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Ottawa Bach Choir opens 23rd season with Bach’s Christmas Oratorio

October 18th, 2024

Ottawa (Canada) – The JUNO award-winning Ottawa Bach Choir (OBC) presents the first concert of its 23rd season, Weihnachts-Oratorium (Christmas Oratorio), on Saturday, November 30, 2024, 7:00 p.m., at St. François d’Assise Church, 20 Fairmont Avenue, in Ottawa. Bach’s rarely-performed masterpiece features six cantatas celebrating the feast days between Christmas and Epiphany, describing the birth of Jesus to the adoration of the Magi. With the Theatre of Early Music baroque […]

Ottawa Bach Choir presents Bach & Beer

September 5th, 2024

Ottawa, Canada – Celebrate Oktoberfest with the JUNO award-winning Ottawa Bach Choir on Saturday, October 5th, 2024, at 5:00 PM, at St. Stefan – Serbian Orthodox Church & Hall. This exceptional evening includes beautiful music from Bach to the Beatles, a cameo appearance by countertenor Daniel Taylor, delectable German-inspired canapés, sumptuous desserts, local beer brewed by Kichesippi Beer Co., and wine. Also included is a raffle featuring fantastic prizes from […]

Ottawa Bach Choir presents 23rd season of transcendent choral music

August 19th, 2024

The JUNO award-winning Ottawa Bach Choir (OBC), under the artistic direction of Lisette Canton, invites you to join us for our 23rd season of transcendent choral music! The professional ensemble has travelled the world, received national and international recognition, and also won a 2020 JUNO award for Best Classical Album of the Year: Vocal or Choral, for its album Handel: Dixit Dominus, Bach & Schütz: Motets! The 2024-2025 Season Series offers […]

Ottawa Bach Choir sings “Flights of Angels” in Chamberfest

June 26th, 2024

Ottawa (Canada) – Ottawa Lovers of motets and part-songs are in for a treat! Founded in 2002 by Dr. Lisette Canton, the Juno Award-winning Ottawa Bach Choir (OBC) will grace the stage with a programme created just for Chamberfest featuring motets by Johann Sebastian Bach and Anton Bruckner (in honour of his 200th birthday), plus works by Isabella Leonarda, Clara Schumann, Monteverdi, Purcell, Pärt, and Taverner. Don’t miss this expert performance […]

La Scena Musicale Review: “Johann Sebastian Bach: Six Motets”

April 27th, 2024

CD Review | Johann Sebastian Bach: Six Motets (Atma Classique, 2023) BY VIKTOR LAZAROV ON 29 MARCH 2024BAROQUE AND EARLY, CD AND BOOK REVIEWS, CHORAL April / May 2024 Johann Sebastian Bach: Six Motets Ottawa Bach Choir, conducted by Lisette Canton; Jonathan Oldengarm, organ; Matthew Larkin, harpsichord; Lucas Harris, theorbo; Jean-Christophe Lizotte, cello; Reuven Rothman, double bass Atma Classique, 2023 Under the leadership of Lisette Canton, the Ottawa Bach Choir and five-piece continuo deliver a […]

Ottawa Bach Choir presents LEIPZIG 1723

March 18th, 2024

Ottawa (Canada) – The JUNO award-winning Ottawa Bach Choir (OBC) presents the final concert of its 22nd season, Leipzig 1723, on Saturday, May 4, 2024, 8:00 p.m., at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, 82 Kent Street, in Ottawa. The concert features exquisite German baroque cantatas by the candidates for Thomaskantor in Leipzig: Telemann, Graupner and Bach. Works include Telemann’s Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied, TWV 7:30; Graupner’s Aus der Tiefen rufen wir, GWV […]

Ottawa Bach Choir presents The Maestro of San Marco

January 31st, 2024

The JUNO award-winning Ottawa Bach Choir (OBC) presents the second concert of its 22nd season, The Maestro of San Marco, on Saturday, March 2, 2024, 8:00 p.m., at Knox Presbyterian Church, 120 Lisgar Street, in Ottawa. The concert features sacred and profane music by Claudio Monteverdi, who was Maestro di cappella of San Marco in Venice over the course of 30 years, from 1613-1643. Works include his Messa a quattro […]

Ottawa Bach Choir opens 22nd season with Magnificat

October 2nd, 2023

The JUNO award-winning Ottawa Bach Choir (OBC) presents the first concert of its 22nd season, Magnificat, on Saturday, December 2, 2023, 8:00 p.m., at St. Matthew’s Church, 130 Glebe Avenue, in Ottawa. The concert features settings of the Magnificat, including the original setting by Johann Sebastian Bach, composed for his first Christmas in Leipzig in 1723, as well as settings by Jan Dismas Zelenka and Heinrich Biber, both originally from […]

WholeNote Review: Johann Sebastian Bach: Six Motets

September 24th, 2023

THE WHOLE NOTE VOCAL AND CHORAL Bach: Six Motets – Ottawa Bach Choir; Lisette Canton Written by Matthew Whitfield Category: Vocal and Choral Published: 14 September 2023 Bach – Six Motets Ottawa Bach Choir; Lisette Canton ATMA ACD2 2836 (atmaclassique.com/en) Founded in 2002 by Dr. Lisette Canton, the Juno Award-winning Ottawa Bach Choir (OBC) is an ensemble which specializes in the performance of early music, with a particular emphasis on the […]

PanM 360 Review: Six Motets

August 27th, 2023

PANM 360 OTTAWA BACH CHOIR – SIX MOTETS by Elena Mandolini “Johann Sebastian Bach’s six motets are part of the well-known repertoire of choral music. Despite (or perhaps thanks to) their great popularity, numerous recordings of these works exist, always offering a renewed listening experience. The Ottawa Bach Choir, under the direction of Lisette Canton, presents an exceptional interpretation of it in its most recent album, released on the ATMA Classique […]

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