ABOUT CANTATE
Vision
Cantate Youth Choir, a registered charitable organisation, has a vision is to enrich the lives of children through a high calibre singing education and choral experiences. Its choirs provide opportunities for students to grow and advance their musical and social development whilst being part of the “Cantate Family”.
Values
- Be truly open access – accepting students of all singing ability with no auditions to join
- Offer a positive and safe environment where young people can flourish both musically and socially
- Bring together as many local children as possible from the ages of 8-13 committed to the purpose of singing
- Set high performance standards for the students to achieve
- Attract and retain the highest possible calibre of musicians to teach the students
- Explore all types of music to ensure variety, maintain interest, and expand the students’ repertoires and understanding of music in different syles
- Play an active role in the community as ambassadors of high quality music education and singing in particular
- Value and maintain the partnerships with the alumni choirs, Coro94 and the Cantate Graduates, as well as with the adult choir, Amici Cantate
Cantate Youth Choir is evolving.
From September 2025, Cantate will be a single high voice choir for singers in school years 5-8. The choir will rehearse for an hour on a Monday evening. We are excited that our music director Lucy Joy Morris will be returning from maternity leave in September and is enthusiastic to rebuild Cantate at this new time.