Handel: Ode for St. Cecilia's Day

Schedule

Sat, 22 Nov, 2025 at 07:30 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

Paroisse Saint François d'Assise Ottawa | Ottawa, ON

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The JUNO award-winning Ottawa Bach Choir (OBC) presents the first concert of its 24th season, Handel: Ode for St. Cecilia’s Day, on Saturday, November 22, 2025, 7:30 PM, at St. François d’Assise Church, 20 Fairmont Avenue, in Ottawa. The concert features Handel’s jubilant and rarely-heard Ode for St. Cecilia’s Day, written in 1739, to John Dryden’s poem in honour of the name day of the patron saint of music, Saint Cecilia, along with Purcell’s Welcome to all the Pleasures and Haydn’s Missa Cellensis, with Ensemble Caprice baroque orchestra and exceptional Canadian soloists, soprano Ellen Wieser, tenor Owen McCausland, countertenor Nicholas Burns, and more.
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Le Chœur Bach d’Ottawa (OBC), lauréat d’un prix JUNO, présente le premier concert de sa 24e saison, Hændel : Ode for St. Cecilia’s Day, le samedi 22 novembre 2025, à 19h30, à l’Église Saint-François d’Assise, 20, avenue Fairmont, à Ottawa. Le concert présente la jubilatoire Ode for St. Cecilia’s Day (Ode pour la Sainte Cécile), HWV 76, de Hændel, écrite en 1739 sur le poème de John Dryden en l’honneur de la fête de la sainte patronne de la musique, Sainte Cécile. Welcome to all the Pleasures de Purcell et la Missa Cellensis de Haydn sont également incluses, avec l’orchestre baroque de l’Ensemble Caprice et les solistes canadiens, dont la soprano Ellen Wieser, le ténor Owen McCausland, le contre-ténor Nicholas Burns, et plus encore.
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Paroisse Saint François d'Assise Ottawa, 20 Fairmont Ave, Ottawa, ON K1Y 2K2, Canada

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