# Event Details - **Event Name**: FREE LUNCH TIME RECITAL STRATFORD UPON AVON-Cantabile Youth Singers of SV - **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 25 Jun, 2026 at 12:30 pm – Thu, 25 Jun, 2026 at 01:30 pm - **Event Description**: Free lunch time choir recital at Holy Trinity Stratford Upon Avon by the Cantabile Youth Singers of Silicon ValleyAbout this EventEnjoy a wonderful lunchtime concert in the stunning Holy Trinity Church, Stratford-upon-Avon, one of England's most beautiful parish churches.Holy Trinity is the church where William Shakespeare was baptised, where he worshipped and where he is buried. The Collegiate Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity is a Grade I listed parish church of the Church of England in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England.REPERTOIRE LISTDirait-onMusic by Morten Lauridsen • Poem by Rainer Maria RilkeEnglish translation by Barbara & Erica MuhlSalut PrintempsMusic by Claude Debussy • Poem by Anatole de SégurNocturneKyrie • Gloria • Agnus Dei (From Mass No. 6)Music by György Orbán • Text from the Latin MassIci-Bas!Music by Gabriel Fauré • Text by Sully-PrudhommeArrangement by Alan RainesLa NuitMusic and Words by Jean-Philippe RameauArrangement by Nancy GrundahlCatch a Falling StarMusic by Bob Chilcott • Text by John DonneAve Maris StellaMusic by Josef Gabriel Rheinberger • Text from Hymnus, St. GallenAve Verum CorpusMusic by Francis Poulenc • Text from the Latin MassMariMusic by Eva Ugalde Álvarez • Text by Josu ZubiaImagineMusic and Lyrics by John LennonArrangement by Mac HuffBlackbirdMusic and Lyrics by John Lennon and Paul McCartneyArrangement by Audrey SnyderLove of My LifeMusic and Lyrics by Freddie MercuryArrangement by Carolyn GoatesThere Has to Be a SongMusic by Andrea Ramsey • Text by Bob BensonBridge Over Troubled WaterMusic and Lyrics by Paul Simon • Arrangement by Kirby ShawFounded in 1994 and under the leadership of Artistic Director Elena Sharkova since 2004, Cantabile Youth Singers of Silicon Valley is an internationally recognized choral program providing world-class music education, vocal training, and performance opportunities to over 180 students in the San Francisco Bay Area, California.Open to all children who love to sing, Cantabile offers seven progressive levels of training to students ages 6 to 18. In addition to treble choirs, our Young Men’s Division provides training, concert opportunities, and camaraderie for singers with changing and settled voices.Each season, students participate in rehearsals, master classes, concerts, festivals, and international tours that engage their hearts, minds, and voices in creative learning that fosters community building, arts appreciation and advocacy, self-discipline, leadership, and teamwork. Cantabile’s unique and innovative curriculum includes mindfulness, yoga and movement, improvisation, and a focus on compassion and appreciation for the diversity of humankind, cultures, languages, and the arts. Cantabile’s choirs appear annually with leading San Francisco Bay Area arts organizations such as Symphony San Jose, Stanford Symphony, San Jose Opera and Ballet companies. Nationally and internationally recognized for innovative concert programs, Cantabile’s premier choir, Vocalise, has been chosen to perform at such prestigious professional forums as the XII and X World Symposiums on Choral Music and American Choral Directors Association National Conventions. In 2019, Cantabile claimed a Gold Medal at the European Choir Games in Sweden, earning top honors in a category that featured youth choruses from around the world. Committed to promoting new choral music for young voices, Cantabile’s New Music Commission Fund (established in 2014) has engaged composers Jocelyn Hagen, Will Todd, Tim Sharp, Andrea Ramsey, Stephen Hatfield, Eric Tuan, and Tom Shelton, among others.Elena Sharkova, Artistic DirectorNative of St. Petersburg, conductor Elena Sharkova holds graduate degrees in conducting from Rimski-Korsakov State Conservatoire and Western Michigan University. Residing in the US since 1993, Ms. Sharkova has enjoyed a busy and varied career as choir director, university professor, clinician, and music editor. At home in San Jose, California, she is the chorus master for the Symphony San Jose and Artistic Director of Cantabile Youth Singers of Silicon Valley, a choral education and performance program for over 180 local singers ages 6-18. Ms. Sharkova regularly appears with professional artists as a guest conductor; career highlights include directing Grammy-Award winning male choir Chanticleer, residencies with the BBC Singers in London and Glasgow, series of concerts with Seraphic Fire (USA) in 2017, 2020 and 2024, as well as collaborations and projects with the Grammy Award–winners Kronos Quartet and Houston Chamber Choir, Vocal Arts Ensemble Cincinnati, opera and ballet companies of San Jose, and American actor Ryan Gosling. Ms Sharkova enjoys working with people of all ages, abilities and nationalities, and has performed and presented in 26 countries on four continents. She passionately advocates for the importance of informal singing and of building communities through joyful and meaningful music-making, combining singing with movement and improvisation. In association with Carl Fischer Music Publishing and National Publishing, Sharkova edits and promotes 20th-21st century Slavic choral music. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/stratford-upon-avon/free-lunch-time-recital-stratford-upon-avon-cantabile-youth-singers-of-sv/100001991767206331 - **Event Categories**: music, entertainment, art, workshops, concerts, festivals, business, health-wellness, theatre, yoga - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 - **Event Highlights**: - Duration: 1 hour - Location: Holy Trinity Church - Languages: English ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: GBP ## Event venue details - **city**: Stratford-upon-Avon - **state**: EN - **country**: United Kingdom - **location**: Holy Trinity Church - **lat**: 52.1865943 - **long**: -1.7075583 - **full address**: Holy Trinity Church, Old Town, Stratford-upon-Avon, United Kingdom ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: FREE LUNCH TIME RECITAL STRATFORD UPON AVON-Cantabile Youth Singers of SV - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events9/banners/a3c152910e8b17af11d5628982680dca4bc8b4e054bfaf6d123bcdf22ceb2414-rimg-w1200-h800-dc141b13-gmir.jpg?v=1781768764 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is FREE LUNCH TIME RECITAL STRATFORD UPON AVON-Cantabile Youth Singers of SV being held? - **A:** FREE LUNCH TIME RECITAL STRATFORD UPON AVON-Cantabile Youth Singers of SV takes place on Thu, 25 Jun, 2026 at 12:30 pm to Thu, 25 Jun, 2026 at 01:30 pm at Holy Trinity Church, Old Town, Stratford-upon-Avon, United Kingdom. - **Q**: Who is organizing FREE LUNCH TIME RECITAL STRATFORD UPON AVON-Cantabile Youth Singers of SV? - **A:** FREE LUNCH TIME RECITAL STRATFORD UPON AVON-Cantabile Youth Singers of SV is organized by Perform International. - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** FREE LUNCH TIME RECITAL STRATFORD UPON AVON-Cantabile Youth Singers of SV is ideal for music lovers, fans of all genres, and anyone who wants to celebrate the power of music - from intimate gigs and live sessions to festivals and cultural performances. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Stratford-upon-Avon, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. 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