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OTTAWA BACH CHOIR

• Ottawa Bach Choir sings “Flights of Angels” in Chamberfest June 26, 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… Continue Reading
• La Scena Musicale Review: “Johann Sebastian Bach: Six Motets” April 27, 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… Continue Reading
• Ottawa Bach Choir presents LEIPZIG 1723 March 18, 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… Continue Reading