Category: Blog Post

In the interview below, I have the opportunity to chat with the incredibly talented Dr. James Wright, a Carleton University professor, and his grad student and fellow musician and composer Matt Devost. This spring they were heavily involved in the Listen Up! project, the flagship community outreach program by the Ottawa Chamber Music Society who… Continue reading An Interview with Composers James Wright and Matt Devost: Collaborating with Cantiamo Since the Beginning

by Georgia B. The Cantiamo June concert was a blast! A large audience enjoyed a variety of songs in the beautiful place of Dominion-Chalmers United Church. As well as performing the World Premiere of Respira by composer, musician (and Cantiamo parent) Stephen Eisenhauer, we sang a number of pieces, including The Arrow and the Song… Continue reading Cantiamo Sings World Premiere at Spring Concert

by Allison W. Music Monday is an annual event organized by the Coalition for Music Education that aims to promote music in schools across Canada. It's actually the world’s largest single event dedicated to raising awareness for music education. Annually, hundreds of thousands of students, teachers and musicians participate in a simultaneous nationwide concert performance of an… Continue reading The Largest Single Music Education Event in the World

Jen Chandler talks to former Cantiamo chorister Megan Batty who has come full circle and is now completing a practicum as Artistic Staff for Cantiamo, as part of her B.Ed. at Queen's. Megan Batty hit a chord when she joined Cantiamo back in 2006. Her overwhelmingly positive experience with the choir helped her develop leadership… Continue reading A Musical Life: Interview with Megan Batty

by Ruby J. and Kyra W. The Cantiamo Girls Choir and the Training Choir recently spent a morning together at a workshop which included lots of singing, mentoring and leadership—the three key parts of the Choir's mission. Training Choir member Ruby J. and Cantiamo chorister Kyra W. share their thoughts below on this great workshop.… Continue reading Reflections from our Joint Choir Workshop

By Leslie Bricker On Sunday March 26, Cantiamo singers shared rich and meaningful gifts with the congregation of Trinity United Church. The most obvious gift was the joyful music that they offered to the multi-generational congregation; even the youngest children listened with rapt attention as the choir shared their songs. Andra Popescu shared a gift… Continue reading From Mud to Magic: Cantiamo Shares Gifts at Trinity United

Each winter, in the midst of February's snow and ice, a group of educators gather for a choral training workshop and leave with an inspirational and practical musical toolkit. Cantiamo's Founding Artistic Director, Jackie Hawley, leads the workshop and is assisted by the talented young women in the Cantiamo Girls Choir. Here's how Grade 6… Continue reading Teacher Training Workshop Spreads Music into Schools

By Andra M. I had the pleasure of hosting a chorister-led rehearsal at my house recently. This meant spending my morning preparing snacks for us all—and dragging every chair in the house over to our piano, much to the confusion of my cat! With so many girls able to attend, it was sure to be… Continue reading A chorister-led rehearsal: musical mentorship

By Kyra W. This fall, Cantiamo Girls Choir of Ottawa went to Bonnenfant Y Camp. This trip was very worthwhile to new choristers like myself, because it gave us a chance to make new friends, and to learn and rehearse more music than we do at regular rehearsals. During the first part of rehearsal, we… Continue reading A look back at our Fall Retreat Weekend