Peninsula Master Chorale is founded by Carl Sitton as a community choir based at Cañada College, where singers may take the ensemble for credit.
1997
Peninsula Master Chorale is officially renamed Peninsula Cantare, under the direction of Jan Gunderson.
2004
Peninsula Cantare becomes a separate non-profit community chorus, no longer affiliated with Cañada College.
2014
Jeffrey Benson is named Artistic Director of Peninsula Cantare.
2022
Peninsula Cantare celebrates its belated 50th Anniversary with a concert of Beethoven.
2025
Peninsula Cantare adopts a new vision and mission:
Vision - A world that explores the human experience through musical storytelling. Mission - Forging connections between diverse communities in the pursuit of choral artistry.