SACRED & PROFANE
June 6, St. Barnabas Church, 70 James Street Ottawa. 7:30 PM.
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Join us in an evening of choral beauty spanning the ages.
This diverse evening of religious and secular a cappella songs includes contemporary pieces such as award winning “Eya, eya gaudeamus” – composed by our director, Pierre Massie – and an arrangement of “Jerusalem” by Terry Brynaert, bass.
Frank Ticheli’s heart-wrenching “Earth Song” is a mere 15 years old and cries out for peace in a time of war. Contrast this with Rob Dietz’ 1999 “Hine ma tov”, a joyous refrain in Hebrew encouraging us to ‘behold, how good it is for people to dwell together in unity’.
Hear Thomas Morley’s “I Love, Alas, I Love Thee” or “Margot labourez les vignes”. Finally, imagine the church imbued with our choir’s offering of Gabriel Faure’s “O Domine”.
We are preparing some extraordinary works to share for this, our 48th Spring Concert. Join us in joy, in celebration and reflection, as we bring to life music for all the times and places of mankind.
Pierre Massie and his award-winning a cappella choir, The Stairwell Carollers, invite you to an evening of choral masterpieces from the 15th century to the present day.
Our concert this season consists of 23 sacred and secular works from across the ages. As always, we will perform songs in several languages, including Latin, Italian, French, English, Hebrew and Icelandic.
The repertoire includes Missa brevis by Antonio Lotti, our second most popular sacred video on YouTube. We will also sing works by other well-known Renaissance and Victorian greats such as Tallis, Morley, Hassler, Janequin, Arcadelt and many more. The music spans several eras and includes contemporary works by Fauré, Ticheli, Gjeillo, our director Pierre Massie, and an arrangement by our bass, Terry Brynaert.
Bring your friends and enjoy our springtime musical smorgasbord. You won’t be disappointed!
To learn more about the Stairwell Carollers, visit: stairwellcarollers.com.
And to hear the Carollers singing, visit our YouTube channel.