VIOLIN VIRTUOSO
Juno Award winner Alexandre Da Costa comes to Ottawa
May 20: A Celebration of Ramadan: Instrumentalists, singers from Ottawa's Turkish Muslim community, performers from St. Luke's Church.
June 3: Renegades and Refugees: Marlena Pellegrino violin, Daniel Ramjattan guitar. 613-235-3416, music@stlukesottawa.ca, www.stlukesottawa.ca/connect/recital-series
ST. MATTHEW’S ANGLICAN CHURCH 130 Glebe Ave., Kirkland Adsett music director. To enquire about choir membership, email kirkland.adsett@yahoo.com.
Sept. 17-June 3: Most first and third Sundays of the month except December, 4 p.m., choral evensong.
Nov. 17-18: Messiah by Handel, large choir, professional soloists, candlelit church. Tickets at the church office, 217 First Ave., website, Compact Music, door. Dec. 3: Advent Lessons & Carols, 7 p.m. Dec. 17: Nine Lessons & Carols, 7 p.m. Dec. 24: 11 p.m., Christmas Eve Midnight Mass, combined church choirs and musicians. 613-234-4024, stmatthewanglicanchurch@bellnet.ca, www.stmatthewsottawa.ca
SEAWAY VALLEY SINGERS
New voices welcome.
Dec. 3: Christmas Concert, Robert Jones director, Iroquois United Church, 2 Elizabeth Dr., Iroquois, ON.
May 4: Spring Concert, Christian Reformed Church, 12436 County Rd. 18, Williamsburg, ON. 613-448-1647, director@seawayvalleysingers.ca, www.seawayvalleysingers.ca
SEVENTEEN VOYCES
Concerts at St. Matthew's Anglican Church, 130 Glebe Ave., except as noted.
Nov. 11: Haydn's 1796 Mass in Time of War, plus Somewhere in France: Love letters from the Trenches, a Remembrance Day multi-media event with actors, video and music.
Dec. 9: Carols that Stopped a War, how the singing of Christmas carols in the trenches of the First World War brought fighting to a halt, and led to a Christmas Day of camaraderie and exchanging of gifts between Allied and German soldiers.
Dec. 10: Carols that Stopped a War, Ashbury College Chapel, 362 Mariposa Ave.
Feb. 23-24: Charlie Chaplin's The Gold Rush, the 1925 silent classic projected on a large screen and accompanied by live choral music and Matthew Larkin on organ.
April 27: Jewels of the Italian Baroque, works of Caldara and Bononcini, performed with the Ottawa Baroque Consort. info@seventeenvoyces.ca, www.seventeenvoyces.ca
SHENKMAN ARTS CENTRE
245 Centrum Blvd.
Nov. 10: Kim Mitchell. Nov. 30: Sultans of String - Christmas Caravan. Dec. 2: Classic Albums Live: Rush –
2112.
Dec. 9: This is a Christmas Concert by The Once, guest Brad Fillatre. Feb. 3: Cowboy Junkies. Feb. 17: The Arrogant Worms: The First Farewell Tour. March 1: An Evening with Digging Roots and Dione Taylor & The Backsliderz. April 13: Classic Albums Live: Eagles' Greatest Hits.
Café Classico series:
Chamber music in a cabaret setting with fresh-baked croissants, coffee, in the Lower Lobby.
Nov. 12: The Voice of the Violin, Mary-Elizabeth Brown violin, Stella Boreales violin ensemble.
March 4: Knick Knack Nick N' Zac Novelty Duo, Zac Pulak percussion, Nick Rodgerson piano, Stella Boreales violin ensemble. 613-580-2787, shenkmanartscentre@ ottawa.ca
SOUTHMINSTER UNITED CHURCH
15 Aylmer Ave., Roland Graham artistic director.
Concerts by the Canal:
Sept. 16: True North, Veronique Mathieu violin, Stephanie Chua piano, works by Willan, Schmidt, Molinari, Scime, Harman.
Sept. 30: In a Latin Mood, Mikhaelle Salazar vocals, Miguel de Armas Trio.
Oct. 14: Brian Law Opera Competition, Joel Allison bass baritone, Carolyn Beaudoin soprano, Ryan Hofman baritone, Jennifer Olenic alto, Danielle Vaillancourt mezzo-soprano, Jeanine Williams soprano.
Oct. 28: Directions in Modern Jazz Lyricism, Artie Roth Trio.
Nov. 9: Rescued Treasure, Semer Ensemble, special commemorative event to celebrate music from 1930s Berlin recorded by Hirsch Lewin on the Semer label and destroyed by the Nazis on this day in 1938, then rebuilt from private collections around the world, presented by RideauStone Arts Centre in partnership with artspace613.
Nov. 11: Faire Is the Heaven, Remembrance Day event with Southminster Church Choir, Isabelle Lacroix soprano, Ryan Hofman baritone, works by Fauré, Harris, Bainton, Vaughan Williams, Holst.
Nov. 25: Peter & Will Anderson Trio. Dec. 2: Beethoven on Record: Season Finale Gala Event, Charles RichardHamelin piano, Andrew Wan violin, works by Beethoven.
Doors Open Series:
Admission to this series is by freewill donation.
Sept. 13: Ste-Quequepart, Moonfruits duo.
Sept. 20: Coldwater Stories, Florian Hoefner piano.
Sept. 27: A Salute to Finland, Trygve John Ringereide tenor, Cecilia Ignatieff piano, Jan Jarvlepp cello, works by Alfvén, Grieg, Merikanto, Sibelius, Sjöberg honouring Finland's 100th anniversary.
Oct. 4: J. S. Bach: Favourite Organ Works, Roland Graham organ.
Oct. 11: Toward the Sea, Jen McLachlen flutes, Zac Pulak percussion, works by Takemitsu, Harrison, McLachlen.
Oct. 18: Farewell, my beloved canary! David MacAdam tenor, Emily Redhead violin, Pemi Paull violin, viola, Joan Harrison cello, Roland Graham harpsichord, Telemann's comic mini-opera Kanarienvogel Kantate (Funeral music for an artistic canary), plus works by Bach, Handel.
Oct. 25: Autumnal Beef, Prime Rib Big Band.
Nov. 1: Visser-Shaw Guitar Duo, works by Albeniz, Armstrong, Assad, Bach, Visser.
Nov. 8: Northern Treasures, Stephanie Piercey Beames soprano, Matthew Larkin piano, works by Rachmaninoff, Grieg.
Nov. 15: November Reflections, Caroline Leonardelli harp, Pascale Margely flute, works by Hovhaness, Shankar, Mozetich.
Nov. 22: The Light of Common Day, Peter Woods saxophone, Brian Browne piano.
Nov. 29: Autumn Reflections, Isabelle Lacroix soprano, Parvaneh Eshghi piano, song cycles by Papineau-Couture, Berg, Vaughan Williams.
Dec. 6: Now Come, Saviour, Caelis Academy Ensemble, Matthew Larkin director, Bach's Advent Cantata Nun komm der Heiden Heiland, Buxtehude's Magnificat.
Dec. 13: Winter Fairy Tales, Irina Krasnyanskaya piano, Jean-Fabien Schneider piano, four-handed duets by Tchaikovsky, Ravel.
Dec. 20: Have Yourself a Jazzy Little Christmas, Roxanne Goodman and Michael Hanna vocals, John Dapaah piano, J.P. Lapensee bass, Jamie Holmes drums. 613-730-6874, rolandpianist@gmail.com, CBTCOTT@gmail.com, www.southminsterunitedchurch.com
THE STAIRWELL CAROLLERS Bilingual a cappella choir presents A Canadian Christmas to celebrate its 40th anniversary.
Nov. 24: Southminster United Church, 15 Aylmer Ave.
Dec. 2: St. Thomas Anglican Church, 1619 Stittsville Main St.
Dec. 9: St. Joseph Catholic Church, 2757 St. Joseph Blvd., Orleans.
Dec. 15: Knox Presbyterian Church, 120 Lisgar St.
Dec. 20: St. Columba Anglican Church, 24 Sandridge Rd. info@stairwellcarollers.com, www.stairwellcarollers.com
TD PLACE
Lansdowne Park, 1015 Bank St.
Oct. 3: Chris de Burgh, A Better World Canadian Tour.
Oct. 5: Michael W. Smith, The Revolution Tour.
Oct. 18: Dallas Smith, Side Effects Tour.
Grey Cup Concert Series:
Nov. 23: Jess Moskaluke, guests The Washboard Union, JJ Shiplett.
Nov. 24: Sloan, guests Reuben and the Dark, Dwayne Gretzky.
Nov. 25: Trooper, April Wine. 613-232-6767 ext. 1, tdplace.ca
THIRTEEN STRINGS
Concerts at Dominion-Chalmers United Church, 355 Cooper St., Kevin Mallon director. Oct. 15: Metamorphoses, based on the Ovid poem, world premiere of The Talk of the Town by Ottawa composer Andrew Ager, works by Lully, Rameau, Strauss. Dec. 5: Candlelight Christmas, guests Ottawa Regional Youth Choir, music by Vivaldi, Schoenberg, Geggie. Feb. 23: Galant! With Elegance and Poise!, Bernhard Gueller guest conductor, music by Wolf-Ferrari. March 30: The Way of the Cross, music by Vivaldi, Boccherini, Mallon. May 4: The Subject is Light: 1718 1918 - 2018, celebrating 100 years of the CNIB, music by Bach, Handel, MacMillan, script by Kevin Burns.
June 3: Sunday Afternoon at the Opera!, guest Alexandre Da Costa violin, works by Wagner, Bizet, Handel, Mozart. 613-738-7888, info@thirteenstrings.ca, www.thirteenstrings.ca
UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA CHOIR
Dec. 3: Mozart Choir Concert, St. Joseph's Church, 174 Wilbrod St., works include Mozart's Requiem, Vespers of the Confessor, info@uottawachoir.ca, www.uottawachoir.ca.
UPPER CANADA PLAYHOUSE
12320 County Rd. 2, Morrisburg, ON. Closed Mondays.
Oct. 25-29: Runnin' All Night: Buddy, Ritchie and The Big Bopper, concert play by Chris McHarge and Colin Stewart. Dec. 1-17: Mistletoe Magic – The Sounds of the Season, Leisa Way and The Wayward Wind Band. 613-543-3713, 1-877-550-3650, www.uppercanadaplayhouse.com
VOICES IN HARMONY
Dec. 16: Merry ‘n Bright, 60-voice community choir, new members welcome, Woodroffe United Church, 207 Woodroffe Ave., info@voicesin harmony.ca, voicesinharmony.ca.
WOODROFFE UNITED CHURCH
Dec. 3: Christmas Choral Concert, with choirs of Woodroffe United Church and Anglican Church of St. John the Evangelist, plus The Strings of St. John's, Bach's Magnificat in D Major, carols, 207 Woodroffe Ave., 613-722-9250, www.woodroffeunited.org.
YOUNG STRING PERFORMERS’ FOUNDATION Oct. 28, Jan. 27, March 24, June
29: Concerts by talented, promising students under 18, fundraiser June 29, First Unitarian Congregation, 30 Cleary Ave., 613-238-3434, www.yspf. ca, facebook.com/yspf.ca.