By Wolfgang Adam “Then at noon in the Thomas Church a musical surprise. Three superb Bach cantatas (BWV 124, 3, 111) performed by a powerful Canadian choir. This ‘Ottawa Bach Choir’ conducted by Lisette Canton showed us that the choral

Who: Ottawa Bach Choir, Lisette Canton, conductor, Mélisande Sinsoulier, Frédéric Lacroix, piano Soloists: Ellen McAteer, soprano; Geoffrey Sirett, baritone Where: International des musiques sacrées de Québec, Église Saint-Dominique, Quebec City Reviewed on: Sunday, September 7 – 4:00 PM On the road again … A typical Ottawa music season

OTTAWA — Coming to Leipzig to hear Bach is a pilgrimage, especially during the annual Bachfest in June. And singing in the Thomaskirche, the church from which Bach performed his functions as the city’s music director, is clearly an experience like

Who: Ottawa Bach Choir, Lisette Canton, conductor, Jennifer Loveless, organ Where: St. Matthew’s Church Reviewed on: Saturday, May 10, 2014 – 8 PM OTTAWA — Lisette Canton and her Ottawa Bach Choir concluded their 12th season Saturday evening with an eclectic program that will form

Who: Ottawa Bach Choir, Lisette Canton, conductor Where: Knox Presbyterian Church Reviewed on: Saturday, March 8, 2014 – 8 PM OTTAWA — The music of the cultural movement of the English Renaissance, more or less contemporary with the Tudor era, reached some of the greatest

Who: Ottawa Bach Choir, Lisette Canton, conductor, with Ensemble Caprice Where: St. Matthew’s Church Reviewed on: Saturday, November 30, 2013 – 8 PM OTTAWA — For its season opener, the Ottawa Bach Choir presented an evening of music by four major Baroque composers and one