Canto Choirs
Ms. Hammond (HAM-und)
Windsor Heights Location, WHLC
Associate Conductor of Cantilena and Canto
October 31, 2025
Ms. Miller (MILL-er)
Ankeny Location, ANK
Associate Director of Chante, Cantilena and Canto
Weekly Schedule
Windsor Heights Lutheran Church: MONDAYS: 5:00-5:45pm
Ankeny, Resurrection Lutheran Church: TUESDAYS: 4:45-5:30pm
Informance Mon. Nov 10- Windsor Heights ONLY
Families are welcome and encouraged to attend our “informance” night during Canto’s normal rehearsal time. This is a great chance to peek behind the curtain to the learning process and skills we are working on with your singers each week. While this is not a “performance” as we haven’t learned all our new music yet, you can see our process of teaching and see the growth in your singer from now to WinterSongs. This is also a great chance to check your FORMAL uniform before the big concert!
When: Monday, Nov. 10 - Singers drop off at 5:00pm, families enter at 5:15, pick up is still 5:45pm
Where: Windsor Heights Lutheran - SANCTUARY
Wearing: FORMAL Uniform (maroon Land’s End polo shirt, black bottoms, black dress shoes) hair out of face, no jewelry or bows.
WinterSongs - Sun. Dec 14
HYC’s first concert of the season is nearly here! This concert will celebrate American composers, styles and genres for all of our performing choirs. Tickets are required for friends and family, and are available on the website under “Tickets and Concerts” or to the side here.
When: Call Time TBD - (2:00p??) - go to Auditorium - Concert 4:00p - doors open 3:30p
Where: Sheslow Auditorium @ Drake University, 2507 University Ave. Des Moines, IA
Wearing: FORMAL Uniform (maroon Land’s End polo shirt, black bottoms, black dress shoes) hair out of face, no jewelry or bows.
Bring: NOTHING! (snacks will be provided, but singers may bring their own for dietary constraints)
Click on image to BUY TICKETS now!
HYC Fall Fundraisers
Trivia Night - Nov. 15 - Designed for adults to create a team/table for a fun night out with snacks, trivia, competition and prizes. Parents, bring your friends and enjoy a fun night, with child care provided onsite during the event! Click here to purchase tickets
Upcoming Events:
Sun. Dec. 14 - time approx. 1:30pm-5:30pm - Winter Songs
Canto Choirs Calendar
Formal Uniforms - order soon!
Full details discussed at Parent/Caregiver Handbook Meetings. All singers need to order the MAROON POLO SHIRT from LandsEnd. These will be worn at the Winter and Spring concerts.
Visit LandsEnds website.
Click on the button “Shop by School”
Under the heading “Find My School,” click “Enter School Number.”
Enter School number 900092362 and click “Find School”
Follow additional prompt as directed
All singers/families are responsible for providing their own:
black dress PANTS or SKIRTS (with black opaque tights if the skirt does not reach the floor). No jeans or leggings. These should be nice dress slacks or skirts.
plain black dress SHOES (slip on, simple laces, or small buckles are acceptable).
If YOU have items your singers has grown out of, please consider DONATING your outgrown uniform, or putting them for SALE with your name/contact info/and price for the item to help you curb costs of your new uniform for the year! Bring any used items to your next rehearsal.