Fall 2024
Wednesday, September 4, 7:30PM, All Saints Episcopal Church in Hoboken, NJ
Please join us for a fundraising concert for local refugee support featuring Wassim Ibrahim and Ethan Smith. Proceeds will be distributed to local refugee communities with whom we partner.
Wassim Ibrahim is a composer, ‘oud player and now professor of Ethnomusicology at Krakow Conservatory. His compositions have been performed throughout Europe, North Africa, the Middle East. He was named the Cultural Ambassador for the City of Krakow in 2019. He performs regularly– most recently in the Baltics. Wassim directs five world music ensembles.
Saxophonist and multi-instrumentalist Ethan Smith is from Cape Town, South Africa. As a student of jazz and improvised music, Smith cites his keen interest in the traditional music of the world, particularly of Africa as well as countries of the far and middle east as a main influence to his sound and compositions. Smith has traveled extensively over the last few years having visited and performed in no less than seventeen countries. He now resides in Krakow.
Rabbi Rob Scheinberg will give the opening remarks for this wonderful musical experience.
Spring 2024
Sunday, December 3, 5PM, St. Paul's Lutheran Evangelical Church in Jersey City, NJ
You are invited to experience the rich and diverse traditions of Aegean cultures and ancient myths with music and dance from the Balkans, Asia Minor, and beyond. Conductors Hannah Carr and Erasmia Voukelatos will be joined by special guest performers - Mustard Seed School Children's Choir, the Greek American Folklore Society, and oud player Mavrothi Kontanis - to bring you a beautiful assortment of songs in English, Greek, Ladino, Turkish, Arabic, and more.
Fall 2023
Sunday, December 3, 5PM, St. Paul's Lutheran Evangelical Church in Jersey City, NJ
Cantigas Women’s Choir celebrates Boreas, the god of the north wind and of winter, with songs from Central Europe, Georgia, Greece, Israel, and Turkey, along with prayers for peace, and songs of the season. Singing along encouraged!
Spring 2023
Saturday, May 6, 7:30PM, St. Matthew Trinity Lutheran Church in Hoboken, NJ
Cantigas Women’s Choir presents an evening of global songs with a special commission featuring Eternal Rebel by Sean Doherty.
Fall 2022
Sunday, December 4, 5PM, St. Paul's Lutheran Evangelical Church in Jersey City, NJ
Sunday, December 18, Christmas carols at Main Street Pops Artisan Market Holiday Extravaganza
Spring 2022
Saturday, May 14, &:30PM, St. Matthew Trinity Lutheran Church in Hoboken, NJ
Fall 2021
Saturday, December 11, 7:30PM, St. Paul's Lutheran Evangelical Church in Jersey City, NJ
Spring 2021
Saturday, May 22, 7:30PM, *VIRTUAL* Part Two of The Caged Bird Sings of Freedom Concert Series
Fall 2019
Sunday, November 24, 4PM, Interfaith Thanksgiving Service at Community Church in Hoboken, NJ
Thursday, December 5, 5:30PM, Christmas carols and short selections from the upcoming concert at Journal Square PATH Station in Jersey City, NJ
Saturday, December 14, 7:30PM, St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jersey City, NJ
Tuesday, December 17, Alaris Senior Center in Jersey City, NJ
We were delighted to join the community in song at this event. A group of Cantigas singers joined with the All Saints choir to sing for the Interfaith Thanksgiving Service at Community Church of Hoboken. A special thanks to Joshua Mauldin for his musical direction and to Pastor Sooah Na for inviting us to take part in this beautiful service.