Notices

Here are 6 reasons why joining a choir should be one of your new year's resolutions for 2025

1. Singing is good for you physically

It improves your breathing, posture and muscle tension. It can even relieve aches and pains and help sustain your body's natrual immune system.

2. Singing is good for the mind

Learning to sing in a choir can boost your cognative skills, memory and release endorphins that give you a spring in your step for the rest of the week.  You will be introduced to all kinds of music from different eras and genres.

3. It's fun!

Canto engenders a light-hearted approach that can result in smiles, giggles and even spontaneous laughter.

4. There's no audition

No previous choir experience is needed and you may think you can't even sing on your own - Everyone is welcome, whatever your age*.

5. Flexible Attendance

Canto meets at 7:30pm - 9:00pm on Tuesday evenings at Butlerstown Community Centre. Life happens! so you don't have to come every week.  Come as often or as little as you wish. (You can always catch up with the practice videos)

6. It's Free!

There is absolutely no fee** and you will be supplied with a smart folder to keep your printed music.

The choir needs more male voices!

Currently the 75 members comprise 61 female voices and 14 male voices

It would greatly enhance the choir to redress the balance and recruit more male singers.

So if you are male please be encouraged to come along, have some fun and give it a lash! (as they say around these parts)

And if you are female - you are still most welcome - especially if you bring a male friend!

If you would like to come for the first time to receive your instructions...

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Breaking News - The Practice videos are now public!

The the only reason choir members need to log in is to download and print the sheet music

This is to help protect music copyright.  However, anyone can now access the practice videos which feature a video following each separate part in the music.  When you have mastered you part in isolation see if you can sing it with the All Parts version fully turned up.

Keep an eye on the Practice Page as more songs will be published.

View the Practice Page

Practice Videos

It's only our third meeting and we are already singing in six-part harmony!

So the choir sang a new round yesterday evening (Tue 8 Oct).

This six-part round was originally composed by Thomas Ravenscroft in 1609 with words added by Denis O'Regan.

Listen to this extract which introduces the melody first, then the choir sing it in two-parts and finally the mesmerising six-parts.

Fáilte - Ravenscroft / O'Regan

The next meeting is displayed on the Calendar

We have only met twice and early signs are looking good

Fifty-six people attended the second meeting of Canto yesterday evening (Tue 24 Sep).

There was a great buzz as participants learnt to sing in four-part harmony with rounds.

Here are two extracts from the evening:

Soon and Very Soon - Andrea Crouch (Gospel)

Good Vibrations - Beach Boys (Surf Rock)

(after only 15 minutes rehearsal)

When is the next meeting?

The next meeting is displayed on the Calendar