Canzona Women's Ensemble

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Celebrating Women's Voices Our mission is to engage our singers and audiences in the celebration of women’s choral repertoire at the highest artistic level.

It is our goal to explore a wide variety of classical, standard and contemporary music challenging our singers, who will represent top quality female vocalists from our community. We also champion works by women composers.

10/26/2026

Tune in to for the Dave Congalton show at 3:05 pm TODAY to hear Cricket Handler and Jill Anderson discuss our upcoming concert, "Winter Reverie." The artistic directors will share their take on the music and talk about Infinite Music, our highlighted nonprofit this season.

Join us for a wonderful afternoon of music and conversation! 🎶

10/22/2026

Our singers are currently putting the finishing touches on our repertoire for our upcoming concert, 𝑾𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝑹𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒆! ❄️✨

Beyond our weekly rehearsals, these amazing women dedicate countless hours at home memorizing music, refining harmonies, and perfecting every detail. We are so grateful for their hard work, dedication, and passion.

Canzona is more than just a choir—we are a family, and we can't wait to share this beautiful music with all of you!

10/19/2026

✨ 𝐁𝐞𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐜: 𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐬 & 𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐬 ✨

Ever wonder what inspires the music we sing? Our newest Concert Insights issue explores the stories and poetry behind "Winter Stars" by Jake Runstad and classic winter selections.

Discover the historical context and expressive imagery bringing our upcoming concert to life!

🔗 Read Concert Insights #1 here: https://shorturl.at/U80lV
🎟️ Get your tickets today: https://my805tix.com/e/winter-reverie

Email from Canzona Women's Ensemble Know Before You Go - Winter Reverie Join us on Sunday, November 1, 2026, at 3 pm for Winter Reverie This season is generously sponsored by Joan G. Sargen, EP

10/09/2026

Have you heard the news? We are highlighting Infinite Music as our featured nonprofit organization during our fall concert, and Infinite Music™ is holding a 𝐟𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞! We want to help them put instruments in the hands of eager young musicians across SLO and northern Santa Barbara counties - in conjunction with their tuition-free music mentorship program.

🌟𝐈𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐮𝐧𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐨 𝐭𝐨 𝐚 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭, 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐨 𝐂𝐚𝐧𝐳𝐨𝐧𝐚'𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐭 𝐨𝐧 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝐬𝐭 - or fill out a donation form on Infinite Music's website at https://infinitemusic.org/instrument-donations.

Let's partner with Infinite Music™ to spread the joy of music! 🎶

10/05/2026

Let's take a poll.... who thinks it's going to be under 70 degrees by the time we reach November 1st and perform 𝑊𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝑅𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑒? 🌡

✅Comment or react with a ❤️ if you think "Yes, it will be under 70."
✅Comment or react with a 😂 if you think this heat wave is going to hang on for a while!

Either way, we want to see you at our concert, so be sure to purchase your tickets at www.canzonawomen.org. We'll save you a seat!

09/21/2026

In case you missed it...

Dear friends,

As we move into fall, we also return to Canzona in preparation for our upcoming November 1st concert. We have just completed our second week of rehearsals together, and it is good to be back! We have wonderful group of 25 singers this semester, and their energy and dedication are already apparent. As usual, our music is challenging, but they are already rising to the occasion and learning it diligently.

The theme for the concert is "Winter Reverie", for which we are featuring music that speaks to the season (even one actual Christmas song!). The variety of repertoire is sure to appeal to our audience and put them in the mood for the upcoming holiday season. One such song is "Tundra" by Ola Gjeilo, a favorite composer of ours, and another is "Winter Stars" by Jake Runestad, with a text by Sara Teasdale. We will conclude the concert with “National Weather Forecast,” an old favorite of singers and audiences alike.

~ Jill Anderson, Co-Artistic Director

09/19/2026

Psst! Tickets are on sale for Canzona's fall concert!

--> www.canzonawomen.org/winter-reverie

09/18/2026

𝐇𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐮𝐬 𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐂𝐚𝐧𝐳𝐨𝐧𝐚 𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫, 𝐊𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐢 𝐃𝐞 𝐑𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐞𝐫! 🎶

Kerri De Rosier is a life-long chorister who was born and raised in San Diego. She attended UCLA and was a member of the UCLA A Ca****la Choir before returning to San Diego and joining classical ensembles there. In 2016, Kerri and two friends founded Key of She, an auditioned women’s ensemble. She also sang in the quartet, The Skylarks, who performed Doo-wop, girl group tunes.

Kerri is currently employed as a lecturer at San Diego State University, where she helps students who are writing their dissertations. She is a proud mom of her daughter Sarah. She and her husband Dave moved to Cambria in March of this year and are enjoying life on the Central Coast.

08/27/2026

This fall, Canzona Women's Ensemble will be rehearsing and performing "A Book of Spells" by composer Libby Larsen.

To kick off our prep before rehearsals begin, Artistic Director Cricket Handler shared this fascinating video with our singers. In it, Libby shares her creative process—how she finds inspiration for music and transforms written text into sound.

Take a listen! 🎶👇

Libby Larsen is a Grammy award-winning American composer. She has created a catalog of over 500 works spanning virtually every genre.

08/17/2026

📣 Last call for anyone who would like to audition to sing with Canzona this fall!

Two opportunities:
🎵 Thursday, Aug. 20th - San Luis Obispo
🎵 Saturday Aug. 22nd - Shell Beach

Learn more and request an audition at: https://www.canzonawomen.org/audition.html

Address

PO Box 1663
San Luis Obispo, CA
93406

Telephone

+18052426065

Website

http://canzonawomen.org/

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