Stairwell Carollers Spring 2017 concert this Saturday, June 3rd -- don't miss us!

WHO? and WHAT? - Stairwell Carollers BIG Spring Concert RESONET IN LAUDIBUS

WHEN? - June 3rd - this Saturday evening at 7:30 p.m.

WHERE? -St. Barnabas Church, 70 James street in our nation's capitol - lovely downtown Ottawa.

WHAT? - Our Spring A cappella Choral Concert of music spans the Renaissance up to famous and original Contemporary.

WHY? -We are singing twenty-two beautiful pieces, in English, Latin, Italian, German, Spanish and French! If you love choral music and  the a cappella sound, this concert is for you!

Modern pieces: "Sleep" by Eric Whitacre, "Earth Song" by Frank Ticheli, "Contre Qui Rose" by Morten Lauridsen and "One Last Song" by Michael McGlynn.

Popular renaissance madrigals: "Come Again" by John Dowland, "El Grillo" by Josquin Des Prez and "Il bianco e dolce cigno" by Jaques Arcadelt.

Antonio Lotti's popular Renaissance Mass will be sung in its entirety.

And that's not all! 

Local acoustic folk trio, Fiddlehead Soup will be performing also! More info on the concert.

Advance tickets are $15 - available online. $20 at the door. Children 12 and under are free.

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Ars Nova Stairwell Caroller concert musings - very late Saturday post

Thanks to Ars Nova for sponsoring Saturday's wonderful concert at historic St. Bartholomew church. This Stairwell Carollers concert was presented in tandem with the Governor General's church 150 year celebration.

Many of us were a bit nervous before the show started. Some just had the usual first concert anxiety; others were singing their very first concert as a Stairwell Caroller!

No matter, we sang, we enjoyed ourselves and, best of all, the audience seemed to enjoy our singing too!

At the reception afterwards, we found out that the audience was packed with choristers!

I feel validated.

Ecco la nimph Ebrayca chiamata sung by the Stairwell Carollers - YouTube

I dug way back in our YouTube video vault and found Ecco la nimph Ebrayca chiamata. We uploaded this in 2010, but the concert was June 8th, 2001! We all look so young  :)

I loved this church - St. Charles Catholic church on Barrette Street in Vanier.

St. Charles is no longer in use as a church. Still standing, a sign posted on the grounds say it will be converted to a market.

We recorded this song for our Renaissance Madrigal CD "Audite Nova" - available HERE.

If you love our music, a Donation would be appreciated. Please DONATE to our 40th Year goal of $15,000 to support celebrations for our Ottawa choir milestone.  All donations receive a charitable tax receipt! I hope to see many former Stairwellers at our 40th celebrations - starting this Christmas season.


Audio: Tom Barnes
St-Charles Church, June 8th, 2001
Video editing: Pierre Massie

Our professional recordings are available on our website in both CD and MP3 formats. 

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About The Stairwell Carollers:

Pierre Massie started our a cappella choir in 1977 while a music student at Ottawa University. The Stairwell Carollers are ranked amongst the best of Ontario choirs winning both the 2010 and 2013 Ontario Music Festival Association competitions. A registered Canadian charity, we also help local charities with our concert, CD and cookbook sales.

Please DONATE to support our 40th year events for everyone! 
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Resonet in laudibus Programme -- Concert coming up! Saturday June 3rd, 7:30 p.m.

Hi Everyone!

Short and sweet (and late ) today. Thought you'd like to see our song lineup for our upcoming Spring Concert, June 3rd 7:30 p.m. at St. Barnabas Church, 70 James street - downtown Ottawa.

Our Spring A cappella Choral Concert of music spans the Renaissance up to famous and original Contemporary.

22 songs will be performed by the choir, in English, Latin, Italian, German, Spanish and French - spanning centuries to the present day!

Modern pieces include: "Sleep" by Eric Whitacre, "Earth Song" by Frank Ticheli, "Contre Qui Rose" by Morten Lauridsen and "One Last Song" by Michael McGlynn.

Popular renaissance madrigals like "Come Again" by John Dowland, "El Grillo" by Josquin Des Prez and "Il bianco e dolce cigno" by Jaques Arcadelt will be heard.

Also, Antonio Lotti's popular Renaissance Mass will be sung in its entirety.

And that's not all! Local fiddle group, Fiddlehead Soup will be performing two pieces - one in a Turkik dialect!

More info on the concert.

Advance tickets are $15 - available online. $20 at the door. Children 12 and under are free.

Hopefully there will be some tulips left to see from the Tulip Festival too!

Sign up for our Newsletter!  So much happening for our 40th Year!

If you are on Facebook - check out our Event listing there.

Please DONATE to support our 40th year events for everyone! 
All Donations receive a charitable receipt.

Our latest Newsletter - Spring Choral Concerts 2017!

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SPRING CONCERTS 2017 The Stairwell Carollers present...   "Resonet in laudibus" Saturday June 3rd Church of St. Barnabas 70 James Street, Ottawa 7:30 pm Tickets: $15 in advance online $20 at the door Purchase Tickets OTHER CONCERTS Saturday, May 27 Saint Bartholemew Anglican Church 125 MacKay St, Ottawa 7:30 pm Hosted by Ars Nova THIS SEASON’S REPERTOIRE We've been having such great success with our sacred and secular repertoire from all eras that our director Pierre Massie has decided to continue this new tradition again this Spring. We will be singing motets, madrigals and more from the Renaissance to present day, including the Missa brevis by Lotti, our most viewed sacred work on our YouTube channel. New works this season include Fauré's Cantique de Jean Racine, Lauridsen's Contre qui Rose, Whitacre's Sleep and many more. A CARILLON FEATURE CONCERT On Dec 12, 2016, our Director had the honour and privilege of being the featured artist for the noon hour concert of the PeaceTower carillon.  Andrea McCrady, Canada’s Dominion Carillonneur, played his arrangements of Ça bergers, assemblons nous and Wassail Song, as well as his composition Mourning Dove.  She also premiered The Stairwell Carol and his arrangement of Dans cette étable. Pierre would like to thank Dr. McCrady for a flawless and brilliant performance of his works.  Many thanks to those carollers who were present at the event.  Video of the Carillonneur performance of The Stairwell Carol can be seen on our YouTube channel. CHARITY WORK At our December 16th, 2016 concert, the Stairwell Carollers donated $2000 to the Alzheimer Society of Ottawa and Renfrew County. The Alzheimer’s Society exists to alleviate the personal and social consequences of this disease and other dementias, and to promote research. Patients are treated with dignity, empathy, compassion and respect for their right to make their own decisions. Stairwell Caroller total donations to charities since 1987: $117,319. We need your help... Fall 2017 marks our 40th year.   To commemorate our milestone, we have many ideas for events, workshops and activities. We need $15,000 to make it happen. Please consider making a contribution.  There are several levels of donations available and some of those come with perks. Donate Now Thank you! CAROLLERS ON THE WEB Check out our YouTube channel.  We now have a video spanning our 40 years in the Ottawa/Gatineau and surrounding communities.  Yup, from 1977 to present day!  Our director once had a full head of hair.  It’s a riot to watch - and every time you view one of our videos, you help to contribute to our charitable efforts. To learn fun info and facts about the Stairwell Carollers, visit our Blog and read our new weekly featured entries:  Molto Monday - news and commentary, Tutti Thursday - video, Solo Saturday - individual's stories and everything else.  Thanks Holly for making our blog so popular. Browse our website, follow us on Twitter (@StairwellChoir), Like us on Facebook or look us up on Google+ and Pinterest. CONCERTS DE PRINTEMPS 2017 Les Chanteurs Stairwell présentent...   "Resonet in laudibus" Le samedi 3 juin Église St. Barnabas 70, rue James, Ottawa 19h30 Billets: 15 $ à l’avance en ligne 20 $ à l’entrée Achetez vos billets AUTRES CONCERTS Le samedi 27 mai Église Saint Bartholomew 125, rue MacKay, Ottawa 19h30 Organisé par Ars Nova RÉPERTOIRE  DE CETTE ANNÉE Vu le succès de notre répertoire mixte, combinant des œuvres sacrées et profanes de toutes les époques, notre directeur Pierre Massie répète la formule pour les concerts de ce printemps. Nous chanterons donc des motets, des madrigaux, et bien plus, allant de la Renaissance jusqu'au vingt-et-unième siècle.  La messe  brève de Lotti, la plus populaire des œuvres sacrées sur notre canal YouTube, figure au programme. Nous ajoutons aussi plusieurs nouveautés à notre répertoire, dont le Cantique de Jean Racine (Fauré), Contre qui rose? (Lauridsen), et Sleep  (Whitacre). EN VEDETTE AU CARILLON Le 12 décembre 2016, Dr. Andrea McCrady, Carillonneur du Dominion du Canada, a fait à notre directeur le grand honneur de dédier un concert complet à ses œuvres. Sa prestation du midi au carillon de la Tour de la Paix comprenait les arrangements de Ça bergers, assemblons nous et Wassail Song ainsi que la composition originale Mourning Dove. Elle a aussi donné la première mondiale du Stairwell Carol et d'un nouvel arrangement de Dans cette étable. Pierre remercie Dr. McCrady pour son exécution brillante de ses œuvres, ainsi que les choristes qui ont pu assister à l'évènement.  Une vidéo du Stairwell Carol joué sur carillon enregistrée lors de ce concert est maintenant disponible sur notre canal YouTube. BIENFAISANCE Lors du concert du 16 décembre 2016, les Chanteurs Stairwell ont donné 2000 $ à la Société Alzheimer d'Ottawa et du comté de Renfrew. La Société Alzheimer a pour mission de soutenir et informer les personnes vivant avec la maladie d’Alzheimer, de faire progresser la recherche sur la cause et le remède et de sensibiliser la population à cette maladie.  Elle promouvoit une approche respectueuse de la dignité des personnes et offre gratuitement ses services aux personnes atteintes ainsi qu’à leurs proches. Depuis 1987, les Chanteurs Stairwell ont donné  $117 319 à diverses œuvres caritatives de la région. Nous sollicitons votre appui... L'automne 2017 marque notre 40e début de saison. Pour célébrer cet anniversaire, nous avons plein de projets et il nous faut 15 000 $ pour les réaliser. En faisant un don pour notre 40e, vous bénéficiez de certains avantages en fonction du montant de votre don. Faites un don maintenant Merci beaucoup! LES STAIRWELL SUR L'INTERNET Découvrez notre canal YouTube!  Vous y trouverez entre autres une vidéo retraçant notre parcours des quarante dernières années dans la région Ottawa/Gatineau.  Suivez l'évolution de la chevelure, hélas disparue, de notre directeur de 1977 jusqu'à ce jour!  Et en visionnant nos vidéos, vous posez un geste concret qui contribue à nos œuvres de bienfaisance. Visitez notre blog pour connaître les secrets des Chanteurs Stairwell, dévoilés par Holly.  Informatif mais aussi très amusant! Restez en contact avec nous par notre site internet, notre compte Twitter (@StairwellChoir). Aimez-nous sur notre page Facebook ou cherchez nous sur Google+ et Pinterest.

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