When Words Fail, Music Speaks

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How to Audition

Auditions are held from May-August for the following concert year and in December for spring membership. To schedule and audition, please call Peggy Haas-Howell at 434-528-1138 or emailing her at mrshowell@singforus.org

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What are the dues?

$250.00 per concert year - $125.00 for returning choristers. A non-refundable $25.00 tuition payment is required by the first day of rehearsal.

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What age students may be in Cantate

Gilrs and Boys in grades 3-12 may audition for Cantate.

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What do we wear at Cantate

Every Cantate chorister will be provided a dark-blue Cantate t-shirt (returning choristers may obtain a new shirt if a new size is needed). The shirts will be distributed following a fitting in September. The Cantate t-shirts are to be worn for identification and uniform appearance when rehearsing. We encourage each chorister to wear their Cantate t-shirt to each rehearsal. This helps build the spirit of the group and the sense of belonging to the choir – choristers receive extra merit points for wearing their Cantate t-shirts to rehearsals.

Formal concert attire is black choral cassocks and white surplices which are owned and provided by Cantate. On concert days, please arrive in vestments along with the following items:
black dress pants
black dress shoes
black tights or black socks
Remember girls are to wear your hair pulled back out of your face, no fingernail polish, no jewelry, and only minimal makeup. Boys, remember no watches! Remember that your vestments are to be cleaned and pressed before each concert.

During informal Cantate appearances (Days of Singing, Choral Festivals, etc.) choristers are to wear clean, pressed blue Cantate polo shirts and neatly fitting straight-leg dress black pants. Choristers will wear black socks and black dress shoes as they do with their robes – this means ABSOLUTELY NO sneakers or casual shoes. A reminder to the females for concerts: black hair accessories only; no jewelry; minimal makeup and no nail polish.

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