The Cantabile Chorale

Founded in 1985 and under the direction of Peter Willsher since 1992, the Cantabile Chorale performs two major choral works per year. Past performances include the German Requiem by Brahms, the Missa Solemnis and the Ninth Symphony by Beethoven, the St. Matthew and St. John Passions and Mass in B minor by J.S. Bach and many others.The Cantabile Chorale is committed to offering emerging soloists the opportunity to perform major choral works and provides a positive and challenging environment for amateur singers and musicians to develop their musical abilities.

The Conductor

Peter Willsher was educated in the UK at Trinity College Of Music, where he obtained two degrees, one in clarinet performance and the other a pedagogical degree with a major in piano. He has done post graduate studies in conducting with Maestro Bernard Keeffe in London, England and with Maestro Franco Ferrara in Siena, Italy.
His conducting experience in England included the directorships of two choirs and a madrigal group, as well as youth ensembles.

He also conducted several musicals, operettas and operas, and has recently returned from the UK where he conducted one of his own compositions at the famous St. Martin In The Fields Church in Trafalgar Square, London. He has directed the music departments at West Heath School in Sevenoaks and at Streatham and Clapham High School in London. As a composer, he writes in a variety of styles. For the students at West Heath School, he set the Siegfried Sassoon poem “Everyone Suddenly Burst Out Singing” to music, which is currently published by Boosey and Hawkes. Recently, his creative activities have been commissions for full orchestra; viola and string orchestra; violin, cello and piano and a recently performed song cycle for choir and orchestra, Peace And Tranquility. He has written and recorded soundtracks for film, television and radio and has even been known to write popular ballads. Using the marvels of modern technology, all his new compositions are published by his own company, Willsher Music.

You can find out more about him by visiting his website: www.peterwillsher.com. To hear some of his music, visit: www.myspace.com/willshermusic and www.myspace.com/willshermusic1.

UPCOMING EVENTS

News

January 20, 2010
CANTABILE CHORALE invites singers with choral experience, especially sopranos/tenors, for its spring concert of
Bach's St Matthew Passion.
Rehearsals on
Mondays 7:00PM at the
Church of St.John the Baptist,
233 Ste-Claire Ave.
Pointe Claire.
For info call Peggy - 514-634-1275