This season brought inspired performances of Bach Cantatas, the St. John Passion and works by French composers, Charpentier and Martin, plus a special Christmas concert to celebrate the launch A Christmas Story. In addition to the main subscription series, the choir was invited to perform in the prestigious Choir and Organ Series at Toronto’s Roy Thompson Hall, the Montreal Bach Festival and travelled to Nova Scotia for performances in Halifax, […]
This season, the Ottawa Bach Choir expanded its repertoire of Bach’s greatest works with a glorious performance of the Mass in B minor, performing with some of the the best voices and instrumentalists in the world. The culmination of the work the Choir achieved thus far was highlighted with the release of its first CD, Festival Baroque, and its first tour to Europe with performances in Prague, Stuttgart and in […]
Highlights of the Ottawa Bach Choir’s second season included a well received performance of Bach’s Weihnachts-Oratorium(Christmas Oratorio), a trip to Mexico City to perform Handel’s Messiah with the Orquesta del Nuevo Mundo and concerts of 20th century French repertoire and early German baroque works in Ottawa and Montreal.
The Ottawa Bach Choir’s first season included some of the top works by baroque composers, including the St. Matthew Passion, Six Motets, Magnificat in D and Missa in G minor by Bach, as well as Handel’s Dixit Dominus and the Musikalische Exequien by Schütz.
Listen to our concerts Baroque Masters and Monteverdi – Sacred and Profane recorded by CBC Radio 2 on Concerts on Demand.
A Sunday with Bach FALL GARDEN PARTY 2016 Sunday, October 2, 2016 at 2:00 PM Hosted by Ambassador Mr. Werner Wnendt, and his wife, Dr. Eleonore Wnendt-Juber, at the residence of the Ambassador of the Federal Republic of G You are cordially invited to join us for a delightful Fall Garden Party, A Sunday with Bach, in a captivating setting in Rockcliffe Park with beautiful music performed by the Ottawa Bach Choir, authentic […]
DONATE BETWEEN JUNE 1 AND JUNE 30, 2016 The Great Canadian Giving Challenge is a contest sponsored by CanadaHelps that will give the Ottawa Bach Choir a chance to win a $10,000 prize! Every dollar donated between June 1 and June 30 gives the choir another chance at winning the grand prize. All donations will receive a tax receipt issued by CanadaHelps on behalf of the Ottawa Bach Choir. Please consider giving through this wonderful opportunity […]
The Ottawa Bach Choir (OBC), along with organist Matthew Larkin and Ensemble Caprice Baroque Orchestra, will be taking its music to China with an invitation to perform at the prestigious Meet in Beijing festival in April 2016. The OBC will be performing several concerts, including masterclasses led by artistic director Dr. Lisette Canton, in Beijing and Shanghai. This will include performing in the Opening Ceremonies of the festival with the Symphony Orchestra […]
The Ottawa Bach Choir (OBC) presents its final subscription concert in this season of magnificent choral works: Charpentier: Messe à quatre chœurs; Langlais: Messe solennelle, Saturday, May 7, 2016, 8PM, at Christ Church Cathedral, 439 Queen Street, Ottawa. This concert also features organist Matthew Larkin in this grand setting in Ottawa’s Anglican cathedral. Marc-Antoine Charpentier’s rarely performed Mass for Four Choirs is stylistic of the 17th century Italian polychoral form, typical of Gabrieli, […]
The Ottawa Bach Choir (OBC) presents its second subscription concert in this season of magnificent choral works: Songs for Chamber Ensemble, Saturday, January 30, 2016, 8:00PM, at Southminster United Church, 15 Aylmer Avenue, Ottawa. A small ensemble of solo singers from the OBC will perform with pianist Frédéric Lacroix in an intimate setting. The concert will feature Brahms’ Zigeunerlieder, Debussy’s Trois chansons de Charles d’Orléans, Poulenc’s Un soir de neige, as well as works […]
