Ottawa Bach Choir

Since its inception 21 years ago, the Ottawa Bach Choir has an impressive list of achievements. Below is a list of our concert, event and tour history since the choir was formed in 2002.

Choir History

2021-2022 Season

Bach Motets
Bach: Mass in B Minor
French Baroque Treasures
Prelude-Europe 2022
Bach Leipzig Epiphany Cantatas
5th European Tour to Bachfest Leipzig 2022; A Bach Pilgrimage Tour to Wittenberg, Arnstadt, Mühlhausen, Weimar, Eisenach & Halle

2020-2021 Season

Hodie!
The French Renaissance
Bach Motets (postponed because of COVID-19 pandemic)
JUNO Award 2020 in the Category Classical Album of the Year Vocal or Choral for Handel, Bach & Schütz, on the ATMA Classique label

2019-2020 Season

Bach & Beer
A Bach Christmas
School Outreach - Sacred Heart High School, John Young Public School, Hawthorne Public School, Manor Park Public School, Henry Munro Middle School
The Genius of Josquin
Prelude-Europe 2020 (postponed because of COVID-19 pandemic)
European Tour to Bachfest Leipzig 2020; A Bach Pilgrimage Tour to Wittenberg, Arnstadt, Mühlhausen, Weimar & Eisenach (postponed because of COVID-19 pandemic)
Outstanding Choral Recording 2020 Award from Choral Canada for album, Handel, Bach & Schütz, on the ATMA Classique label
JUNO 2020 nomination for album, Handel, Bach & Schütz, on the ATMA Classique label

2018-2019 Season

Bach & Beer
Christmas in Venice
CD Release Party (Handel: Dixit Dominus; Bach & Schütz: Motets)
La Sainte-Chapelle
Mozart Celebration
Intimate Concert: Jaworski & Kent

2017-2018 Season

Bach & Beer
Nativity (Ottawa & Gatineau)
School Outreach - St. Bernard Catholic School, Blossom Park Public School, Sawmill Creek Public School
Victoria: Officium Defunctorum
Roy Thomson Hall Choir & Organ Series: Bach to the Beatles
Baroque Passion

2016-2017 Season

German Embassy Garden Party: A Sunday with Bach
'Twas But Pure Love - CD Release ('Twas But Pure Love)
Enchanting China: Sony Centre (Toronto)
Rossini: Sacred and Profane
Jesu, meine Freude

2015-2016 Season

Bach: Mass in B Minor
Benefit Christmas Concert in support of Syrian refugees
Songs for Chamber Ensemble
Tour to China: Meet in Beijing (Beijing, Shanghai)
Charpentier: Messe pour quatre chœurs, Langlais: Messe solennelle
School Outreach - Adrienne Clarkson Public School, Berrigan Elementary Public School, Farley Mowat Public School, Pinecrest Public School

2014-2015 Season

Festival International des musiques sacrées de Québec - Brahms: Ein deutsches Requiem
Christmas Around the World
School Outreach - W.E. Gowling Public School, Bayshore Public School, Hopewell Public School, Charles H. Hulse Public School, Roberta Bondar Public School
Venetian Carnival
Orlando di Lasso: Lagrime di San Pietro
Now is the Month of Maying
Luminato Festival (Toronto) - Schafer: Apocalypsis

2013-2014 Season

Intimate Concert with Sunny and Nini Pal
The Glory of the Baroque
School Outreach - Riverview Alternative Public School and Featherston Drive Public School
In the Still of the Night
Venetian Carnival
The Tudors: Hidden Ecstasies
Prélude-Europe 2014
German Embassy Garden Party
4th European Tour to Bachfest Leipzig 2014; Venice Italy; Lübeck, Germany; Amsterdam & Groningen, Netherlands

2012-2013 Season

Ottawa International Chamber Music Festival: Ave Maria Concerts at the National Gallery of Canada
Brahms: Ein deutsches Requiem (A German Requiem)
A Festive Celebration with the Ottawa Bach Choir
School Outreach - Queen Elizabeth Public School and Vincent Massy Public School
Law Association Private Party
Masters of the Renaissance
Turkish Embassy Event
Concert at Perley-Rideau Veterans Health Centre
Baroque Magnificence
Ottawa Bach Choir German Garden Party
Ave Maria Concerts at the National Gallery of Canada (Chamberfest)
Royal Canadian College of Organists Orgelfest 2013

2011-2012 Season

Embassy of Mexico - The Tequila Tasting Experience
Subscription Series Concert: Baroque Christmas
School Outreach - Carleton Heights Public Shcool, Manordale Public School
Special Event at the residence of the South African High Commissioner
An Intimate Concert by the Rideau Canal
Special Performance for the Taiwan Embassy
10th Anniversary Concert - Bach: Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244; CD Release (Cantate Domino)
Subscription Series Concert : Song and Spirit
Concert at Perley-Rideau Veterans Health Centre
Podium 2012 Concert
Special Concert: National Gallery Van Gogh Exhibit Gala
Intimate Concert with Sunny and Nini Pal
Music and Beyond Festival - Bach: Six Motets

2010-2011 Season

Exchange Concert with Viva Voce: Motets and Melodrama
Intimate Concert: Bill Caswell Reception
Baroque Masters
Roy Thomson Hall - Choir and Organ Series: Baroque Delights and more
Special Concert: Pakistani High Commissioner Residence
Monteverdi – Sacred and Profane
Buxtehude & Bach
Special Concert: Polish Embassy at Notre-Dame Basilica
Exchange Concert in Montreal: Prelude – Carnegie Hall 2011
New York City Tour: Carnegie Hall Debut
Asian Festival at Chateau Laurier
Third Annual German Garden Party at the residence of the Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany
Intimate Concert: Teron Residence
Ottawa International Chamber Music Festival: The Hidden Liszt
National Gallery of Canada: Caravaggio Exhibition