Cantate Chamber Singers
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Who are the Cantate Chamber Singers?

  • One of the Washington region's most critically acclaimed chamber choruses, a 32-35 voice auditioned, vocal ensemble devoted to artistically exciting performances of distinctive choral music and to promoting awareness of the choral art.
 
  • Imaginative, innovative programming presented in a four concert series of a cappella and accompanied

    Upcoming Concerts

    Commissions and Social Consciousness

    October 17, 2009 - 7:30 pm

    St. John's Norwood

     

    Guest Appearance with the Folger Consort

    "In Dulci Jubilo: A German Christmas"

    December 11 - 20, 2009

    Elizabethan Theatre

    Folger Shakespeare Library

     

     

    Auditions in late June 2009

    See the Audition page for details

    sacred and secular works spanning five centuries, with strong commitment to performing and commissioning new choral works.


  • Concert Series offered in Montgomery County, Maryland and throughout the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area.

  • Growing following with 250 - 450 person audience per concert, donor base of more than 150 households, and mailing list of 2,600+.

  • Music Director, Gisèle Becker, recognized throughout the Washington area and beyond as a leading choral conductor, and as an outstanding interpreter of music of the Baroque period.

  • Committed to educational enrichment through a partnership with the Holton Arms School in Montgomery County, Maryland, and fostering the creation of new choral music through a Composer-in-Residence program and a biennial Young Composers' Contest.


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