Cantare
Chorale
of the
Sierra Foothills
Cantare
Chorale
PO Box
1833
Diamond
Springs, CA
95619
Contact Cantare
by email:
CantareChorale@Yahoo.com
Directed by Dr. Jeff Nelson
Cantare
(cahn-tah-reh)
Italian – meaning “to
sing”
The
Cantare Chorale
was formed by Bill Pearson and David Smythe in September of 1992, to
perform quality choral
music in El Dorado County. This small, select ensemble of talented
musicians from the foothills is dedicated to attaining the highest
caliber of choral singing, using a wide variety of musical style and
content. Coming from very diversified musical and personal backgrounds,
the group includes administrators, businessmen, clergymen, educators,
engineers, home-makers, and nurses.
The Cantare
Chorale
sings for enjoyment and for the love of the arts.
It is with pleasure that they share their voices with the El
Dorado County community.
Membership
The
Cantare
Chorale welcomes
new members, subject to audition and balance of section sound.
Rehearsals are held Monday evenings. Prospective members are
encouraged to email Cantare
for
more information about joining the Chorale.
Current Schedule
of performances
(updated: May 18, 2009)
Spring Concert Schedule
Monday,
May 25, 2009......9:00
a.m.
Memorial Day Ceremony
Green Valley Mortuary
Cameron Park, CA
Sunday,
June 7, 2009............3:00 p.m.
"For the Love of Music"
a Spring Concert
Church of the Nazarene
6040 Mother Lode Drive
Placerville, California
Availability
Cantare
Chorale is available for performances
for your event
Contact coordinator Ruth O'Shea at CantareChorale@Yahoo.com
Cantare
Features Selections From:
Sacred
Music, Madrigals, Spirituals, Folk Songs, Traditional American,
Patriotic Standards, Christmas Music, Broadway Favorites, Original
Compositions, And a bit of Jazz
Contact
the Chorale
If you would
like to contact any member of Cantare Chorale, please send a note to the
Post Office Box listed at the top of this page, or send an email.
Our email is monitored on a regular basis and your inquiry will be
responded to as soon as possible.
Dr. Jeff Nelson
Cantare is pleased to announce the continuation of Dr. Jeff Nelson as our director for the 2008-2009 season..
Dr. Nelson's background includes a three year European Tour with the Seventh Army Soldier's Chorus. He studied choral and orchestral conducting and brass performance at Portland State University. He worked for 10 years as a studio musician in the Los Angeles area. Then, after graduation from Washington Dental School in Seattle in 1992 and marrying his wife, Jennifer, he returned to California.
Dr. Nelson maintains a private dental practice in Cameron Park. He performs regularly with a variety of groups in El Dorado County, including sharing his talent during Sunday services at Church of the Foothills and conducting orchestras for Imagination Theater.
