Patrons of Sacred Music

When Bridget de la Peña joined St. John Cantius with her husband Ramón in the spring of 2014, she was already someone who knew that making music and being formed by music are two different things, and she'd spent a lifetime pursuing both. Growing up on a farm in western Pennsylvania, Bridget took piano lessons as a young child and began organ lessons in eighth grade. By high school, she was determined to become a band teacher, and threw herself into learning as many wind instruments as...

On Saturday, May 9th, Dr. Corrado Cavalli, DMA, organist of St. John Cantius Church since 2015, hosted a special organ tour for three of the parish's children's choirs: the St. Nicholas Choir, the St. Hildegard Choir, and the Holy Innocents Choir, along with their parents and directors, Ms. Elizabeth and Ms. Bridget. Nearly 30 young singers and their families gathered for what turned out to be a nearly 90-minute journey into the heart of the church's magnificent instrument. A native of Turin,...

Discover the inspiring journey of our very own Massimo Scapin, Director of Music for the Canons Regular of St. John Cantius in Chicago. In this insightful interview from Cantate! online magazine, Scapin shares his remarkable path—from piano studies in Italy, advanced training in Salzburg and London, to conducting opera across Romania, Kazakhstan, and South Korea, including leading the Karaganda Symphony Orchestra. Now guiding a vibrant sacred music program for the Canons Regular of St. John...