Cantilena
August 28, 2026
WEEKLY SCHEDULE - beginning the week of Sep. 13
CENTRAL (Windsor Heights) - Mondays, 6:00-7:00 PM - Windsor Heights Lutheran Church
Please report all absences directly to Mrs. Schettler-Blum - lydia@heartlandyouthchoir.org
NORTH (Ankeny) - Tuesdays, 5:15-6:15 PM - Resurrection Lutheran Church
Please report all absences directly to Ms. Hammond sarrah@heartlandyouthchoir.org
EAST (Mitchellville) - Thursdays, 5:00-6:00 PM - Mitchellville Christian Church
Please report all absences directly to Ms. Hopkey nicole@heartlandyouthchoir.org
Mrs. Schettler-Blum (SHET-ler BLOOM) - HYC Central (Windsor Heights)
Associate Conductor of Cantilena, Canto & Cadet
Ms. Hammond (HAM-und) - HYC North & Central (Ankeny & Windsor Heights)
Associate Conductor of Chanté, Cantilena & Canto
Ms. Hopkey (HOP-key) - HYC East (Mitchellville)
Associate Conductor of Cantilena
Absences should be communicated as soon as you are aware of them or a minimum 2 weeks ahead of notice for rehearsal, retreats, and concerts.
Demo Choir for Teacher Workshop - Sat. Sep. 26
Heartland Youth Choir Directors will be presenting professional development to teachers across the state! We understand this comes up VERY fast, so it is not required but HIGHLY encouraged for singers to participate! We really need a group of at least 20 singers to make this work! Singers from Cantilena will work with Mrs. Schettler-Blum in a “demo music class” to showcase various learning techniques.
When: Sat. Sep 26 - 9:15-10:20 AM
Where: Simpson College - Amy Robertson Music Center, Lekburg Hall. N Buxton St, Indianola, IA 50125
Wearing: any HYC Shirt and jeans (if you don’t have one, let us know at the first rehearsal!
Cantilena Super Saturday - Sat. Oct. 17
Cantilena will dig into a lot of music, play games, eat, and conclude with an informance for families. This is a required event for all singers. A light snack will be provided to all singers.
Where: Windsor Heights Lutheran Church, 1240 66th Street, Windsor Heights, IA, 50324
When: Sat. Oct. 17 - 8:30-12:00 PM
Family Informance starts at 11:30 AM in the Sanctuary!
Wearing: Red HYC t-shirts, jeans, and sneakers
Bring: Binder, water
Heartland Harvest - Sunday, Oct. 18
This will be our first HYC event of the year (replacing AutumnSongs). Rather than a formal concert, this will be a free-admission event for families to spend time together, hear small informances from all the choirs, fundraise for the 26-27 HYC season, and more!
To get in the spirit of the season there will be Trunk or Treating, a Costume Contest, baked goods, dinner, and plenty of games!
Special Guest: Vox Infinitus will be performing at this event. A wonderful male a cappella group in Des Moines!
Where: Westminster Presbyterian Church
When: Sunday, Oct. 18, 1:00-5:00 PM
CANTILENA PERFORMS @ 2:45 PM (open house style - come when you can, leave when you must!)
Wearing: HYC T-shirts and jeans OR a family-friendly Halloween Costume!
Upcoming Events:
Sep. 12 - OPUS prep clinic (5-9 grade only if auditioning for OPUS through school or HYC)
Sep. 13 - First Official Rehearsal Week
Sep. 13-30 - Try it Out Rehearsals - bring friends to rehearsal to see if they would like to join HYC this year!
Sep. 21 - CENTRAL (Windsor Heights) Parent Meeting 6:30-7:00 - all singers and at least 1 parent must attend
Sep. 22 - NORTH (Ankeny) Parent Meeting 5:45-6:15 - all singers and at least 1 parent must attend
Sep. 24 - EAST (Mitchellville) Parent Meeting 5:00-5:30 - all singers and at least 1 parent must attend
Sep. 26 - Demo Choir for KEI workshop @ Simpson College (optional, but highly encouraged!)
Oct. 17 - Cantilena Super Saturday
Oct. 18 - Heartland Harvest (newly imagined AutumnSongs event!)
Dec. 12 - Christkindlmarket
Dec. 13 - WinterSongs Concert