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Cantabile is a Boulder-based choir led by Brian Stone that connects humanity through choral music.

Cantabile, directed by Brian Stone, is an auditioned choral ensemble in Boulder County dedicated to performing a wide range of music from classical to jazz, gospel and folk. Our all-volunteer members represent a wide variety of ages, backgrounds, and musical experience and include professionally-trained musicians as well as enthusiastic amateurs. We strive to bring our appreciation and love for music to Boulder County and to provide opportunities for both aspiring new professionals and seasoned performers. Founded in the late 1970s as the Saint Cecilia Singers, Cantabile presents five or six concerts annually in the Boulder County area and in other Colorado towns and cities.

10/13/2026

“I’d like the audience to hear the journey from hopelessness to hope.” — Leah Porter Tracy

In this clip of Cantabile rehearsing “Dear Country,” you also hear Leah’s sharing some of her thoughts on what the piece is about.

What does it mean to belong to a country—and to believe it can become something better?

In “Dear Country,” composer Leah Porter Tracy brings together original poetry and lines from Katharine Lee Bates’s “America the Beautiful.” The piece moves from hopelessness through frustration toward warmth, community, and hope, asking how we can hold ourselves and one another accountable while working toward a better world.

As Leah puts it: “Maybe we don’t even agree on how to get better, but we see people caring around us and that’s enough to keep going.”

Cantabile’s Composer Fund supported this commission and a new work by Andrew Halladay. Both composers have rehearsed with Cantabile and will speak at our November performances.

Hear “Dear Country” as part of You belong—a concert that embraces us all.

📅 Friday, November 13, 2026 | 7:30 PM 📅 Sunday, November 15, 2026 | 3:00 PM 📍 First Congregational Church | Boulder

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10/08/2026

Join the global sing-along on World Singing Day, Saturday, October 17, 2026! Sing wherever you are, or join Boulder’s community sing-along on the 1300 block of Pearl Street Mall from 2–3:30 PM. All ages and singing abilities are welcome—no rehearsals needed, just your voice and a little joy!⁠
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Learn more at www.worldsingingday.org.

Let’s keep the music—and the connection—going! Join Cantabile for “You belong," a choral concert exploring comfort, safety, home, and community. Featuring Stephen Paulus’s beloved “The Road Home” and newly commissioned works by Leah Porter Tracy and Andrew Halladay, this concert embraces us all.⁠
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📅 Friday, November 13 | 7:30 PM
📅 Sunday, November 15 | 3:00 PM
📍 First Congregational Church | Boulder

🎟️ Reserve your tickets: https://www.facebook.com/cantabilesingers/events

09/29/2026

Where do we belong?

For one evening or afternoon, we all belong to the Cantabile community—sharing the unique and fleeting experience of a live concert. Regardless of who we are, how we love, how we move through the world, or how different our ways might be, we share that time together.

Cantabile’s "You belong" explores "Comfort and Safety" and "Home and Community" through music spanning centuries, from Stephen Paulus’s beloved “The Road Home” and Brahms’s “Wie lieblich sind deine Wohnungen” to Mari Esabel Valverde’s contemporary “Comfort and Joy.” The program also features two newly commissioned works by composers with local connections: Leah Porter Tracy’s “Dear Country” and Andrew Halladay’s “All Things Have Their Being.”

This concert embraces us all.

📅 Friday, November 13 | 7:30 PM
📅 Sunday, November 15 | 3:00 PM
📍 First Congregational Church | Boulder

🎟️ tickets in bio

09/09/2026

Cantabile’s 38th season, “All of Us,” celebrates that we all belong here—together. Inspired by Craig Hella Johnson’s transformative oratorio “Considering Matthew Shepard”, the season moves from songs of welcome and belonging in November to an exploration of sacred and secular musical traditions in February, culminating in May with over 100 voices performing the complete oratorio alongside Rocky Mountain Chorale. Our community partner for this season is Rocky Mountain Equality.

📅 November 13 & 15, 2026 — You belong
📅 February 19 & 21, 2027 — An Eclectic Mass
📅 May 23, 2027 — Considering Matthew Shepard

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05/28/2026

We're excited to announce auditions for Cantabile's 2026-27 season! We welcome singers of all voice parts to join our warm and dynamic choral community.

Auditions will be held July 14th at First Congregational Church of Boulder. If you're interested in becoming part of our ensemble, please contact our artistic director Brian Stone at [email protected] for detailed information about the audition process and scheduling.

Cantabile rehearses weekly on Tuesday evenings from 7:15pm-9:15pm, with additional concerts and retreats throughout the season.

To learn more and schedule your audition, email Brian at [email protected].

05/19/2026

Thank you to everyone who joined us for “Song of Hope” and for being part of our “Calendar of Hope” season. We’re deeply grateful to have shared this musical journey with you.

A heartfelt thank you to our audience, our sponsors, and all who support Cantabile. Your generosity makes it possible for us to keep creating music and community together.

Special thanks to everyone who contributed to:
🎼 The Composers Fund, which helped bring Dale Trumbore’s music to life throughout this season
🎶 The Musicians Fund, which enabled us to invite the incredible organist and soloists pictured here to join us.

If you weren’t able to attend—or if you’d like to experience the amazing music once more—you can find the full recording of the performance here:
https://www.youtube.com/live/h6NRKOQ5910?si=zWJiK6OPosLA79GV

📷 Photo credit: Malachi Tharp
🎥 Video credit: Will Rymer

05/15/2026

One last behind-the-scenes glimpse of us rehearsing R. Nathaniel Dett’s “Chariot Jubilee” with the amazing tenor Cody Laun for our performance tonight!

Hear us live tonight at 7:30pm and Sunday at 3:00pm at First Congregational Church UCC Boulder and live virtually on Sunday at www.cantabilesingers.org/live/.

05/14/2026

A glimpse inside rehearsal: Cantabile preparing Ralph Vaughan Williams’ Five Mystical Songs for our season finale, Song of Hope.

Vaughan Williams’ exquisite music sets the direct, luminous poetry of George Herbert, with the choir often becoming almost a vocal instrument—supporting and illuminating the baritone soloist.

We’re thrilled to welcome back one of our favorite guest musicians, bass-baritone Paul Griggsby, for this miniature cantata that unfolds with grace and hope.

Join us this weekend, May 15 & 17 in Boulder.

🎟️ Tickets:
May 15: https://www.facebook.com/share/1GURyUMXMW/
May 17: https://www.facebook.com/share/1AxGMXW54W/

05/13/2026

Our Song of Hope concerts are this weekend—and here’s a behind-the-scenes glimpse from yesterday’s rehearsal with organist Kajsa Teitelbaum and soprano Emily Murdoch as we work on the piece that gave our season finale its name: Florence Price’s “Song of Hope.”

This music is powerful and deeply moving—and we can’t wait to share it with you live.

🎟️ Tickets:

📅 Friday, May 15 • 7:30 PM : https://www.facebook.com/share/1GURyUMXMW/
📅 Sunday, May 17 • 3:00 PM : https://www.facebook.com/share/1AxGMXW54W/

📍 First Congregational Church, Boulder

Can’t make it in person? Watch the Sunday livestream: http://cantabilesingers.org/live

05/07/2026

ONE WEEK until Song of Hope — our season finale!

We’re so excited to share a message from our Artistic Director, Brian Stone, about what makes these May concerts special.

Dale Trumbore, Vaughan Williams,’ Florence Price’s, and R. Nathaniel Dett’s—writing in different times and contexts—share a common purpose: music that invites connection, hope, and joy.

Brian shares what he hopes audiences take away: a sense of connection—and a reminder that music can help us hold on to hope, across generations.

📅 May 15 (Fri) • 7:30 PM + May 17 (Sun) • 3:00 PM

📍 First Congregational Church, Boulder

Tickets:
May 15: https://www.facebook.com/share/1GURyUMXMW/
May 17: https://www.facebook.com/share/1AxGMXW54W/

Address

P. O. Box 4245
Boulder, CO
80306

Telephone

720-204-8806

Website

https://cantabilesingers.org/

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