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This isn't a comment about the future Cantos builiding, but about the Cantos Music society itself.

Have any of you been to any of their free productions? The talent is phenomenal.

Every summer for the months of July and August, since the Carthy organ was installed in the Jack Singer, they have free noon hour productions Tuesday, noon to 1 pm. Just show up at the Jack Singer Concert Hall, when they open the doors, you just go in and choose a seat. It is called Cantos A La Carte. This year, there are around 4 of these free productions at the Jack Singer Recital Hall. If you want to make a donation you can, but you dont have to.

And during the rest of the year, they have free productions on some Tuesday and Thursday noon hours, not every week. These are not at the Jack Singer Hall, but in the building the Cantos Music Society is presently in. Again, just show up and take a seat and if you want to make a donation, you can, but don't have to. Performances are usually on the second floor.

They alternate between displaying the talents from the Mount Royal Music Conservatory and the students enrolled in the U of C Music programs. No matter which you go to, you will be blown away by the talent displayed.

They also have some Sundays where they show silent movies from a long time ago, some small admission is required to go to them and they sell out in a hurry.

And then you can go through their building on a tour, small admission, and see their collection of musical instruments, totally amazing what they all have there. Some of the instruments are quite rare. And then they have things like Elton John's white piano.

Presently the Cantos Music Society is housed in a building on 10 ave, just one block south of the Fording building, very easy to walk to from downtown.

You can be placed on their mailing list and then you will get updates on who is performing and when.