As Founder and Artistic Director, I am delighted to invite you to the Ottawa Bach Choir’s 24th season of magnificent 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! This season, the OBC presents three subscription concerts, including Handel’s jubilant Ode for St. Cecilia’s Day, on November 22, with the Ensemble Caprice baroque orchestra and soloists; Johann Sebastian Bach’s dramatic Johannes-Passion, BWV 245, on March 14, with the Theatre of Early Music baroque orchestra and international soloists, as well as Sacred and Profane, on May 9, featuring Martin’s Mass for Double Choir along with delightful music on texts by Shakespeare. A thrilling season not to be missed!

The 2025-2026 Season Series offers three spectacular concerts:

(1) Handel: Ode for St. Cecilia’s Day, Saturday, November 22, 2025, 7:30 PM, St. François d’Assise Church, 20 Fairmont Avenue, Ottawa

(2) Bach: St. John Passion, BWV 245, Saturday, March 14, 2026, 7:30 PM, Christ Church Cathedral, 414 Sparks Street, Ottawa

(3) Sacred and Profane, Saturday, May 9, 2026, 7:30 PM, Knox Presbyterian Church, 120 Lisgar Street, Ottawa

Early Bird Subscription tickets, at a 15% discount, are available through our website for a limited time. Offer expires on September 1, 2025. Afterwards, regular subscription (at a 10% discount) and individual ticket prices will apply. For more information, e-mail us at info@ottawabachchoir.ca,

Come share our passion and discover the best that choral music has to offer!

Lisette Canton, Founder and Artistic Director