Cantilena Voices is honored to have received a local cultural council grant from the Arlington Commission for Arts and Culture Grants Committee,
a local agency in partnership with the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.
8 PM | Friday, May 8, 2026
Trinity Lutheran Church | 73 Lancaster St. | Worcester MA​
Visit Music Worcester for more info and tickets to the Worcester performance.
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8 PM | Saturday, May 9, 2026
First Parish of Arlington | 630 Mass Ave. | Arlington MA​
Cantilena is thrilled to invite the Worcester Chorus Women’s Ensemble to combine forces in this coming spring's joint program featuring Reena Esmail’s I Rise: Women in Song.
Join us in Worcester or Arlington for this special performance on Mothers Day weekend.
Cantilena is honored to be awarded an Alfred Nash Patterson grant with the distinction of being named the 2025 Lorna Cooke deVaron Grant Awardee by @ChoralArtsNE
Hear Cantilena's Spring 2025 Commission
Mother Songs
Composers Lingbo Ma, Patricia van Ness, and Laura Nevitt present their perspectives of motherhood. Premiered May 10, 2025 by Cantilena.
Composer Reena Esmail