Holiday Concert
Walnut Creek - Saturday, December 7, 2024 - 7:30pm
Oakland - Sunday, December 8, 2024 - 4pm
Cantare’s Chorale, Chamber Ensemble and Nova, accompanied by full orchestra, present Cantare’s annual December Holiday Concert. Always a holiday favorite, the program will include Poulenc’s Gloria and several seasonal favorites that reflect the sentiments from assorted sacred and secular traditions. More details here!
Sacred Serenity & Bombastic Brilliance
Walnut Creek - Saturday, April 5, 2025 - 7:30pm
The Chorale, accompanied by full orchestra, will perform two contrasting 20th century works: Maurice Duruflé’s lush and serene setting of the Requiem and William Walton’s exceedingly thrilling Belshazzar’s Feast. Both works illustrate Hope & Resilience in challenging times coupled with a path forward.
General Admission: $35 | Senior: $30 | Student: $10
Pride & Joy
Oakland - Thusday, November 7, 2024 - 6pm
Cantare’s children’s and youth choirs unite from across Oakland for their first concert of the year. Join us for a joyous celebration with opportunities for you to join in the singing. Featuring Nova, and Music Stars choirs of Cleveland, Franklin, La Escuelita, Laurel, Lincoln, Melrose Leadership Academy and Piedmont Ave Elementary Schools.
This concert is free to the community!
Under One Sky
2025 Children’s & Youth Choirs Spring Concert
Oakland - Friday, May 2, 2025 - 6pm
This season-closing concert celebrates our unity and connection to one another. Music Stars choirs of Cleveland, Franklin, La Escuelita, Laurel, Lincoln, Melrose Leadership Academy and Piedmont Ave Elementary Schools join with Nova to celebrate and share their musical achievements of the 2024-25 school year and season.
This concert is free to the community!
PREVIOUSLY THIS SEASON…
Give Them a Sense of PRIDE
Walnut Creek - Saturday, July 27, 2024 - 7:30pm
Oakland - Sunday, July 28, 2024 - 4pm
Join Guest Conductor Darita Seth as he takes Cantare’s Summer Adult Choir on a choral journey to honor the lives and work of LGBTQIA+ artists, through a vignette of diverse repertoire encompassing writers, composers, and performers from the community.
Cantare in Action
Sanctus | Messa da Requiem | Giuseppe Verdi
Ol’ Man River | Jerome Kern, arr. Russell Robinson
Unclouded Day | Shawn Kirchner
Freedom Train | Rollo Dilworth
