | Beethoven | Brahms
Cantare Chorale, Orchestra, and Soloists
Saturday, March 21, 2026 - 7:30pm; Walnut Creek Presbyterian Church
Sunday, March 22, 2026 - 4:00pm; First Presbyterian Church of Oakland
The Chorale will perform works by these three famous classical German composers featuring Beethoven’s Symphony #9, Mvt 4: Ode to Joy; Bach’s Motet #6: Lobet den Herrn, all Heiden, and Jesus bleibet meine Freude; and Brahms’ Nänie and the fourth movement of his German Requiem, How Lovely Is Thy Dwelling Place. Tickets available soon.
Featuring soloists:
Shawnette Sulker
Laura Krumm
Samuel White
Kenneth Kellogg
2024-2025 Annual Report
Cantare’s 2024-2025 Annual Report is now available. Click the button below to see how your support this past year contributed towards our mission of Lifting Voice and Uplifting Lives through music!
ABOUT CANTARE
Youth and Adult Choir Programs
Youth Programs
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.
“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
Adult Choirs
Cantare’s auditioned 100-voice symphonic Chorale rehearses and performs a variety of compelling and challenging choral music during our concert season. Our non-auditioned Summer Adult Choir will return in June 2025.
