Cantabile begins eighth year

New season brings renewed commitment

Cantabile Children’s Chorus began their 2001–2002 season with a renewed emphasis on theory and fundamentals. For the first time, Cantabile is providing music theory workbooks to singers in all levels; directors Signe Boyer and Peggy Spool are guiding each child’s progress through the lessons.

Also for the first time, Chamber Ensemble and Level 3 Choir participated in a fall weekend retreat September 21–23 at the Happy Valley Conference Center near Santa Cruz. Concert Choir was invited to participate in the Saturday sessions. As well as working on repertoire, singers learned Feldenkrais movement techniques from Beth Sidlow and studied with Cheryl Anderson, Director of Choral Activities at Cabrillo College.

Special thanks to volunteers

Cantabile could not thrive without help from all its wonderful volunteers. Many thanks are due to Choir Parents Mary Sheila McMahon, Sally Froud, Lynn Klein, Judy Blood, Nori Kimura, Vivian Herzog, and Barbara Maloney; Uniform Coordinators Cynthia McNaughton and Sally Chaves; and Volunteer Coordinators Maria Richter and Angel Reyda. Special thanks also go out to Barbara Weinstein for arranging the fall retreat and to Angel Reyda for taking some wonderful pictures at Happy Valley. Check out the photos on Cantabile’s web site, www.cantabile.org!

Upcoming performances

Concert Choir and Chamber Ensemble will perform at the Stanford Hospital at 4:30pm on December 12th. Chamber Ensemble will also sing for the Packard Children’s Hospital Christmas party, 6:00pm December 13th at the Children’s Discovery Museum in San Jose.

Preparatory Singers and Intermediate Choir will give an informal concert and reception for parents during their last rehearsal of the year, December 18th at Foothills Congregational Church in Los Altos, 5:00pm. The San Jose choirs will host a similar soirţe on December 20th at the Stone Church in Willow Glen.

Cantabile’s Winter Concert, entitled “A Water Journey”, will feature all seven choirs at 4:00pm, January 26th, at St. Andrew’s Church in Saratoga. They will be joined by two guest artists: Chris McClerin on marimba and flautist Miriam Concus.

Volume 10, Issue 2

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