Cantabile invites skilled and expressive singers to audition for our upcoming season. If you thrive in an artistic, collaborative setting and want to bring rich choral music to life— this is your group!
Cantabile’s purposeful programming includes challenging, contemporary music, commissions of new works, and performances of ambitious, traditional repertoire alongside music from various world cultures. Our programming focuses on a wide variety of choral music from all time periods and presents styles that educate and enlighten both our audiences and our singing membership.
We are a chamber chorus of 25-30 singers with varied backgrounds ranging from recent graduates to retirees. Cantabile is known for emotionally resonant performances, adventurous programming, and cultural celebrations. Whether performing the premiere of StarSongs by Bruce Lazarus, or the delicate phrases of 16th century polyphony De los álamos vengo, madre by Juan Vásquez, we believe in connecting music to memory, place, and feeling.
We have singers who are music educators , are trained instrumentalists, and some who have studied voice privately. The majority have non-music careers and enjoy the pleasure of singing in an ensemble. In other words, we are just like your friends, neighbors, and family members.
Candidates should prepare a brief classical selection (aria, folk song, or choral excerpt); you’ll also vocalize and sight sing to judge eye and ear. Kindly fill out the information form below and submit it to schedule your audition now! Audition dates for 2026 begin on Wednesday January 14 th from 6:00-7:00 pm.
Rehearsals begin on January 7, 2025 and every Wednesday evening from 7:30-9:30pm at Christ United Methodist Church, 485 Hoes Lane, Piscataway.
Payment of dues is a condition for membership and participation in Cantabile activities. Dues include the season’s music scores, which become the property of the member. We will confidentially arrange a payment schedule, fee reduction, or waiver — no questions asked.
Submit this form to schedule audition
Grant funding has been provided by the Middlesex County Board of County Commissioners through a grant award from the Middlesex County Cultural and Arts Trust Fund.
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Made possible by funds from Middlesex County, a partner of the New Jersey State Council on the Arts.
