Dolce Canto Inc

DOLCE CANTO IS AN ALL-VOLUNTEER, MIXED VOICE CHORUS IN MISSOULA, MONTANA WITH A MISSION OF ENRICHING THE LIVES OF ITS MEMBERS AND AUDIENCES BY PERFORMING EXCEPTIONAL AND DIVERSE CHORAL MUSIC WITH COMPELLING ARTISTRY AND SENSITIVITY. DOLCE CANTO SUPPORTS ITS MISSION AND CONTINUED EXISTENCE BY:- ADVANCING THE ARTISTIC LEVEL OF THE ORGANIZATION. IN THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR, DOLCE CANTO PERFORMED A SUCCESSFUL NATIONAL SEARCH FOR A NEW ARTISTIC DIRECTOR AIMED AT INCREASING THE QUALITY OF THE CHOIR AND DIVERSITY OF PROGRAMMING FOR FUTURE YEARS;- PERFORMING PUBLIC CONCERTS. IN THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR, DOLCE CANTO PERFORMED CONCERTS IN TWO WESTERN MONTANA COMMUNITIES: MISSOULA AND ST. IGNATIUS;- PARTICIPATING IN LOCAL, REGIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGES THAT BUILD CONNECTIONS BETWEEN PEOPLE, ENCOURAGE ENGAGED CITIZENSHIP, AND PROMOTE GOODWILL THROUGH THE SHARED EXPERIENCE OF MUSIC AS AN ART. IN THIS FISCAL YEAR, WE PERFORMED IN ST. IGNATIUS AS PART OF OUR MISSION TO BUILD CONNECTIONS IN OUR SOCIETY;- CONTRIBUTING TO THE CULTURAL LIFE OF MISSOULA AND THE SURROUNDING AREA THROUGH INVOLVEMENT AND SPONSORSHIP OF COMMUNITY EVENTS. DOLCE CANTO HELD A FUNDRAISING CONCERT AT THE ST. IGNATIUS MISSION TO SUPPORT THE PRESERVATION OF THIS HISTORIC BUILDING. DOLCE CANTO ALSO HELD A DECEMBER HOLIDAY CAROLING EVENT TO PROVIDE MUSIC TO PEOPLE IN MISSOULA NEIGHBORHOODS;- EXPLORING MUSIC IN A VARIETY OF MUSICAL STYLES FROM A VARIETY OF HISTORICAL PERIODS AND CULTURAL ORIGINS;- COMMISSIONING AND PERFORMING ORIGINAL WORKS OF VOCAL MUSIC. DOLCE CANTO PROGRAMS COMMISSIONS OF ORIGINAL CHORAL MUSIC EVERY OTHER YEAR AS FUNDING IS ACQUIRED.