S1 E06: The kids are alright: Cantabile Youth Singers with Elena Sharkova and Jace Wittig
This episode is a conversation with Elena Sharkova and Jace Wittig, leaders of the Cantabile Youth Singers of Silicon Valley. We’ll chat about how COVID has impacted their youth choirs, what life was like before COVID, and their hopes for a post-pandemic future.
Music Excerpts
Menina Me Da Sua Mão trad. Brazilian, arr. Brad & Lucy Green, directed by Lori Bammesberger, with Amanda Ku on Piano and Phil Hawkins on percussion
Pakkanen (Frost), Traditional Finnish, arr. Soila Sariola performed by Cantabile’s Vocalise from 2016 ACDA Conference
Storm Comin’ by Ruth Moody, arr. The Wailin' Jennys
I Hear America Singing by André J. Thomas
Theme Song: Mr. Puffy by Avi Bortnik, arr. by Paul Kim