Cantiamo Choirs

We are active participants with the Coalition for Music Education and annually prepare workshops for teachers, and provide mentoring of school choirs. Cantiamo is the core support choir for the OCDSB Annual Choralfest and the National Arts Centre's 500 voice Music Monday event. Cantiamo is proud to provide choral education mentoring for the Nipiit... Katittut - Voices United (NKVU) exchange between Ottawa and Iqaluit as well as the Listen Up! Arts education project with the renowned Gryphon Trio. Within Cantiamo our choristers are actively engaged in personal development skills through workshops and hands on experiential learning. Our Chorister-Mentor Model engages our senior girls as leaders and coaches for younger or less experienced singers. Mentors provide orientation and hands-on help during rehearsals and performances, and model integrity, empathy, and compassion. Cantiamo Mentors lead, encourage, and gently show the way. Important to Cantiamo is our engagement with our community. We are proud to be guest performers at local non-profit events that support families in our region, and to participate in Remembrance Day observances and community Christmas events at a variety of venues. Cantiamo Choirs of Ottawa would not be what and where it is today without our generous and dedicated families, friends and volunteers. We are so fortunate to have a community that supports and embraces the vision of Cantiamo. To the choristers, the talented musicians and choral leaders, and friends of the choir - all those that bring Cantiamo together, thank you. Yours in Song.Read More