tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58127847959294044682024-02-07T00:23:14.095-05:00The Stairwell Carollers Choir BlogCanada's bilingual, award-winning acappella chamber choir. En Français - Les Chanteurs Stairwell, Ottawa, Ontario. Auditions twice a year.
Holly Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08102929751215840202noreply@blogger.comBlogger840125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5812784795929404468.post-42427018484832629462023-08-27T15:59:00.001-04:002023-08-27T15:59:36.316-04:00Stairwell Caroller Fun Facts - Choral Auditions this Week - Email us! <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLe0Sob1VKYhXWfsbBxnx7wgdNKQJxtXuZeeeX96_F7MQ-uHE9cMov5xf5oxSxbLo9UtPMgSYwQ8mPOSOHQyjnAqvI7Q8-yRZvMrb98lgBk33ELoIVixzw5SFGd1RqwNq3vUumwqdmgsu_iXCiHo0rYAcIBi2Nv0LwiZyyWQ6Yr5T2Jo7MDiOWH7mmb4Q/s3346/IMG_8941.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="Bee approaching Flower - photo, Holly Massie" border="0" data-original-height="2510" data-original-width="3346" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLe0Sob1VKYhXWfsbBxnx7wgdNKQJxtXuZeeeX96_F7MQ-uHE9cMov5xf5oxSxbLo9UtPMgSYwQ8mPOSOHQyjnAqvI7Q8-yRZvMrb98lgBk33ELoIVixzw5SFGd1RqwNq3vUumwqdmgsu_iXCiHo0rYAcIBi2Nv0LwiZyyWQ6Yr5T2Jo7MDiOWH7mmb4Q/w640-h480/IMG_8941.HEIC" title="Bee approaching Flower - photo, Holly Massie" width="640" /></a></p><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">The early bee gets the honey! </span></h2><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">Yeah, I know, they MAKE honey. They actually gather pollen and nectar.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">Any way...</span></div><p></p><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: red; font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">Don't miss your chance to be a member of Ottawa's Stairwell Carollers! Choral Auditions this Wednesday August 30th for our 2023 Christmas season of song. </span></h2><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">Contact Holly at info(at)stairwellcarollers.com to set up an audition time.</span></p><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">Did you know...</span></h2><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">- we have two Christmas concerts planned for 2023 At Southminster and St Columba</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">- During the pandemic, the Stairwell Carollers performed as a <a href="https://youtu.be/nstkQZ9-5Gs" target="_blank">virtual choir on YouTube </a>. Director Massie edited together the virtual concert from choir members’ video submissions. “Singing alone at home is nothing like performing for a live audience,” says Massie. “Now that we’re back to in-person rehearsals, it’s been gratifying to hear our voices come together in harmony again and enjoy the camaraderie and social interaction unique to a small choral ensemble.”</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">- The Stairwell Carollers are now in an active search for new voices with a focus on adding several more voices in their tenor and bass sections.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">- In-person auditions will be held by appointment Wed August 30th 2023 at St Columba church. Xmas Season startup is on Sept 6. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">- A solid voice, a good ear and a great attitude are all candidates need to qualify. Reading music is an asset but not a necessity. </span></p><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">- The Stairwell Carollers <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/StairwellCarollers" target="_blank">has more than 1500 YouTube channel subscribers </a>!!!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1WRgZNSjfn0HA87YW0Q_taEvNb86B8528dgdwXFw9gv2mHkyBGMUDIQ_daCDcHKFuOPJTV9j6ZcFisQvM57DNRxiF7-1IKU2SJjr_oM2gaOKMfsxR5YTD77oRUPDZ3vD5zyPQz5ySINJ_dK8RMDu3kGIl29cCOyOeHoi-UcwMKYFh-80V3E6vu5klJJg/s6000/DSC09676-Enhanced-NR.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img alt="Director Pierre Massie sings with the choir in the tenor section" border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1WRgZNSjfn0HA87YW0Q_taEvNb86B8528dgdwXFw9gv2mHkyBGMUDIQ_daCDcHKFuOPJTV9j6ZcFisQvM57DNRxiF7-1IKU2SJjr_oM2gaOKMfsxR5YTD77oRUPDZ3vD5zyPQz5ySINJ_dK8RMDu3kGIl29cCOyOeHoi-UcwMKYFh-80V3E6vu5klJJg/w640-h426/DSC09676-Enhanced-NR.jpg" title="Director Pierre Massie sings with the choir in the tenor section" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The Stairwell Carollers 2023 Spring concert - photo credit, Drew Gragg</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div><div style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(38, 40, 42); clear: left; color: #26282a; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-size-adjust: auto; word-wrap: break-word !important;"><div style="clear: left; color: black; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><b style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">A<a href="https://apps.cra-arc.gc.ca/ebci/hacc/srch/pub/dsplyRprtngPrd?q.srchNmFltr=stairwell+carollers&q.stts=0007&selectedCharityBn=867930711RR0001&dsrdPg=1"> registered Canadian charity</a>, The Carollers also help local charities with net proceeds from concert tickets, <a href="https://www.stairwellcarollers.com/en/laudemus-cum-armonia/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">CDs, Digital Downloads</a> and <a href="https://open.spotify.com/artist/0AqtBunWA5VFO4Z5I7BSax">Streaming</a> sales. </span></b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #38761d;"></span><span style="color: #38761d;"><b>Since 1997 we have <a href="https://www.stairwellcarollers.com/en/charitable-work/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">donated over $143,800 to local charities</a> and<a href="https://www.stairwellcarollers.com/en/winners/" rel="noopener" target="_blank"> scholarships.</a></b></span></span></div><p style="color: black;"><b style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">About <a href="https://stairwellcarollers.blogspot.com/2017/03/tutti-thursday-40-years-of-stairwell.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">The Stairwell Carollers</a>:</span></b></p><p style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b style="color: #38761d;"><a href="https://stairwellcarollers.blogspot.com/2011/07/noteable-mention-our-director-pierre.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Pierre Massie </a>created our a cappella choir in 1977 while he was a music student at Ottawa University. With wins in both the 2010 and <a href="http://stairwellcarollers.blogspot.com/2013/04/gold-at-ottawa-kiwanis-music-festival.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">2013</a> Ontario Music Festival Association competitions, we are r</b><b style="color: #38761d;">anked among the best of Ontario choirs.</b><b style="color: #38761d;"> </b></span></p><div style="color: black;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" class="alignleft" data-original-height="131" data-original-width="332" height="126" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEKhzgzHUahFJFWNSXxoDQFh_A3_fIkOLEQ-FQYJ4BvyR2nOZM5TcrrAZffb-F2dYB2SBs9wgCgQe1djrNQd5dBZWhfNja-AqK5DSrqpS5YzcIzhcHx_9bzZBqUqwo1M4FSOrSt9GENleD/s320/Mouse+sig.gif" width="320" /></span></div></div>Holly Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08102929751215840202noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5812784795929404468.post-25025509810768474452023-07-29T15:32:00.001-04:002023-07-29T15:32:42.372-04:00 STAIRWELL CAROLLERS 2023 Spring Choral Concert MADRIGAL, Smashing Success!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii-4zAhnblpxTM3Na4t74JSQAygFqL5VYJvuWFp3cFeJtYedyA9OXgj54RkXfPdDO9PyxA6b0BDAdq0_4uysw7TzXI79irl_C1Ymeygg07assWj6QSWH_hJh_Ko2vPiYOZxjouLJcsP4E7Q_Y25EGcDycBA6fvTYGyi2d5DRhCje2_ADILGe8lBxvFihU/s6000/DSC09544-Enhanced-NR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Stairwell Carollers Director, Pierre gives beginning note during the concert" border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii-4zAhnblpxTM3Na4t74JSQAygFqL5VYJvuWFp3cFeJtYedyA9OXgj54RkXfPdDO9PyxA6b0BDAdq0_4uysw7TzXI79irl_C1Ymeygg07assWj6QSWH_hJh_Ko2vPiYOZxjouLJcsP4E7Q_Y25EGcDycBA6fvTYGyi2d5DRhCje2_ADILGe8lBxvFihU/w640-h426/DSC09544-Enhanced-NR.jpg" title="Stairwell Carollers Director, Pierre gives beginning note during the concert" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> photo credit Drew Gragg</td></tr></tbody></table><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">New Singers in the Stairwell!</span></div><div><div style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(38, 40, 42); color: #26282a; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-size-adjust: auto; word-wrap: break-word !important;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Pierre Massie and his award-winning a cappella choir, The Stairwell Carollers, hosted an evening of choral masterpieces from the 16th century to present day. We saw so many old friends who said they enjoyed our springtime musical smorgasbord, with songs in English, French, Italian, Spanish, German, Latin and Gaelic.</span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisfjiouuTQgjUY14QKpBGo3xfAhdMBNy5fRM9aJx7vx_-rDo2l7YKCr5Y8GQ_D0zGY_GHEC93d_DuB3W1q95QdxCLarD4c_ihMPa3VQBKDSLjqLxW6Mnx7v8XG5LQDvPjJTI7j87b-BcIcGjzIQsCscCfhOP7fSeiWGT80bMBlLi7TjnJ0Aep3Z_a_Tjk/s6000/DSC09511-Enhanced-NR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="2023 Stairwell Caroller group photo - photo credit Drew Gragg" border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisfjiouuTQgjUY14QKpBGo3xfAhdMBNy5fRM9aJx7vx_-rDo2l7YKCr5Y8GQ_D0zGY_GHEC93d_DuB3W1q95QdxCLarD4c_ihMPa3VQBKDSLjqLxW6Mnx7v8XG5LQDvPjJTI7j87b-BcIcGjzIQsCscCfhOP7fSeiWGT80bMBlLi7TjnJ0Aep3Z_a_Tjk/w640-h426/DSC09511-Enhanced-NR.jpg" title="2023 Stairwell Caroller group photo - photo credit Drew Gragg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">photo credit Drew Gragg</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(38, 40, 42); color: #26282a; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-size-adjust: auto; word-wrap: break-word !important;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The Stairwell Carollers, now celebrating their 46th year singing in the National Capital Region, is also proud to introduce five new singers for this season! <span style="overflow-wrap: break-word; word-wrap: break-word !important;">Irina, Lisseth, Rita, </span>Kristy <span style="overflow-wrap: break-word; word-wrap: break-word !important;">and Lance<b> </b></span>- altos, sopranos and a tenor!</span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieUYG4ScA14r6JLbxrpbPb-IUvdDxFxsX1mp-fEbKORFf9e5GikCTSauUHmPFAA-9ZNMQLCUN1i8X1ysploEHLJtI1KgP0mTnwaqzh9gNw7iAktzHxl2GBzW9kBQnvrsxPV7KOL1hV72jgbaWL48SFUyqTbmFN-Fw7LPwSALUVj5TkWNeuCCbBRqwN6ZE/s6000/DSC09676-Enhanced-NR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieUYG4ScA14r6JLbxrpbPb-IUvdDxFxsX1mp-fEbKORFf9e5GikCTSauUHmPFAA-9ZNMQLCUN1i8X1ysploEHLJtI1KgP0mTnwaqzh9gNw7iAktzHxl2GBzW9kBQnvrsxPV7KOL1hV72jgbaWL48SFUyqTbmFN-Fw7LPwSALUVj5TkWNeuCCbBRqwN6ZE/w640-h426/DSC09676-Enhanced-NR.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> photo credit Drew Gragg</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(38, 40, 42); color: #26282a; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-size-adjust: auto; word-wrap: break-word !important;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">We returned to one of our favourite singing spaces, Saint Barnabas Church at <span dir="ltr" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: initial; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-wrap: break-word !important;">70 James St. Ottawa for</span> our Spring '23 concert, <span dir="ltr" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: initial; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-wrap: break-word !important;">Saturday, June 3rd, 2023. It was a a "masks optional" performance - our first since 2019! </span></span></div><div style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(38, 40, 42); color: #26282a; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-size-adjust: auto; word-wrap: break-word !important;"><span dir="ltr" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: initial; font-size: inherit; overflow-wrap: break-word; word-wrap: break-word !important;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyT8Mx7maKMnzchZeBFMDz4Xu6jXRBXhlgNMnn7D3W4VXK0agQ0etRHmN59aqRCFp8Cgzzwq1qQ4SZ1mZ34sM70V_3C02qzWwi63iOiqhUpHr9ZdZpMQ-DkC9ZM_zw1YEbKRk64D6JPHQXjK5F6xCDWGleNPJ22Uh29cWJE_egNedqcr8pHvMXwzrLZsM/s876/Poster-spring-2023-17x22-review.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Stairwell Carollers Spring 2023 concert poster - Madrigal" border="0" data-original-height="876" data-original-width="656" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyT8Mx7maKMnzchZeBFMDz4Xu6jXRBXhlgNMnn7D3W4VXK0agQ0etRHmN59aqRCFp8Cgzzwq1qQ4SZ1mZ34sM70V_3C02qzWwi63iOiqhUpHr9ZdZpMQ-DkC9ZM_zw1YEbKRk64D6JPHQXjK5F6xCDWGleNPJ22Uh29cWJE_egNedqcr8pHvMXwzrLZsM/w300-h400/Poster-spring-2023-17x22-review.png" title="Stairwell Carollers Spring 2023 concert poster - Madrigal" width="300" /></a></div><div style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(38, 40, 42); color: #26282a; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-size-adjust: auto; word-wrap: break-word !important;"><br clear="none" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; word-wrap: break-word !important;" /></div><div style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(38, 40, 42); color: #26282a; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-size-adjust: auto; word-wrap: break-word !important;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">"Madrigal", a welcome introduction to spring program included choral gems by Dowland, Costeley, Palestrina, de Lassus, Poulenc, Bairstow and Gjello. It also featured Pierre Massie's "Verbum Patris umanatur" and "F'hir a' bhàta" a traditional Gaelic folk song by Sìne NicFhionnlaigh.</span></div><div style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(38, 40, 42); color: #26282a; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-size-adjust: auto; word-wrap: break-word !important;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(38, 40, 42); color: #26282a; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-size-adjust: auto; word-wrap: break-word !important;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">This concert was also the farewell performance for one of our long time singers, Helen, who recently switched up from alto to singing tenor alongside Pete. We wish her all the best in her future adventures, traveling the world with her husband in their retirement. Much love Helen, you can never be replaced!</span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBU8Ln_mqHvRf-VbAjZ9uumRFTpZu552NhsIUAF6OM7C2xiCxgJ1dZs-pYT5AanCZz3Oq5XFYKdFsXULclWIbcUUy7smT0PXVEA3za8CSmzKNovqtFr2pied6NmLFHDtbEiv0f4UrVswijyHCpntEDiIxFRiXr3-UP76KL5MdY59VAh-Y5zGIrKDkJ7g8/s6000/DSC00210-Enhanced-NR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Helen and Tina - longtime alto stairwellers" border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBU8Ln_mqHvRf-VbAjZ9uumRFTpZu552NhsIUAF6OM7C2xiCxgJ1dZs-pYT5AanCZz3Oq5XFYKdFsXULclWIbcUUy7smT0PXVEA3za8CSmzKNovqtFr2pied6NmLFHDtbEiv0f4UrVswijyHCpntEDiIxFRiXr3-UP76KL5MdY59VAh-Y5zGIrKDkJ7g8/w640-h426/DSC00210-Enhanced-NR.jpg" title="Helen and Tina - longtime alto stairwellers" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Helen and Tina - longtime alto stairwellers - photo credit Drew Gragg</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(38, 40, 42); color: #26282a; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-size-adjust: auto; word-wrap: break-word !important;"><br /></div><div style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(38, 40, 42); color: #26282a; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-size-adjust: auto; word-wrap: break-word !important;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">To learn more about the Stairwell Carollers, visit <a class="yiv6425718514moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.stairwellcarollers.com/en/home/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: initial; color: rgb(var(--rgb-fuji-dory)); overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word !important;" target="_blank">https://www.stairwellcarollers.com/en/home/</a></span></div><div style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(38, 40, 42); color: #26282a; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-size-adjust: auto; word-wrap: break-word !important;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br clear="none" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; word-wrap: break-word !important;" />And to hear the Carollers singing, visit our YouTube channel! <a class="yiv6425718514moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.youtube.com/user/StairwellCarollers" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: initial; color: rgb(var(--rgb-fuji-dory)); overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word !important;" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/user/StairwellCarollers</a> </span></div><div style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(38, 40, 42); color: #26282a; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-size-adjust: auto; word-wrap: break-word !important;"><a href="https://www.stairwellcarollers.com/en/auditions/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br clear="none" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; word-wrap: break-word !important;" /></span></a></div><h1 style="caret-color: rgb(38, 40, 42); color: #26282a; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-align: left; text-size-adjust: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://www.stairwellcarollers.com/en/auditions/" target="_blank">FALL SEASON AUDITIONS COMING UP! END OF AUGUST </a>- email Holly at <a class="yiv6425718514moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:info@stairwellcarollers.com" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: initial; -webkit-touch-callout: none; color: rgb(var(--rgb-fuji-dory)); overflow-wrap: break-word; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word !important;" target="_blank" ymailto="mailto:info@stairwellcarollers.com">info@stairwellcarollers.com</a> to set up your time.</span></b></h1><div style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(38, 40, 42); color: #26282a; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-size-adjust: auto; word-wrap: break-word !important;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br clear="none" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; word-wrap: break-word !important;" /></span></div><div style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(38, 40, 42); color: #26282a; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-size-adjust: auto; word-wrap: break-word !important;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The Stairwell Carollers is a registered Canadian charity. <br clear="none" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; word-wrap: break-word !important;" /></span></div><div style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(38, 40, 42); color: #26282a; overflow-wrap: break-word; text-size-adjust: auto; word-wrap: break-word !important;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Net proceeds benefit local Ottawa Gatineau charities. </span></div></div>Holly Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08102929751215840202noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5812784795929404468.post-11503334965474216572023-03-20T15:42:00.006-04:002023-03-20T15:59:02.713-04:00Welcome to our new Singers in the Stairwell!<p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij3Y8sWuLe_luUTEG938apkckcWrIHY0HnEEgr32-ZRbGr7-k6T8NzRT9xRDJZ_xBrPLlSf3v2xySwtdTTKSIWt1iRoo4B-zgB73XxnlQEO3qWu0R8gjnNok24mhOOrj5tKWaTRNeoxz-QnWtBwkpxvVqNsSPyxCaFJ0t-LlVduyA8yOyPSX5U-zVG/s4032/IMG_6862.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="Valentines day Yummies with new Stairwellers" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij3Y8sWuLe_luUTEG938apkckcWrIHY0HnEEgr32-ZRbGr7-k6T8NzRT9xRDJZ_xBrPLlSf3v2xySwtdTTKSIWt1iRoo4B-zgB73XxnlQEO3qWu0R8gjnNok24mhOOrj5tKWaTRNeoxz-QnWtBwkpxvVqNsSPyxCaFJ0t-LlVduyA8yOyPSX5U-zVG/w640-h480/IMG_6862.HEIC" title="Valentines day Yummies with new Stairwellers" width="640" /></a><br />Our workshop co-ordinator/soprano/morale officer, Annika, organized a Valentine Social after choir rehearsal this past Valentine's day. </p><p>A wonderful chance to get to know some of our new Stairwellers!</p><p>Welcome! Irina, Rita, Lance, Lisseth and Kristy - who will be singing with us for the first time this spring! Concert TBA.</p><p>And a belated welcome to Evelyn and Dante who sang with us Xmas 2022 and have continued on as Stairwell Carollers.</p><p>Our hopes you all will make this your choral home for many seasons to come!</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiia97wnaD2Kwja54yys37oHdPRvKq_GbA9L0DQ2eIcz7o1iZn6EMKThYVFL8di8loM9qwsNcr7CMMf08MUinbyzvXkJLdGw_v1ChWPPZwwT6H8B0jwARgzxDK6Kzb3sPpiDaXUBd9dgZEleXttXA2oQ-pDVpCqBk8kFc2DqescaaJOYpfBuIaG03mu/s4029/IMG_6834.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Valentines colours grace the Stairwell" border="0" data-original-height="3023" data-original-width="4029" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiia97wnaD2Kwja54yys37oHdPRvKq_GbA9L0DQ2eIcz7o1iZn6EMKThYVFL8di8loM9qwsNcr7CMMf08MUinbyzvXkJLdGw_v1ChWPPZwwT6H8B0jwARgzxDK6Kzb3sPpiDaXUBd9dgZEleXttXA2oQ-pDVpCqBk8kFc2DqescaaJOYpfBuIaG03mu/w640-h480/IMG_6834.HEIC" title="Valentines colours grace the Stairwell" width="640" /></a></div>Valentines colours grace the Stairwell.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvyUOPOBuelpXkoQC97NbbxR2rfkKiKDV6rVEOCGgkJzZU4lnRICPvWyYUYga6iGV888V_0-S1TAvHCLZXZxfSPInCWsRcAaR-Hpjxl3PAzHsP0dsHgsvCITS6RhSiYaJYfTpvVLEPt2qDMlq4y1JoHoS9WA3FtYElk3TBsGZBxIh24KK302nEKZl_/s4032/IMG_6797.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="We always enjoy singing in John Stewart Hall" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvyUOPOBuelpXkoQC97NbbxR2rfkKiKDV6rVEOCGgkJzZU4lnRICPvWyYUYga6iGV888V_0-S1TAvHCLZXZxfSPInCWsRcAaR-Hpjxl3PAzHsP0dsHgsvCITS6RhSiYaJYfTpvVLEPt2qDMlq4y1JoHoS9WA3FtYElk3TBsGZBxIh24KK302nEKZl_/w640-h480/IMG_6797.HEIC" title="We always enjoy singing in John Stewart Hall" width="640" /></a></div>We always enjoy singing in John Stewart Hall, the circle is our natural formation for the best rehearsal!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiki0aD58KiwVu3LzSaNgiWe73nmTRf_s0pVyjyZ-MCQQEaDioi6O-A7W6mh3QVv6GQFg_IUHq9r5TeX2mo_14ARhk83IS1K25SASy1DsR2-lm4aEGVopE67dr1vocfWkLBctbr2aXC70-2YmdJ2HmBQ8t-jv_DfSGi2van3w5FhEEra2mmXYWWSuYH/s4032/IMG_6819.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Pierre, Director, muses over the music" border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiki0aD58KiwVu3LzSaNgiWe73nmTRf_s0pVyjyZ-MCQQEaDioi6O-A7W6mh3QVv6GQFg_IUHq9r5TeX2mo_14ARhk83IS1K25SASy1DsR2-lm4aEGVopE67dr1vocfWkLBctbr2aXC70-2YmdJ2HmBQ8t-jv_DfSGi2van3w5FhEEra2mmXYWWSuYH/w480-h640/IMG_6819.HEIC" title="Pierre, Director, muses over the music" width="480" /></a></div>Pierre, Director, muses over the music.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEc_uhRsOKFr3fc-iaOMYOKfs_I9AGzEvVRkMLf45RvlZSITD0-O3y6I8Md5IiQp49zUcQeDsJmN_eZaeeLx41j0NaAFEU67f8VpMd2bgfiv7txlWxI6qJrRjSH6WXiWu7_z2e9OmJ9NH4LDtDPvG7vt0xXG--dJkQSb67Y0RoyC-1XLdB22v3jOQ7/s4032/IMG_6840.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="All eyes on the director!" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEc_uhRsOKFr3fc-iaOMYOKfs_I9AGzEvVRkMLf45RvlZSITD0-O3y6I8Md5IiQp49zUcQeDsJmN_eZaeeLx41j0NaAFEU67f8VpMd2bgfiv7txlWxI6qJrRjSH6WXiWu7_z2e9OmJ9NH4LDtDPvG7vt0xXG--dJkQSb67Y0RoyC-1XLdB22v3jOQ7/w640-h480/IMG_6840.HEIC" title="All eyes on the director!" width="640" /></a></div>All eyes on the director! LOL he's at the center, hidden from the camera's view.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCo_ZRosGodsBbfVA8DZnN-hm_xdpM-E5k8QEa0PDuc8kpX1YPIkKGXdTYsJdtbMWk6lhxAKz2Edagecju5JjdEstfFaWZVX29JgY4Tk9mKiD8yQOTksTfrF-V1TjkrCP_zHjBUEx1XCjFZQWzOS1lC4eL4l0Un1hlXMRl2b9B1hlsxQE2bXNUh1Ka/s3827/IMG_6929.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Irina's smile shines through the mask :)" border="0" data-original-height="3827" data-original-width="2870" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCo_ZRosGodsBbfVA8DZnN-hm_xdpM-E5k8QEa0PDuc8kpX1YPIkKGXdTYsJdtbMWk6lhxAKz2Edagecju5JjdEstfFaWZVX29JgY4Tk9mKiD8yQOTksTfrF-V1TjkrCP_zHjBUEx1XCjFZQWzOS1lC4eL4l0Un1hlXMRl2b9B1hlsxQE2bXNUh1Ka/w480-h640/IMG_6929.HEIC" title="Irina's smile shines through the mask :)" width="480" /></a></div>Irina's smile shines through the mask :)<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO2wsW0z0UP3zgYpU6i9WwhtMYvf4e19EqCu4ZWlHSaQBBLHPKFr_WaYP9cl81eJzwL4qewH3fyL7dcB0rvQW7qWXbyA0OwLHywX9yoISo5Y8EzL10ipSN_l0tTbcgRwjmOv2hdhHsHK_YAtMT_BzGASybEcUzhWs6OImY6fxQmIwvkN0iSer5avj3/s4032/IMG_7016.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Sopranos, new and veteran Stairwellers" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO2wsW0z0UP3zgYpU6i9WwhtMYvf4e19EqCu4ZWlHSaQBBLHPKFr_WaYP9cl81eJzwL4qewH3fyL7dcB0rvQW7qWXbyA0OwLHywX9yoISo5Y8EzL10ipSN_l0tTbcgRwjmOv2hdhHsHK_YAtMT_BzGASybEcUzhWs6OImY6fxQmIwvkN0iSer5avj3/w640-h480/IMG_7016.HEIC" title="Sopranos, new and veteran Stairwellers" width="640" /></a></div>Sopranos, new and veteran Stairwellers enjoy the rehearsals no matter how rigorous.<p></p><p><b style="color: #38761d;">Our next round of Auditions will be at the end of August 2023.</b></p><p><b style="color: #38761d;">About <a href="https://stairwellcarollers.blogspot.com/2017/03/tutti-thursday-40-years-of-stairwell.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">The Stairwell Carollers</a>:</b></p><p><b style="color: #38761d;"><a href="https://stairwellcarollers.blogspot.com/2011/07/noteable-mention-our-director-pierre.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Pierre Massie </a>created our a cappella choir in 1977 while he was a music student at Ottawa University. With wins in both the 2010 and <a href="http://stairwellcarollers.blogspot.com/2013/04/gold-at-ottawa-kiwanis-music-festival.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">2013</a> Ontario Music Festival Association competitions, we are r</b><b style="color: #38761d;">anked among the best of Ontario choirs.</b><b style="color: #38761d;"> </b></p><div><span style="color: #38761d;"><b>A<a href="https://apps.cra-arc.gc.ca/ebci/hacc/srch/pub/dsplyRprtngPrd?q.srchNmFltr=stairwell+carollers&q.stts=0007&selectedCharityBn=867930711RR0001&dsrdPg=1"> registered Canadian charity</a>, The Carollers also help local charities with net proceeds from concert tickets, <a href="https://www.stairwellcarollers.com/en/laudemus-cum-armonia/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">CDs, Digital Downloads</a> and <a href="https://open.spotify.com/artist/0AqtBunWA5VFO4Z5I7BSax">Streaming</a> sales. </b></span><span style="color: #38761d;"><b>Since 1997 we have <a href="https://www.stairwellcarollers.com/en/charitable-work/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">donated over $143,800 to local charities</a> and<a href="https://www.stairwellcarollers.com/en/winners/" rel="noopener" target="_blank"> scholarships.</a></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #38761d;"><br /></span></div><p><img border="0" class="alignleft" data-original-height="131" data-original-width="332" height="126" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEKhzgzHUahFJFWNSXxoDQFh_A3_fIkOLEQ-FQYJ4BvyR2nOZM5TcrrAZffb-F2dYB2SBs9wgCgQe1djrNQd5dBZWhfNja-AqK5DSrqpS5YzcIzhcHx_9bzZBqUqwo1M4FSOrSt9GENleD/s320/Mouse+sig.gif" width="320" /></p>Holly Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08102929751215840202noreply@blogger.com0Ottawa, ON, Canada45.4215296 -75.69719309999999317.111295763821154 -110.85344309999999 73.731763436178852 -40.540943099999993tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5812784795929404468.post-82627524280443626332023-01-21T14:22:00.004-05:002023-01-21T14:24:05.392-05:00Auditions this Wednesday for the Stairwell Carollers - email us NOW!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjswjsFSE9XJczBalWDm5Jqij7xsyWr1blTna0eN6yUp5Y0Zqh3yH_Asm7DbJDY7qD25Yr87V3kWmFRvIAMEr-bC875GbIoKxk_CpvCiUr7L9t9-8UHBtqh4e-yCNBDGW9EFD1lsOClZ_0ynI9OFAzO0z4QSQrrCNib34Y4mWqy9KUYWwACJGJjeZSn/s877/Audition%20flyer%202023%20square%20.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="Audition flyer the Stairwell Carollers Spring 2023" border="0" data-original-height="877" data-original-width="797" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjswjsFSE9XJczBalWDm5Jqij7xsyWr1blTna0eN6yUp5Y0Zqh3yH_Asm7DbJDY7qD25Yr87V3kWmFRvIAMEr-bC875GbIoKxk_CpvCiUr7L9t9-8UHBtqh4e-yCNBDGW9EFD1lsOClZ_0ynI9OFAzO0z4QSQrrCNib34Y4mWqy9KUYWwACJGJjeZSn/w582-h640/Audition%20flyer%202023%20square%20.JPG" title="Audition flyer the Stairwell Carollers Spring 2023" width="582" /></a></div><p></p>Pierre was just interviewed on Rogers Daytime by Derick Fage @Derick.Fage <div><br /></div><div>Here is the interview. Maybe it will answer some of your questions, if you are considering auditioning!</div><div><br /></div><div>We are looking for all voices! Sopranos, Tenors, Basses and Altos.</div><div><br /><div>Email us now info@stairwellcarollers.com to book you time this Wed evening, Jan 25th<iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="422" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/weYxDDjVXPA" title="YouTube video player" width="750"></iframe>
Hope to hear from you!</div></div><div><h4 style="text-align: center; text-size-adjust: auto;"><o:p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://www.stairwellcarollers.com/en/auditions/" target="_blank">Spring 2023 Auditions - Sing with us!</a></span></o:p></h4><div style="text-size-adjust: auto;"><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="clear: left; color: #38761d; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><p style="color: black;"><b style="color: #38761d;">About <a href="https://stairwellcarollers.blogspot.com/2017/03/tutti-thursday-40-years-of-stairwell.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">The Stairwell Carollers</a>:</b></p><p style="color: black;"><b style="color: #38761d;"><a href="https://stairwellcarollers.blogspot.com/2011/07/noteable-mention-our-director-pierre.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Pierre Massie </a>created our a cappella choir in 1977 while he was a music student at Ottawa University. With wins in both the 2010 and <a href="http://stairwellcarollers.blogspot.com/2013/04/gold-at-ottawa-kiwanis-music-festival.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">2013</a> Ontario Music Festival Association competitions, we are r</b><b style="color: #38761d;">anked among the best of Ontario choirs.</b><b style="color: #38761d;"> </b></p><div style="color: black;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b>A<a href="https://apps.cra-arc.gc.ca/ebci/hacc/srch/pub/dsplyRprtngPrd?q.srchNmFltr=stairwell+carollers&q.stts=0007&selectedCharityBn=867930711RR0001&dsrdPg=1"> registered Canadian charity</a>, The Carollers also help local charities with net proceeds from concert tickets, <a href="https://www.stairwellcarollers.com/en/laudemus-cum-armonia/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">CDs, Digital Downloads</a> and <a href="https://open.spotify.com/artist/0AqtBunWA5VFO4Z5I7BSax">Streaming</a> sales. </b></span><span style="color: #38761d;"><b>Since 1997 we have <a href="https://www.stairwellcarollers.com/en/charitable-work/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">donated over $143,800 to local charities</a> and<a href="https://www.stairwellcarollers.com/en/winners/" rel="noopener" target="_blank"> scholarships.</a></b></span></div><div style="color: black;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><br /></span></div><img border="0" class="alignleft" data-original-height="131" data-original-width="332" height="126" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEKhzgzHUahFJFWNSXxoDQFh_A3_fIkOLEQ-FQYJ4BvyR2nOZM5TcrrAZffb-F2dYB2SBs9wgCgQe1djrNQd5dBZWhfNja-AqK5DSrqpS5YzcIzhcHx_9bzZBqUqwo1M4FSOrSt9GENleD/s320/Mouse+sig.gif" style="color: black;" width="320" /></span></div></span></div></div>Holly Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08102929751215840202noreply@blogger.com0Ottawa, ON, Canada45.4215296 -75.69719309999999317.111295763821154 -110.85344309999999 73.731763436178852 -40.540943099999993tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5812784795929404468.post-21393727673733743192022-12-30T16:33:00.003-05:002022-12-30T16:33:43.044-05:00Director Pierre Featured in the Ottawa Citizen - and Concert Reviews<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwbT-5Xrsmgkkakrn0SZK5ca_6EQiYnVid5NWslbCyHUiezI_rPdp2e52d8tgBtpyWuTx9F4bu4Uv6DyFcVI_7v-iyEhQRZMA7Ub6TrUe64sXD_ZJOincjVwZ79RquSnIPA2vd8tVEKd4pu9-2R3yakNvVe_D6LSA3t6MJy_4fDqXBqkQPoB46ZHQc/s1799/9766E959-AFF6-45FB-94B8-5D104D56531E.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Ottawa Citizen article featuring Pierre Massie and the Stairwell Carollers Dec 3 2022" border="0" data-original-height="1799" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwbT-5Xrsmgkkakrn0SZK5ca_6EQiYnVid5NWslbCyHUiezI_rPdp2e52d8tgBtpyWuTx9F4bu4Uv6DyFcVI_7v-iyEhQRZMA7Ub6TrUe64sXD_ZJOincjVwZ79RquSnIPA2vd8tVEKd4pu9-2R3yakNvVe_D6LSA3t6MJy_4fDqXBqkQPoB46ZHQc/w512-h640/9766E959-AFF6-45FB-94B8-5D104D56531E.jpg" title="Ottawa Citizen article featuring Pierre Massie and the Stairwell Carollers Dec 3 2022" width="512" /></a></div>Thanks to Lynn Saxberg, Arts editor of the Ottawa Citizen newspaper for the wonderful interview with Pierre which graced the cover of the Arts section on Saturday Dec 3rd!<p></p><p>This assured a successful Christmas concert season for the choir. Both concerts at Southminster United Church and St. Columba Anglican were packed (with a little space considering the pandemic) </p><p>Early reviews of the concerts state unequivocally that the masks did not get in the way of the sound.</p><p>What a relief to hear!</p><p><i>Dec 14, 2022 - David Rain </i></p><p><i>What a delight it was to hear you guys live last nite, after such a long gap!</i></p><p><i>So many familiar carols, I found it really tough to resist singing along, having memorized most of the tenor parts of course. 😊</i></p><p><i>It was really cool to hear you sing Carol of the Bells in Ukrainian, hope that becomes a lasting tradition.</i></p><p><i>My other favourites were Personent Hodie, En el portel (you guys were rocking!), Un flambeau, Dors ma colombe, and then it is a toss up for me which I liked better, they were both so good: Psallite or the Breton carol, a real winner, that one should come back again too!</i></p><p><i>The imaginative concert program design was just about the best I’ve seen, Dr Brynaert, I presume?</i></p><p><i>Keith, your song introductions were brilliant, and there were lots of chuckles in my </i></p><p><i>section toward the back.</i></p><p><i>And Holly, your “cloaking devices” have definitely stood the test of time, and with </i></p><p><i>the matching masks, you all looked great on stage.</i></p><p><i>Speaking of masks, I take mine off to salute you all, having been to 6 choral concerts this year, I have observed how tough it can be to sing just one a cappella piece with masks, but a whole program, that’s a major physical achievement, on its own terms. Plus, you achieved what few others could, a really good articulation of the words, you must have worked long and hard on that.</i></p><p><i>Again, thank you for a wonderful experience last nite, shared by a couple hundred </i></p><p><i>other souls, so glad you got a full house.</i></p><p><i>Greetings to all!</i></p><p><i>David</i></p><p><i>Dec 14, 2022 - MC, Keith Bailey</i></p><p><i>Thank you for the invitation to MC the Christmas concerts. Such an honour for me; it's greatly appreciated.</i></p><p><i>I was amazed at the quality of singing (and for almost 90 minutes!) through those damp and muffling masks. Well done everyone. The repertoire was perfectly chosen for the occasion and locations.</i></p><p><i>Please convey my congratulations and appreciation to Pierre, the Steering Committee, and the members. </i></p><p><i>With my best wishes to you all for Christmas and The New Year,</i></p><p><i>Keith</i></p><h4 style="text-align: center; text-size-adjust: auto;"><o:p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://www.stairwellcarollers.com/en/auditions/" target="_blank">Spring 2023 Auditions - Sing with us!</a></span></o:p></h4><div style="text-size-adjust: auto;"><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="clear: left; color: #38761d; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><p style="color: black;"><b style="color: #38761d;">About <a href="https://stairwellcarollers.blogspot.com/2017/03/tutti-thursday-40-years-of-stairwell.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">The Stairwell Carollers</a>:</b></p><p style="color: black;"><b style="color: #38761d;"><a href="https://stairwellcarollers.blogspot.com/2011/07/noteable-mention-our-director-pierre.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Pierre Massie </a>created our a cappella choir in 1977 while he was a music student at Ottawa University. With wins in both the 2010 and <a href="http://stairwellcarollers.blogspot.com/2013/04/gold-at-ottawa-kiwanis-music-festival.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">2013</a> Ontario Music Festival Association competitions, we are r</b><b style="color: #38761d;">anked among the best of Ontario choirs.</b><b style="color: #38761d;"> </b></p><div style="color: black;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b>A<a href="https://apps.cra-arc.gc.ca/ebci/hacc/srch/pub/dsplyRprtngPrd?q.srchNmFltr=stairwell+carollers&q.stts=0007&selectedCharityBn=867930711RR0001&dsrdPg=1"> registered Canadian charity</a>, The Carollers also help local charities with net proceeds from concert tickets, <a href="https://www.stairwellcarollers.com/en/laudemus-cum-armonia/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">CDs, Digital Downloads</a> and <a href="https://open.spotify.com/artist/0AqtBunWA5VFO4Z5I7BSax">Streaming</a> sales. </b></span><span style="color: #38761d;"><b>Since 1997 we have <a href="https://www.stairwellcarollers.com/en/charitable-work/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">donated over $143,800 to local charities</a> and<a href="https://www.stairwellcarollers.com/en/winners/" rel="noopener" target="_blank"> scholarships.</a></b></span></div><div style="color: black;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><br /></span></div><img border="0" class="alignleft" data-original-height="131" data-original-width="332" height="126" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEKhzgzHUahFJFWNSXxoDQFh_A3_fIkOLEQ-FQYJ4BvyR2nOZM5TcrrAZffb-F2dYB2SBs9wgCgQe1djrNQd5dBZWhfNja-AqK5DSrqpS5YzcIzhcHx_9bzZBqUqwo1M4FSOrSt9GENleD/s320/Mouse+sig.gif" style="color: black;" width="320" /></span></div></span></div>Holly Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08102929751215840202noreply@blogger.com0Ottawa, ON, Canada45.4215296 -75.69719309999999317.111295763821154 -110.85344309999999 73.731763436178852 -40.540943099999993tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5812784795929404468.post-39625731070140784692022-12-11T14:59:00.006-05:002022-12-11T15:03:00.654-05:00Southminster Concert was the perfect start to my Christmas season!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQc23edjwRXlMsdkKyyVjvcoIuxmmdXyfEpbBxjF8VgaEeokxbfq4JRuZimbSIZoaeHQkVUp4Ei66YtPuuEjiNvbzHmzDIRvOdnafJTEk1tk6vCfZJV0-D2K2Y_tAiUjSO9TkInyTkBSUVdcemS95STJy9OeH4lhW6i4HAr26aUViJZ2Dds4lWan2T/s4032/Dec%2010,%202022%20at%206-02%20PM.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Arrival to set up , warm up, de stress, get dressed" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQc23edjwRXlMsdkKyyVjvcoIuxmmdXyfEpbBxjF8VgaEeokxbfq4JRuZimbSIZoaeHQkVUp4Ei66YtPuuEjiNvbzHmzDIRvOdnafJTEk1tk6vCfZJV0-D2K2Y_tAiUjSO9TkInyTkBSUVdcemS95STJy9OeH4lhW6i4HAr26aUViJZ2Dds4lWan2T/w640-h480/Dec%2010,%202022%20at%206-02%20PM.jpg" title="Arrival to set up , warm up, de stress, get dressed" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Our first Xmas concert in 3 years was about to happen! I was a bit concerned about the look of the masks with our cheerful Christmassy cloaks, but no worries we were still cute as buttons ( cloak buttons that is) .</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The sound was not affected either by the masks, according to our MC (former bass, but forever Stairweller, Keith). Thanks for being a great MC! We love you!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT4V4VU-YswTKEb1EuBswsPHK4kRfr5yXNgpb-wZe_e1zudWChjrR_TJ_Hw_X3kjXUZ2FE6YGrNF17Z0f76dJYI7MwbUw88UWj69k3pCVi9xShc6OzJeXu3Ceb8jYgvBN-QvawFKv7KybQMIRR1jEA6PBWWPAUgVtrXBb8Ev3Yj-wqCp3B6Ypjvulp/s3606/Dec%2010,%202022%20at%207-012.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Keith Bailey, MC" border="0" data-original-height="3606" data-original-width="2704" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT4V4VU-YswTKEb1EuBswsPHK4kRfr5yXNgpb-wZe_e1zudWChjrR_TJ_Hw_X3kjXUZ2FE6YGrNF17Z0f76dJYI7MwbUw88UWj69k3pCVi9xShc6OzJeXu3Ceb8jYgvBN-QvawFKv7KybQMIRR1jEA6PBWWPAUgVtrXBb8Ev3Yj-wqCp3B6Ypjvulp/w480-h640/Dec%2010,%202022%20at%207-012.jpg" title="Keith Bailey, MC" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Warmup time! Pete runs us though the beginnings of all the songs before we go on and hums the first note of the first carol to us all the way till we enter.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtDobAh5izZXkZcFekhljYR6NVB7rJbZqZl13IcpqrTY6Uei39ZgKkkVpf3pQSDAF6QKmj5B1NtfsS408RQ7kjVvV4X4mUHby94-48Xh7tqwyn2uKiyl3kfJ5TIrPpQMt_SPuJtuTbw5t-ic26HpChefhMm5jrM9BFRj8ZpvTMKxwfh8Wvw8yE0LH7/s4032/Dec%2010,%202022%20at%207-016.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Pierre warms up the Stairwell Carollers before Dec 10th 22 Southminster concert" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtDobAh5izZXkZcFekhljYR6NVB7rJbZqZl13IcpqrTY6Uei39ZgKkkVpf3pQSDAF6QKmj5B1NtfsS408RQ7kjVvV4X4mUHby94-48Xh7tqwyn2uKiyl3kfJ5TIrPpQMt_SPuJtuTbw5t-ic26HpChefhMm5jrM9BFRj8ZpvTMKxwfh8Wvw8yE0LH7/w640-h480/Dec%2010,%202022%20at%207-016.jpg" title="Pierre warms up the Stairwell Carollers before Dec 10th 22 Southminster concert" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"> What a great beginning to a new chapter! Southminster was a resounding success! A lovely, warm and generous audience (even some in the choir loft!) and our new members shone!</div><div style="text-align: right;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsII2FPlT12Oz7fv0mn_0ZjdkEimvSeN_JMufAxM82KC3DOSpRNfF4v4pCAs31aLmtEs9XHSV4RuXtSrjj0sJHf2ev-sUEg6crAcCTRo082__CcGwxjXy4-e0CfzRhcVt1eyamjnBwabhu4T4SGbCnzK3JdDoLTlN6jvEneyb8XGMuThC388zYLhkB/s4032/Dec%2010,%202022%20at%206-051.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="Anita and Annika take a moment to relax before going on stage" border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsII2FPlT12Oz7fv0mn_0ZjdkEimvSeN_JMufAxM82KC3DOSpRNfF4v4pCAs31aLmtEs9XHSV4RuXtSrjj0sJHf2ev-sUEg6crAcCTRo082__CcGwxjXy4-e0CfzRhcVt1eyamjnBwabhu4T4SGbCnzK3JdDoLTlN6jvEneyb8XGMuThC388zYLhkB/w480-h640/Dec%2010,%202022%20at%206-051.jpg" title="Anita and Annika take a moment to relax before going on stage" width="480" /></a></div><p></p><p>Denyse said it best " I don't know how long I've been in the choir, it's many years, but this is a brand new choir! And all the new people are Stairwell Carollers just like me! This is your choir"</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh37adIujW_oyq2TjnZp3vDkLTdvZWUTAruU4zlDw6q0iY-T8oqc8quK-aKq20JBjaereONRZVzI2krMh3NwO9gU2N2PRFZTwgsG-uJrJHHJQIbobRBT3Pi5nPrld_MJpvQSJBxQ3NOHjwxOfLEZLxZJw0AauSw2xDXwz8W9C2DPjyTAkcgAAForEX5/s4032/Dec%2010,%202022%20at%206-48%20PM.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Denyse welcomes Dante, a new Bass, to the Stairwell" border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh37adIujW_oyq2TjnZp3vDkLTdvZWUTAruU4zlDw6q0iY-T8oqc8quK-aKq20JBjaereONRZVzI2krMh3NwO9gU2N2PRFZTwgsG-uJrJHHJQIbobRBT3Pi5nPrld_MJpvQSJBxQ3NOHjwxOfLEZLxZJw0AauSw2xDXwz8W9C2DPjyTAkcgAAForEX5/w480-h640/Dec%2010,%202022%20at%206-48%20PM.jpg" title="Denyse welcomes Dante, a new Bass, to the Stairwell" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJKcrPMb6HjK_1Xuzen8fVBEEee_IUq8_yyuY_mDhhDCXvH6TygBEFxGIua1TTer0A2geKd6eXDFNDK5pBnqDuXjYDs4IHpWe-fzxHZS2mRIaF1DNXERZpDN0JyhPOgBaLwR4QHj0GVBjKzU2mtpYrKTMfuZoE0HkeAkW_H9XPoRcbsow9Oojsi9xj/s13976/Dec%2010,%202022%20at%207-13%20PM.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Panorama of the Stairwell Carollers in the "green room" before the concert" border="0" data-original-height="3764" data-original-width="13976" height="173" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJKcrPMb6HjK_1Xuzen8fVBEEee_IUq8_yyuY_mDhhDCXvH6TygBEFxGIua1TTer0A2geKd6eXDFNDK5pBnqDuXjYDs4IHpWe-fzxHZS2mRIaF1DNXERZpDN0JyhPOgBaLwR4QHj0GVBjKzU2mtpYrKTMfuZoE0HkeAkW_H9XPoRcbsow9Oojsi9xj/w640-h173/Dec%2010,%202022%20at%207-13%20PM.jpg" title="Panorama of the Stairwell Carollers in the "green room" before the concert" width="640" /></a></div><p>I just realized our green caroling cloaks are 24 years old! </p><p>I made them 24 years ago!!! Oh... my... goodness...</p><p>Well, not ALL of them. Some were made through the years as the group grew larger, but they have weathered very well, and still look fresh and festive. Vogue patterns are the BEST!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-satmozjX4qzfdOUMK-FnGyXJmA7-W5iPp2UAxx_6U6XtIsDwkovdIovmxhO_Osj8Qcry-J0OrhgJhvktyMgl9VHz5zCe1RVm7devoxqPhj-Gl4Ile6Q-F13MopEDsfCJ7oxyCUCVLM-do_t61kPsexIZHt5Tfp-zsGkwf2y9UCIaHg_q2e_JdQFx/s4032/Dec%2010,%202022%20at%206-52%20PM.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Maggie and Michaela relax just before the concert" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-satmozjX4qzfdOUMK-FnGyXJmA7-W5iPp2UAxx_6U6XtIsDwkovdIovmxhO_Osj8Qcry-J0OrhgJhvktyMgl9VHz5zCe1RVm7devoxqPhj-Gl4Ile6Q-F13MopEDsfCJ7oxyCUCVLM-do_t61kPsexIZHt5Tfp-zsGkwf2y9UCIaHg_q2e_JdQFx/w640-h480/Dec%2010,%202022%20at%206-52%20PM.jpg" title="Maggie and Michaela relax just before the concert" width="640" /></a></div><p>Oh, and you may have noticed, the men are in much newer black cloaks - about ten years ago we needed more and surprise - the green fleece was NO LONGER AVAILABLE! </p><p>I was freaking out at that point. We made an executive decision - I think it was Pete who said we could just use black for the guys - luckily the red fleece was still available.</p><p>Here is a link to a <a href="https://stairwellcarollers.blogspot.com/2011/09/choir-how-to-costume-part-five-cloaks.html" target="_blank">blog post I did about making the cloaks</a></p><p>But, I digress... </p><p>More thanks are in order!</p><p>Thanks to David Ayer (bass) and his crew for lighting and tech setup!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4OpSl15hGPdUyzixLNRVHkykOTBL9T_EAmXoDd7EORaxtu3f1ns7w5VrgsmIfUCg6UsqP7ZHCfrP202gOGk3kKFwv32KaRjcg6Je72kMq1VbgPpdlD6UCn2dg3Jy8v_gvubufGpZC-A5ADJG59oGQW54hv-hEYVfeknKCHqzP_zKqyagqcjBnsrDO/s4032/Dec%2010,%202022%20at%205-03%20PM.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Richard, new tenor, learns about lighting" border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4OpSl15hGPdUyzixLNRVHkykOTBL9T_EAmXoDd7EORaxtu3f1ns7w5VrgsmIfUCg6UsqP7ZHCfrP202gOGk3kKFwv32KaRjcg6Je72kMq1VbgPpdlD6UCn2dg3Jy8v_gvubufGpZC-A5ADJG59oGQW54hv-hEYVfeknKCHqzP_zKqyagqcjBnsrDO/w480-h640/Dec%2010,%202022%20at%205-03%20PM.jpg" title="Richard, new tenor, learns about lighting" width="480" /></a></div><p>No pics of the concert yet, but we have video "in the can" thanks to Michèle Auger, with closeups by Drew. Combined with professional audio recorded by <a href="http://www.soundscribe.ca/" target="_blank">our old friend Tom Barnes</a>, Pierre will create YouTube videos to upload for next Christmas. I'll try to pull some stills to post from the video if no photos were taken.</p><p>And, many many thanks to our CD table and front of house people, headed by Matthieu Brennan.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZF0MC7yjZ6jRJ5ow-U9I9RZMuP5d0kYBjKL9O8gpL_QN3epPrDY-9pl4mmAvAy1j2UWX_ntc1JzQAz7fWoSbvYClkqtRw61ZVvgJNrmsvBtjzFa7s-EX4f9s_rJD-RcXDoS8zyR42UCUgNU9KY3gEvsCLwWraTcQk3ihog0qyzmr1FeJVtHvitet0/s4032/Dec%2010,%202022%20at%206-01%20PM.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Matthieu and Drew at the CD table" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZF0MC7yjZ6jRJ5ow-U9I9RZMuP5d0kYBjKL9O8gpL_QN3epPrDY-9pl4mmAvAy1j2UWX_ntc1JzQAz7fWoSbvYClkqtRw61ZVvgJNrmsvBtjzFa7s-EX4f9s_rJD-RcXDoS8zyR42UCUgNU9KY3gEvsCLwWraTcQk3ihog0qyzmr1FeJVtHvitet0/w640-h480/Dec%2010,%202022%20at%206-01%20PM.jpg" title="Matthieu and Drew at the CD table" width="640" /></a></div><p>Looking forward to our final concert of 2022 - this <a href="https://www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/the-stairwell-carollers/events/columba/" target="_blank">Wednesday at 7:30, St. Columba church 24 Sandridge Rd. Ottawa. </a></p><p>Online is almost SOLD OUT !</p><p>LAST CHANCE Tickets at the door $25 - NO RESERVED SEATING, doors open at 7:00pm.</p><p>See you there!</p><h4 style="text-align: center; text-size-adjust: auto;"><o:p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://www.stairwellcarollers.com/en/auditions/" target="_blank">Auditions - Join us!</a></span></o:p></h4><div style="text-size-adjust: auto;"><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="clear: left; color: #38761d; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><p style="color: black;"><b style="color: #38761d;">About <a href="https://stairwellcarollers.blogspot.com/2017/03/tutti-thursday-40-years-of-stairwell.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">The Stairwell Carollers</a>:</b></p><p style="color: black;"><b style="color: #38761d;"><a href="https://stairwellcarollers.blogspot.com/2011/07/noteable-mention-our-director-pierre.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Pierre Massie </a>created our a cappella choir in 1977 while he was a music student at Ottawa University. With wins in both the 2010 and <a href="http://stairwellcarollers.blogspot.com/2013/04/gold-at-ottawa-kiwanis-music-festival.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">2013</a> Ontario Music Festival Association competitions, we are r</b><b style="color: #38761d;">anked among the best of Ontario choirs.</b><b style="color: #38761d;"> </b></p><div style="color: black;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b>A<a href="https://apps.cra-arc.gc.ca/ebci/hacc/srch/pub/dsplyRprtngPrd?q.srchNmFltr=stairwell+carollers&q.stts=0007&selectedCharityBn=867930711RR0001&dsrdPg=1"> registered Canadian charity</a>, The Carollers also help local charities with net proceeds from concert tickets, <a href="https://www.stairwellcarollers.com/en/laudemus-cum-armonia/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">CDs, Digital Downloads</a> and <a href="https://open.spotify.com/artist/0AqtBunWA5VFO4Z5I7BSax">Streaming</a> sales. </b></span><span style="color: #38761d;"><b>Since 1997 we have <a href="https://www.stairwellcarollers.com/en/charitable-work/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">donated over $143,800 to local charities</a> and<a href="https://www.stairwellcarollers.com/en/winners/" rel="noopener" target="_blank"> scholarships.</a></b></span></div><div style="color: black;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><br /></span></div><img border="0" class="alignleft" data-original-height="131" data-original-width="332" height="126" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEKhzgzHUahFJFWNSXxoDQFh_A3_fIkOLEQ-FQYJ4BvyR2nOZM5TcrrAZffb-F2dYB2SBs9wgCgQe1djrNQd5dBZWhfNja-AqK5DSrqpS5YzcIzhcHx_9bzZBqUqwo1M4FSOrSt9GENleD/s320/Mouse+sig.gif" style="color: black;" width="320" /></span></div></span></div>Holly Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08102929751215840202noreply@blogger.com0Ottawa, ON, Canada45.4215296 -75.69719309999999317.111295763821154 -110.85344309999999 73.731763436178852 -40.540943099999993tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5812784795929404468.post-2953393883465554982022-11-23T14:55:00.007-05:002022-11-29T13:25:33.567-05:00Stream Carols for Christmas - Vol 1, 2 and NEW Vol 3 - the Stairwell Carollers ONLY FROM US!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-juoF6IEnXIIUCcjhf-BcTHZn8Ly3SKPEyYKNbhDlh6CaaUmKZ5P_8vkCpMWDiICq65kU6ZPTWtefKU_-f8RltytUGh-CFfHevpi0AK4DqEv3hmwNX-u8TuPVx5VI18BHD4w3w-y67nledL4GLzdYpAv8VHIOEWPBiiXRWF8isA_N1n-9HjItMCCu/s2048/IMG_8355.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Carols for Christmas Vol 3 - Stairwell Carollers 3" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-juoF6IEnXIIUCcjhf-BcTHZn8Ly3SKPEyYKNbhDlh6CaaUmKZ5P_8vkCpMWDiICq65kU6ZPTWtefKU_-f8RltytUGh-CFfHevpi0AK4DqEv3hmwNX-u8TuPVx5VI18BHD4w3w-y67nledL4GLzdYpAv8VHIOEWPBiiXRWF8isA_N1n-9HjItMCCu/w480-h640/IMG_8355.PNG" title="Carols for Christmas Vol 3 - Stairwell Carollers 3" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><h4 style="text-align: center; text-size-adjust: auto;"><o:p><i><span style="color: red;">As always, funds from music streams go directly to the Stairwell Caroller charity.</span></i></o:p></h4><h4 style="text-align: center; text-size-adjust: auto;"><o:p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://www.stairwellcarollers.com/en/auditions/" target="_blank">Auditions - Join us!</a></span></o:p></h4><div style="text-size-adjust: auto;"><span><p><b style="color: #38761d;">About <a href="https://stairwellcarollers.blogspot.com/2017/03/tutti-thursday-40-years-of-stairwell.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">The Stairwell Carollers</a>:</b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><p><span style="color: #38761d;"><b><a href="https://stairwellcarollers.blogspot.com/2011/07/noteable-mention-our-director-pierre.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Pierre Massie </a>created our a cappella choir in 1977 while he was a music student at Ottawa University. With wins in both the 2010 and <a href="http://stairwellcarollers.blogspot.com/2013/04/gold-at-ottawa-kiwanis-music-festival.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">2013</a> Ontario Music Festival Association competitions, we are r</b><b>anked among the best of Ontario choirs.</b><b> </b></span><span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></span></p><div><span style="color: #38761d;"><b>A<a href="https://apps.cra-arc.gc.ca/ebci/hacc/srch/pub/dsplyRprtngPrd?q.srchNmFltr=stairwell+carollers&q.stts=0007&selectedCharityBn=867930711RR0001&dsrdPg=1"> registered Canadian charity</a>, The Carollers also help local charities with net proceeds from concert tickets, <a href="https://www.stairwellcarollers.com/en/laudemus-cum-armonia/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">CDs, Digital Downloads</a> and <a href="https://open.spotify.com/artist/0AqtBunWA5VFO4Z5I7BSax">Streaming</a> sales. </b></span><span style="color: #38761d;"><b>Since 1997 we have <a href="https://www.stairwellcarollers.com/en/charitable-work/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">donated over $143,800 to local charities</a> and<a href="https://www.stairwellcarollers.com/en/winners/" rel="noopener" target="_blank"> scholarships.</a></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #38761d;"><img border="0" class="alignleft" data-original-height="131" data-original-width="332" height="126" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEKhzgzHUahFJFWNSXxoDQFh_A3_fIkOLEQ-FQYJ4BvyR2nOZM5TcrrAZffb-F2dYB2SBs9wgCgQe1djrNQd5dBZWhfNja-AqK5DSrqpS5YzcIzhcHx_9bzZBqUqwo1M4FSOrSt9GENleD/s320/Mouse+sig.gif" style="color: black;" width="320" /></span></div></div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p></div></div></div>Holly Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08102929751215840202noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5812784795929404468.post-72435632323107144262022-11-23T13:59:00.003-05:002022-11-29T13:30:30.188-05:00New to the Stairwell, and loving it!<div style="text-align: left; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdP_3JcmxCX4ME1RQk_xoeOopjOZihdI2NOJmOIpcIOOeh5jFPmgUby37hk4TCv77M4sIscETqG66ONFQ2lIADHtMsqLLYSCOMX-t0tm0F0TqCUKT78n15Dw5miKXjU1-1wWrEmCaTz7FW7ohB-a1mhFGE7uCr4J9Q-lNPfwJPcdOhh3mdLl-A0dGi/s6000/Aug%2031,%202022%20at%207-53%20PM.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Helen helps new Stairweller Evelyn with her music while Tina looks on" border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdP_3JcmxCX4ME1RQk_xoeOopjOZihdI2NOJmOIpcIOOeh5jFPmgUby37hk4TCv77M4sIscETqG66ONFQ2lIADHtMsqLLYSCOMX-t0tm0F0TqCUKT78n15Dw5miKXjU1-1wWrEmCaTz7FW7ohB-a1mhFGE7uCr4J9Q-lNPfwJPcdOhh3mdLl-A0dGi/w640-h426/Aug%2031,%202022%20at%207-53%20PM.JPG" title="Helen helps new Stairweller Evelyn with her music while Tina looks on" width="640" /></a></div><br /></i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="clear: left; float: left; font-size: large; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2327" data-original-width="1669" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVbYS3tjqnVH8DCsmAgBpvYVI20v856EWqqA_BPTpEAOViQfxxbIaGy-isQREEcAPF88gzO_2JJch7M5Z48QF5hRK3L4rmiGL8pzjEZZ3oi5LBZMg_ybEyHoDoZEj9CZusKlsF8w2gYwZeirCQhfHg7NBxL28aC2b2sHtFNgjBxDw8qLtc6yeyivu3/s320/Cathy%20Wiley.jpeg" width="230" /></span><span style="font-size: large;"><h1 style="text-align: center;"><b><i>New Stairwell Carollers - Cathy and Celina</i></b></h1></span></div><div style="text-align: left; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span><b><i><br /></i></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span><b><i><br /></i></b><o:p><b><i> <br /></i></b></o:p></span><b><i>Cathy: </i></b><span>It is such a pleasure to sing with the Stairwell Carollers! I joined through audition a couple of months ago. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span><br /></span></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA7RKW3BzDWR39sRtHfJXmsBPGalU8WWLGbU5g3rpSoAVfzcLoeNx3LrRuxp0NtJ2xyWfBAbK-_DBiYaFUY0U-bkQ_JvOkf7e3-tGzDnXp4dWrjbN78QIgw1eELBxT4ITHKFaIvkgvQM5BlDdJCU-3bU-PavceBrzIrlM7KD0Uvc0VUxiC7QmetQ3l/s3066/Celina.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a></div><span style="clear: right; float: right; font-size: large; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3066" data-original-width="2183" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA7RKW3BzDWR39sRtHfJXmsBPGalU8WWLGbU5g3rpSoAVfzcLoeNx3LrRuxp0NtJ2xyWfBAbK-_DBiYaFUY0U-bkQ_JvOkf7e3-tGzDnXp4dWrjbN78QIgw1eELBxT4ITHKFaIvkgvQM5BlDdJCU-3bU-PavceBrzIrlM7KD0Uvc0VUxiC7QmetQ3l/s320/Celina.jpg" width="228" /></span></div><div style="text-align: left; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><span><b>Celina: </b></span></i><span>Stairwell Carollers is the first a capella choir where I participate, therefore, it’s challenging, but amazing at the same time.</span><span><br /><o:p><b><i> </i></b></o:p></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span><b><i><br /></i></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span><b><i><br /></i></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span><b><i><br /></i></b><b><i><br /></i></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span><b><i><br /></i></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large; font-style: italic; font-weight: 700;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>What’s
your first impression of our director and founder of the choir, Pierre
Massie? </i></b></div><span><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i> </i></b></div></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left; text-size-adjust: auto;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span><i style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size: large;">Cathy: </span></i><span style="font-size: large;">Pierre Massie is a</span></span><span style="font-size: large;"> retired music teacher who has been directing the choir for 45 years now. He has a great deal of musical experience and is very dedicated to the choir.</span></div></div><div style="text-align: left; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span><o:p> </o:p></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><span><b>Celina:</b></span></i><span> I feel that only in 3 months my level has improved... and I still have a lot of work to do!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoySM6aUjPySIjTPpz3d0hqFTl1T6jq-gWQ-qKv4d2pvOYC0PBmriL2NfOkieYwwF2Z_8FFXqn0dg-3KOKc-vA9KbfTKl7J-ekFN_-0OTG4rX2rOSlbTgA2NtWMIx5wBFKkp0s7N0k9xGaJ4FaKaUZpIYbe4OHEszsqgWjOaELpJTNr-rHS-NNxXVb/s4008/Sep%2028,%202022%20at%207-043.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Stairwell Carollers rehearsal at St Columba church, Ottawa" border="0" data-original-height="3006" data-original-width="4008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoySM6aUjPySIjTPpz3d0hqFTl1T6jq-gWQ-qKv4d2pvOYC0PBmriL2NfOkieYwwF2Z_8FFXqn0dg-3KOKc-vA9KbfTKl7J-ekFN_-0OTG4rX2rOSlbTgA2NtWMIx5wBFKkp0s7N0k9xGaJ4FaKaUZpIYbe4OHEszsqgWjOaELpJTNr-rHS-NNxXVb/w640-h480/Sep%2028,%202022%20at%207-043.jpg" title="Stairwell Carollers rehearsal at St Columba church, Ottawa" width="640" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>How do you like our repertoire for Christmas 2022?</i></b></div></b><o:p><b><i> <br /></i></b></o:p></span><b><i>Cathy: </i></b><span>The
repertoire is wonderful. The music is challenging and fun but not
extremely difficult. Pierre is a talented composer and has written or
arranged some of the beautiful pieces himself. Choir members are
encouraged to give their input into the repertoire for the next term.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left; text-size-adjust: auto;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4krNfrlym4gweczLeJZtn-vrNeWFRYWPNpbbNvKmuQkatMVXRG_jr_rIwuNXVf0t2KgXMUqUVEBgRuv0jueO_kgSV57IHOmFx4PJk89IifL3dmlxpn7XkkI-RBiWyyxFKvplegPjm6t1KlbefYKMdQtBfTVY6L9obECbTVgMB2SxVNhG5e_0rUgK4/s888/Screen%20Shot%202022-11-23%20at%2012.45.44%20PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="Stairwell Caroller 2022 Xmas repertoire/song list" border="0" data-original-height="888" data-original-width="818" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4krNfrlym4gweczLeJZtn-vrNeWFRYWPNpbbNvKmuQkatMVXRG_jr_rIwuNXVf0t2KgXMUqUVEBgRuv0jueO_kgSV57IHOmFx4PJk89IifL3dmlxpn7XkkI-RBiWyyxFKvplegPjm6t1KlbefYKMdQtBfTVY6L9obECbTVgMB2SxVNhG5e_0rUgK4/w590-h640/Screen%20Shot%202022-11-23%20at%2012.45.44%20PM.png" title="Stairwell Caroller 2022 Xmas repertoire/song list" width="590" /></span></a></div></div><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: center; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>Could you describe the choir in a few words?</i></b></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>Cathy: </i></b><span>I would describe the choir as an advanced, high-caliber choir.</span></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><span><b>Celina: </b></span></i><span>It’s being a long time since I was in a choir where I had to practice almost every day, but when our voices mix together, the result is so beautiful that all the effort is worth it!</span><span> </span></span></p><div style="text-align: center; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>First impressions of being a Stairweller?</i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>Cathy: </i></b><span>We
are expected to gain a preliminary grasp of the music on our own, with
the help of recordings and music software, which allows us to isolate
our own part and reduce the speed, as necessary. Our time in rehearsals
focuses on dynamics, working through difficult parts and polishing the
sound.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span><br /></span><o:p><span> </span><i><span><b>Celina: </b></span></i><span>My very first time singing with the choir I was super impressed of the quality of the voices and how everybody puts a big effort to be prepared for the rehearsals.</span></o:p></span></div><div style="text-align: left; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: large;"><o:p><span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><i><b>What’s the organization of the chorale like?</b></i></div></span></o:p><o:p><span> <br /></span></o:p><b><i>Cathy: </i></b><span>Everything
is extremely well organized. Members know dates of concerts and
rehearsals far in advance and a weekly update from the director keeps
everyone well informed. At the beginning of the term, members are told
specifically which pieces will be worked on at each rehearsal, which
makes it much easier to prepare.</span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><span><b>Celina: </b></span></i><span>I am impressed with the way our together time every week is more productive (compared to other choirs where I sang with in the past).</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><i><b>Tell me some things you really love about the choir so far.</b></i></div></span><o:p><span> <br /></span></o:p><b><i>Cathy: </i></b><span>Over the years, the choir has given a significant amount of money towards scholarships and donations to local charities.<br /></span><o:p><span>It is a well-disciplined choir. Everyone is very friendly, but chatting during rehearsals is kept to a minimum. </span><span> </span><span>The choir makes efforts to welcome newcomers and social events are being planned so that members get to know each other.</span></o:p></span></div><div style="text-align: left; text-size-adjust: auto;"><o:p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></o:p></div><div style="text-align: left; text-size-adjust: auto;"><o:p><span style="font-size: large;"><i><span><b>Celina: </b></span></i><span>I’m very grateful for the patience that the carollers have with my volume, with my accent, with my high notes, thank you everybody for contributing and help me somehow to become a real caroller at the same level!</span></span></o:p></div><h4 style="text-align: center; text-size-adjust: auto;"><o:p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://www.stairwellcarollers.com/en/auditions/" target="_blank">Auditions - Join us!</a></span></o:p></h4><div style="text-align: left; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; text-align: left;"><div><p style="color: black;"><b style="color: #38761d;">About <a href="https://stairwellcarollers.blogspot.com/2017/03/tutti-thursday-40-years-of-stairwell.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">The Stairwell Carollers</a>:</b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: black;"><p><span style="color: #38761d;"><b><a href="https://stairwellcarollers.blogspot.com/2011/07/noteable-mention-our-director-pierre.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Pierre Massie </a>created our a cappella choir in 1977 while he was a music student at Ottawa University. With wins in both the 2010 and <a href="http://stairwellcarollers.blogspot.com/2013/04/gold-at-ottawa-kiwanis-music-festival.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">2013</a> Ontario Music Festival Association competitions, we are r</b><b>anked among the best of Ontario choirs.</b><b> </b></span><span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></span></p><div><span style="color: #38761d;"><b>A<a href="https://apps.cra-arc.gc.ca/ebci/hacc/srch/pub/dsplyRprtngPrd?q.srchNmFltr=stairwell+carollers&q.stts=0007&selectedCharityBn=867930711RR0001&dsrdPg=1"> registered Canadian charity</a>, The Carollers also help local charities with net proceeds from concert tickets, <a href="https://www.stairwellcarollers.com/en/laudemus-cum-armonia/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">CDs, Digital Downloads</a> and <a href="https://open.spotify.com/artist/0AqtBunWA5VFO4Z5I7BSax">Streaming</a> sales. </b></span><span style="color: #38761d;"><b>Since 1997 we have <a href="https://www.stairwellcarollers.com/en/charitable-work/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">donated over $143,800 to local charities</a> and<a href="https://www.stairwellcarollers.com/en/winners/" rel="noopener" target="_blank"> scholarships.</a></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #38761d;"><img border="0" class="alignleft" data-original-height="131" data-original-width="332" height="126" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEKhzgzHUahFJFWNSXxoDQFh_A3_fIkOLEQ-FQYJ4BvyR2nOZM5TcrrAZffb-F2dYB2SBs9wgCgQe1djrNQd5dBZWhfNja-AqK5DSrqpS5YzcIzhcHx_9bzZBqUqwo1M4FSOrSt9GENleD/s320/Mouse+sig.gif" style="color: black;" width="320" /></span></div></div></div></span></div></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>Holly Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08102929751215840202noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5812784795929404468.post-72891913489567722002022-11-15T14:00:00.004-05:002022-12-02T13:02:40.574-05:00Noël en 7 langues chanté a cappella - Concerts - Les Chanteurs Stairwell<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnpruuxYOYdoqA0r02cdk30BPgWvJdHz4WhPhSbwmCP0xYLhNsd3J_ANPpbqxA2a1oFgIdIfMuJrH7A869Pj_ZIcRpe0YMTwu2c62KL0k3aadPf6UCiTfx02GuoqWMdJylraQexzfVMgci6ds4esNo9JFMFQOLwXRRYrI_MR5JdaOvI8gMASCpIW_b/s4849/SC%20xmas22%20ltr%20fr.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Noël en 7 langues chanté a cappella" border="0" data-original-height="4849" data-original-width="3772" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnpruuxYOYdoqA0r02cdk30BPgWvJdHz4WhPhSbwmCP0xYLhNsd3J_ANPpbqxA2a1oFgIdIfMuJrH7A869Pj_ZIcRpe0YMTwu2c62KL0k3aadPf6UCiTfx02GuoqWMdJylraQexzfVMgci6ds4esNo9JFMFQOLwXRRYrI_MR5JdaOvI8gMASCpIW_b/w498-h640/SC%20xmas22%20ltr%20fr.jpg" title="Noël en 7 langues chanté a cappella" width="498" /></a></div><h2 style="background-color: white; clear: both; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 25.2px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.stairwellcarollers.com/fr/concert-noel/" target="_blank">2022 <span style="font-size: x-large;">CONCERTS</span> NOËL</a></h2><div style="text-align: center;"> <span face="helvetica, arial, sans-serif" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 28px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">le samedi 10 décembre</span></div><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: green; font-family: Corsiva; font-size: 25.2px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://goo.gl/maps/ShAxXjieYxJ2" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: black; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 25.2px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Église unie Southminster</a><span face="helvetica, arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 25.2px;">,</span></div><span face="helvetica, arial, sans-serif" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: black; font-size: 25.2px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="LrzXr" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 25.2px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">15, avenue Aylmer,</span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 25.2px;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 25.2px;">Ottawa, 19h30</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNjEiff21aqyh4WSPDF0fhtpw2vLQKoSZDyCA-Msk3_Ey4qKqzFwpcFSSIWKmXIIMV_eRzV69p2nos7WMikH1xfOz3-mJH5e86LWtusavUXo76rE_MTT6G6oefE5ATvgQR4Vx0d44RgHOMJ3q62Vq-yrh4wHfPXhUd9L3cUDYOVTvP8qii2Ot1JfxH/s5184/IMG_9665.CR2" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Église Southminster Concert avec Les Chanteurs Stairwell" border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="5184" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNjEiff21aqyh4WSPDF0fhtpw2vLQKoSZDyCA-Msk3_Ey4qKqzFwpcFSSIWKmXIIMV_eRzV69p2nos7WMikH1xfOz3-mJH5e86LWtusavUXo76rE_MTT6G6oefE5ATvgQR4Vx0d44RgHOMJ3q62Vq-yrh4wHfPXhUd9L3cUDYOVTvP8qii2Ot1JfxH/w640-h426/IMG_9665.CR2" title="Église Southminster Concert avec Les Chanteurs Stairwell" width="640" /></a></div></div></span></span><p></p><div><div style="text-align: center;"><h4 style="background-color: white; clear: both; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.canadahelps.org/fr/organismesdebienfaisance/the-stairwell-carollers/events/southminster/" target="_blank">Obtenir des billets pour <span style="background-color: transparent;">le samedi 10 décembre</span></a></span></h4></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span face="helvetica, arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 28px;">le mercredi 14 décembre</span></div><span style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="color: green; font-family: Corsiva; font-size: 25.2px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://goo.gl/maps/c8sUuY8yFJ72" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: black; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 25.2px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank"><big style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 25.2px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Église anglicane St. Columba</big></a><span face="helvetica, arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 25.2px;">,</span></div><span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="color: black; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 25.2px; text-align: center;"><span class="LrzXr" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 25.2px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">24, rue Sandridge,</span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 25.2px;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 25.2px;">Ottawa, 19h30.</span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 25.2px; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR5V2c3VwQ-JDGwwyKQecr8hDvtS_vENU0iRVmppMRgVnpcVJBTfnGuunPqqgWT1u7BbmOXeQPhxUFwVx7U5-K-VAugH-oCC9kFKWWjYTmlbKIzVNNr2TKW6tWbfIM6I9r06B3FNUaGidCElWwXIs97q9VfDoSon7tmlzfcIV8E98eb_nsru1tX3tv/s2048/Dec%2017,%202016,%209-26%20PM.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Église St. Columba Concert avec Les Chanteurs Stairwell" border="0" data-original-height="1367" data-original-width="2048" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR5V2c3VwQ-JDGwwyKQecr8hDvtS_vENU0iRVmppMRgVnpcVJBTfnGuunPqqgWT1u7BbmOXeQPhxUFwVx7U5-K-VAugH-oCC9kFKWWjYTmlbKIzVNNr2TKW6tWbfIM6I9r06B3FNUaGidCElWwXIs97q9VfDoSon7tmlzfcIV8E98eb_nsru1tX3tv/w640-h428/Dec%2017,%202016,%209-26%20PM.JPG" title="Église St. Columba Concert avec Les Chanteurs Stairwell" width="640" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="color: black; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><h4 style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.canadahelps.org/fr/organismesdebienfaisance/the-stairwell-carollers/events/columba/" target="_blank">Obtenir des billets pour le mercredi 14 décembre</a></span></h4></div><div><h3><a href="https://stairwell-carollers-buy-christmas-carol-cds-music.square.site/" target="_blank">Obtenez nos enregistrements professionnels ICI</a></h3><div style="text-align: left;"><h3 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;"><i>NOS CD ET MP3 SERONT DISPONIBLES À L'ACHAT À TOUS NOS CONCERTS</i></span></h3></div><div style="text-align: left;"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: blue;"><span lang="FR-CA">Au sujet des
Chanteurs Stairwell:</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR-CA"><span style="color: blue;">C'est en 1977
que notre ensemble vocal naît de l'initiative de </span><a href="http://pierremassiechoralcomposer.blogspot.com/p/welcome.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;">Pierre Massie,</span></a><span style="color: blue;"> un étudiant en musique à l'Université d'Ottawa. En
tant que lauréats des concours de l'Ontario Music Festival
Association de 2010 et 2013, nous pouvons affirmer que nous
nous classons parmi les meilleures chorales de l'Ontario. </span></span></p><p>
<span style="color: blue;"> </span>
<span style="color: blue;"> </span>
</p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR-CA"><span style="color: blue;">Nous sommes un
organisme de bienfaisance canadien enregistré et les
recettes de nos concerts, de la vente de CD, de
téléchargements et de streaming nous permettent d'aider
notre communauté. Ainsi, depuis 1997, nous avons remis plus
de </span><a href="https://www.stairwellcarollers.com/fr/bienfaisance/" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;">143 800 $ en dons à des organismes caritatifs locaux</span></a><span style="color: blue;"> et
en</span><span style="color: red;"><a href="https://www.stairwellcarollers.com/fr/gagnants-2/" target="_blank"> <span style="color: red;">bourses d'étude</span></a>s.</span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; text-align: left;"><div style="color: black; font-family: Times;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><img border="0" data-original-height="131" data-original-width="332" height="126" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEKhzgzHUahFJFWNSXxoDQFh_A3_fIkOLEQ-FQYJ4BvyR2nOZM5TcrrAZffb-F2dYB2SBs9wgCgQe1djrNQd5dBZWhfNja-AqK5DSrqpS5YzcIzhcHx_9bzZBqUqwo1M4FSOrSt9GENleD/s320/Mouse+sig.gif" style="color: black;" width="320" /></span></div></span></div></div></div><div style="color: black; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: black; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 25.2px;"><br /></div></div></span></span></div>Holly Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08102929751215840202noreply@blogger.com0Ottawa, ON, Canada45.4215296 -75.69719309999999317.111295763821154 -110.85344309999999 73.731763436178852 -40.540943099999993tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5812784795929404468.post-23808909884224633772022-11-14T14:04:00.004-05:002022-11-23T14:05:09.130-05:002022 Stairwell Caroller CHRISTMAS CAROL CONCERTS - Dec 10th, 14th<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1fcAHwaoJW_6pK-FbI7uREmvUztm5bBx-zCN2o0XgDaK5ZxI57g_B27l619J2vfCIlfCf5ZobL36NHjhD0tHkMG6XMQS8BSOevxlFTPe0HtDpO04QKX7Hn0Gl2POKA9yPFoZJcoXuXt5nx4CG7rsjAIj5ciJE1kIzETaQdfb17fP1-itWfPR8MxB2/s4849/SC%20xmas22%20ltr%20en.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Christmas in 7 languages - The Stairwell Carollers 2022 Xmas concert poster" border="0" data-original-height="4849" data-original-width="3772" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1fcAHwaoJW_6pK-FbI7uREmvUztm5bBx-zCN2o0XgDaK5ZxI57g_B27l619J2vfCIlfCf5ZobL36NHjhD0tHkMG6XMQS8BSOevxlFTPe0HtDpO04QKX7Hn0Gl2POKA9yPFoZJcoXuXt5nx4CG7rsjAIj5ciJE1kIzETaQdfb17fP1-itWfPR8MxB2/w498-h640/SC%20xmas22%20ltr%20en.jpg" title="Christmas in 7 languages - The Stairwell Carollers 2022 Xmas concert poster" width="498" /></a></div><h1 style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;">Saturday December 10</div><span face="helvetica, arial, sans-serif" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 25.2px; font-weight: 500; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://goo.gl/maps/ShAxXjieYxJ2" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: black; font-size: 25.2px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Southminster United Church</a><span style="font-size: 25.2px;">,</span></div><span class="LrzXr" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 25.2px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="LrzXr" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 25.2px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">15 Aylmer Ave,</span><span style="font-size: 25.2px;"> Ottawa, 7:30pm.</span></div></span></span></h1><h1 style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;">Wednesday December 14</div><span face="helvetica, arial, sans-serif" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 25.2px; font-weight: 500; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://goo.gl/maps/c8sUuY8yFJ72" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: black; font-size: 25.2px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">St. Columba Church</a><span style="font-size: 25.2px;">,</span></div><span class="LrzXr" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 25.2px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="LrzXr" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 25.2px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">24 Sandridge Rd,</span><span style="font-size: 25.2px;"> </span><span style="font-size: 25.2px;">Ottawa, 7:30pm.</span></div></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">2022 <a href="https://www.stairwellcarollers.com/en/home/" style="font-size: xx-large;" target="_blank">CHRISTMAS CAROL CONCERTS</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/the-stairwell-carollers/events/southminster/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">GET YOUR TICKETS FOR DEC 10TH</span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT9HqMWkDoeKoMvCZiwowaSJfiT4b61SKlod6KzdMdk7EPx7bTsipf3ofKqktv5ZccCjxCEQKGLphaeFxoNHxldHrSP8Iwro_zqFhn6Q_b_gs-oVT1AydiIZK0FdhWWajqOBVUImdIJNVpxxgd4L5ojlxn9UHb0kG6_zB8m7pp6BCqLJOQIZclp4Is/s2048/Dec%2017,%202016,%209-26%20PM.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Concert pre covid at St Columba" border="0" data-original-height="1367" data-original-width="2048" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT9HqMWkDoeKoMvCZiwowaSJfiT4b61SKlod6KzdMdk7EPx7bTsipf3ofKqktv5ZccCjxCEQKGLphaeFxoNHxldHrSP8Iwro_zqFhn6Q_b_gs-oVT1AydiIZK0FdhWWajqOBVUImdIJNVpxxgd4L5ojlxn9UHb0kG6_zB8m7pp6BCqLJOQIZclp4Is/w640-h428/Dec%2017,%202016,%209-26%20PM.JPG" title="Concert pre covid at St Columba" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/the-stairwell-carollers/events/columba/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">GET YOUR TICKETS FOR DEC 14TH</span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKB3BUN1XPdCkxRhdcBCC_yLzeVeVt53oOK5f3I6g3rJNFyR_kN_Nb5cjUylxQV75ZllwIS3iW8KDr43yFP9sgbk3NEXqfgOwsRINXd3lcwLM0FreF_0I77lWBCq3F_5NaUdDJV4OXv3DRnBvYWKDOPWCaqZSLWH4Hwm0v4cNB2BcAHdy7sI0aCBwv/s5184/IMG_9665.CR2" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Stairwell Caroller Xmas Concert at Southminster church" border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="5184" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKB3BUN1XPdCkxRhdcBCC_yLzeVeVt53oOK5f3I6g3rJNFyR_kN_Nb5cjUylxQV75ZllwIS3iW8KDr43yFP9sgbk3NEXqfgOwsRINXd3lcwLM0FreF_0I77lWBCq3F_5NaUdDJV4OXv3DRnBvYWKDOPWCaqZSLWH4Hwm0v4cNB2BcAHdy7sI0aCBwv/w640-h426/IMG_9665.CR2" title="Stairwell Caroller Xmas Concert at Southminster church" width="640" /></a></div></div></h1><h3 style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://stairwell-carollers-buy-christmas-carol-cds-music.square.site/" target="_blank">Get our professional recordings HERE.</a></h3><div><h3 style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="color: red;">OUR CDS AND MP3S WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE AT ALL OUR CONCERTS</span></em></h3></div><div><p><b style="color: #38761d;">About <a href="https://stairwellcarollers.blogspot.com/2017/03/tutti-thursday-40-years-of-stairwell.html" target="_blank">The Stairwell Carollers</a>:</b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b><a href="https://stairwellcarollers.blogspot.com/2011/07/noteable-mention-our-director-pierre.html" target="_blank">Pierre Massie </a>created our a cappella choir in 1977 while he was a music student at Ottawa University. With wins in both the 2010 and <a href="http://stairwellcarollers.blogspot.com/2013/04/gold-at-ottawa-kiwanis-music-festival.html" target="_blank">2013</a> Ontario Music Festival Association competitions, we are r</b></span><b>anked among the best of Ontario choirs.</b><b> </b></span><span style="color: #38761d; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: 700;"><br /></span></span><span style="color: #38761d; text-align: left;"><div><span style="color: #38761d;"><b>A registered Canadian charity, The Carollers also help local charities with net proceeds from concert tickets, <a href="https://www.stairwellcarollers.com/en/laudemus-cum-armonia/" target="_blank">CD and cookbook</a> sales. </b></span><span style="color: #38761d;"><b>Since 1997 we have <a href="https://www.stairwellcarollers.com/en/charitable-work/" target="_blank">donated over $143,800 to local charities</a> and<a href="https://www.stairwellcarollers.com/en/winners/" target="_blank"> scholarships.</a></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #38761d;"><img border="0" data-original-height="131" data-original-width="332" height="126" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEKhzgzHUahFJFWNSXxoDQFh_A3_fIkOLEQ-FQYJ4BvyR2nOZM5TcrrAZffb-F2dYB2SBs9wgCgQe1djrNQd5dBZWhfNja-AqK5DSrqpS5YzcIzhcHx_9bzZBqUqwo1M4FSOrSt9GENleD/s320/Mouse+sig.gif" style="color: black;" width="320" /></span></div></span></div></div>Holly Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08102929751215840202noreply@blogger.com0Ottawa, ON, Canada45.4215296 -75.69719309999999320.803845228729056 -110.85344309999999 70.039213971270939 -40.540943099999993tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5812784795929404468.post-61188872310780570862022-11-09T15:32:00.005-05:002022-11-09T15:47:21.417-05:00O nata lux - Christmas Carols LIVE - DIGITAL DOWNLOAD<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwbQH1hfEa6UXzjHyzipiEG5ES2_9B9HTs4irngJgpbcZB3I1T8JROhgjAxlHO1x4JGrBILQpAyvNp-pZNiQ5GY5iHM1uqwIi7rLWrZc11agb775Den8V04d9_bs_u0M-0q4IosYjv3HA6tYiTU2hH5uTrEF4tlaWyLrGvI95UgzGZh0a8nd2B4hxT/s962/Screen%20Shot%202022-11-06%20at%205.13.08%20PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="O Nata Lux LIVE - Christmas carols Virtual CD MP3 digital download" border="0" data-original-height="867" data-original-width="962" height="576" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwbQH1hfEa6UXzjHyzipiEG5ES2_9B9HTs4irngJgpbcZB3I1T8JROhgjAxlHO1x4JGrBILQpAyvNp-pZNiQ5GY5iHM1uqwIi7rLWrZc11agb775Den8V04d9_bs_u0M-0q4IosYjv3HA6tYiTU2hH5uTrEF4tlaWyLrGvI95UgzGZh0a8nd2B4hxT/w640-h576/Screen%20Shot%202022-11-06%20at%205.13.08%20PM.png" title="O Nata Lux LIVE - Christmas carols Virtual CD MP3 digital download" width="640" /></a></div><br /><h1 style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;"> <a href="https://stairwell-carollers-buy-christmas-carol-cds-music.square.site/product/O_nata_lux_Christmas_carol_MP3_digital_download_virtual_CD/29?cp=true&sa=false&sbp=false&q=false&category_id=5" target="_blank">NEW FOR CHRISTMAS 2022 </a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;"><a href="https://stairwell-carollers-buy-christmas-carol-cds-music.square.site/product/O_nata_lux_Christmas_carol_MP3_digital_download_virtual_CD/29?cp=true&sa=false&sbp=false&q=false&category_id=5" target="_blank">/ NOUVEAU POUR 2022 NOËL</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://stairwell-carollers-buy-christmas-carol-cds-music.square.site/product/O_nata_lux_Christmas_carol_MP3_digital_download_virtual_CD/29?cp=true&sa=false&sbp=false&q=false&category_id=5" target="_blank">O nata lux - Christmas Carols LIVE</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Our second LIVE in concert Virtual CD specially produced to celebrate the Stairwell Carollers 45th Anniversary. </span><span style="color: red; font-size: xx-large;">Only available as an MP3 digital download. </span></p><h4 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">No waiting, no shipping!</span></h4><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKGM-0pJOiSQJOv37v4MTW9zglltT9rEOpCTY-oEjkrk0Rv4HKLhU-7uzn_zgE0wsq1EgUrA_p3kWIkR6srj9xkYbC85SW0Tn5JNc6NwfAWKfvz_G_ieZ3f3ITT3EUU4UxysBiC_BZw1IGEDd7LJwbOeCi10XXw-G-dPE0xEAj62uHkJb3Dn0JJBAy/s870/Screen%20Shot%202022-11-06%20at%205.15.57%20PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="O nata lux 2022 Christmas carol cd digital download song list" border="0" data-original-height="781" data-original-width="870" height="574" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKGM-0pJOiSQJOv37v4MTW9zglltT9rEOpCTY-oEjkrk0Rv4HKLhU-7uzn_zgE0wsq1EgUrA_p3kWIkR6srj9xkYbC85SW0Tn5JNc6NwfAWKfvz_G_ieZ3f3ITT3EUU4UxysBiC_BZw1IGEDd7LJwbOeCi10XXw-G-dPE0xEAj62uHkJb3Dn0JJBAy/w640-h574/Screen%20Shot%202022-11-06%20at%205.15.57%20PM.png" title="O nata lux 2022 Christmas carol cd digital download song list" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo6wTimPRAnpJONMQ8nmvsYmNpIIbHmLnNMaKxUngn68eKhUHal79dQxVGOA_ZoDd7ZXNhsdObTTnbln0lhgutpHdYpZWEdEewSer6UN__VwzRS5ie9QVI11u0ghMNSpAbZ-zgFznffopRsrQDbFkmmGlKGGBFUGp-tKP045nYUxpxgQR5dgMr4v1I/s863/Screen%20Shot%202022-11-06%20at%205.16.42%20PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Directors Notes for O nata Lux digital download" border="0" data-original-height="767" data-original-width="863" height="568" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo6wTimPRAnpJONMQ8nmvsYmNpIIbHmLnNMaKxUngn68eKhUHal79dQxVGOA_ZoDd7ZXNhsdObTTnbln0lhgutpHdYpZWEdEewSer6UN__VwzRS5ie9QVI11u0ghMNSpAbZ-zgFznffopRsrQDbFkmmGlKGGBFUGp-tKP045nYUxpxgQR5dgMr4v1I/w640-h568/Screen%20Shot%202022-11-06%20at%205.16.42%20PM.png" title="Directors Notes for O nata Lux digital download" width="640" /></a></div><h4 style="text-align: center;">2022 <a href="https://www.stairwellcarollers.com/en/home/" style="font-size: xx-large;" target="_blank">CHRISTMAS CONCERTS</a></h4><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/the-stairwell-carollers/events/southminster/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">GET YOUR TICKETS FOR DEC 10TH</span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKB3BUN1XPdCkxRhdcBCC_yLzeVeVt53oOK5f3I6g3rJNFyR_kN_Nb5cjUylxQV75ZllwIS3iW8KDr43yFP9sgbk3NEXqfgOwsRINXd3lcwLM0FreF_0I77lWBCq3F_5NaUdDJV4OXv3DRnBvYWKDOPWCaqZSLWH4Hwm0v4cNB2BcAHdy7sI0aCBwv/s5184/IMG_9665.CR2" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Stairwell Caroller Xmas Concert at Southminster church" border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="5184" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKB3BUN1XPdCkxRhdcBCC_yLzeVeVt53oOK5f3I6g3rJNFyR_kN_Nb5cjUylxQV75ZllwIS3iW8KDr43yFP9sgbk3NEXqfgOwsRINXd3lcwLM0FreF_0I77lWBCq3F_5NaUdDJV4OXv3DRnBvYWKDOPWCaqZSLWH4Hwm0v4cNB2BcAHdy7sI0aCBwv/w640-h426/IMG_9665.CR2" title="Stairwell Caroller Xmas Concert at Southminster church" width="640" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><p style="font-size: medium; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"><b style="color: #38761d;">About <a href="https://stairwellcarollers.blogspot.com/2017/03/tutti-thursday-40-years-of-stairwell.html" target="_blank">The Stairwell Carollers</a>:</b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: medium; font-weight: 400;"><span style="color: #38761d; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b><a href="https://stairwellcarollers.blogspot.com/2011/07/noteable-mention-our-director-pierre.html" target="_blank">Pierre Massie </a>created our a cappella choir in 1977 while he was a music student at Ottawa University. With wins in both the 2010 and <a href="http://stairwellcarollers.blogspot.com/2013/04/gold-at-ottawa-kiwanis-music-festival.html" target="_blank">2013</a> Ontario Music Festival Association competitions, we are r</b></span><b>anked among the best of Ontario choirs.</b><b> </b></span><span style="color: #38761d; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: 700;"><br /></span></span><span style="color: #38761d; text-align: left;"><div><span style="color: #38761d;"><b>A registered Canadian charity, The Carollers also help local charities with net proceeds from concert tickets, <a href="https://www.stairwellcarollers.com/en/laudemus-cum-armonia/" target="_blank">CD and cookbook</a> sales. </b></span><span style="color: #38761d;"><b>Since 1997 we have <a href="https://www.stairwellcarollers.com/en/charitable-work/" target="_blank">donated over $143,800 to local charities</a> and<a href="https://www.stairwellcarollers.com/en/winners/" target="_blank"> scholarships.</a></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #38761d;"><img border="0" data-original-height="131" data-original-width="332" height="126" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEKhzgzHUahFJFWNSXxoDQFh_A3_fIkOLEQ-FQYJ4BvyR2nOZM5TcrrAZffb-F2dYB2SBs9wgCgQe1djrNQd5dBZWhfNja-AqK5DSrqpS5YzcIzhcHx_9bzZBqUqwo1M4FSOrSt9GENleD/s320/Mouse+sig.gif" style="color: black;" width="320" /></span></div></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></h1><p></p>Holly Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08102929751215840202noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5812784795929404468.post-90999471444304014742022-10-21T16:20:00.004-04:002022-12-02T13:06:38.828-05:00 Atelier Chorale du Printemps 2022 - avec Gabriel Lewis-O'Connor<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho0uV-sjZY6ayBaVIADgUO5_sbmlPKkAno1tPLL4jGiWanpYpfMjhs8Wc8Gmz0vmyz3FdQUfwqG7ttinJ8nb3c8iPoMovXDXH1ktRSsozEa2cvkYu6JSSXO0PD3tXMc68ACIMkGmKWlcBbgefu8XTNSo7byW2zPgvz62W-um_AfakEXpTm9SR6yo7v/s6000/Apr%2030,%202022%20at%202-047.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Atelier de chant avec Gabriel Lewis-O'Connor" border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho0uV-sjZY6ayBaVIADgUO5_sbmlPKkAno1tPLL4jGiWanpYpfMjhs8Wc8Gmz0vmyz3FdQUfwqG7ttinJ8nb3c8iPoMovXDXH1ktRSsozEa2cvkYu6JSSXO0PD3tXMc68ACIMkGmKWlcBbgefu8XTNSo7byW2zPgvz62W-um_AfakEXpTm9SR6yo7v/w640-h426/Apr%2030,%202022%20at%202-047.JPG" title="Atelier de chant avec Gabriel Lewis-O'Connor" width="640" /></a><span style="text-align: left;"> </span></div><p>À la fin avril 2022, les chanteurs Stairwell accueillaient Gabriel Lewis-O'Connor, grand professionel du chant choral et ancien membre de Chanticleer, pour un atelier de chant. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX8qcLFsGHeDi5ypfJzhjyCnJcGi2ehNnlf47B9o6P1HTmfTWmdtYZIljLDMkL3eRUj3Z-LoRzKiwaN3RbjaX5GRRNj6sbHqiZlfv-ukp1EObYOYZ0yJK17bNlQxQIOCtQ5_f4ZPw3Qg8lsSUyX0Jxtuh10RRIwbi0Q7CKZy255aLBvJ4pEZeTZCIT/s1600/Apr%2030,%202022%20at%201-039%20copy.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Gabriel Lewis-O'Connor" border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1600" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX8qcLFsGHeDi5ypfJzhjyCnJcGi2ehNnlf47B9o6P1HTmfTWmdtYZIljLDMkL3eRUj3Z-LoRzKiwaN3RbjaX5GRRNj6sbHqiZlfv-ukp1EObYOYZ0yJK17bNlQxQIOCtQ5_f4ZPw3Qg8lsSUyX0Jxtuh10RRIwbi0Q7CKZy255aLBvJ4pEZeTZCIT/w640-h426/Apr%2030,%202022%20at%201-039%20copy.JPG" title="Gabriel Lewis-O'Connor" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>En fait, Gabe, tel qu'il est connu bien affectueusement par les choristes, est déjà venu pour des ateliers avec les chanteurs Stairwell en 2018 et en 2019. Cette fois-ci, c'est en 2022, après plusieurs mois d'isolement et de défis de toutes sortes que vous connaissez bien. Pour rien au monde les membres de la chorale et son directeur, Pierre Massie, ne manqueraient cette occasion de passer quelques jours avec Gabe. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHq20NGO83cCaAkzH25BR_4f6VaZ94JeSPjNXQx7rp8C1zUIFxMml0LWxfK5dINR6xFrRhOoe7cuzhfKVKk8f5VdRQWq2YV7bfxQUxLf84tzauFxmuH7beMqOPM7O8I1xRabTjxAV9zFpK60Sb4As-9xgvTe0VfgyhCMMO_nhoqU_kikC-EeXZdVRH/s6000/Apr%2030,%202022%20at%2012-047.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Pierre Massie et Gabriel Lewis-O'Connor" border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHq20NGO83cCaAkzH25BR_4f6VaZ94JeSPjNXQx7rp8C1zUIFxMml0LWxfK5dINR6xFrRhOoe7cuzhfKVKk8f5VdRQWq2YV7bfxQUxLf84tzauFxmuH7beMqOPM7O8I1xRabTjxAV9zFpK60Sb4As-9xgvTe0VfgyhCMMO_nhoqU_kikC-EeXZdVRH/w640-h426/Apr%2030,%202022%20at%2012-047.JPG" title="Pierre Massie et Gabriel Lewis-O'Connor" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>Et moi, je suis nouvelle choriste avec les Chanteurs Stairwell et pas très sûre de moi, d'ailleurs. Toute la chorale se réjouit et attend l'arrivée de Gabe avec impatience. Un grand spécialiste, avec un doctorat en "choral conducting". Ouille! Non mais, dans quoi je me suis embarquée? Mais bon, je respire, je garde un esprit ouvert et, finalement, ce n'est qu'un weekend...</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpDj1mqQBmHGLp1-sNuQxgIPXv5b8pKdU5blYWpfQn5taYtI8deKJG_P8ZughCYCo9mweJLf5JQ50SKh5QxvUIm4y5KA3LktZIyrdjW3pOaPWN-ZGfqiYnh2UxvZ8Y9vpG4qhJ5ei4iwB527G2yQhx9HZEKH9PxQKh4oImVi0uitLp4Pe83VTlqPEZ/s6000/Aug%2031,%202022%20at%207-47%20PM.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Anita, soprano" border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="4000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpDj1mqQBmHGLp1-sNuQxgIPXv5b8pKdU5blYWpfQn5taYtI8deKJG_P8ZughCYCo9mweJLf5JQ50SKh5QxvUIm4y5KA3LktZIyrdjW3pOaPWN-ZGfqiYnh2UxvZ8Y9vpG4qhJ5ei4iwB527G2yQhx9HZEKH9PxQKh4oImVi0uitLp4Pe83VTlqPEZ/w426-h640/Aug%2031,%202022%20at%207-47%20PM.JPG" title="Anita, soprano" width="426" /></a></div><p></p><p>Vous pensez deviner où je vais en venir... Que l'atelier a été tout simplement GÉNIAL, que ma performance s'est améliorée de 150 %, que les "blues" de la pandémie se sont évaporés. Pas tout à fait... Oui, Gabe est génial comme enseignant. Authentique et sincère, il partage son expertise avec humour, humilité et simplicité, de façon à joindre tous les membres de la chorale. Tout en respectant l'excellent travail de Pierre, Gabe nous a aidé à retravailler les chants pour le concert du printemps, et parfois à les imaginer autrement. Ce workshop, c'était aussi plein de petits trucs pratiques, qui reviennent régulièrement pendant nos pratiques du mercredi soir. Toujours intimidée? Euh, oui, mais j'ai aussi beaucoup aimé l'expérience. On a travaillé fort, mais on a aussi beaucoup ri et on a partagé d'excellents repas (à l'extérieur, évidemment). Les défis de la pandémie ne nous ont pas quittés, mais quel "boost" pour le moral et l'énergie du groupe.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNSOkvFK1MWScYdlu-kosja7F_Ppt5sX5qgap87I4lp-9aXoA8ygBrzD3TUvV8y5bfCEuikyTFc8ZLuw7zWzo7jhgrkoYgeN5d-Q868ndu7zw_Mn6B0C-rHfRyWqJ5iSaUikeQdZINjza2L3FNdBuWAs_2eLILoDuzEXoIu500DGsVQMPkIzvglSLK/s3264/May%201,%202022%20at%2012-38%20PM.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Terry et Matthieu "sommeliers"" border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNSOkvFK1MWScYdlu-kosja7F_Ppt5sX5qgap87I4lp-9aXoA8ygBrzD3TUvV8y5bfCEuikyTFc8ZLuw7zWzo7jhgrkoYgeN5d-Q868ndu7zw_Mn6B0C-rHfRyWqJ5iSaUikeQdZINjza2L3FNdBuWAs_2eLILoDuzEXoIu500DGsVQMPkIzvglSLK/w640-h480/May%201,%202022%20at%2012-38%20PM.JPG" title="Terry et Matthieu "sommeliers"" width="640" /></a></div><p>À quand le prochain workshop?</p><p>par: Anita Beaudette</p><p>**********************************************************************************</p><p style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); 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border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background: transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;">Ramassage des commandes de CD dans Ottawa.</span></em></div><div class="moz-cite-prefix" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: "Droid Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; text-size-adjust: 100%; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; text-align: left;"><span style="color: blue;">Au sujet des Chanteurs Stairwell:</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; text-align: left;"><span lang="FR-CA"><span style="color: blue;">C'est en 1977 que notre ensemble vocal naît de l'initiative de </span><a href="http://pierremassiechoralcomposer.blogspot.com/p/welcome.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;">Pierre Massie,</span></a><span style="color: blue;"> un étudiant en musique à l'Université d'Ottawa. En tant que lauréats des concours de l'Ontario Music Festival Association de 2010 et 2013, nous pouvons affirmer que nous nous classons parmi les meilleures chorales de l'Ontario.</span></span></p><p style="color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; text-align: left;"><span style="color: blue;"></span><span style="color: blue;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; text-align: left;"><span lang="FR-CA"><span style="color: blue;">Nous sommes un organisme de bienfaisance canadien enregistré et les recettes de nos concerts, de la vente de CD, de téléchargements et de streaming nous permettent d'aider notre communauté. Ainsi, depuis 1997, nous avons remis plus de </span><a href="https://www.stairwellcarollers.com/fr/bienfaisance/" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;">143 800 $ en dons à des organismes caritatifs locaux</span></a><span style="color: blue;"> et en</span><span style="color: red;"><a href="https://www.stairwellcarollers.com/fr/gagnants-2/" target="_blank"> <span style="color: red;">bourses d'étude</span></a>s.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; text-align: left;"><span lang="FR-CA"><span style="color: red;"><img border="0" data-original-height="131" data-original-width="332" height="126" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEKhzgzHUahFJFWNSXxoDQFh_A3_fIkOLEQ-FQYJ4BvyR2nOZM5TcrrAZffb-F2dYB2SBs9wgCgQe1djrNQd5dBZWhfNja-AqK5DSrqpS5YzcIzhcHx_9bzZBqUqwo1M4FSOrSt9GENleD/s320/Mouse+sig.gif" style="color: black;" width="320" /></span></span></p></div>Holly Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08102929751215840202noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5812784795929404468.post-75151028301262549132022-10-21T16:07:00.003-04:002022-10-21T16:07:38.229-04:00Choral Workshop with Gabriel Lewis-O'Connor - a Soprano's Take<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga6c3YVh363bzG3FZPd6c_GJ6stk4GVctlR_zSMQWF3duuZGbLICZHgMXKEIYbxHfZEhW9I8n2GaBvWcxdiwSiIhhxunTPrMsdincVKq7QLSbJ3q74aW7KmCtuBLFIguZoUNmnHdcAtbFcG8VlE6RDgZ9mp_17gc2w5l90qdrKGxOuftozHD6lIyUY/s6000/Apr%2030,%202022%20at%202-047.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Gabrial Lewis-O'Connor leads the sopranos in an unusual choral exercise" border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga6c3YVh363bzG3FZPd6c_GJ6stk4GVctlR_zSMQWF3duuZGbLICZHgMXKEIYbxHfZEhW9I8n2GaBvWcxdiwSiIhhxunTPrMsdincVKq7QLSbJ3q74aW7KmCtuBLFIguZoUNmnHdcAtbFcG8VlE6RDgZ9mp_17gc2w5l90qdrKGxOuftozHD6lIyUY/w640-h426/Apr%2030,%202022%20at%202-047.JPG" title="Gabrial Lewis-O'Connor leads the sopranos in an unusual choral exercise" width="640" /></a></div><p>At the end of April 2022, the Stairwell Carollers did a choral workshop with invited guest Gabriel Lewis-O'Connor, professional choral director and former member of Chanticleer.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1MYBJ3CXVNDZIwPYEXqrIuW-LEXFd-AM7QfaOTFDFxxHStoqBPQiN0QUJhyk9P9whYdrRXCtvi3C5-6tbnjYPm1__kJ8dt4NQNrstz4kR0IvwE4Mg9tHP2lSB4H6OB-9SibD3kof6RDJNgyT9JQR1K8kDTxWxqGwzZWcqfEGPcQnu0j9Vifdsy32H/s1600/Apr%2030,%202022%20at%201-039%20copy.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Gabriel Lewis-O'Connor, choral specialist" border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1600" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1MYBJ3CXVNDZIwPYEXqrIuW-LEXFd-AM7QfaOTFDFxxHStoqBPQiN0QUJhyk9P9whYdrRXCtvi3C5-6tbnjYPm1__kJ8dt4NQNrstz4kR0IvwE4Mg9tHP2lSB4H6OB-9SibD3kof6RDJNgyT9JQR1K8kDTxWxqGwzZWcqfEGPcQnu0j9Vifdsy32H/w640-h426/Apr%2030,%202022%20at%201-039%20copy.JPG" title="Gabriel Lewis-O'Connor, choral specialist" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>Gabe, as he is affectionately known by the choir, had done masterclasses with the Carollers back in 2018 and 2019. After months of pandemic isolation he returned in 2022. Nothing in the world would stop the choir members and their director, Pierre Massie, from missing an opportunity to spend several days with Gabe.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqUm8qXadSyW20dLO3Uz20pPj7v_oJojy0zdm9sUI2EX3vSiknAAHnEuceQLDMfXUzpI5Bdch311OAAkEzkk8OYImAIi68yPR39-3XqzVuM1ymfKGNtIGpY0TvgEphI6cHJitKqy_T7pQei07jpBPwdZjccPFK6jVz89CG6W4Ep1h31Kk34wLeTFLk/s6000/Apr%2030,%202022%20at%2012-047.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Pierre, director of the Stairwell Carollers, had a lot to discuss with Gabe" border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqUm8qXadSyW20dLO3Uz20pPj7v_oJojy0zdm9sUI2EX3vSiknAAHnEuceQLDMfXUzpI5Bdch311OAAkEzkk8OYImAIi68yPR39-3XqzVuM1ymfKGNtIGpY0TvgEphI6cHJitKqy_T7pQei07jpBPwdZjccPFK6jVz89CG6W4Ep1h31Kk34wLeTFLk/w640-h426/Apr%2030,%202022%20at%2012-047.JPG" title="Pierre, director of the Stairwell Carollers, had a lot to discuss with Gabe" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>So, here I am, new chorister with the Stairwell Carollers, and not particularly sure of myself. Choir members patiently await Gabe's arrival. He's a master, a specialist in his field, with a doctorate in choral conducting?</p><p>Ooof. Really?</p><p>What am I getting myself into here? I'm fine...take a deep breath, keep an open mind, after all, it's only one weekend...</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiiKYlu_U4TCLAs3HmGg_j11GXBAYwP7_DG_7beHOeNwxVCqGL1T9rVrmNWMxxSxMLRgGqE0wdPf9M983KF0HNMTPVWlgT2jzZHu9qOE3sL748eKwtM53P9wHF9gXhcuDse1PgV58530dk9KLi3X1_SMinY-MQMLCUOpkLwKSEFZUmvTHhC8s1pmy_/s6000/Aug%2031,%202022%20at%207-47%20PM.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Anita making notes at choir rehearsal" border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="4000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiiKYlu_U4TCLAs3HmGg_j11GXBAYwP7_DG_7beHOeNwxVCqGL1T9rVrmNWMxxSxMLRgGqE0wdPf9M983KF0HNMTPVWlgT2jzZHu9qOE3sL748eKwtM53P9wHF9gXhcuDse1PgV58530dk9KLi3X1_SMinY-MQMLCUOpkLwKSEFZUmvTHhC8s1pmy_/w426-h640/Aug%2031,%202022%20at%207-47%20PM.JPG" title="Anita making notes at choir rehearsal" width="426" /></a></div><p></p><p>Can you guess where I'm going with this? The workshop was just SUPERB, my performance improved by 150%, and the pandemic blues became a thing of the past. Well, not quite! Yes, Gabe is a master professor for sure. Genuine and sincere, he shares his expertise with humour, humility and simplicity, in a way that reaches everyone and unites the choir in song. While respecting Pierre's excellent work, Gabe helped us hone our spring repertoire and sometimes, imagine the songs in a different way. The workshop was also full of practical tips that come up regularly at our Wednesday evening rehearsals.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfIGl3qgTIviJ8m24nYfxVt8Yt75Ry8Oi9Z9p3X2o1AthZVK7BoXiYVqq_z9O2Xbx_EdIKua9z3SC68S44xPOpAAR7VGZRPPGGq5VlZUZMhpq28KTGZmXNiOiYBpUVdGXIDbFORBmq2-BbSA7ZcgLxJb01HizhAVNhzQd4Kf5wLmrMmB-PklTOROlh/s6000/Apr%2030,%202022%20at%201-040.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Gabe makes a point - "Sing soft - but LOUD"" border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfIGl3qgTIviJ8m24nYfxVt8Yt75Ry8Oi9Z9p3X2o1AthZVK7BoXiYVqq_z9O2Xbx_EdIKua9z3SC68S44xPOpAAR7VGZRPPGGq5VlZUZMhpq28KTGZmXNiOiYBpUVdGXIDbFORBmq2-BbSA7ZcgLxJb01HizhAVNhzQd4Kf5wLmrMmB-PklTOROlh/w640-h426/Apr%2030,%202022%20at%201-040.JPG" title="Gabe makes a point - "Sing soft - but LOUD"" width="640" /></a></div><p>Still intimidated? Uh, of course, but I also loved the experience. We worked hard, but we also laughed a lot and shared some amazing food (outdoors, of course). The pandemic-related challenges we face are still with us, but what a boost to the group's morale and energy level!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzlRKFEMtg9pitZCszvls8X5Z0P-paI5NkS2tWJs5w0SZOfpfzxnFQbhVxoSWSDX-e-53z9UFzF4WZDyaMMUFNSCTTrSEzQFdxXINtVi_YaQusanR8_5FKas0Vt-JEK3eIPXvtScoLVuIlKUZUO_rSFo6SW1PNdgTjEKw3GJ2X40RxD3gZD9RrpYwC/s3264/May%201,%202022%20at%2012-38%20PM.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Terry and Matthieu serve as sommeliers at Choir brunch after the workshops" border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzlRKFEMtg9pitZCszvls8X5Z0P-paI5NkS2tWJs5w0SZOfpfzxnFQbhVxoSWSDX-e-53z9UFzF4WZDyaMMUFNSCTTrSEzQFdxXINtVi_YaQusanR8_5FKas0Vt-JEK3eIPXvtScoLVuIlKUZUO_rSFo6SW1PNdgTjEKw3GJ2X40RxD3gZD9RrpYwC/w640-h480/May%201,%202022%20at%2012-38%20PM.JPG" title="Terry and Matthieu serve as sommeliers at Choir brunch after the workshops" width="640" /></a></div><p>When's the next workshop?</p><p>by: Anita Beaudette</p><p>**********************************************************************************</p><h1 style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); 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With wins in both the 2010 and <a href="http://stairwellcarollers.blogspot.com/2013/04/gold-at-ottawa-kiwanis-music-festival.html" target="_blank">2013</a> Ontario Music Festival Association competitions, we are r</b></span><b>anked among the best of Ontario choirs.</b><b> </b></span><span style="color: #38761d; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: 700;"><br /></span></span><span style="color: #38761d; text-align: left;"><div><span style="color: #38761d;"><b>A registered Canadian charity, The Carollers also help local charities with net proceeds from concert tickets, <a href="https://www.stairwellcarollers.com/en/laudemus-cum-armonia/" target="_blank">CD and cookbook</a> sales. </b></span><span style="color: #38761d;"><b>Since 1997 we have <a href="https://www.stairwellcarollers.com/en/charitable-work/" target="_blank">donated over $143,800 to local charities</a> and<a href="https://www.stairwellcarollers.com/en/winners/" target="_blank"> scholarships.</a></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #38761d;"><img border="0" data-original-height="131" data-original-width="332" height="126" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEKhzgzHUahFJFWNSXxoDQFh_A3_fIkOLEQ-FQYJ4BvyR2nOZM5TcrrAZffb-F2dYB2SBs9wgCgQe1djrNQd5dBZWhfNja-AqK5DSrqpS5YzcIzhcHx_9bzZBqUqwo1M4FSOrSt9GENleD/s320/Mouse+sig.gif" style="color: black;" width="320" /></span></div></span></div></div>Holly Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08102929751215840202noreply@blogger.com0Ottawa, ON, Canada45.4215296 -75.69719309999999317.111295763821154 -110.85344309999999 73.731763436178852 -40.540943099999993tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5812784795929404468.post-12332920721896609452022-10-09T13:12:00.002-04:002022-10-09T13:13:16.428-04:00The Stairwell Carollers OPEN REHEARSAL - Wednesday Nov 2nd 2022 - all welcome!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2TAvKb9zuXBXvXq9-vd7RoOFi_hgvuIXbkp18a5qpYV-woRKh2mI7UlnWEK2PoABSn6QKEah0kUahs8FBLe43ZrnXy3bi35AO3QIG_9ihR0CHH_8Y8d2M755cKC2A-AvKTTQhd9OkMMG1KWATXVLWTodeJApT6dkk85JtYwXhiGD4NLZ1ZHKTdBAM/s3805/Sep%2028,%202022%20at%207-42%20PM.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="2022 Christmas Season Rehearsal Stairwell Carollers" border="0" data-original-height="2283" data-original-width="3805" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2TAvKb9zuXBXvXq9-vd7RoOFi_hgvuIXbkp18a5qpYV-woRKh2mI7UlnWEK2PoABSn6QKEah0kUahs8FBLe43ZrnXy3bi35AO3QIG_9ihR0CHH_8Y8d2M755cKC2A-AvKTTQhd9OkMMG1KWATXVLWTodeJApT6dkk85JtYwXhiGD4NLZ1ZHKTdBAM/w640-h384/Sep%2028,%202022%20at%207-42%20PM.jpg" title="2022 Christmas Season Rehearsal Stairwell Carollers" width="640" /></a></div><h1 style="text-align: center;">The Stairwell Carollers are holding an OPEN REHEARSAL Wednesday evening, Nov 2nd 2022 from 6:30 PM (EDT) to 9:00 PM (EDT). Please<a href="https://www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/the-stairwell-carollers/events/open-rehearsal/" target="_blank"> REGISTER HERE</a></h1><h1 style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.canadahelps.org/fr/organismesdebienfaisance/the-stairwell-carollers/events/open-rehearsal/" target="_blank">EN FRANÇAIS</a></h1><h4 style="text-align: left;">Come join the fun and hear who we are as we rehearse. Everyone is invited.</h4><p>It's a great opportunity for anyone interested in joining our group to see how we do things.</p><p>Come do warm-ups, learn about singing choral music from Director Pierre Massie - and sing along from the pews.</p><p>Register yourself by purchasing a free ticket here. Rehearsal is at St. Columba Anglican Church, 24 Sandridge Rd, Manor Park, Ottawa.</p><h3 style="text-align: left;">COVID protocols</h3><p>We ask that you sit in the church pew social distanced. The carollers wear masks when rehearsing. We strongly request the participants wear a mask.</p><p class="header--xsmall header--default" style="background-color: #f7f8fa; box-sizing: border-box; color: #374252; font-family: Lato, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px;">Questions about this event?</p><p><strong class="header--default" style="background-color: #f7f8fa; box-sizing: border-box; color: #374252; display: block; font-family: Lato, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">The Stairwell Carollers</strong><a class="link link--bold organizer-email" href="mailto:carollers@rogers.com" style="background: rgb(247, 248, 250); border: none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1466a9; cursor: pointer; display: block; font-family: Lato, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 700; outline: none; padding: 0px;">carollers@rogers.com</a></p><address class="organizer-address" style="background-color: #f7f8fa; box-sizing: border-box; color: #374252; font-family: Lato, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; display: block;"><p style="color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium;"><b style="color: #38761d;">About <a href="https://stairwellcarollers.blogspot.com/2017/03/tutti-thursday-40-years-of-stairwell.html" target="_blank">The Stairwell Carollers</a>:</b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b><a href="https://stairwellcarollers.blogspot.com/2011/07/noteable-mention-our-director-pierre.html" target="_blank">Pierre Massie </a>created our a cappella choir in 1977 while he was a music student at Ottawa University. With wins in both the 2010 and <a href="http://stairwellcarollers.blogspot.com/2013/04/gold-at-ottawa-kiwanis-music-festival.html" target="_blank">2013</a> Ontario Music Festival Association competitions, we are r</b></span><b>anked among the best of Ontario choirs.</b><b> </b></span><span style="color: #38761d; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: 700;"><br /></span></span><span style="color: #38761d; text-align: left;"><div><span style="color: #38761d;"><b>A registered Canadian charity, The Carollers also help local charities with net proceeds from concert tickets, <a href="https://www.stairwellcarollers.com/en/laudemus-cum-armonia/" target="_blank">CD and cookbook</a> sales. </b></span><span style="color: #38761d;"><b>Since 1997 we have <a href="https://www.stairwellcarollers.com/en/charitable-work/" target="_blank">donated over $143,800 to local charities</a> and<a href="https://www.stairwellcarollers.com/en/winners/" target="_blank"> scholarships.</a></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #38761d;"><img border="0" data-original-height="131" data-original-width="332" height="126" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEKhzgzHUahFJFWNSXxoDQFh_A3_fIkOLEQ-FQYJ4BvyR2nOZM5TcrrAZffb-F2dYB2SBs9wgCgQe1djrNQd5dBZWhfNja-AqK5DSrqpS5YzcIzhcHx_9bzZBqUqwo1M4FSOrSt9GENleD/s320/Mouse+sig.gif" style="color: black;" width="320" /></span></div></span></div></span></address>Holly Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08102929751215840202noreply@blogger.com024 Sandridge Rd, Ottawa, ON K1K 0A8, Canada45.4554845 -75.65910629999999117.145250663821152 -110.81535629999999 73.76571833617885 -40.502856299999991tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5812784795929404468.post-22939184132013353132022-08-30T16:01:00.004-04:002022-08-31T12:28:25.658-04:00The Stairwell Carollers Sing - Il Bianco e Dolce Cigno - live concert - YouTube video<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlYdK8TQSXsfff2mGC_2oxD0Q1_PqmfdTv0bd8qHBmmGMIaL85D1xH2DuEypqelcBDgcJbORR5b2giokzc0ED31oZz92CWJ12N2ygT2-BvyWmuydnADNRXeJp-0unvu7KAZizZfBBkn5BgwE6rn1UYPtv_jV4giRCNbp4rvZ8mUC_3I9d7Z1IeR4Wq/s3701/Swan%20Limerick%2013x19.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="White Swan, Limerick, Ireland - Photo, Holly Massie, all rights reserved" border="0" data-original-height="2559" data-original-width="3701" height="442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlYdK8TQSXsfff2mGC_2oxD0Q1_PqmfdTv0bd8qHBmmGMIaL85D1xH2DuEypqelcBDgcJbORR5b2giokzc0ED31oZz92CWJ12N2ygT2-BvyWmuydnADNRXeJp-0unvu7KAZizZfBBkn5BgwE6rn1UYPtv_jV4giRCNbp4rvZ8mUC_3I9d7Z1IeR4Wq/w640-h442/Swan%20Limerick%2013x19.JPG" title="White Swan, Limerick, Ireland - Photo, Holly Massie, all rights reserved" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Ottawa choir, The Stairwell Carollers, perform “ Il bianco e dolce cigno”, a melodious Renaissance madrigal by Jacques Arcadelt. You can find the</span><a href="https://www.stairwellcarollers.com/en/an-lyrics/" style="text-align: left;" target="_blank"> lyrics HERE</a><span style="text-align: left;">. Performed live in concert at St. Columba Church, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, June 4, 2022 and recorded live.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="422" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nC83olWAq3w" title="YouTube video player" width="750"></iframe></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.stairwellcarollers.com/en/audite-nova/" target="_blank">This version of Il bianco e dolce cigno is on our “Audite nova” recording.</a> All our recordings benefit charities and are available on our website in both CD and MP3 formats. </div><div><br /></div><div><div>Recorded at St. Columba Church, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, June 4, 2022. </div><div>Videographers: Michèle Auger, Drew Mason</div>Video Editing: Pierre Massie</div><div><br /></div><div>This beautiful choral piece is in the Public Domain! You can get it for your choir <a href="https://www.cpdl.org/wiki/index.php/Il_bianco_e_dolce_cigno" target="_blank">HERE</a> for FREE on <a href="https://www.cpdl.org/wiki/index.php/Main_Page" target="_blank">CPDL</a> (Choral Public Domain Library)</div><h3 style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://stairwell-carollers-buy-christmas-carol-cds-music.square.site/" target="_blank">Get our professional recordings HERE.</a></h3><div><p><b style="color: #38761d;">About <a href="https://stairwellcarollers.blogspot.com/2017/03/tutti-thursday-40-years-of-stairwell.html" target="_blank">The Stairwell Carollers</a>:</b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b><a href="https://stairwellcarollers.blogspot.com/2011/07/noteable-mention-our-director-pierre.html" target="_blank">Pierre Massie </a>created our a cappella choir in 1977 while he was a music student at Ottawa University. With wins in both the 2010 and <a href="http://stairwellcarollers.blogspot.com/2013/04/gold-at-ottawa-kiwanis-music-festival.html" target="_blank">2013</a> Ontario Music Festival Association competitions, we are r</b></span><b>anked among the best of Ontario choirs.</b><b> </b></span><span style="color: #38761d; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: 700;"><br /></span></span><span style="color: #38761d; text-align: left;"><div><span style="color: #38761d;"><b>A registered Canadian charity, The Carollers also help local charities with net proceeds from concert tickets, <a href="https://www.stairwellcarollers.com/en/laudemus-cum-armonia/" target="_blank">CD and cookbook</a> sales. </b></span><span style="color: #38761d;"><b>Since 1997 we have <a href="https://www.stairwellcarollers.com/en/charitable-work/" target="_blank">donated over $143,800 to local charities</a> and<a href="https://www.stairwellcarollers.com/en/winners/" target="_blank"> scholarships.</a></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #38761d;"><img border="0" data-original-height="131" data-original-width="332" height="126" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEKhzgzHUahFJFWNSXxoDQFh_A3_fIkOLEQ-FQYJ4BvyR2nOZM5TcrrAZffb-F2dYB2SBs9wgCgQe1djrNQd5dBZWhfNja-AqK5DSrqpS5YzcIzhcHx_9bzZBqUqwo1M4FSOrSt9GENleD/s320/Mouse+sig.gif" style="color: black;" width="320" /></span></div></span></div></div><p></p>Holly Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08102929751215840202noreply@blogger.com0Ottawa, ON, Canada45.4215296 -75.69719309999999317.111295763821154 -110.85344309999999 73.731763436178852 -40.540943099999993tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5812784795929404468.post-10387406404315845782022-08-07T16:19:00.010-04:002022-08-08T14:43:32.609-04:00Au joli jeu, a Renaissance Madrigal by Clément Jannequin - YouTube - Auditions August 24th 2022<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuov0hfsv2U_AosTz6qtQPBRRMRQegVrOLaxNYqQXn7yFNGdH95zvBp9jUn2PNbwSzuHAd8uT8kzV_GSNyeWPr-wcKyH0grK_wIKDfFcRotVOf6sMR5BF1oXFHgcHHc77WTrDR5UhUFayH3hktPL5bpEPN6hl0ARA2CYhYKe3_zPqqBN0oBjbPmErO/s1130/Robins%20on%20birdbath2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Robins on Fountain" border="0" data-original-height="1130" data-original-width="1129" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuov0hfsv2U_AosTz6qtQPBRRMRQegVrOLaxNYqQXn7yFNGdH95zvBp9jUn2PNbwSzuHAd8uT8kzV_GSNyeWPr-wcKyH0grK_wIKDfFcRotVOf6sMR5BF1oXFHgcHHc77WTrDR5UhUFayH3hktPL5bpEPN6hl0ARA2CYhYKe3_zPqqBN0oBjbPmErO/w640-h640/Robins%20on%20birdbath2.jpg" title="Robins on Fountain" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>Ottawa choir, The Stairwell Carollers, perform the Spicy madrigal Au joli jeu by Clément Jannequin.</div><div><br /></div><div>This version of Au joli jeu is on our Audite nova recording. All our music benefits local charities and our albums are available to buy on our Square store in both CD and MP3 formats. </div><div><a href="https://stairwell-carollers-buy-christmas-carol-cds-music.square.site/" target="_blank">Get our professional recordings here</a> </div><div><br /></div><div><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="422" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/_k-QXSX2JoY" title="YouTube video player" width="750"></iframe></div><div><a href="https://www.stairwellcarollers.com/en/home/" target="_blank">Visit our website!</a></div><div><br /></div><div>Recorded at St. Columba Church, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, June 4, 2022. </div><div>Videographers: Michèle Auger, Drew Mason</div><div>Editing: Pierre Massie</div><div><h3><br /></h3><h3>In Person Auditions Set for August 24th 2022 - we are especially searching for tenor and bass voices. Also soprano. Email Holly info(at)stairwellcarollers.com to set up your audition time.</h3><div><br /></div><div><b style="color: #38761d;">About <a href="https://stairwellcarollers.blogspot.com/2017/03/tutti-thursday-40-years-of-stairwell.html" target="_blank">The Stairwell Carollers</a>:</b></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b><a href="https://stairwellcarollers.blogspot.com/2011/07/noteable-mention-our-director-pierre.html" target="_blank">Pierre Massie </a>created our a cappella choir in 1977 while he was a music student at Ottawa University. With wins in both the 2010 and <a href="http://stairwellcarollers.blogspot.com/2013/04/gold-at-ottawa-kiwanis-music-festival.html" target="_blank">2013</a> Ontario Music Festival Association competitions, we are r</b></span><b>anked among the best of Ontario choirs.</b><b> </b></span><span style="color: #38761d; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: 700;"><br /></span></span><span style="color: #38761d; text-align: left;"><div><span style="color: #38761d;"><b>A registered Canadian charity, The Carollers also help local charities with net proceeds from concert tickets, <a href="https://www.stairwellcarollers.com/en/laudemus-cum-armonia/" target="_blank">CD and cookbook</a> sales. </b></span><span style="color: #38761d;"><b>Since 1997 we have <a href="https://www.stairwellcarollers.com/en/charitable-work/" target="_blank">donated over $143,800 to local charities</a> and<a href="https://www.stairwellcarollers.com/en/winners/" target="_blank"> scholarships.</a></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #38761d;"><img border="0" data-original-height="131" data-original-width="332" height="126" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEKhzgzHUahFJFWNSXxoDQFh_A3_fIkOLEQ-FQYJ4BvyR2nOZM5TcrrAZffb-F2dYB2SBs9wgCgQe1djrNQd5dBZWhfNja-AqK5DSrqpS5YzcIzhcHx_9bzZBqUqwo1M4FSOrSt9GENleD/s320/Mouse+sig.gif" style="color: black;" width="320" /></span></div></span></div></div></div>Holly Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08102929751215840202noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5812784795929404468.post-88110656992272511252022-08-02T15:27:00.002-04:002022-08-02T15:31:27.475-04:00O vos omnes by Tomas Luis de Victoria - Ottawa Stairwell Carollers choir - YouTube<p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPhI72nRptSxFMWFLruuWmNLW7sX3NLSOrUOJAFSQmCDOsuUMpY8a4CqZJOX_IrxTg4VLFEQOkDRssKaoERGQcr-lP25v0cSX8X5GyN4JXk3rEMd0xWWs0n-2oYdOW_tpKDsnfVN_DKmD-uRhlgS82j-LFTck1bM3J7Fle7G5lAG_5_WKHUOKs42S7/s2048/11-06-2015%203-35-25%20PM.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="Yellow butterfly on Summer Lilac" border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPhI72nRptSxFMWFLruuWmNLW7sX3NLSOrUOJAFSQmCDOsuUMpY8a4CqZJOX_IrxTg4VLFEQOkDRssKaoERGQcr-lP25v0cSX8X5GyN4JXk3rEMd0xWWs0n-2oYdOW_tpKDsnfVN_DKmD-uRhlgS82j-LFTck1bM3J7Fle7G5lAG_5_WKHUOKs42S7/w640-h426/11-06-2015%203-35-25%20PM.JPG" title="Yellow butterfly on Summer Lilac" width="640" /></a></p><p>Having been on Youtube for over 12 years now, the Stairwell Carollers has fought a few battles over copyright. Not the silliest being ones for our Director, Pierre's own original compositions! </p><p>Sure enough, we uploaded our video of O vos omnes by Tomas Luis de Victoria from our Spring concert last June. Bam. A copyright notice!</p><p>For an <a href="https://www.cpdl.org/wiki/index.php/O_vos_omnes_(voci_pari)_(Tom%C3%A1s_Luis_de_Victoria)" target="_blank">obviously Public Domain piece</a>!</p><p>There are scammers everywhere, and YouTube is not by any means free of them. (Imagine trying to get a piece of our already meagre YouTube earnings.)</p><p>Of course, I am disputing it. Details to come... (I'm usually successful fighting these fakes)</p><p>Here it is!</p><p><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="422" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/bOBXOK7eLsI" title="YouTube video player" width="750"></iframe></p><h3 style="text-align: left;">Ottawa choir, The Stairwell Carollers, perform O vos omnes by Tomas Luis de Victoria.</h3><p>O vos omnes is on our “Cantate Domino” recording. Net proceeds from our music benefits local charities. You can purchase or songs on our website in both CD and MP3 formats. Get our professional recordings here.. <a href="https://stairwell-carollers-buy-christmas-carol-cds-music.square.site" target="_blank">https://stairwell-carollers-buy-christmas-carol-cds-music.square.site</a></p><p><a href="http://www.stairwellcarollers.com/ " target="_blank">Visit our website</a></p><p>Recorded at St. Columba Church, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, June 4, 2022. </p><p>Videographers: Michèle Auger, Drew Mason</p><p>Video Editing: Pierre Massie</p><h3 style="text-align: left;">Auditions ongoing until end of August 2022 - we are especially searching for tenor and bass voices. Also soprano.</h3><div><br /></div><div>Email Holly info(at)stairwellcarollers.com to set up your virtual audition time.<br /><p><b style="color: #38761d;">About <a href="https://stairwellcarollers.blogspot.com/2017/03/tutti-thursday-40-years-of-stairwell.html" target="_blank">The Stairwell Carollers</a>:</b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b><a href="https://stairwellcarollers.blogspot.com/2011/07/noteable-mention-our-director-pierre.html" target="_blank">Pierre Massie </a>created our a cappella choir in 1977 while he was a music student at Ottawa University. With wins in both the 2010 and <a href="http://stairwellcarollers.blogspot.com/2013/04/gold-at-ottawa-kiwanis-music-festival.html" target="_blank">2013</a> Ontario Music Festival Association competitions, we are r</b></span><b>anked among the best of Ontario choirs.</b><b> </b></span><span style="color: #38761d; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: 700;"><br /></span></span><span style="color: #38761d; text-align: left;"><div><span style="color: #38761d;"><b>A registered Canadian charity, The Carollers also help local charities with net proceeds from concert tickets, <a href="https://www.stairwellcarollers.com/en/laudemus-cum-armonia/" target="_blank">CD and cookbook</a> sales. </b></span><span style="color: #38761d;"><b>Since 1997 we have <a href="https://www.stairwellcarollers.com/en/charitable-work/" target="_blank">donated over $143,800 to local charities</a> and<a href="https://www.stairwellcarollers.com/en/winners/" target="_blank"> scholarships.</a></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #38761d;"><img border="0" data-original-height="131" data-original-width="332" height="126" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEKhzgzHUahFJFWNSXxoDQFh_A3_fIkOLEQ-FQYJ4BvyR2nOZM5TcrrAZffb-F2dYB2SBs9wgCgQe1djrNQd5dBZWhfNja-AqK5DSrqpS5YzcIzhcHx_9bzZBqUqwo1M4FSOrSt9GENleD/s320/Mouse+sig.gif" style="color: black;" width="320" /></span></div></span></div></div>Holly Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08102929751215840202noreply@blogger.com0Ottawa, ON, Canada45.4215296 -75.69719309999999317.111295763821154 -110.85344309999999 73.731763436178852 -40.540943099999993tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5812784795929404468.post-53357503495994640332022-07-23T14:56:00.000-04:002022-07-23T14:56:04.818-04:00Press Release - OTTAWA’S STAIRWELL CAROLLERS SEEK TENORS, BASSES AND SOPRANOS<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyYgLr34lT_tn6zW3kuLi_9IpnSVpBvDIaHkUcfs1hbuqzCYTvaDv51jG5-_jSxJS3XL23qJj8MjhT49KXW2dalsh1UeCXDFsNdw6xRZpwa8LEEXLyiSNn3ORDFvXy8QC96PDbqxNLRAyWXO9Guo_joIdlyfslBdCY4UiGg0zf-c_3qRjK43SL7YTd/s3264/Apr%2020,%202022%20at%206-54%20PM.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Stairwell Carollers often rehearse in a circle formation" border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyYgLr34lT_tn6zW3kuLi_9IpnSVpBvDIaHkUcfs1hbuqzCYTvaDv51jG5-_jSxJS3XL23qJj8MjhT49KXW2dalsh1UeCXDFsNdw6xRZpwa8LEEXLyiSNn3ORDFvXy8QC96PDbqxNLRAyWXO9Guo_joIdlyfslBdCY4UiGg0zf-c_3qRjK43SL7YTd/w640-h480/Apr%2020,%202022%20at%206-54%20PM.JPG" title="Stairwell Carollers often rehearse in a circle formation" width="640" /></a></div><p>OTTAWA’S STAIRWELL CAROLLERS SEEK TENORS, SOPRANOS AND BASSES </p><p>One of Ottawa’s most beloved choirs, The Stairwell Carollers, is expanding its tenor
and bass sections by welcoming new members. </p><p>Now in its 45th year, this fully vaccinated choir has resumed in-person rehearsals in
Manor Park since spring 2022. Using the church pews with assigned seating ensures the choir is able
to follow provincial COVID guidelines as well as provide added safety for members. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4i919ahKrtPPwDM8wee6pz5qjvPZ1whiJMiAw5TZ7UExek1WQMkto7tkk9Jkw0WJj3Xb0TyOjg1H0NqGJsV9aKZJGC2bBxON8VpRqlBSy6OGyYGvkZgi9VrOxJwVMg6o8SvUQ2n9Wb-KZKdZUoQa6Q8OtuqyEyg3cfS0rQaZrVUXAanGYvWmds54v/s1214/Auditions%20Flyer%20July%202022.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Audition flyer July 2022" border="0" data-original-height="940" data-original-width="1214" height="496" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4i919ahKrtPPwDM8wee6pz5qjvPZ1whiJMiAw5TZ7UExek1WQMkto7tkk9Jkw0WJj3Xb0TyOjg1H0NqGJsV9aKZJGC2bBxON8VpRqlBSy6OGyYGvkZgi9VrOxJwVMg6o8SvUQ2n9Wb-KZKdZUoQa6Q8OtuqyEyg3cfS0rQaZrVUXAanGYvWmds54v/w640-h496/Auditions%20Flyer%20July%202022.jpeg" title="Audition flyer July 2022" width="640" /></a></div><p>Last fall, the Carollers staged a virtual <a href="https://youtu.be/LA2wclLnRMc" target="_blank">Christmas concert</a>. </p><p><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="422" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/LA2wclLnRMc" title="YouTube video player" width="750"></iframe></p><p>We are hoping the Christmas concerts for 2022 can be in-person.</p><p>Pierre Massie, creator and director of The Stairwell Carollers (who also sings in the
tenor section) chose a variety of choral favourites as the repertoire for the
choir’s past <a href="https://stairwellcarollers.blogspot.com/2022/05/stairwell-carollers-ottawa-choral.html" target="_blank">Spring season concert June 4th, 2022</a>. </p><p><a href="https://stairwellcarollers.blogspot.com/2022/06/a-great-come-back-concert-much-thanks.html" target="_blank">Read Maggie's joyful response to her concert experience.</a></p><p>The Carollers also arranged a series of in-person Masterclass workshops for the choir in the
last week of April 2022 with<a href="https://stairwellcarollers.blogspot.com/2022/06/a-message-from-gabriel-lewis-oconner.html" target="_blank"> choral expert Gabriel Lewis O'Conner</a> (formerly of Chanticleer) - a great time was had by all! Workshop post to come :)</p><p> Since its most recent in-person concert in December 2019, The Stairwell Carollers
have performed only as a virtual choir with Premiere videos on YouTube. <iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="422" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/RK_sPdo_ioE" title="YouTube video player" width="750"></iframe> Each choir member submitted their video and
Massie edited together the virtual concert.
“Singing alone at home is nothing like performing for a live audience,” says Massie.
“Now that we’re back to in-person rehearsals, it’s been gratifying to hear our voices
come together in harmony again and enjoy the camaraderie and social interaction
unique to a small choral ensemble.” </p><p>However, the choir needs more tenors, sopranos and basses and is now on an active search for
new voices.</p><p> “I want to continue pushing our musical repertoire with more
challenging pieces and that demands a balance of voices for the multiple parts and
complex harmonies,” says Massie.
The Carollers are reaching out to tenors and basses looking for a safe, fully
vaccinated choral ensemble to sing with. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOJZ2er7DDMkArFa5BtFWH2jNMykGQttMcM4PkSra8UH7ILBcNsrpysiVTxZMaotKp7cf-xePmg9Q5ZIgqMUuy5Lt_Za_Z0VOjnq-cZR3DTQvFllgtYJeTbQDgRCnBzTv8x5WLdbqZmHCzODQQn4QLzzM0GDRV5VEYovGtfGNP4dBTSoLH9OZqHLJi/s5221/2022%20group%20picasa%20fix.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="The Stairwell Carollers Spring 2022" border="0" data-original-height="3265" data-original-width="5221" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOJZ2er7DDMkArFa5BtFWH2jNMykGQttMcM4PkSra8UH7ILBcNsrpysiVTxZMaotKp7cf-xePmg9Q5ZIgqMUuy5Lt_Za_Z0VOjnq-cZR3DTQvFllgtYJeTbQDgRCnBzTv8x5WLdbqZmHCzODQQn4QLzzM0GDRV5VEYovGtfGNP4dBTSoLH9OZqHLJi/w640-h400/2022%20group%20picasa%20fix.JPG" title="The Stairwell Carollers Spring 2022" width="640" /></a></div><p>A solid voice, a good ear, a great attitude,
and proof of vaccination are all candidates need to qualify. Reading music is an asset
but not a necessity.
Auditions for tenors, sopranos and basses continue until end of August 2022 or until positions are
filled. </p><p>Auditions are held via Zoom, Skype or FaceTime with a possibility of some in person auditions end of August 2022. During the audition, the
candidate must have access to software to read PDFs and play mp3 audio files. </p><p>Contact Holly at info@stairwellcarollers.com to set up your audition time</p><div><b style="color: #38761d;">About <a href="https://stairwellcarollers.blogspot.com/2017/03/tutti-thursday-40-years-of-stairwell.html" target="_blank">The Stairwell Carollers</a>:</b></div><div><span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-weight: 700;"><br /></span></span><span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b><a href="https://stairwellcarollers.blogspot.com/2011/07/noteable-mention-our-director-pierre.html" target="_blank">Pierre Massie </a>created the a cappella choir, The Stairwell Carollers, in 1977 while he was a music student at Ottawa University. With wins in both the 2010 and <a href="http://stairwellcarollers.blogspot.com/2013/04/gold-at-ottawa-kiwanis-music-festival.html" target="_blank">2013</a> Ontario Music Festival Association competitions, they are r</b></span><b>anked among the best of Ontario choirs.</b><b> </b></span></div><div><span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-weight: 700;"><br /></span></span><span style="color: #38761d;"><div><span style="color: #38761d;"><b>A registered Canadian charity, The Stairwell Carollers help local charities with net proceeds from concert tickets, <a href="https://www.stairwellcarollers.com/en/laudemus-cum-armonia/" target="_blank">CD and cookbook</a> sales. </b></span><span style="color: #38761d;"><b>Since 1997 they have <a href="https://www.stairwellcarollers.com/en/charitable-work/" target="_blank">donated over $143,800 to local charities</a> and<a href="https://www.stairwellcarollers.com/en/winners/" target="_blank"> scholarships.</a></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #38761d;"><img border="0" data-original-height="131" data-original-width="332" height="126" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEKhzgzHUahFJFWNSXxoDQFh_A3_fIkOLEQ-FQYJ4BvyR2nOZM5TcrrAZffb-F2dYB2SBs9wgCgQe1djrNQd5dBZWhfNja-AqK5DSrqpS5YzcIzhcHx_9bzZBqUqwo1M4FSOrSt9GENleD/s320/Mouse+sig.gif" style="color: black;" width="320" /></span></div></span></div>Holly Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08102929751215840202noreply@blogger.com0Ottawa, ON, Canada45.4215296 -75.69719309999999317.111295763821154 -110.85344309999999 73.731763436178852 -40.540943099999993tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5812784795929404468.post-10474776606236962972022-07-23T13:10:00.003-04:002022-07-23T13:10:30.059-04:00O Jesu Christe by Jacquet de Mantua - sung live by Ottawa's Stairwell Carollers - YouTube<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_SgaJNGapo6nCpnf0WeC8SWNuHQSflX4Fnkz5WmZXrTZY0nEeqxQH8Scr8ahzNMeilea-9lrmWzc8bSgjj1oi6gLXnKdqoAx6Go2yFqjEaNzrNfDZ_Esd1K5CSYpyabUToF8Y18N1ViITWDt1mPXrgp6FOaFZOkwfQrKJoAMVm2IcA2zXkHag-kls/s3264/Jun%204,%202022%20at%207-50%20PM.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Running song beginnings for second half of concert" border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_SgaJNGapo6nCpnf0WeC8SWNuHQSflX4Fnkz5WmZXrTZY0nEeqxQH8Scr8ahzNMeilea-9lrmWzc8bSgjj1oi6gLXnKdqoAx6Go2yFqjEaNzrNfDZ_Esd1K5CSYpyabUToF8Y18N1ViITWDt1mPXrgp6FOaFZOkwfQrKJoAMVm2IcA2zXkHag-kls/w640-h480/Jun%204,%202022%20at%207-50%20PM.JPEG" title="Running song beginnings for second half of concert" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>Here is our next YouTube offering - O Jesu Christe - from our St. Columba June 4th 2022 Spring Concert. </div><div><br /></div><div>One of my personal favourites, I have been singing the alto part in this song for easily 20 years :P</div><div><br /></div><div>You may have noticed, we are singing and rehearsing with masks on still. Many of our members are seniors and some are immune compromised, so we made the decision to continue masking.</div><div><br /></div><div>The amazing thing is, I actually got used to singing through a mask, in fact, it helped with my allergies (churches can be very musty) </div><div><br /></div><div>Bonus - the sound is just as good! I know, wierd, eh?</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRzcGZr1NXScVs6WO0Zt4ZT2P5TIJaaWcJmHoP4oLe4gS_SzPu5UvcT46UBqov4XLBH0R2eohKXNcim8tGaRDkkF3U7TGa31KyxBt9dZZLDCte69NGOkpiTqQw_-e__e4AKfGmJ3A5cK1WHzDzFGFQGRuPBooLtAW5jPkkXMmMNZt_fSSQSaYhjV-9/s6000/Jun%204,%202022%20at%206-064.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Pierre Massie, director of the Stairwell Carollers" border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRzcGZr1NXScVs6WO0Zt4ZT2P5TIJaaWcJmHoP4oLe4gS_SzPu5UvcT46UBqov4XLBH0R2eohKXNcim8tGaRDkkF3U7TGa31KyxBt9dZZLDCte69NGOkpiTqQw_-e__e4AKfGmJ3A5cK1WHzDzFGFQGRuPBooLtAW5jPkkXMmMNZt_fSSQSaYhjV-9/w640-h426/Jun%204,%202022%20at%206-064.jpg" title="Pierre Massie, director of the Stairwell Carollers" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Ottawa choir, The Stairwell Carollers, perform “ O Jesu Christe” by Jacquet de Mantua.</div><div><br /></div><div>O Jesu Christe is on our “Cantate Domino” recording. Net proceeds from our music sales benefit local charities. Buy our songs from our website in both CD and MP3 formats. </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://stairwell-carollers-buy-christmas-carol-cds-music.square.site/" target="_blank">Purchase our professional recordings here.</a></div><div><br /></div><div>The Stairwell Carollers, an a cappella group formed in 1977 by director Pierre Massie, has earned the distinction of being ranked amongst the best of Ontario choirs. Our choir took first place in both the 2010 and 2013 Ontario Music Festival Association provincial competition.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href=" http://www.stairwellcarollers.com/" target="_blank">Visit our website</a></div><div><br /></div><div>Recorded at St. Columba Church, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, June 4, 2022. </div><div>Videographers: Michèle Auger, Drew Mason</div>Video Editing: Pierre Massie<iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="422" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Wa-g3bGumNw" title="YouTube video player" width="750"></iframe><div><br /></div><div>Auditions ongoing until end of August 2022 - we are especially searching for tenor and bass voices. Also soprano.</div><div><br /></div><div>Email Holly info@stairwellcarollers.com to set up your virtual audition time.<br /><p><b style="color: #38761d;">About <a href="https://stairwellcarollers.blogspot.com/2017/03/tutti-thursday-40-years-of-stairwell.html" target="_blank">The Stairwell Carollers</a>:</b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b><a href="https://stairwellcarollers.blogspot.com/2011/07/noteable-mention-our-director-pierre.html" target="_blank">Pierre Massie </a>created our a cappella choir in 1977 while he was a music student at Ottawa University. With wins in both the 2010 and <a href="http://stairwellcarollers.blogspot.com/2013/04/gold-at-ottawa-kiwanis-music-festival.html" target="_blank">2013</a> Ontario Music Festival Association competitions, we are r</b></span><b>anked among the best of Ontario choirs.</b><b> </b></span><span style="color: #38761d; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: 700;"><br /></span></span><span style="color: #38761d; text-align: left;"><div><span style="color: #38761d;"><b>A registered Canadian charity, The Carollers also help local charities with net proceeds from concert tickets, <a href="https://www.stairwellcarollers.com/en/laudemus-cum-armonia/" target="_blank">CD and cookbook</a> sales. </b></span><span style="color: #38761d;"><b>Since 1997 we have <a href="https://www.stairwellcarollers.com/en/charitable-work/" target="_blank">donated over $143,800 to local charities</a> and<a href="https://www.stairwellcarollers.com/en/winners/" target="_blank"> scholarships.</a></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #38761d;"><img border="0" data-original-height="131" data-original-width="332" height="126" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEKhzgzHUahFJFWNSXxoDQFh_A3_fIkOLEQ-FQYJ4BvyR2nOZM5TcrrAZffb-F2dYB2SBs9wgCgQe1djrNQd5dBZWhfNja-AqK5DSrqpS5YzcIzhcHx_9bzZBqUqwo1M4FSOrSt9GENleD/s320/Mouse+sig.gif" style="color: black;" width="320" /></span></div></span></div></div>Holly Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08102929751215840202noreply@blogger.com0Ottawa, ON, Canada45.4215296 -75.69719309999999317.111295763821154 -110.85344309999999 73.731763436178852 -40.540943099999993tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5812784795929404468.post-12200627845816007652022-07-16T15:42:00.002-04:002022-07-16T15:42:33.231-04:00El Grillo - The Stairwell Carollers on Youtube - Auditions still on!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnecNlekG79jbBZQAEQfg3xu5yzQBeikppsUteVeikFWNWkZRk3HjmfhyNEPD6dhHxbCI6EX0x8GsKLBW1Ri35I6JaODimcd1HAvNxniSRHdHvLzu1DFhS705oKfC4Pjkbdu0wXIqDPwiPPv5KsL4IdPKGBdrW3R5akoD2sN9ll_0h3tL8Gm3fXX8J/s6000/Jun%204,%202022%20at%206-57%20PM.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Altos all the time!" border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnecNlekG79jbBZQAEQfg3xu5yzQBeikppsUteVeikFWNWkZRk3HjmfhyNEPD6dhHxbCI6EX0x8GsKLBW1Ri35I6JaODimcd1HAvNxniSRHdHvLzu1DFhS705oKfC4Pjkbdu0wXIqDPwiPPv5KsL4IdPKGBdrW3R5akoD2sN9ll_0h3tL8Gm3fXX8J/w640-h426/Jun%204,%202022%20at%206-57%20PM.JPG" title="Altos all the time!" width="640" /></a></div><p> Fresh from our first concert since Xmas 2019, here is “ El Grillo” by Josquin des Prez sung by The Stairwell Carollers.</p><p>This version of El Grillo is on our “Audite nova” recording. Net proceeds from our music benefits local charities and are available to buy from our website in both CD and MP3 formats. Purchase our professional recordings here... https://stairwell-carollers-buy-christmas-carol-cds-music.square.site/</p><p>Visit our blog http://www.stairwellcarollers.blogspo... or our website http://www.stairwellcarollers.com/ for updates.</p><p>Recorded at St. Columba Church, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, June 4, 2022. </p><p>Videographers: Michèle Auger, Drew Mason</p><p>Video Editing: Pierre Massie<iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="422" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nAq4CKWpxsU" title="YouTube video player" width="750"></iframe>
Audio recording by the master of local choral audio, Tom Barnes.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE30JOjqKchweKha7n6pWwggCH22wWqieeM2dBQrtW5-SbbOgLR3UNPlK8yzIr-HjyScrRqY-CNNK45nDVbGAufXbxQS8M756xKw5zQ4XCvKbhj_VRiskr2mCi3L8YaUJddmyc1xoojLQnclWFzDdr4KmIsUlp53V_KR6k2XCCwQ4WMn4WHomHYVAf/s6000/Jun%204,%202022%20at%207-01%20PMTom%20BW.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Tom Barnes, choral audio recording expert" border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE30JOjqKchweKha7n6pWwggCH22wWqieeM2dBQrtW5-SbbOgLR3UNPlK8yzIr-HjyScrRqY-CNNK45nDVbGAufXbxQS8M756xKw5zQ4XCvKbhj_VRiskr2mCi3L8YaUJddmyc1xoojLQnclWFzDdr4KmIsUlp53V_KR6k2XCCwQ4WMn4WHomHYVAf/w640-h426/Jun%204,%202022%20at%207-01%20PMTom%20BW.JPG" title="Tom Barnes, choral audio recording expert" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>We're looking for a few good Men!</p><p>The Stairwell Carollers are seeking tenors and basses to join our safe, fully vaccinated choral ensemble. A solid voice, a good ear, a great attitude, and proof of vaccination are all candidates need to qualify. Reading music is an asset but not a necessity.</p><p>Auditions for tenors and basses continue till August 2022 or until positions are filled. Auditions are held via zoom, Skype or Facetime. During the audition, the candidate must have access to software to read PDFs and play MP3 files.</p><p>Contact Holly at info@stairwellcarollers.com to set up your audition time.</p><div><b style="color: #38761d;">About <a href="https://stairwellcarollers.blogspot.com/2017/03/tutti-thursday-40-years-of-stairwell.html" target="_blank">The Stairwell Carollers</a>:</b></div><div><span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-weight: 700;"><br /></span></span><span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b><a href="https://stairwellcarollers.blogspot.com/2011/07/noteable-mention-our-director-pierre.html" target="_blank">Pierre Massie </a>created our a cappella choir in 1977 while he was a music student at Ottawa University. With wins in both the 2010 and <a href="http://stairwellcarollers.blogspot.com/2013/04/gold-at-ottawa-kiwanis-music-festival.html" target="_blank">2013</a> Ontario Music Festival Association competitions, we are r</b></span><b>anked among the best of Ontario choirs.</b><b> </b></span><span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-weight: 700;"><br /></span></span><span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b>A registered Canadian charity, The Carollers also help local charities with net proceeds from concert tickets, <a href="https://www.stairwellcarollers.com/en/laudemus-cum-armonia/" target="_blank">CD and cookbook</a> sales. </b></span><span style="color: #38761d;"><b>Since 1997 we have <a href="https://www.stairwellcarollers.com/en/charitable-work/" target="_blank">donated over $143,800 to local charities</a> and<a href="https://www.stairwellcarollers.com/en/winners/" target="_blank"> scholarships.</a></b></span></span></div><div><img border="0" data-original-height="131" data-original-width="332" height="126" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEKhzgzHUahFJFWNSXxoDQFh_A3_fIkOLEQ-FQYJ4BvyR2nOZM5TcrrAZffb-F2dYB2SBs9wgCgQe1djrNQd5dBZWhfNja-AqK5DSrqpS5YzcIzhcHx_9bzZBqUqwo1M4FSOrSt9GENleD/s320/Mouse+sig.gif" width="320" /></div>Holly Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08102929751215840202noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5812784795929404468.post-35725755754222734442022-06-13T13:58:00.001-04:002022-06-13T13:58:40.557-04:00Search for Voices featured in Manor Park Chronicle<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5fOm0xaYk1EJp1AKjAN3TeaSXkwhfJMQw6Zdz6o9QJdTU6l_NUv_B-Bxpnd03ZM9ZJmqWRvaC1x3lLk8Qn3onHU6t53nV83Zst8r_BKQ9PzpAjFVZcA4rQcT8rjaWEUQpUeUS16a3Ai3t3XDBIJPdopg9jZ3BaP4RMrz6UJXQmjQ8cWkE9zU6cvwG/s1108/Jun%204,%202022%20at%207-23%20PM.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Anita, Holly and Josée love them some Stairwell Carolling" border="0" data-original-height="831" data-original-width="1108" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5fOm0xaYk1EJp1AKjAN3TeaSXkwhfJMQw6Zdz6o9QJdTU6l_NUv_B-Bxpnd03ZM9ZJmqWRvaC1x3lLk8Qn3onHU6t53nV83Zst8r_BKQ9PzpAjFVZcA4rQcT8rjaWEUQpUeUS16a3Ai3t3XDBIJPdopg9jZ3BaP4RMrz6UJXQmjQ8cWkE9zU6cvwG/w640-h480/Jun%204,%202022%20at%207-23%20PM.JPEG" title="Anita, Holly and Josée love them some Stairwell Carolling" width="640" /></a></div>Many many thanks to Wes Smiderle for the beautiful article in the May/June edition of the Manor Park Chronicle. He got us the entire page!<p></p><p>I'm sure this will be a lot of help in our search for male voices to top up the choir for the coming Christmas season.</p><p><a href="https://manorparkcommunity.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/chronicle-may-june-2022.pdf" target="_blank">Check us out on page 40 in the May/June Manor Park Chronicle</a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyrlZJKOhvfvsH6GkatlHtREUyUOXdHKdxZR-5b9pxWZivYCalFMjmhyq4rI2-bTSktFNPNtd2UV-WL2EmC9VbP3D3P6lHvLepii5MF9EEN2rEM9Ime3HrDAqSpvOf0dyMu_qvv36ZSWp-hg_XFtLnBmv51i8-WogoIUmkwP5H1CNujSWNq_T4qY9A/s1092/Screen%20Shot%202022-06-13%20at%2012.58.14%20PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Pg 40 Manor Park Chronicle May/June 2022" border="0" data-original-height="871" data-original-width="1092" height="510" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyrlZJKOhvfvsH6GkatlHtREUyUOXdHKdxZR-5b9pxWZivYCalFMjmhyq4rI2-bTSktFNPNtd2UV-WL2EmC9VbP3D3P6lHvLepii5MF9EEN2rEM9Ime3HrDAqSpvOf0dyMu_qvv36ZSWp-hg_XFtLnBmv51i8-WogoIUmkwP5H1CNujSWNq_T4qY9A/w640-h510/Screen%20Shot%202022-06-13%20at%2012.58.14%20PM.png" title="Pg 40 Manor Park Chronicle May/June 2022" width="640" /></a></div><p>Excerpts:</p><p><i><b>"The music ascends to the rafters, the choral voices surging from moments of delicate precision to a rousing, victorious force. Whether it's a medieval carol, or a wry French chanson from the Renaissance, or more modern music, the Stairwell Carollers know their way around a song."</b></i></p><p><i><b>"In the 1990's The Stairwell Carollers recorded an album which helped raise over $50,000</b></i> <a href="https://stairwellcarollers.blogspot.com/2014/10/da-capo-stairwell-caroller-history.html" target="_blank">(- For Ottawa Ronald McDonald House</a> - more in-depth history <a href="https://stairwellcarollers.blogspot.com/2012/09/da-capo-stairwell-caroller-history-cfmo.html" target="_blank">HERE</a>), <b><i>which sparked their philanthropic goals."</i></b></p><p><b><i>"Now, as the Carollers plan for concerts in their 45th year, Pierre is focused on recruiting more voices, a move that will expand the choir's vocal toolbox and allow the group to tackle a more diverse range of music.</i></b></p><h4><span style="font-weight: normal;">Thanks to Cheryl, soprano, for asking Wes to cover the choir for his excellent local paper. Thanks to Doug Banks for spending so much time with us at rehearsal to get the perfect shots for the article.</span></h4><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7yOSX0kB66FvgfxyivLu4oyM9FptXRR1L7kqkMbG_i1nZWLq8OkVauRta4XMtsMC27aqBgYqnvKtVRlv1u393uro6nlZxtLCUexOZh_0TZYtSlfr9zsoNz2RZBiwKgqEo9OC2_IFGwvJBpryZeqGtstPhRpvcG08y4XhTnbTWGqy58lqJC6hx3w3s/s3128/Jun%204,%202022%20at%207-051.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Last minute runthrough before the June 4th Spring Concert" border="0" data-original-height="3128" data-original-width="2346" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7yOSX0kB66FvgfxyivLu4oyM9FptXRR1L7kqkMbG_i1nZWLq8OkVauRta4XMtsMC27aqBgYqnvKtVRlv1u393uro6nlZxtLCUexOZh_0TZYtSlfr9zsoNz2RZBiwKgqEo9OC2_IFGwvJBpryZeqGtstPhRpvcG08y4XhTnbTWGqy58lqJC6hx3w3s/w480-h640/Jun%204,%202022%20at%207-051.JPEG" title="Last minute runthrough before the June 4th Spring Concert" width="480" /></a></div></div><h4><i><span style="font-size: large;">We're looking for a few good Men!</span></i></h4><h4><i><span style="font-size: large;">The Stairwell Carollers are seeking tenors and basses to join our safe, fully vaccinated choral ensemble. A solid voice, a good ear, a great attitude, and proof of vaccination are all candidates need to qualify. Reading music is an asset but not a necessity.</span></i></h4><h4><i><span style="font-size: large;">Auditions for tenors and basses continue till August 2022 or until positions are filled. Auditions are held via zoom, Skype or Facetime. During the audition, the candidate must have access to software to read PDFs and play MP3 files.</span></i></h4><h4><i><span style="font-size: large;">Contact Holly at info@stairwellcarollers.com to set up your audition time.</span></i></h4><div><b style="color: #38761d;">About <a href="https://stairwellcarollers.blogspot.com/2017/03/tutti-thursday-40-years-of-stairwell.html" target="_blank">The Stairwell Carollers</a>:</b></div><div><span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-weight: 700;"><br /></span></span><span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b><a href="https://stairwellcarollers.blogspot.com/2011/07/noteable-mention-our-director-pierre.html" target="_blank">Pierre Massie </a>created our a cappella choir in 1977 while he was a music student at Ottawa University. With wins in both the 2010 and <a href="http://stairwellcarollers.blogspot.com/2013/04/gold-at-ottawa-kiwanis-music-festival.html" target="_blank">2013</a> Ontario Music Festival Association competitions, we are r</b></span><b>anked among the best of Ontario choirs.</b><b> </b></span><span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-weight: 700;"><br /></span></span><span style="color: #38761d;"><div><span style="color: #38761d;"><b>A registered Canadian charity, The Carollers also help local charities with net proceeds from concert tickets, <a href="https://www.stairwellcarollers.com/en/laudemus-cum-armonia/" target="_blank">CD and cookbook</a> sales. </b></span><span style="color: #38761d;"><b>Since 1997 we have <a href="https://www.stairwellcarollers.com/en/charitable-work/" target="_blank">donated over $143,800 to local charities</a> and<a href="https://www.stairwellcarollers.com/en/winners/" target="_blank"> scholarships.</a></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #38761d;"><img border="0" data-original-height="131" data-original-width="332" height="126" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEKhzgzHUahFJFWNSXxoDQFh_A3_fIkOLEQ-FQYJ4BvyR2nOZM5TcrrAZffb-F2dYB2SBs9wgCgQe1djrNQd5dBZWhfNja-AqK5DSrqpS5YzcIzhcHx_9bzZBqUqwo1M4FSOrSt9GENleD/s320/Mouse+sig.gif" style="color: black;" width="320" /></span></div></span></div>Holly Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08102929751215840202noreply@blogger.com0Ottawa, ON, Canada45.4215296 -75.69719309999999317.111295763821154 -110.85344309999999 73.731763436178852 -40.540943099999993tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5812784795929404468.post-89027720224965267052022-06-09T15:23:00.006-04:002022-06-09T15:50:49.391-04:00A Great Come-Back Concert - Much Thanks To All from Nirvana<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYxGUSJQI6k1BkBZqW7pobc8Wwa2vdAptsQJbq08LrYsf448UAReoyCflT7lIVqq1QoQNGEIrzifboc0afDitX09c6KwYU2KKv4WfAQGGgZRF79WUfjNr9w7jrq14jMwbqv3VzZR1t7maJ5LteF8usdaB_Fo8KY3mCBUqHNAcZIIN3gBw2UIIL8Jiq/s1699/Jun%204,%202022%20at%2010-005%20Pete%20closeup.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Pierre Massie and his Stairwell Carollers" border="0" data-original-height="1136" data-original-width="1699" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYxGUSJQI6k1BkBZqW7pobc8Wwa2vdAptsQJbq08LrYsf448UAReoyCflT7lIVqq1QoQNGEIrzifboc0afDitX09c6KwYU2KKv4WfAQGGgZRF79WUfjNr9w7jrq14jMwbqv3VzZR1t7maJ5LteF8usdaB_Fo8KY3mCBUqHNAcZIIN3gBw2UIIL8Jiq/w640-h428/Jun%204,%202022%20at%2010-005%20Pete%20closeup.JPG" title="Pierre Massie and his Stairwell Carollers" width="640" /></a></i></div><i>Thank you all for such a wonderful concert last night! The audience was
so appreciative of the performance -- and in addition to that, I'm
extremely appreciative of all the work that went into the staging, work
that escapes the notice of many of the audience members. </i><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaefc-stpbqG04q3UKHnewSSmPecAuWexgkL0iwSIRtTo_oxRB18vKGAvphEUPU9zKof4riQWi3zD6Nv_1fVAbrUll2_K4wx2zWoFm5uQokSGZu4Cw4kvtWcKN44mIIc_MB4ByxuYDy0M_hZhyd1kamMNoHj9LtmjXpp2WAKMsVBvvT9rYLXoZjxrf/s6000/Jun%204,%202022%20at%206-42%20PM.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Bruce, bass, tapes down cords" border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaefc-stpbqG04q3UKHnewSSmPecAuWexgkL0iwSIRtTo_oxRB18vKGAvphEUPU9zKof4riQWi3zD6Nv_1fVAbrUll2_K4wx2zWoFm5uQokSGZu4Cw4kvtWcKN44mIIc_MB4ByxuYDy0M_hZhyd1kamMNoHj9LtmjXpp2WAKMsVBvvT9rYLXoZjxrf/w640-h426/Jun%204,%202022%20at%206-42%20PM.JPG" title="Bruce, bass, tapes down cords" width="640" /></a></div><i>Many thanks for
all the 'background' work that went into the concert, particularly
those on the Tech Crew, the Workshop Committee, the Steering Committee,
and a huge thanks to all the singers who made last night so very
special. </i><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9epdAEQX_gVF6u1hk2n-kYOxIcUdwzgKFb4oueYAvttchfeyzkbzzYg6F70tRWG66MRNJSpZbLhKNIUIfY7kEQDRMKXcJUhlWpMZFTZFHbRc44HpDxFS-VSN4LRYBEgGIWN531lRIGsBc_BelwDN4GA6hYVOysLa_oGcebZOnO7sM18hcP3b70bCf/s6000/Jun%204,%202022%20at%207-00%20PM.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Rene, bass, is in charge of the Tech crew" border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="4000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9epdAEQX_gVF6u1hk2n-kYOxIcUdwzgKFb4oueYAvttchfeyzkbzzYg6F70tRWG66MRNJSpZbLhKNIUIfY7kEQDRMKXcJUhlWpMZFTZFHbRc44HpDxFS-VSN4LRYBEgGIWN531lRIGsBc_BelwDN4GA6hYVOysLa_oGcebZOnO7sM18hcP3b70bCf/w426-h640/Jun%204,%202022%20at%207-00%20PM.JPG" title="Rene, bass, is in charge of the Tech crew" width="426" /></a></div><i>I feel like a butterfly emerging from a cocoon, being able to
sing in a public concert after so much time. My very best wishes to all,
especially Erin and Katherine, who are each embarking on a brand new
journey. We'll miss you, but hope you continue to stay in touch.</i><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRH711E9-cAzHZNNf_GEumApM7kPIhab0u3qsiNJ25tPofl6O6EBnEex6TaAxA_yX4IqAM3KNmT2oWvFgvbQWw_sHRLjWAq0sM-34F1zTQsp20HT1hMIHpD1u1vvyPz4fKgN06BlB8dHXQ7zPllKufh-yqrxKU18vJKgBWtyIqSMIgXLt1Lgxk2eGq/s6000/Jun%204,%202022%20at%206-57%20PM.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Susan, Josee and Katherine relax before the concert" border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRH711E9-cAzHZNNf_GEumApM7kPIhab0u3qsiNJ25tPofl6O6EBnEex6TaAxA_yX4IqAM3KNmT2oWvFgvbQWw_sHRLjWAq0sM-34F1zTQsp20HT1hMIHpD1u1vvyPz4fKgN06BlB8dHXQ7zPllKufh-yqrxKU18vJKgBWtyIqSMIgXLt1Lgxk2eGq/w640-h426/Jun%204,%202022%20at%206-57%20PM.JPG" title="Susan, Josee and Katherine relax before the concert" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8qVa43TMxOwBdB0aM2iYZf4V52cOvkPiksEATDgwaAnzsNF7T1zhd5Mrg0PelcIeieeoIDotwVbN7Cgz30n26de1WdbtzU1XXtEMCjXJ02p8ItrmBr1XSw6smUM44GHP2afv1hlzhLDlcKorN8YGX88uGvAQzbHfm_ZgYirAZc_7x0kTJ8O_8GvsD/s3264/Jun%204,%202022%20at%207-025.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Erin, Annika and Helen waiting to go on stage" border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8qVa43TMxOwBdB0aM2iYZf4V52cOvkPiksEATDgwaAnzsNF7T1zhd5Mrg0PelcIeieeoIDotwVbN7Cgz30n26de1WdbtzU1XXtEMCjXJ02p8ItrmBr1XSw6smUM44GHP2afv1hlzhLDlcKorN8YGX88uGvAQzbHfm_ZgYirAZc_7x0kTJ8O_8GvsD/w640-h480/Jun%204,%202022%20at%207-025.JPEG" title="Erin, Annika and Helen waiting to go on stage" width="640" /></a></div><i>And most of all, thanks to Pete, for so many things </i><i>-- </i><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhom72UutjIPXI0BfCKNPgAoNTnHTBv67Hj9in_CbkTXtGEUC7UxTfV9mLx40if1c0knln1sasEpuQ604UkIWzqPvv7zxVq8fpklhOXs7NOKHc5SWN88zpeRmQN7teafqnO1ZPQ3c8oBqd9GWemnpV_j23p70boMBJcdFVrOWFuEhUc_hjngGinWcZa/s3137/Jun%204,%202022%20at%207-049.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Pete runs beginnings of all songs before the concert" border="0" data-original-height="2352" data-original-width="3137" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhom72UutjIPXI0BfCKNPgAoNTnHTBv67Hj9in_CbkTXtGEUC7UxTfV9mLx40if1c0knln1sasEpuQ604UkIWzqPvv7zxVq8fpklhOXs7NOKHc5SWN88zpeRmQN7teafqnO1ZPQ3c8oBqd9GWemnpV_j23p70boMBJcdFVrOWFuEhUc_hjngGinWcZa/w640-h480/Jun%204,%202022%20at%207-049.JPEG" title="Pete runs beginnings of all songs before the concert" width="640" /></a></div><i>having the vision to create the choir in the first place; having so much artistic integrity that it gives us such a unique, well-balanced sound; for all the pushing to make us unsatisfied with a good performance when a better one can be achieved with more effort; for years of instruction, for I have learned something with each and every rehearsal over the years; for the blunt (yet spot-on) comments when I inadvertently get lazy, for you know I can do better; and, most of all, for allowing me to be part of such a wonderful ensemble -- I feel such soul-affirming joy and awe when we hit on all cylinders! </i><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiodvQortAUBcttqRjX-mbI8E0bkGmFkDyHpC6_Ju_qdbWw6fvZdAww4rHkRSHN7kRwuw9texe6IYaEgXnNTqEjwGunlemHbshwdnzN0Zo_AwppZ2SkjeMbXN31xycBozCZzDkS81EOA01rG2xCkP5JRDPNUdGl6y86b_YVk2dfeUHf5BsMFnXn-O8m/s6000/Jun%204,%202022%20at%206-064.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Pete fine tunes his instrument (The Stairwell Carollers)" border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiodvQortAUBcttqRjX-mbI8E0bkGmFkDyHpC6_Ju_qdbWw6fvZdAww4rHkRSHN7kRwuw9texe6IYaEgXnNTqEjwGunlemHbshwdnzN0Zo_AwppZ2SkjeMbXN31xycBozCZzDkS81EOA01rG2xCkP5JRDPNUdGl6y86b_YVk2dfeUHf5BsMFnXn-O8m/w640-h426/Jun%204,%202022%20at%206-064.jpg" title="Pete fine tunes his instrument (The Stairwell Carollers)" width="640" /></a></div><i>And that's also thanks to everyone giving their best. Together we are nirvana.</i><p></p><p><i>{Nirvana is a place of perfect peace and happiness, like heaven. In Hinduism and Buddhism, nirvana is the highest state that someone can attain, a state of enlightenment, meaning a person's individual desires and suffering go away.}</i></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNgSM_Eqp59vzfW44DUFyAn4UV5t-CxJi45eo7CepEGxmzhQcYEEeUItGihAa6MvuSqWaC2N7HaWBNPePC7dR2KTG9_yO--XxChqLnvZj8_KKMXzUpw_YY9fFMjIfxPKPaoYDKzuVe0bWKFrtXQcxJwhgq5p1sPtbSFP__GKYXEaQGOn-bb5J63MTd/s3264/Jun%202,%202022%20at%2010-59%20AM.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Buddha" border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNgSM_Eqp59vzfW44DUFyAn4UV5t-CxJi45eo7CepEGxmzhQcYEEeUItGihAa6MvuSqWaC2N7HaWBNPePC7dR2KTG9_yO--XxChqLnvZj8_KKMXzUpw_YY9fFMjIfxPKPaoYDKzuVe0bWKFrtXQcxJwhgq5p1sPtbSFP__GKYXEaQGOn-bb5J63MTd/w640-h480/Jun%202,%202022%20at%2010-59%20AM.JPG" title="Buddha" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p><i>Enjoy a well-deserved respite, and have a terrific summer. ;o)</i></p><p><i>Maggie</i></p><p>Auditions ongoing until August 2022 - we are especially searching for tenor and bass voices. Also soprano and an alto.</p><p><b style="color: #38761d;">About <a href="https://stairwellcarollers.blogspot.com/2017/03/tutti-thursday-40-years-of-stairwell.html" target="_blank">The Stairwell Carollers</a>:</b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b><a href="https://stairwellcarollers.blogspot.com/2011/07/noteable-mention-our-director-pierre.html" target="_blank">Pierre Massie </a>created our a cappella choir in 1977 while he was a music student at Ottawa University. With wins in both the 2010 and <a href="http://stairwellcarollers.blogspot.com/2013/04/gold-at-ottawa-kiwanis-music-festival.html" target="_blank">2013</a> Ontario Music Festival Association competitions, we are r</b></span><b>anked among the best of Ontario choirs.</b><b> </b></span><span style="color: #38761d; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: 700;"><br /></span></span><span style="color: #38761d; text-align: left;"><div><span style="color: #38761d;"><b>A registered Canadian charity, The Carollers also help local charities with net proceeds from concert tickets, <a href="https://www.stairwellcarollers.com/en/laudemus-cum-armonia/" target="_blank">CD and cookbook</a> sales. </b></span><span style="color: #38761d;"><b>Since 1997 we have <a href="https://www.stairwellcarollers.com/en/charitable-work/" target="_blank">donated over $143,800 to local charities</a> and<a href="https://www.stairwellcarollers.com/en/winners/" target="_blank"> scholarships.</a></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #38761d;"><img border="0" data-original-height="131" data-original-width="332" height="126" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEKhzgzHUahFJFWNSXxoDQFh_A3_fIkOLEQ-FQYJ4BvyR2nOZM5TcrrAZffb-F2dYB2SBs9wgCgQe1djrNQd5dBZWhfNja-AqK5DSrqpS5YzcIzhcHx_9bzZBqUqwo1M4FSOrSt9GENleD/s320/Mouse+sig.gif" style="color: black;" width="320" /></span></div></span></div>Holly Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08102929751215840202noreply@blogger.com0Ottawa, ON, Canada45.4215296 -75.69719309999999317.111295763821154 -110.85344309999999 73.731763436178852 -40.540943099999993tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5812784795929404468.post-59808004332801836912022-06-06T13:52:00.003-04:002022-06-06T13:54:22.694-04:00 Sad Departure - The Stairwell Interviews<h2 style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi335cknmeh4ncBsUwGeibSjfD_EbEx6STK2aAMjO5HSYvfa97IuFtG76Z12-BmPBLp-5v5tB8BPfUg5HT4qC5hHMbp4ASufMVQg2L3d_m74_cfEKLCwJD0rHItkHDUC94CxFAI425EMZpREPFRrAWJybbWf7ZQ82aR9hZwrmEJpNNGJ638uIqH5JHM/s3264/Dec%2012,%202018,%207-37%20PM.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Katherine, alto, glued to her camera - I mean, phone" border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi335cknmeh4ncBsUwGeibSjfD_EbEx6STK2aAMjO5HSYvfa97IuFtG76Z12-BmPBLp-5v5tB8BPfUg5HT4qC5hHMbp4ASufMVQg2L3d_m74_cfEKLCwJD0rHItkHDUC94CxFAI425EMZpREPFRrAWJybbWf7ZQ82aR9hZwrmEJpNNGJ638uIqH5JHM/w640-h480/Dec%2012,%202018,%207-37%20PM.JPG" title="Katherine, alto, glued to her camera - I mean, phone" width="640" /></a></div></h2><h4 style="text-align: left;"><i>It's not always that when a singer departs, she leaves a gaping hole in our hearts. <br /></i><i>That rhymes! How fitting! Katherine style. <br /></i><i>I'll mostly miss her devilishly adorable sense of humour, her dancing with and miming out song lyrics, her fantastic crochet and knit creations, her beautiful photos - and, well, just HER. <br /></i><i>XO Holly</i></h4><h2 style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNW0uXiswAEiMSEATPxpxYaunr2iZCIWUpg7-rHGVVGFTah4LwKXe8eeXFhcoa_xP19uKK-gcPdakUL9dMh1-CP-RDuZd0j4BU0ug0qh12X22SWW67t23c_y0h9Pa_s-Miz5yMyXJdUxL0o3u5Ucmy4erPz5yBPxHmWDdIejxutUlYZaHsKNnvWsQF/s6000/May%204,%202018,%204-50%20AM.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="The Galillee Centre sits overlooking the picturesque Ottawa River" border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNW0uXiswAEiMSEATPxpxYaunr2iZCIWUpg7-rHGVVGFTah4LwKXe8eeXFhcoa_xP19uKK-gcPdakUL9dMh1-CP-RDuZd0j4BU0ug0qh12X22SWW67t23c_y0h9Pa_s-Miz5yMyXJdUxL0o3u5Ucmy4erPz5yBPxHmWDdIejxutUlYZaHsKNnvWsQF/w640-h426/May%204,%202018,%204-50%20AM.JPG" title="The Galillee Centre sits overlooking the picturesque Ottawa River" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" font-weight:="" left="" normal="" style="clear: both;" text-align:=""><span style="font-size: large; font-weight: normal;">It seems so appropriate that I get to bookend my time in the Stairwell Carollers with a "choral boot camp," first at the Galilee Centre in 2018 when I had just joined the Carollers, and again now in the spring of 2022 as I prepare to depart Ottawa.</span></div></h2><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF0i50aenYiDqu_dc2CjdMu-khGm02NocSuLR91uevS5npFAwgwCgnWlXA4nSftvynFx_EmN3R19shWJsgtHNztgwCN2OHr2sAQj2YUl2nlbDOxuNckargYrxu1SaqyabFE7uTmr_JFA3K78WYj5sI2lUeoW2e465q8-GPDk1XE0834Ze4Hn0CXyds/s6000/May%204,%202018,%206-040.JPG"><img alt="Katherine, left, enjoys a laugh with Gabe and other choir members at the Galilee sessions" border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF0i50aenYiDqu_dc2CjdMu-khGm02NocSuLR91uevS5npFAwgwCgnWlXA4nSftvynFx_EmN3R19shWJsgtHNztgwCN2OHr2sAQj2YUl2nlbDOxuNckargYrxu1SaqyabFE7uTmr_JFA3K78WYj5sI2lUeoW2e465q8-GPDk1XE0834Ze4Hn0CXyds/w640-h426/May%204,%202018,%206-040.JPG" title="Katherine, left, enjoys a laugh with Gabe and other choir members at the Galilee sessions" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;">These sessions brought a concentrated, focused enjoyment to singing and a more profound understanding of the music, alongside a very physical awareness of sound. It’s an addictive feeling and also a familiar one, because it condenses the experience of every single Stairwell Carollers rehearsal. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyAW-VhW_TdqYoyKjihOLQzxMDMJAp4792DXb2qkkaC99uVDLK8O-2KqxMBYZSYxIp-ig41QucV3WB-CuUz1BjDIhr-MlefO8RbXCi53HJDExHHMIjqbGjR8q4LTlHguH4a1wXn3D29mOwHD0Cxf8KNliLUIqsOdxvOa_oDE43xg1LmGDl2taPNayt/s5773/PosterENG2018.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Stairwell Caroller Christmas Concert poster 2019" border="0" data-original-height="5773" data-original-width="3959" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyAW-VhW_TdqYoyKjihOLQzxMDMJAp4792DXb2qkkaC99uVDLK8O-2KqxMBYZSYxIp-ig41QucV3WB-CuUz1BjDIhr-MlefO8RbXCi53HJDExHHMIjqbGjR8q4LTlHguH4a1wXn3D29mOwHD0Cxf8KNliLUIqsOdxvOa_oDE43xg1LmGDl2taPNayt/w438-h640/PosterENG2018.jpg" title="Stairwell Caroller Christmas Concert poster 2019" width="438" /></a></div><p>Pete fills each Wednesday night with intensity and purpose; he points out the interplay of voices in the music, plays with interpretation to bring out different aspects of each song, and encourages everyone to hear imperfections in tone and blend, smoothing them away to create something pure. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigp5MeYVOBlPjrTKC1t7ByVbkp7W13P3DcHpm-f6ly841USXq0bEdPAgkctCu0_Ic-hWSULbvQSKJdK930C2efC6QGaJBK0HjlJ48-Ka6doBGoCPM-VBt4VH9GQjZGvGROmcDA9LKuU-av1GXmYJcdP6zgObxVz3GNUUPcu229sO5DMZ069u7GG4IH/s6000/Mar%2028,%202018,%206-25%20AM.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Stairwell Caroller Director, Pierre Massie IN THE ZONE" border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigp5MeYVOBlPjrTKC1t7ByVbkp7W13P3DcHpm-f6ly841USXq0bEdPAgkctCu0_Ic-hWSULbvQSKJdK930C2efC6QGaJBK0HjlJ48-Ka6doBGoCPM-VBt4VH9GQjZGvGROmcDA9LKuU-av1GXmYJcdP6zgObxVz3GNUUPcu229sO5DMZ069u7GG4IH/w640-h426/Mar%2028,%202018,%206-25%20AM.JPG" title="Stairwell Caroller Director, Pierre Massie IN THE ZONE" width="640" /></a></div><p>Of course, this couldn’t happen without the Carollers themselves, every one of them warm and funny and generous, who come together with hard work and good humor* to make Pete’s vision happen (as best we can).</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie1y21JY3NSWzLJNZKE20HIfZZcugJBq4dgDFHfMGBNYHr3vxd4b8XTQHRXXfH1PrK3RLeqoKLYqhFQgZAbmmfRpzK5WvifJNWCD2piwJW6VAar0bqTFeZrKwnbXVNOcrGgVxM-FLs-xcWTcyul_c5_c_A1KBjzDaefcy0ArgSHfI4aHk06flx5ikx/s4032/reh%20pic%20by%20Katherine.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Katherine's viewpoint (Photo by Katherine) Stairwell Caroller rehearsal" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie1y21JY3NSWzLJNZKE20HIfZZcugJBq4dgDFHfMGBNYHr3vxd4b8XTQHRXXfH1PrK3RLeqoKLYqhFQgZAbmmfRpzK5WvifJNWCD2piwJW6VAar0bqTFeZrKwnbXVNOcrGgVxM-FLs-xcWTcyul_c5_c_A1KBjzDaefcy0ArgSHfI4aHk06flx5ikx/w640-h480/reh%20pic%20by%20Katherine.jpg" title="Katherine's viewpoint (Photo by Katherine) Stairwell Caroller rehearsal" width="640" /></a></div><p>Singing with the group has the feeling of finally snapping in the correct puzzle piece: it’s so perfect and incredibly satisfying. I didn't know what to expect when my family was posted to Ottawa, but I cannot tell you how lucky I feel to have become involved with this amazing choir, led by this exacting and exciting director, who every season gathers a repertoire that challenges and delights. </p><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieS8P1Gii0_Bom2QO8uiLNCYKEL1OOiE8XnYYmmxKc6iN6-IWpmfij8cn1e1_si2IeZY1SbRsG22jocK6PUK5pLTaAy4UkdW6s_qbFnSKIEz0r5g_z0aEbMa1QYbtnPMpNcGwKTkIx1upX3k2kBVxrt_SdEzpYtMEFqlNJkm_0T40OD_sI_aWTob5N/s1280/Dec%2018%202019-002.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Choir Gurls" border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieS8P1Gii0_Bom2QO8uiLNCYKEL1OOiE8XnYYmmxKc6iN6-IWpmfij8cn1e1_si2IeZY1SbRsG22jocK6PUK5pLTaAy4UkdW6s_qbFnSKIEz0r5g_z0aEbMa1QYbtnPMpNcGwKTkIx1upX3k2kBVxrt_SdEzpYtMEFqlNJkm_0T40OD_sI_aWTob5N/w640-h480/Dec%2018%202019-002.jpg" title="Choir Gurls" width="640" /></a></div><p>Of all the things I expected to gain from my Canadian experience, a deeper and more nuanced appreciation for choral music was roughly nowhere on the list, and I am stupidly grateful for it. The past couple of years turned out to be challenging, but being able to sing with the Carollers has been a joy, and to have had their friendship and music to rely on during this time was an absolute gift.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWTanzNE1i-17dk-RRzlcdT3sntm_u13_ZCnfW91YboiAX7tfeJO3ComuHlEVpWy_9HZvDnKXZa5fsgXYE1oHA0MIMbE4JXvoSw_k3ksvasxR4V-meuOK78ugUILSxuHarfEgxvKNHCar3JYPq5UKrD0yAiptQoQGZrqe95RpSOiuCG1jJiM2070U_/s6000/Apr%2030,%202022%20at%209-028duotoneK.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Katherine by Warhol (not)" border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="4000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWTanzNE1i-17dk-RRzlcdT3sntm_u13_ZCnfW91YboiAX7tfeJO3ComuHlEVpWy_9HZvDnKXZa5fsgXYE1oHA0MIMbE4JXvoSw_k3ksvasxR4V-meuOK78ugUILSxuHarfEgxvKNHCar3JYPq5UKrD0yAiptQoQGZrqe95RpSOiuCG1jJiM2070U_/w426-h640/Apr%2030,%202022%20at%209-028duotoneK.JPG" title="Katherine by Warhol (not)" width="426" /></a></div><p></p><p>*I know you Canadians spell it “humour” but I have to stand my ground.</p><p>by Katherine Marek</p><p>Auditions still ongoing until August 2022 - we are especially searching for tenor and bass voices. And maybe an alto...</p><p><b style="color: #38761d;">About <a href="https://stairwellcarollers.blogspot.com/2017/03/tutti-thursday-40-years-of-stairwell.html" target="_blank">The Stairwell Carollers</a>:</b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; text-align: left;"><div><span style="color: #38761d;"><b><a href="https://stairwellcarollers.blogspot.com/2011/07/noteable-mention-our-director-pierre.html" target="_blank">Pierre Massie </a>created our a cappella choir in 1977 while he was a music student at Ottawa University. With wins in both the 2010 and <a href="http://stairwellcarollers.blogspot.com/2013/04/gold-at-ottawa-kiwanis-music-festival.html" target="_blank">2013</a> Ontario Music Festival Association competitions, we are r</b></span><b>anked among the best of Ontario choirs.</b><b> </b></div></span><span style="color: #38761d; text-align: left;"><div><span style="font-weight: 700;"><br /></span></div></span><span style="color: #38761d; text-align: left;"><div><span style="color: #38761d;"><b>A registered Canadian charity, The Carollers also help local charities with net proceeds from concert tickets, <a href="https://www.stairwellcarollers.com/en/laudemus-cum-armonia/" target="_blank">CD and cookbook</a> sales. </b></span><span style="color: #38761d;"><b>Since 1997 we have <a href="https://www.stairwellcarollers.com/en/charitable-work/" target="_blank">donated over $143,800 to local charities</a> and<a href="https://www.stairwellcarollers.com/en/winners/" target="_blank"> scholarships.</a></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #38761d;"><img border="0" data-original-height="131" data-original-width="332" height="126" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEKhzgzHUahFJFWNSXxoDQFh_A3_fIkOLEQ-FQYJ4BvyR2nOZM5TcrrAZffb-F2dYB2SBs9wgCgQe1djrNQd5dBZWhfNja-AqK5DSrqpS5YzcIzhcHx_9bzZBqUqwo1M4FSOrSt9GENleD/s320/Mouse+sig.gif" style="color: black;" width="320" /></span></div></span></div>Holly Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08102929751215840202noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5812784795929404468.post-264505920306315942022-06-04T14:40:00.000-04:002022-06-04T14:40:17.859-04:00A Message from Gabriel Lewis O'Conner<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdK3_k7H1bDbiMUHAf-0Uqz-fr-YtfIyBfKSqrHryo8xwGAVEnIQn0CCBsD6bB7tNMalnoioKrt5mf9sb1UyB8wcbksjfoSTxloXVy7uwiKhuP38ad9lWjI3DWDK8NfQPcdynv-7Gm2rB-i8qxsNYwSkztwCx2sW-ZtIvOqqAfTtRM26bsJ9tQawEO/s6000/Apr%2030,%202022%20at%201-039.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Gabriel Lewis O'Connor workshop with the Stairwell Carollers April 30 2022" border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdK3_k7H1bDbiMUHAf-0Uqz-fr-YtfIyBfKSqrHryo8xwGAVEnIQn0CCBsD6bB7tNMalnoioKrt5mf9sb1UyB8wcbksjfoSTxloXVy7uwiKhuP38ad9lWjI3DWDK8NfQPcdynv-7Gm2rB-i8qxsNYwSkztwCx2sW-ZtIvOqqAfTtRM26bsJ9tQawEO/w640-h426/Apr%2030,%202022%20at%201-039.JPG" title="Gabriel Lewis O'Connor workshop with the Stairwell Carollers April 30 2022" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>We just got this lovely email from Gabriel (Gabe) Lewis-O'Conner, who recently did a weekend of choral workshops with the Stairwell Carollers choir here in Ottawa. It was a really inspiring event in preparation towards our first public choral concert since Christmas 2019!</p><p>The whole choir was thrilled to see him again and I will post more about the workshops soon.</p><p><i>Hi Pete (and the whole group)-</i></p><p><i>I just wanted to write a quick note and tell you how much I have been thinking about all of you leading up to your concert this Saturday.</i></p><p><i>It makes me so happy to see that the concert is moving ahead, and it seems like you have a pretty solid registration for tickets at this point. Those in the audience are so lucky to be a part of what you all will share.</i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGyz1XiTMNatYeUcDoJVXKv7U0Rbeegf_8omxQKP7Sn7w9h8jsle-YPQ9aTOjm6jtxC9Fj2NhvQGr0UisUvfUKQLuu0DE5r_FIZZccHnLiPrqoasF7YYfN1QORixHH7n6aWBu3EAS5SzIOYwwxWuzDyjQlB_wJe35h-0PeWlvHtBGmNRIumMax6Mfu/s6000/Apr%2030,%202022%20at%2012-047.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Gabe Lewis O'Conner and Director Pierre Massie" border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGyz1XiTMNatYeUcDoJVXKv7U0Rbeegf_8omxQKP7Sn7w9h8jsle-YPQ9aTOjm6jtxC9Fj2NhvQGr0UisUvfUKQLuu0DE5r_FIZZccHnLiPrqoasF7YYfN1QORixHH7n6aWBu3EAS5SzIOYwwxWuzDyjQlB_wJe35h-0PeWlvHtBGmNRIumMax6Mfu/w640-h426/Apr%2030,%202022%20at%2012-047.JPG" title="Gabe Lewis O'Conner and Director Pierre Massie" width="640" /></a></div><p><i>I am confident that all of the effort it has taken to keep singing through the pandemic and then to come back together to sing in person will manifest in the passion, joy, and personal storytelling that this repertoire allows.</i></p><p><i>Please know that I will be in the audience in spirit, beaming and clapping more loudly than anyone (even if you can’t actually see or hear me). I feel like my weekend working on this music with the group allowed me a rare glimpse into how this concert has evolved, and what this music means to each person singing it.</i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp1FFsPbS_wuKKtaIS_Vu5rbBHQFB7xLRsZGNiYJXWUkm0T_1oKPuzVHYKsxYGdMGM5V1TIxnTczgaCW2CGJnHOULMclDmluNXn49_4EizAu-6d0zBsmGDko0ofRfiIcytmqSyiOmPOIaGWlT4R2GluzYchTW2hbwPGLpbvDjB7Y_SAremn5CWBleP/s3264/IMG_4764.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Bass, Richard, takes the lead for a concert song" border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp1FFsPbS_wuKKtaIS_Vu5rbBHQFB7xLRsZGNiYJXWUkm0T_1oKPuzVHYKsxYGdMGM5V1TIxnTczgaCW2CGJnHOULMclDmluNXn49_4EizAu-6d0zBsmGDko0ofRfiIcytmqSyiOmPOIaGWlT4R2GluzYchTW2hbwPGLpbvDjB7Y_SAremn5CWBleP/w640-h480/IMG_4764.JPG" title="Bass, Richard, takes the lead for a concert song" width="640" /></a></div><p><i>Send my love to everyone, and I can’t wait to hear how the concert goes. I hope everyone has recovered fully that was ill, and you have the full compliment of healthy boisterous singers!</i></p><p><i>Much love from Kansas,</i></p><p><i>Gabe</i></p><h2 style="text-align: left;">We're looking for a few good Men!</h2><h4><br />The Stairwell Carollers are seeking tenors and basses to join our safe, fully vaccinated choral ensemble. A solid voice, a good ear, a great attitude, and proof of vaccination are all candidates need to qualify. Reading music is an asset but not a necessity.</h4><h4><br />Auditions for tenors and basses continue till August 2022 or until positions are filled. Auditions are held via zoom, Skype or Facetime. During the audition, the candidate must have access to software to read PDFs and play MP3 files.</h4><h4><br />Contact Holly at info@stairwellcarollers.com to set up your audition time.</h4><div><b style="color: #38761d;">About <a href="https://stairwellcarollers.blogspot.com/2017/03/tutti-thursday-40-years-of-stairwell.html" target="_blank">The Stairwell Carollers</a>:</b></div><div><span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-weight: 700;"><br /></span></span><span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><b><a href="https://stairwellcarollers.blogspot.com/2011/07/noteable-mention-our-director-pierre.html" target="_blank">Pierre Massie </a>created our a cappella choir in 1977 while he was a music student at Ottawa University. With wins in both the 2010 and <a href="http://stairwellcarollers.blogspot.com/2013/04/gold-at-ottawa-kiwanis-music-festival.html" target="_blank">2013</a> Ontario Music Festival Association competitions, we are r</b></span><b>anked among the best of Ontario choirs.</b><b> </b></span><span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-weight: 700;"><br /></span></span><span style="color: #38761d;"><div><span style="color: #38761d;"><b>A registered Canadian charity, The Carollers also help local charities with net proceeds from concert tickets, <a href="https://www.stairwellcarollers.com/en/laudemus-cum-armonia/" target="_blank">CD and cookbook</a> sales. </b></span><span style="color: #38761d;"><b>Since 1997 we have <a href="https://www.stairwellcarollers.com/en/charitable-work/" target="_blank">donated over $143,800 to local charities</a> and<a href="https://www.stairwellcarollers.com/en/winners/" target="_blank"> scholarships.</a></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #38761d;"><img border="0" data-original-height="131" data-original-width="332" height="126" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEKhzgzHUahFJFWNSXxoDQFh_A3_fIkOLEQ-FQYJ4BvyR2nOZM5TcrrAZffb-F2dYB2SBs9wgCgQe1djrNQd5dBZWhfNja-AqK5DSrqpS5YzcIzhcHx_9bzZBqUqwo1M4FSOrSt9GENleD/s320/Mouse+sig.gif" style="color: black;" width="320" /></span></div></span></div>Holly Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08102929751215840202noreply@blogger.com0Ottawa, ON, Canada45.4215296 -75.69719309999999317.111295763821154 -110.85344309999999 73.731763436178852 -40.540943099999993tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5812784795929404468.post-87506128288776941802022-05-29T14:24:00.004-04:002022-05-29T15:23:10.597-04:00Stairwell Carollers Ottawa Choral Concert this Saturday June 4th 8:00pm<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtXq7PJQO49O5kDhkhst9Z0wFawESf1NSWUPV-vmfgcgsV3gjnWx6SCvlrl_NCFoETZIFixr49i-treyVE3u7Re61UxLS6VtltcvaRK4uNseH1m__tt8tLsVxEUgLnViIO1Q_lhO7YwFfa6mbmctn5MZjj2xSfJuyI-ZzRhWtb3KVP3W02eQW-KvYU/s2951/Alle%20psallite%20cum%20luya_pp%202,3edit.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Alle Psallite Cum Luya Concert Program song list" border="0" data-original-height="2212" data-original-width="2951" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtXq7PJQO49O5kDhkhst9Z0wFawESf1NSWUPV-vmfgcgsV3gjnWx6SCvlrl_NCFoETZIFixr49i-treyVE3u7Re61UxLS6VtltcvaRK4uNseH1m__tt8tLsVxEUgLnViIO1Q_lhO7YwFfa6mbmctn5MZjj2xSfJuyI-ZzRhWtb3KVP3W02eQW-KvYU/w640-h480/Alle%20psallite%20cum%20luya_pp%202,3edit.jpg" title="Alle Psallite Cum Luya Concert Program song list" width="640" /></a></div><br /><h4 style="text-align: left;">Alle psallite cum luya, loosely translated as ' let us sing together, alleluia!' is more than just the name of one of the pieces we sing this season. In fact, it seems to encapsulate how we feel these days for several reasons. <a href="https://www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/the-stairwell-carollers/events/spring-concert-registration-and-donation/#overview" target="_blank">RESERVE TICKETS HERE</a></h4><div>To begin with, this is our first live musical offering for the public after two years of pandemic-induces silence - so for that alone, let us sing together, alleluia! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7752XeoyDHGJkflVI2SdO_HE_DOSCa1NbWFss6eg6MOLoq5qwyxiM2LunHZHjZJgJ0RC-uu7Jh7CetR6szidAoF9b07YAkC9Uu1ieLtKFjdc3qd1_Ari1U_FsF7JGu46G_8p8cgps_MN4UnxCb3nVt8ta8QAVJVHebS9RFe9DjEyGXjEJZnrjVqV7/s3264/May%2025,%202022%20at%208-045.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Masked and distanced Stairwell Carollers rehearsal" border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7752XeoyDHGJkflVI2SdO_HE_DOSCa1NbWFss6eg6MOLoq5qwyxiM2LunHZHjZJgJ0RC-uu7Jh7CetR6szidAoF9b07YAkC9Uu1ieLtKFjdc3qd1_Ari1U_FsF7JGu46G_8p8cgps_MN4UnxCb3nVt8ta8QAVJVHebS9RFe9DjEyGXjEJZnrjVqV7/w640-h480/May%2025,%202022%20at%208-045.JPG" title="Masked and distanced Stairwell Carollers rehearsal" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div> Second, during the late 13th and 14th century when this motet was composed, the first bubonic plague was starting to ravage Europe, sowing death and stoking fear and panic. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoFgK3FIcdG6YBagW_yN7787_nPJElJyoDydo85GTSXuyKnY76-0rCfRQqWfH0tut6DQgKCuIM3Vnns1k_hvwfCDEjHPFYv0kxLQ-dTY55dXLk7AjI8mpRbEMPXhZE8NN5t54kcKKBHz5sQdLIxXxXq7UlmpCrHuHXqR2fasA-TpDx9sjCL5XXgfRg/s3264/Apr%2030,%202022%20at%202-46%20PM.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Alle Psallite Cum Luya sheet music" border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoFgK3FIcdG6YBagW_yN7787_nPJElJyoDydo85GTSXuyKnY76-0rCfRQqWfH0tut6DQgKCuIM3Vnns1k_hvwfCDEjHPFYv0kxLQ-dTY55dXLk7AjI8mpRbEMPXhZE8NN5t54kcKKBHz5sQdLIxXxXq7UlmpCrHuHXqR2fasA-TpDx9sjCL5XXgfRg/w640-h480/Apr%2030,%202022%20at%202-46%20PM.JPEG" title="Alle Psallite Cum Luya sheet music" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>Yet, one anonymous monk, shivering in his cloister, found the means of offering defiant praise against the specter of a frightening new world with a musical call to arms: Let us sing together, alleluia! </div><div><br /></div><div>The fact that his melody and words have survived 800 years into our century so that we might sing it during our own trying time: alleluia! </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixXs0OiVGAtS_7cTzEBzyY4LT-45mGpSWVnZ563Td7kEQNMXUHJzJ1zyJBRlGSfmLoz0I9GHWTAGXzdSyVr2RApksBLNYXKNnA4DjRzMltXt_NvHgQ39aQZo2yF9U3PQFoCU88yUc7U50htfK67B8QK92gwf5qLb4g0S98IqMekJrrRZCnGWRNUph6/s2269/Alle%20psallite%20cum%20luya_P1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Alle Psallite Cum Luya Concert Program cover" border="0" data-original-height="2269" data-original-width="1465" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixXs0OiVGAtS_7cTzEBzyY4LT-45mGpSWVnZ563Td7kEQNMXUHJzJ1zyJBRlGSfmLoz0I9GHWTAGXzdSyVr2RApksBLNYXKNnA4DjRzMltXt_NvHgQ39aQZo2yF9U3PQFoCU88yUc7U50htfK67B8QK92gwf5qLb4g0S98IqMekJrrRZCnGWRNUph6/w414-h640/Alle%20psallite%20cum%20luya_P1.jpg" title="Alle Psallite Cum Luya Concert Program cover" width="414" /></a></div><br /><div>Finally, having made it through the Covid-19 epidemic, the Stairwell Carollers have persevered, but in reduced numbers of male singers along the way. Moving forward, we need to build up our membership in order to sing at our optimum best. </div><div><div><br /></div><div>My challenge to any musically oriented guys reading this message: heed the call of the anonymous thirteenth century monk and join us: let us sing together, alleluia!
</div></div></div></div><div><br /></div><div>Director, Pierre Massie (thanks to Terry B. for the wonderful words)</div><h4 style="text-align: left;">We're looking for a few good Men!</h4><h4 style="text-align: left;"><br />The Stairwell Carollers are seeking tenors and basses to join our safe, fully vaccinated choral ensemble. A solid voice, a good ear, a great attitude, and proof of vaccination are all candidates need to qualify. Reading music is an asset but not a necessity.</h4><h4 style="text-align: left;"><br />Auditions for tenors and basses continue till August 2022 or until positions are filled. Auditions are held via zoom, Skype or Facetime. During the audition, the candidate must have access to software to read PDFs and play MP3 files.</h4><h4 style="text-align: left;"><br />Contact Holly at info@stairwellcarollers.com to set up your audition time.</h4><div style="text-align: left;"><b style="color: #38761d;">About <a href="https://stairwellcarollers.blogspot.com/2017/03/tutti-thursday-40-years-of-stairwell.html" target="_blank">The Stairwell Carollers</a>:</b></div><div><span style="color: #38761d;"><div><span style="font-weight: 700;"><br /></span></div></span><span style="color: #38761d;"><div><span style="color: #38761d;"><b><a href="https://stairwellcarollers.blogspot.com/2011/07/noteable-mention-our-director-pierre.html" target="_blank">Pierre Massie </a>created our a cappella choir in 1977 while he was a music student at Ottawa University. With wins in both the 2010 and <a href="http://stairwellcarollers.blogspot.com/2013/04/gold-at-ottawa-kiwanis-music-festival.html" target="_blank">2013</a> Ontario Music Festival Association competitions, we are r</b></span><b>anked among the best of Ontario choirs.</b><b> </b></div></span><span style="color: #38761d;"><div><span style="font-weight: 700;"><br /></span></div></span><span style="color: #38761d;"><div><span style="color: #38761d;"><b>A registered Canadian charity, The Carollers also help local charities with net proceeds from concert tickets, <a href="https://www.stairwellcarollers.com/en/laudemus-cum-armonia/" target="_blank">CD and cookbook</a> sales. </b></span><span style="color: #38761d;"><b>Since 1997 we have <a href="https://www.stairwellcarollers.com/en/charitable-work/" target="_blank">donated over $143,800 to local charities</a> and<a href="https://www.stairwellcarollers.com/en/winners/" target="_blank"> scholarships.</a></b></span></div><div><span style="color: #38761d;"><img border="0" data-original-height="131" data-original-width="332" height="126" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEKhzgzHUahFJFWNSXxoDQFh_A3_fIkOLEQ-FQYJ4BvyR2nOZM5TcrrAZffb-F2dYB2SBs9wgCgQe1djrNQd5dBZWhfNja-AqK5DSrqpS5YzcIzhcHx_9bzZBqUqwo1M4FSOrSt9GENleD/s320/Mouse+sig.gif" style="color: black;" width="320" /></span></div></span></div>Holly Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08102929751215840202noreply@blogger.com0Ottawa, ON, Canada45.4215296 -75.69719309999999317.111295763821154 -110.85344309999999 73.731763436178852 -40.540943099999993