Canto Choirs

Newsletter for Summer 2025

 

Ms. Hammond (HAM-und)

Windsor Heights Location, WHLC

Associate Conductor of Cantilena and Canto

 

August 25, 2025

Welcome back singers! Ms. Hammond and Ms. Miller can’t wait to start making music and preparing for HYC’s 23rd season with all of you!

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

Parent Meeting / First Rehearsal Schedule

Mon. Sep. 8 (WHLC) / Tues. Sep. 9th (ANK)

ALL singers will rehearse for the full time listed above while the meeting occurs.

Parent meeting -

Sep. 8 - WHLC from 5:15-5:45

Sep. 9 - ANKENY Meeting will be scheduled later

Try It Out Rehearsals! Bring a friend through end of Sep.

Our singers and families are our best recruiters for HYC!

If you know a friend who loves to sing, invite them with you to rehearsal to come and

check it out.

We’d love to see

both our Canto sites grow this year.

As a bonus, if your friend signs up, YOU will get a free ticket to Autumn Songs!

Upcoming Events:

Mon. Sep 8 WHLC - 5:00-5:45 First Rehearsal - 5:15pm Parent Meeting

Tues. Sep. 9 ANK - 4:45-5:30-First Rehearsal

Sat. Sep. 13 - 1:30pm - Painting with A Twist Fundraiser/Community Building Day - (OPTIONAL, sign up through choir notes)

Sun. Oct. 19 - time approx. 1:30pm-5:30pm - Autumn Songs

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.

  1. Click on the button “Shop by School”

  2. Under the heading “Find My School,” click “Enter School Number.”

  3. Enter School number 900092362 and click “Find School”

  4. 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.