Upcoming events.
OCTOBER CONCERT - Something Spooky and Strange
Our first concert of our 2026-2027 main series, join us HALLOWEEN AFTERNOON for some SPOOKY SINGING!
Cantando: A Silence Haunts Me
Our young adult ensemble, Cantando, begins their second performance season!
Night of Lights at the Field of Crosses
Join Cantare and Cantando at the Field of Crosses on November 10th for a special sunset ceremony: The Night Of Lights!
Remembrance Day at the Field of Crosses
Join Cantare and Cantando LIVE at the Field of Crosses OR on GlobalTV’s Remembrance Day broadcast.
A Traditional Christmas - Tuesday Night
COLLABORATION: Cantare and Cantando join the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra for their annual TRADITIONAL CHRISTMAS
TUESDAY: 8pm
A Traditional Christmas - Wednesday Night
COLLABORATION: Cantare and Cantando join the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra for their annual TRADITIONAL CHRISTMAS
WEDNESDAY: 6pm and 8pm
A Traditional Christmas - Thursday Night
COLLABORATION: Cantare and Cantando join the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra for their annual TRADITIONAL CHRISTMAS
THURSDAY: 6pm and 8pm
Home For the Holidays
For nearly three decades, generations of Cantare choristers have lit their candles and proudly walked down the aisles of Knox United Church to sing O Beautiful Yuletide, welcoming friends and family home for the holidays!
Join friends and family at Knox United Church for our annual December concert!
The Miracle of Spring
Cantilena, Cantiga, Cantare, and Cantando join forces on-stage to sing songs of spring.
Luminous Voices: St Matthew Passion
Cantare and Cantando join Calgary Professional Choir LUMINOUS VOICES with Rosa Barocca and Dr. Timothy Shantz to sing Bach’s epic masterpiece: ST MATTHEW PASSION!
OTELLO - Opening Night
“Love Tests, Desire Destroys”
COLLABORATION: In Shakespeare’s most psychologically brutal tragedy, a single lie unravels everything, with music as devastating as the emotions it unleashes.
OTELLO - Sunday Matinee
“Love Tests, Desire Destroys”
COLLABORATION: In Shakespeare’s most psychologically brutal tragedy, a single lie unravels everything, with music as devastating as the emotions it unleashes.
OTELLO - Closing Night
“Love Tests, Desire Destroys”
COLLABORATION: In Shakespeare’s most psychologically brutal tragedy, a single lie unravels everything, with music as devastating as the emotions it unleashes.
A Little Song - Featuring Cantilena and Cantiga
Cantilena and Cantiga’s FEATURE concert! Come hear our two junior ensembles perform and showcase their learnings from an exciting year of singing!
Vivaldi in Venice - Cantare and Cantando
For centuries, many of the most storied choral and instrumental works were written, performed, and championed in one Italian city state: VENICE. Joined by a professional string ensemble, Cantare and Cantando will turn the clock back to the musical world of the 1600s and 1700s and explore the stories of Venice’s great musicians.
TOSCA - Closing Saturday
“Fear Nothing. Lose Everything.”
COLLABORATION: Cantare Choristers join forces with CALGARY OPERA, the CALGARY PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA, and a cast of soloists and adult chorus to present Puccini’s famous TOSCA!
TOSCA - Matinee Sunday
“Fear Nothing. Lose Everything.”
COLLABORATION: Cantare Choristers join forces with CALGARY OPERA, the CALGARY PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA, and a cast of soloists and adult chorus to present Puccini’s famous TOSCA!
TOSCA - Opening Friday
“Fear Nothing. Lose Everything.”
COLLABORATION: Cantare Choristers join forces with CALGARY OPERA, the CALGARY PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA, and a cast of soloists and adult chorus to present Puccini’s famous TOSCA!
COME SING WITH US: Our 2026-2027 Season!
Collaborations across Calgary!
Come sing with us in 2026-2027
Cantando: SUMMER HOURS
CANTANDO is singing through the summer, and we want you to come join us!
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SIXTH Sense [Featuring Cantare and Cantando]
CANTARE and CANTANDO’s Year-End concert to close out their Calgary season!
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SECOND Nature [Featuring Cantilena and Cantiga]
We are THRILLED to welcome our entry-level ensembles, Cantilena and Cantiga, to the stage for their end-of-season MAJOR MOMENT!
Our two youngest ensembles will present a thrilling evening of music, showcasing all they have learned throughout a season.
FIVE Days that Changed the World
Thursday 29 March 1455: The Invention of Printing
Friday 1 August 1834: The Abolition of Slavery
Monday 14 December 1903: The First Powered Flight
Friday 28 September 1928: The Discovery of Penicillin
Wednesday 12 April 1961: The First Man in Space
CALGARY OPERA: Hansel and Gretel (Closing Night)
This tickly take on the Grimms’ timeless treasure gives giggles galore. Puckish production and puppet design from The Old Trout Puppet Workshop are all-ages eye candy.
CALGARY OPERA Hansel and Gretel (Matinee Sunday)
This tickly take on the Grimms’ timeless treasure gives giggles galore. Puckish production and puppet design from The Old Trout Puppet Workshop are all-ages eye candy.
CALGARY OPERA: Hansel and Gretel (Opening Night)
This tickly take on the Grimms’ timeless treasure gives giggles galore. Puckish production and puppet design from The Old Trout Puppet Workshop are all-ages eye candy.
Remembrance Day at the Field of Crosses
Join CANTARE at the Field of Crosses to observe Remembrance Day
Night of Lights at the Field of Crosses
Inspired by a candlelit Christmas Eve tradition at Holten Cemetery in the Netherlands, Join CANTARE at the Field of Crosses for their moving Sunset Ceremony for Peacekeepers Day.
FOR THE FALLEN: Eighty Years Later
It has been 80 years since Victory in Europe, yet our world remains forever changed by the impacts of the Second World War.
Join us for this solemn evening co-hosted by the Cathedral Church of the Redeemer Cathedral Choir of music, poetry, and reflection as we explore the impacts of war and conflict through choral music.
Cantare will perform highlights from their decade-long remembrance project at the Field of Crosses in downtown Calgary.
This concert will also feature the debut performance of Cantare’s new young adult chamber choir: CANTANDO
CALGARY CIVIC SYMPHONY: Carmina Burana
CANTIGA joins the Calgary Civic Symphony for Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana
CALGARY CIVIC SYMPHONY and ROCKY MOUNTAIN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA: Carmina Burana
CANTIGA joins the Calgary Civic Symphony for Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana
Fall Concert: Seven Teachings in Song
LOVE, RESPECT, COURAGE, HONESTY, WISDOM, HUMILITY, TRUTH
After a thrilling start to our 2025-2026 season, join CANTARE, CANTIGA, and CANTILENA for our first concert of the season.
CALGARY PRO MUSICA: Pacifica Quartet with Cantare Children's Choir (Monday Night)
CALGARY PRO MUSICA Masters Series #1: The Pacifica Quartet with CANTARE
CALGARY PRO MUSICA: Pacifica Quartet with Cantare Children's Choir (Sunday Night)
CALGARY PRO MUSICA Masters Series #1: The Pacifica Quartet with CANTARE
COME SING WITH US - Register for our 2025-2026 Season!
Register your child for our 2025-2026 performance season TODAY
The Journey - Featuring Cantare
in Cantare's feature Summer concert, we explore the journey of their year! Move through the eras with our choristers as they guide you on a musical adventure!
The Hero In All of Us - Featuring Cantilena and Cantiga
Cantilena and Cantina's feature summer concert, this event ALWAYS promises to be an exciting one as our younger students close out their performing season together!
Spring Bring-A-Friend Night!
Want to give a rehearsal a try?
Join our Cantilena and Cantiga ensembles for a night of discovery and friendship, a PERFECT test experience for children ages 6-12!
The Power of The Dream
Welcome the Spring season with glorious singing!
This concert will feature our parent and community ensemble: RAISE YOUR VOICE! We are so excited for this special moment of community to take to the stage!
Raise Your Voice! (A Community Choir Experience)
“One Rehearsal, One Performance”
Add your voice to this community choir experience!
Home for the Holidays
Step into our musical "home" this holiday season! Join all three ensembles for a celebration of the season, featuring many Cantare favourites!
A Rocky Mountain High Christmas
Cantiga joins “A Rocky Mountain High Christmas” at Arts Commons
The Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra Presents: A Choral Christmas
“Former Associate Conductor Adam Johnson returns to kickstart the festive season with a potpourri of Christmas classics and traditional carols, handpicked by your Phil! Two-time Juno nominated Soprano Miriam Khalil joins the Orchestra, the Calgary Philharmonic Chorus, and Cantaré Children’s Choir for a selection of Christmas favourites that will be sure to get your holidays started on the right note.”
Cantare at the Cafe
We invite you to join us for an afternoon of delicious food, inspiring conversation, and warm community, at Calgary’s iconic River Café in support of the Cantaré Children’s Choir!