A look back at a wondrous Season of song -- Christmas 2011

Caroling in the Byward Market, singing  before the giant tree in the National Gallery , and an hour long Rogers TV Christmas show filmed at our concert at the beautiful Woodroffe United church were just some of the highlights of this exciting past Christmas season of song!

Here are some photos of the journey...


I've put together a playlist below of some of the carols we performed at our 2011 Xmas concert,"Stille Nacht". Enjoy!

Dindirin -- An anonymous Spanish madrigal performed by The Stairwell Carollers, Ottawa.

Red, the squirrel. Photo, Holly Massie, all rights reserved

Ottawa choir, The Stairwell Carollers, perform "Dindirin" -- an Anonymous Spanish renaissance piece.

Buy our CDs!!! This version of "Dindirin" is available on our "Audite nova" CD.

Audio: Tom Barnes.  Recorded at St. Barnabas Church, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, June 18th, 2011.
Videographer: Zoe Hart.
Editing: Pierre Massie
Photos: Holly Massie

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Beware, businesses and charities -- Better Business Bureau phishing scam

Hope everyone has had a wonderful Xmas and New Year -- almost the end of January and I've been quite busy with family and school work, so forgive the delay on new posts.  We are currently tooling up, as it were, for our upcoming CD recording. News Soon!

Just had to tell everyone about this nasty Phishing email scam under the guise of the Better Business Bureau -- since we have been targeted. Simple answer, if you are a business or charity and receive a so-called notice that there is a complaint about you filed with the BBB, DO NOT go to the link supplied in the email. Visit the OFFICIAL BBB Ottawa site or go to BBB.org directory to find your local site . There you can do a search on your business or charities name. Most likely there will be NO complaint and you can breathe easy.

Have a great day :)

Cucú, cucú -- Juan del Encina - The Stairwell Carollers, Ottawa.

Baby robin has a bath - photo, Holly Massie -- all rights reserved

Ottawa choir, The Stairwell Carollers, perform the renaissance madrigal "Cucú, cucú"  by Juan del Encina (1468 -- 1530), a Spanish composer, poet and playwright.

Audio: Tom Barnes.  Recorded at St. Barnabas Church, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, June 18th, 2011.
Videographer: Zoe Hart.
Editing: Pierre Massie

Buy our CDs!!! This version of "Cucú, cucú" is available on our "Audite nova" CD.

Visit our website for more info and updates.

Holly :)

Vexilla regis -- Juan Francés de Iribarren - The Stairwell Carollers, Ottawa.

Stained Glass window --  Shawville, Quebec

Ottawa choir, The Stairwell Carollers, perform "Vexilla regis"  by Juan Francés de Iribarren (1699 - 1767), a Spanish late baroque composer.

This piece will be on our next CD, "Cantate Domino" which will be available in October 2012. 

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Audio: Tom Barnes.  Recorded at St. Barnabas Church, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, June 18th, 2011.
Videographer: Zoe Hart.
Editing: Pierre Massie