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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“We believe that the worse things get, the more important it is to lift our voices and uplift lives.”
Sign up for Cantare’s Summer Choir now!
Open to ages 15 and up. No auditions!
In this, our fifth season, we will perform 12 varied selections that explore one of our most prominent human emotions: LOVE. This overused term encompasses a broad range of definitions reflected in the way we relate to others. These pieces will stir memories that call forth joy, laughter, warmth, sadness and even some tears. With Great American classics by Gershwin, Ellington, Richard Rodgers, Hoagy Carmichael, Cole Porter to other familiar titles including Ain’t No Mountain High Enough, Seasons of Love, John Legend’s Love Me Now and, of course, I Will Survive.
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Cantare Summer Camp 2026
Registration is now closed
June 8 - June 18, Mon-Fri, 9:00am-5:30pm*
*Camp ends on a Thursday this year, as Friday, June 19 is a holiday
*After camp care lasts from 3:00pm-5:30pm
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Unified voice across the years
“What a magical moment for all of us…a moment of true community.”
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 2026.
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