Cantate’s 2024–2027 Strategic Plan

Putting Down Roots, Finding Our Post-COVID Identity

To build community through choral music

We envision:

A continuously evolving choral canon that is representative of diverse voices
Cantate as an artistic resource for the community and our members
Cantate as Montgomery County’s premier choral organization
Choral experiences that are accessible to the full diversity of the community, recognizing its differing backgrounds and goals.

We believe that:

Choral music has the power to transport, challenge, and transform performers, audiences, and communities
Music allows us to envision and live into a better world
Artistic excellence should be at the forefront of everything we do
Music organizations must educate the public on the value of the arts
Art should be accessible to and representative of all of humanity
We have a responsibility to provide opportunities for the next generation of artists
Great art continues to be created; we are not a museum of the past
Community and art exist in reciprocal relationship; one cannot exist without the other

Strengthen organizational capacity to manage programs more effectively
Expand and diversify funding sources including grant opportunities
Support Singers’ growth as artists in order to attract and retain high-quality singers of diverse backgrounds
Formalize board operations and provide opportunities for board training and expansion
Re-engage Advisory Board