Previous engagements

17 November 2019

In the Company of Stained Glass

Christ Church Brunswick, 8 Glenlyon Rd, Brunswick

Featuring choral and organ works by Monteverdi, Bach, Fauré, Rachmaninoff, Pärt, Gjeilo and others

11th November 2018

Armistice Centenary: War, Peace and Reconciliation

St. Georges Anglican Church, 55 Lucknow St. Travancore

17th June 2018

The Bold and the Beautiful

75 Reid St., North Fitzroy.

Drawing upon composers from the 16th to the 21st centuries, The Bold and the Beautiful explored choral expressions of religious exaltation, the boldness of romance, and the beauty of nature and the heavens. The ethereal sound of the glass harp accompaniment to Érik Ešenvald’s “Stars” raised goosebumps, and contrasted with the richness of the 5-7 part settings of other works.

16 December 2017

Reservoir Public Library, 23 Edwardes St., Reservoir, and

Northcote Public Library 32-38 Separation St, Northcote.

A community service supported by the Darebin City Councils’ Community Support Program

3rd December 2017

CRADLE TO GRAVE

Lullabies, Love Songs and Laments

Works by Gibbons, Hassler, Holst, Vaughan Williams, Rutter, Taverner, Whitacre & more

with Actor Geoffrey Baird with readings and reflections on Rites of Passage

St. Georges Anglican Church, 55 Lucknow St. Travancore

18 November 2017

Afternoon Music

Villa Maria Nursing Home, Bundoora, and Westgarth Nursing Home, Northcote

A community service supported by the Darebin City Councils’ Community Support Program

12 August 2017

Northcote Public Library and Preston Public Library 

Supported by the Darebin City Councils’ Community Support Program.

4  June 2017

Winter Music in the Valley Festival

Clocktower Centre, Moonee Ponds.

 22 April 2017

 Ruckers Hill Nursing Home and Little Sisters of the Poor Aged Care, Northcote

Community service supported by the Darebin City Councils’ Community Support Program.

14 December 2016

Supported by the Darebin City Councils’ Community Support Program, Cantabile performed familiar and not-so-familiar Christmas music for the residents of:

Hill Top Aged Care facility, Preston, and Little Sisters of the Poor Aged Care, Northcote

10 December 2016

Free public performances. Proudly supported by the Darebin City Councils’ Community Support Program, Cantabile performed madrigals and songs in honour of the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death in a  programme which also included some familiar and not-so-familiar Christmas music.

Reservoir Community and Learning Centre, 23 Edwardes St, Reservoir, and

 Northcote Library, 32-38 Separation St, Northcote

Cantabile gratefully acknowledges the financial support of the Darebin City Council in relation to these events.

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13 November 2016

celebrating 400 years of Shakespeare in song and verse

Cantabile was joined by actor and singer Geoffrey Baird, in presenting an afternoon concert of songs, sonnets and readings Shakespearian to mark the 400th anniversary of the death of the Bard of Avon. We were pleased to perform to a full house at the  Kew Courthouse –  Just Theatre.

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The Melbourne Shakespeare Society

27 August 2016

Cantabile sang a selection of songs set to Shakespeare’s words in a moving commemoration of the life of Paul Roebuck, one of the luminaries of the Victorian Shakespeare scene for many years.

Sung Mass at Little Sisters of the Poor Aged Care, Northcote

7 August 2016

Cantabile sang the “Missa Aeterna Christi Munera” by Palestrina and two other sacred pieces at the Sunday morning service in the chapel of the Little Sisters of the Poor

Carols at the Olivia Newton John Wellness Centre, Heidelberg

21 December 2015

Once again we sang in foyers and wards with great engagement with many patients, friends and relatives and staff. Thank you for having us.

Carols at Little Sisters of the Poor Aged Care, Northcote

19 December 2015

Cantabile took great pleasure in singing for the residents and staff.

Cantabile for Christmas at Como

5 December 2015

Cantabile welcomed in the Christmas season at historic Como House, South Yarra .

Cantabile at PepperTree Place

7 November 2015

512 Sydney Road, Coburg

Cantabile was pleased to join the swing of PepperTree Place’s Annual Garden Fiesta providing some musical embellishment. More information at PepperTree Place

By Day and by Night

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24 OCTOBER 2015

St Joseph’s Home, Little Sisters of the Poor (our fantastic new rehearsal venue!), 112B St. Georges Rd. Northcote

Cantabile presented choral works by Victoria, Bruckner, Britten, Barber and more.

Powerless

19 September 2015

High Street, Northcote 

Cantabile joined a host of other groups and singers performing without any amplification or powered instruments to show support for the children in immigration detention, the most powerless of all.

All proceeds went to ChilOut a not-for-profit community group seeking to raise public awareness about the plight of children in immigration detention centres.

Cantabile at Como House

Sunday 26 July 2015 was a great day!

Cantabile sang short brackets in various places around this famous National Trust property in South Yarra.
We enjoyed the experience and got some generous feedback from people who enjoyed an otherwise cold day.