About CANTATE!

Kelly Balmaceda, founder & director
Dalia Gibson, accompanist & director

CANTATE! is a newly formed music club for 2nd-5th grade students that love to sing.  CANTATE! inspires students to be creative, disciplined, compassionate, and MUSICAL members of the community through choral song. Students will engage in high quality and fun musical training: healthy vocal production, harmony, solfege and sight reading, music theory, diction, foreign languages, and more!

CANTATE! is thrilled to embark on its 1st season. Our goal is to enrich the community and provide a musical outlet for young children that love to sing.  The club is currently open to 2nd grade- 5th grade students. There is no experience necessary.  CANTATE! members rehearse weekly and participate in fun, engaging and educational musical training. Weekly rehearsals will prepare singers for performances and outreach events. Please email Kelly with additional questions and/or comments.

2022 Fall Calendar

Weekly Rehearsal- Fridays after school 3-4:30pm
Location: St. Cecelia School

9/9- Rehearsal
9/16- Rehearsal
9/30- Rehearsal
10/7- Rehearsal
10/14- NO REHEARSAL (Fall Break)
10/21- Rehearsal
10/28- Rehearsal
11/4- Rehearsal
11/11- Rehearsal
11/18- Rehearsal
11/25- NO REHEARSAL (Thanksgiving Break)
12/2- Rehearsal
12/9- Rehearsal
12/11- Mass at St. Cecelia Church (Call time TBD)
12/16- Final Rehearsal

We have 2 additional outreach/performances planned, dates and times will be announced as details are available.

Tuition 

Fall Session- $200
(all inclusive- all rehearsals, sheet music, materials & performances. There are no additional fees or purchase obligations.)

*Scholarships are available. Please do not allow $$ to deter you from participation.  We have funding available to help those in need! We also offer a sibling discount!

Registration is complete after payment.

Meet the Directors

Kelly Balmaceda, founder & director

Kelly Balmaceda (soprano) is a native of Southern Maryland, and has enjoyed the opportunity to move around the country and perform in a variety of venues.  In addition to her extensive performance career, Ms. Balmaceda is an entrepreneur and educator having founded MUSIC off MAIN, a venue for music education and professional performance programming.  Ms. Balmaceda is currently on the voice faculty at the University of Tampa and maintains a private voice studio. She received a BM in Vocal Performance from New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, MA and a MM in Vocal Performance from the Moores School of Music, University of Houston in Houston, TX.  She has two children (Miles and Micah) both of which are students at SCS! She can't wait to sing and make music with the children in CANTATE!

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Dalia Gibson, accompanist & director

Mrs. Dalia Gibson was born in Lithuania. She graduated from Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theater with Choral Conductor and Pedagogy/piano study degree. Mrs. Gibson taught Piano, Recorder, Solfège at M.K.Ciurlionis School of Art and General music at Druskininkai High School for two years in Galway, Ireland. Mrs. Gibson has also performed with Chamber Music in Holland, Poland and France. In 2003, Mrs. Gibson joined the Sacred Heart Catholic School community, and has taught Music for 13 years with Morning Star School. She also became the Children's Choir Director at St. Cecilia Church in 2010. Mrs. Gibson loves to spend time with family, cooking, reading, knitting and traveling to Europe.