With support from the California Arts Council, Cantare Con Vivo will bring tuition-free, in-school choral music residencies to 1,535 TK-5 students attending under-resourced Oakland public schools. Students will learn VAPA-aligned music fundamentals, engage with music from diverse cultures and build teamwork, poise and confidence through community performances. Instruction will take place over 32 weeks (grades TK-5), or through a music/history 12-week residency (grades 3-5).
Cantare is an inter-generational non-profit choral music organization that engages participants from ages 4 to 85 from Alameda and Contra Costa counties. We provide tuition-free choral music residencies to under-resourced K-12 children in the Oakland Unified School District, serving approximately 2,650 students through 95 weekly classrooms, 9 after-school youth choirs, a multilingual music program and annual 2-week summer camp. We are committed to removing barriers of access so that every child can have the opportunity to find, develop and share their unique voice.