Cantate Carlisle:
Our accomplished singers represent a diverse group ranging in age from 23 to 80 and are drawn from communities throughout the area. Their unifying factor is a passion for choral singing and a love of fine choral repertoire with its power to renew the soul, expand the mind, and to bring people together. Our hallmark is our thoughtful and eclectic programming which includes choral masterworks with orchestra, a cappella contemporary classics, folk songs, vocal jazz, Broadway arrangements, spirituals, multi-cultural works, and several works commissioned especially for us. Founded in 1990 by Cheryl Parsons, Cantate Carlisle continues under the direction of Michelle DiBona Trefren. We are proud to be the Resident Choir of the Carlisle Theatre.
Calling all young singers
YOU are invited to join the youth choir called Cantate Young Voices, a part of Cantate Carlisle.
CANTATE means SING in Latin, and that’s what we love to do – SING!
Coming December 2022
A Refrain of Gifts:
A Choral Celebration of International Holidays
When fall and winter are here, it is time to celebrate! Holidays and Festivals like Christmas, Chanuka, Kwanzaa, Diwali, and Winter solstice are celebrated with unique traditions. Our concert this season recognizes the intangible gifts that each holiday has to offer; these gifts repeat like a refrain across the cultures.
Come join the refrain!
Coming May 2023
Stories in Song
Cantate Carlisle and Cantate Young Voices will delight the audience with…
…stories of labor.
…stories with laughter.
…stories of adversity.
…stories of triumph.
…stories of grief.
…stories of love.
…folk tales and fantasy…
