Cantando Music Festivals
WELCOME TO OUR NEW WEBSITE!
REGISTRATIONS ARE OPEN!
WARNING: We are still working on some of our more persistent bugs, so you may run across a glitch or two.
We cannot wait to see you in the spring!
1. REGISTER A DIRECTOR’S ACCOUNT BELOW.
2. REGISTER YOUR ENSEMBLES!
What is the Cantando Festival?
The Canadian Cantando Music Festivals are national educational music events designed to inspire and support the next generation of musicians. Since 1999, Cantando has brought together school ensembles from across Canada and the United States to perform, learn, and grow through collaboration and professional feedback.
Whether you’re part of a concert band, Jazz ensemble, or choir, Cantando offers a non-competitive, adjudicated festival experience that focuses on musical excellence, artistry, and community.
Why Attend?
- Perform in premier concert venues
- Work with renowned adjudicators and clinicians
- Participate in workshops, clinics, and mass ensembles
- Experience music education at its best
Edmonton
Held in April, the Edmonton Cantando Festival takes place in the heart of the city’s arts district, with performance venues including the Winspear Centre and various venues in Old Strathcona.
Whistler
Our Whistler Festival in early May offers a breathtaking mountain setting, with events hosted at the Whistler Conference Centre and the Maury Young Centre for the Arts.
Thanks to our 6000+ 2025 festival participants who came to Edmonton and Whistler. We had great school groups performing, as well as outstanding guest performances for the evening concerts – all of them to packed houses.