Cantatrice Ensemble Girls Honour Choir
The Cantatrice Ensemble Girls’ Choir was formed in 1997 to provide inspiring choral experiences for girls in Grades 7 through 12. This 60 voice auditioned choir is under the direction of Karen Newhook-MacDonald and is accompanied by Pamela Burton, both of whom are originally from St. John’s, Newfoundland and teach music within the Halifax Regional School Board.
The Cantatrice Ensemble Girls’ Choir operated as a community choir for its’ first ten years, and is now a program offered through the Halifax Regional School Board’s All-City Music Department. By enabling members to experience a diverse selection of quality choral repertoire from classical to contemporary, the ensemble strives for choral excellence.
Due to the support of an amazing parent executive, the choir has performed locally, nationally and internationally including events such as the Musicfest Canada (ON), Canadian Rocky Mountain Music Festival (AB), Disney Honors Festival (Orlando, Florida), Mid-America Children’s Choir Festival at Carnegie Hall (New York City, New York), Nova Scotia Kiwanis Music Festival (NS), Juvenata! (NS), Rotary Music Festival (NL), Atlantic Festival of Music (NS) and David Foster’s “Crescendo” Charity Gala (NS).
The choir recently participated in “Musicfest Canada 2017: The Nationals” in Niagara Falls, Ontario where they received Gold Standings from all three adjudicators. The choir is looking forward to taking part in the Atlantic Festival of Music and Juvenata Choir Festival taking place in Halifax in April 2018.
The Cantatrice Ensemble is a not-for-profit organization run by a volunteer parent executive and is a member of the Nova Scotia Choral Federation.
The Members
Akwaima Akpan
Idara Akpan Julia Beaulieu Sydney Marie Blackmore Raphaelia Bokolas Maia Elisabeth Boudreau Alana Boyd Claire Casey Gillian Emma Cobanli Samantha Joyce Conrad Morgan Dearn Emily Fieldsend Miriam Fitzner Emily Forest DevinRose Frost Rowan Gibbon Darby Gibbon Sarah Gibson |
Alena Grandy
Jacy Grant Anna Grear Riley Groves Libby Gruchy Anna Hull Maranda Jessome Cora Johnson Piper Jones Maggie Kelly Ella Kinley Taylor MacDonald Jayna MacIsaac Anna Martin Helen Rose Martin Kaitlin Matheson Emily Matheson Allie Medeiros |
Ella Moroziak
Amy Morton Lauren Pembleton Ava Pembroke Rebecca Rose Amber Salter Claire Sampson Naomi Sney Adalee Speers Hannah Stilwell Lindsey Tu Claire Veinot Kyah Weatherbee-Mann Chelsea Webb Maggie Webb Paige Webb Sophie Wells Marissa Whorley Emily Wyatt |
The Executive
Heidi Bishop - President
Monica Groves - Past President Tracy Forest - Secretary Nicoletta Bokolas - Fundraising Coordinator Karen Whorely - Volunteer Coordinator Wendy Wyatt - Music Librarian Amber Weatherbee - Uniform Coordinator |
Cheril Jessome - Treasurer
Sharlene Salter - Trip Planner Angela Conrad - Webmaster / Email Coordinator Robin Jones - Member at Large Linda Fitzner - Member at Large Lori Hull - Member at Large |
Any parents interested in joining the executive can contact Karen Newhook–MacDonald.
Honorary Members of Cantatrice
The Cantatrice Ensemble Executive would like to thank the following "Honorary Members of Cantatrice" for their outstanding generosity and support:
PlatinumRed Sky IT Solutions, Bedford
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GoldKinsmen Community Centre,
Lower Sackville FlowerTrends, Lower Sackville |
SilverQuality Inns and Suites,
Parkland Street, Halifax |
BronzeCash and Carry Wholesale Halifax
Scotiabank Sackville Branch |
Other friends of the choir include:
Arcturus Realty Superstore Mall
Bedford Place Mall Costco Dartmouth Crossing Giant Tiger Halifax Shopping Centre |
MicMac Mall
Sackville Bingo Centre Sobey's Bedford, Sobey's Fall River and Sobey's Sackville The Sunnyside Mall |