Chœur classique de l'Outaouais
As a small non-profit group managed by volunteers, Le Chœur classique de l'Outaouais doesn't have sufficient resources to maintain a full English version of this Web site. However, we are pleased to offer you the following information and to invite you to attend our concerts and even to join us as a singer!
Who we are
The Chœur classique de l'Outaouais is a regional mixed voices choral society with between 65 and 85 voices. Although it conducts most of its activities in French on the Gatineau side of the National Capital Region of Canada, its members and its audience come from all languages groups and from both sides of the Ottawa River. In order to reach as wide an audience as possible, the choir has performed at the Maison du Citoyen in Hull, the Canadian Museum of Civilization, Gatineau’s Maison de la culture, and in many churches in the Ottawa-Gatineau area. We have performed for Radio-Canada’s “Concerts aux beaux-arts” series, the Kiwanis Festival, and Unisong Canada, and we were invited to perform during the Christmas Lights Across Canada ceremony on Parliament Hill in 1998 and 2006. Last year, the Chœur classique de l'Outaouais received the 2010 award from the Liette-Turner Foundation.
The new 2011-2012 season will mark the arrival of its new musical director and choral conductor, Tiphaine Legrand.
Concerts
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AIRS OF CHRISTMASSaturday, December 10, 2011 at 8:00 pm Three eras, three countries, three composers: Marc-Antoine Charpentier, Joseph-Julien Perrault and Lloyd Larson have written masses and other works for Christmas, inspired by traditional Christian carols. In addition to the well-known Midnight Mass by Marc-Antoine Charpentier, discover two lesser-known composers: Joseph-Julien Perrault, a Canadian composer of the 19th century, and the modern American composer Lloyd Larson. At the organ and piano, Frédéric Lacroix will accompany the Choir in this performance of Christmas music past and present.
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CHOIRS AT HEARTSaturday, April 21, 2012 at 8:00 pm The Ottawa Children's Choir joins the Chœur classique de l'Outaouais to perform John Rutter's Mass of the Children. Baritone Luc Lalonde and soprano Betty Waynne Allison will accompany the two choirs in presenting Rutter's rich harmonies. Over the past two years the works of the great pianist André Mathieu have been reintroduced to the public. The Choir is pleased to present a selection of his choral works to audiences in the Outaouais. One of Johannes Brahms later works, Zigeunerlieder, will also be part of the program. |
Tickets for each of the two main concerts are priced $20 for adults, and $10 for students and free for children 12 and under. Tickets can currently be purchased from Le Chœur by mail (send a cheque made to "Le Chœur classique de l'Outaouais" - see address below) or one of its members. One month before the concerts, tickets will be on sale at the Librairie du Soleil (Gatineau), and at The Leading Note (Ottawa). You can also purchase a subscription to the 2 concerts at $35, before November 10, and save $5. Reserved "Privilege" seating for both concerts is also available for subscribers at the cost of $50. The subscription form is availlable here in Word format.
Joining the choir
New members are generally recruited at the beginning of the music season, in the first weeks of September and early in January. But we would be pleased to hear from you any time. Just send in your application and we will contact you. Since we never have quite enough tenors and basses, applications from male singers are always the most welcomed!
Community support
Le Chœur classique de l'Outaouais is a not-for-profit organization financed fully by its membership dues, by private and public sponsorship, and by donations from members of the public. We greatly value all our donators and we recognize their gifts by publishing their names in our concert programs. If you wish to contribute financially to this important cultural work, please contact us. You can also print this form (a PDF document), fill it, and return it to the address below.
Except for the musical director and the accompanists, who are both paid professional musicians, all members of the choir, its helpers, and its friends are volunteers. If you want to lend a hand, please contact us and we'll determine what is the best use for you talents.
Contact us
You can reach the Chœur via email at infos@choeurclassiqueoutaouais.ca, by telephone at 819-920-0350, or by traditional mail at "Le Chœur Classique de l'Outaouais, C.P. 1653, Succ. B, Gatineau QC, J8X 3Y5".