Cantabile Information

Cantabile, which takes its name from the Italian musical term meaning "in a singing style", is an auditioned choir which has been singing for over 25 years. Based in Northcote, Victoria, Australia, the choir devotes itself primarily to acappella (unaccompanied) music. Repertoire ranges from Renaissance sacred music and madrigals through to contemporary compositions and settings of folk and popular music. Cantabile performs by invitation at festivals, community gatherings, church services and private functions as well as presenting concerts of its own. Our Music Director is Barbara Chalmer. Barbara is a graduate of the Queensland Conservatorium of Music where she studied voice with Janet Delpratt and sang in a number of choirs including a 12 voice ensemble directed by Colin Brumby. Since this time she has continued to sing with choirs large and small, and to conduct groups in her various teaching positions and was most recently Director of Music at Santa Maria College, Northcote. Barbara has been Music Director of Cantabile since 1998, and under her direction, the choir has developed a particular interest in contemporary Australian and English choral works. The choir rehearses on a Monday evening starting at 7:30 pm.