Cantare seeks to foster a diverse community of compassion and understanding across generational, cultural, and economic boundaries through the beauty and power of choral music.
Upcoming Concerts
Children’s & Youth Choirs Annual Spring Concert
Youth and Adult Choir Programs
Our auditioned 100-voice symphonic Chorale rehearses and performs a variety of compelling and challenging choral music during our concert season.
The Chorale celebrates its 25th anniversary in March 2024 with Homeward Bound.
Adult Choirs
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Cantare’s innovative and inclusive in-school music education classes and afterschool choirs reach underserved Oakland children who lack access to the arts. We provide tuition-free choral music instruction led by experienced teaching artists—and offer students a safe, supportive, and fun experience through our multicultural curriculum.
Youth Programs
These wonderful children give me hope for a better day to come if we all can just keep working toward it together.
–Brenda Vallenas, Chorale Singer
Newsletter Highlights
We Are the Future
Over the past 25 years of Cantare’s Children’s & Youth Programs, we have brought music into the lives of over 21,000 Oakland youth. In preparation for our upcoming anniversary celebration this May, I’ve been reconnecting with alumni and digging up photos from the early days of our programs…and going through a lot of tissues in the process! Each year, our choirs have a unique feel and spirit, and I can remember every group like it was yesterday.
