Upcoming events.
CALGARY CIVIC SYMPHONY and ROCKY MOUNTAIN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA: Carmina Burana
CANTIGA joins the Calgary Civic Symphony for Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana
CALGARY CIVIC SYMPHONY: Carmina Burana
CANTIGA joins the Calgary Civic Symphony for Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana
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
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.
Remembrance Day at the Field of Crosses
Join CANTARE at the Field of Crosses to observe Remembrance Day
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.
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 (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.
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
Our SPRING concert featuring our pop-up community ensemble RAISE YOUR VOICE
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Summer Concert [Cantilena and Cantiga]
CANTILENA and CANTIGA’S year-end concert to close out their performance season
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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!
Remembrance Day at the Field of Crosses
Join our Cantare choristers at the Field of Crosses Memorial for their annual Remembrance Day Broadcast Ceremony
Bring-A-Friend Costume Rehearsal!
Want to give a rehearsal a try? There's no better night than when you can do it dressed up in your spooky costumes!
Join our Cantilena and Cantiga ensembles for a night of discovery and friendship, a PERFECT test experience for children ages 6-12!
The Light in The Dark
In the first concert of our 2024-2025 season, prepare to be transported into the musical world of light and shadows! All three of our performing ensembles will explore a wide variety of contrasting music centered around the themes of night, darkness, and the light within.
Our youngest ensemble, CANTILENA, will shine their light bright at their first concert! For many of them. this will be their first time on stage in Cantare Green!
Our middle ensemble, CANTIGA, will explore the spooky sides of shadows with their usual energy and dramatic storytelling! We've pulled out some Cantiga favourites for this concert, like the beautiful two-part I SEE THE MOON by Douglas Beam- This generation of Cantigas has fallen in love with it all over again!
CANTARÉ, our senior ensemble, will explore moving stories of the night throughout history around the world. Cantare has had an expansive fall term, including a deep dive into four works by the great Johann Sebastian Bach which will build the foundation for their historical education throughout the year. This main course will be supplemented by a journey into the night including luscious settings of bedtime stories, and a deep look into the night sky.
Scandanavian Sámi peoples. This summer, Cantare got to learn lots about Sámi JOIK singing from the World Youth Choir, we are excited for them to continue that learning journey with their performance of Sámi joiker Frode Fjelheim's NIGHT YOIK
Cantaré Presents: On The Edge
Join Cantaré, our senior ensemble, for their season-end performance! This round-the-world journey will bring all of the music our choristers have learned throughout this year to the stage for a triumphant celebration of a wonderful year together!
Trivia Night!
Join us for an exciting Pub Night Trivia event on May 23rd, 2024, in support of Cantare Children's Choir's upcoming Newfoundland tour.
Forever Young: Cantilena and Cantiga in Concert
Cantilena and Cantiga, our two youngest ensembles, close out their season in fine fashion! Join us to discover all they have learned this year!
Calgary Opera - DAS RHEINGOLD (3rd Performance)
Wagner’s retelling of Norse mythology in Das Rheingold portrays universal themes of love and power, and the forceful music creates a grandeur unparalleled in opera. This is further magnified by positioning the entire eighty-piece orchestra and conductor on the stage with the cast and set.
Calgary Opera - DAS RHEINGOLD (Night 2)
Wagner’s retelling of Norse mythology in Das Rheingold portrays universal themes of love and power, and the forceful music creates a grandeur unparalleled in opera. This is further magnified by positioning the entire eighty-piece orchestra and conductor on the stage with the cast and set.
Calgary Opera - DAS RHEINGOLD (1st Performance)
Wagner’s retelling of Norse mythology in Das Rheingold portrays universal themes of love and power, and the forceful music creates a grandeur unparalleled in opera. This is further magnified by positioning the entire eighty-piece orchestra and conductor on the stage with the cast and set.
Here, Now
Cantare Children’s Choir’s Spring concert, featuring an incredible collection of songs old and new
A Winter’s Night
This holiday season, Cantare Children's Choir is thrilled to present a captivating performance that perfectly captures the essence of the Winter holidays. Our choir's angelic voices will resound through the air as we sing classic Christmas carols, filling the hearts of those in attendance with joy and warmth. Cantare will share selections from their performance of “A Traditional Christmas” with the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra.
(SOLD OUT) Traditional Christmas with the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra (Thursday)
(Thursday Night) Celebrate the spirit of the season with a selection of holiday favourites performed by the Orchestra and the Cantaré Children’s Choir. The beautiful Grace Presbyterian Church provides the backdrop for this beloved Calgary tradition. Get your tickets early — these concerts sell out every year!
(SOLD OUT) Traditional Christmas with the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra (Wednesday Night)
(Performance 2) Celebrate the spirit of the season with a selection of holiday favourites performed by the Orchestra and the Cantaré Children’s Choir. The beautiful Grace Presbyterian Church provides the backdrop for this beloved Calgary tradition. Get your tickets early — these concerts sell out every year!
(SOLD OUT) Traditional Christmas with the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra (Tuesday Night)
Celebrate the spirit of the season with a selection of holiday favourites performed by the Orchestra and the Cantaré Children’s Choir. The beautiful Grace Presbyterian Church provides the backdrop for this beloved Calgary tradition. Get your tickets early — these concerts sell out every year!
Remembrance Day - Cantare at the Field of Crosses
Cantare returns to the Field of Crosses on Memorial Drive for a their annual Remembrance Day broadcast on Global TV.
Night of Lights - Cantare at the Field of Crosses
A local favourite for Calgary’s 11 days of Remembrance: Cantare returns to the Field of Crosses on Memorial Drive for a moving candlelit sunset ceremony honouring fallen Albertan service members who gave their lives for their country.
Sunset Ceremony at the Field of Crosses - Cantiga
Join Cantiga at the Field of Crosses for a Sunset Remembrance service