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.

  • Upcoming Events

     

    Modern Songs and Madrigals

     

    October 23, 2010

    Hindemith, Diamond, Weill, Gershwin, Badings, Martin, Whitacre, Roussel


    See our video on our 25th Anniversary Season! Filmed by Huston Simmons.

    Cantate 25th Anniversary video

       

    • Imaginative, innovative programming presented in a concert series of a cappella and accompanied 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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