Ottawa Regional Youth Choir

Ottawa Regional Youth Choir - Virtual Coffeehouse
2020-06-19 19:00 - 20:00 (America/Toronto)
This event will feature our own composition intern, Madox Terrell’s, original composition “If I Might See Another Spring”, Mozart’s Dies Irae, as well as other performances by many of our hardworking and talented choristers.
Supporting our efforts in the Virtual Coffeehouse
Although we can no longer meet in person, our operating expenses roll on. As we continue to be innovative and implement regular online rehearsals and virtual activities with choristers, we are proud to offer “A Virtual Coffeehouse”, the first event of its kind in the ORYC’s history!
If you are able, please support the ORYC in lieu of a concert ticket for our finale to the 2019-2020 season via our donation page. All donations over $25 will receive a charitable tax receipt, as we are a registered charity (# 11907 1827 RR0001). Thank you!

Cancelled - ORYC Spring Concert
2020-05-24 15:00 - 17:00 (America/Toronto) | St. Joseph’s Parish, 174 Wilbrod Street, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Save the date and comeback soon for update! Here is a hint…
Statue of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in the Burggarten garden in Vienna, Austria, isolated on black
This is the concert at which we celebrate our amazing young members by recognizing them with with our Annual Awards and Scholarships

Ticket prices*:
Fundraising Tickets – $50
General Admission – $30
Student/Senior – $20
Children under 12 attend for free
* Tickets will also be available at the door at the Concert.
Doors open 30 minutes before start of performance.
Note: Parking in the lot at St. Joseph’s will be free for those attending.

"Voices of Africa" Concert
2020-03-29 15:00 - 17:00 (America/Toronto)
VOICES for AFRICA
Ottawa Area Children and Youth Choirs
Sunday, March 29, 2020 at 3:00 p.m.
École secondaire publique De-La-Salle
501 Old St Patrick Street, Ottawa
General Admission $15
Children under 12 – FREE
Free Parking

Tickets Available:
On-line at / En ligne à ceao.ca
Ticket information / Renseignements pour les billets
Brenda Mulvihill: 613-878-4540
brenda.mulvihill@gmail.com

ORYC Fundraising event: Purdy's Chocolate
2020-03-04 - 2020-03-25
ORYC Fundraising event:
Purdy’s Chocolate

Hello Everyone!
I do hope that you’ve been enjoying these sunny days that have given us a lovely taste of Spring.
Don’t let hunger get you. Let Chocolate make your day!, this year’s Spring Fundraiser, is designed with your happiness in mind.
Did you know that if you give someone chocolate that there are absolutely no calories in that chocolate? By purchasing your yummy CHOCOLATE for our Spring Chocolate Fundraiser, you are creating a win-win situation. Our talented choir receives the money it needs to operate all year long to deliver the wonderful, rich concerts to our community, while you can be giddy at being the Easter Bunny who gives the gift of sustainably-sourced, luscious, lovely chocolate to all of your loved ones! Talk about spreading the love! And you will be very popular with some crowds I assure you…
All proceeds will fund ORYC’s choir retreats, the buying of new repertoire, keeping our awesome music director in top form for conducting, and retaining our rehearsal space with the lights on!
So… we are reaching a little further this year. We are aiming for $5500 in sales which would give the choir 25% in pure, sweet profit. To this end, we are asking you to tell your family, friends and really anyone who will listen about how great our choir is and how it instills a lifelong love and appreciation of music in our youth. We are encouraging you to think outside the box and to send this or another handcrafted email far and wide!
How do I get on board with this awesome fundraising opportunity you ask?
If you’d like to support us through purchasing some very sweet Easter gifts for friends, family and yourself, please click the link: https://fundraising.purdys.com/471610-74993
Follow the link and create an account to start ordering. Ordering deadline is March 25th, 2020.
Pickup will be at St. Joe’s at choir rehearsal on April 7th, 2020. Please contact me if you are not available at this time to make a pickup arrangement.
For your convenience, here is a link to a PDF of this year’s fundraising catalogue.
After you’ve signed in you can buy our amazing chocolates or invite others to join and support our Fundraising Campaign.
Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions or are having trouble ordering. Please email: orycfundraising@gmail.com or call me at: 613-237-6574.
Thank you so much and SPREAD THE WORD! (Example: You’re at the dog park. Yap it up! Wanna support and awesome choir that keeps young people creative and engaged? Well you’re in luck! Haven’t bought your chocolates for Easter yet? We happen to be doing a chocolate fundraiser right now. What’s your email address? I’ll be in touch with how you can order. And I know you’ll all be super suave as you do this 🙂 !)
Go Team Go! Let’s sell ’til we drop!
With heartfelt appreciation, Camille Lechasseur
P.S. Sorry if this comes as a double, but we wanted to ensure that you got the message! Please add orycfundraising@gmail.com to your address books so that it doesn’t end up in your junk mail!
Sell! Sell! Sell!

Annual Song's for St. Joseph's Supper Table Fundraiser
2020-03-01 15:00 - 17:00 (America/Toronto)
Our annual fundraiser for St. Joe’s Supper Table with special guests from the Ottawa Children’s Choir and the Ottawa Catholic School Board Choir. We hope to see you there!
Admission by cash donation.
Click on the link for more information about the Supper Table

Annual Christmas Celebration - Handel Messiah Christmas Portion
2019-12-08 15:00 - 17:00 (America/Toronto) | St. Joseph’s Parish, 174 Wilbrod Street, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Join us for our seasonal concert celebrating some of the traditional and best known music for this time of year. As we did last year, we will be including the Christmas portion from the well loved Handel’s Messiah.
Come join us and celebrate the season with the ORYC.

Ticket prices*:
Fundraising Tickets – $50
General Admission – $30
Student/Senior – $20
Children under 12 attend for free
* Tickets will also be available at the door at the Concert.
Doors open 30 minutes before start of performance.
Note: Parking in the lot at St. Joseph’s will be free for those attending.

Concert: Remembrance Day - Fauré's "Requiem"
2019-11-10 15:00 - 17:00 (America/Toronto) | St. Joseph’s Parish, 174 Wilbrod Street, Ottawa, Ontario, K1N 6N8, Canada
Faure poster
To kick off our 2019-2020 season we will be highlighting the Faure Requiem.

The Ottawa Regional Youth Choir joins forces with the Capital Chamber Choir to present you a reflective Remembrance Day concert with the beautiful fan-favourite, Fauré’s “Requiem”.
The program will highlight works by young local composers Emily Green (ORYC alumna) and Nicholas Piper (CCC member) as well as popular works by Eleanor Daley and the famous “Agnus Dei” by Samuel Barber – also known as “Adagio for Strings” where you may have heard in award-winning movies such as 1986’s “Platoon”!
ORYC and CCC would like to thank their sponsors for their generous support: The City of Ottawa, Ottawa Community Foundation, and the Ontario Arts Council.
We hope that you will be able join us for this for this wonderful performance.
Ticket prices*:
Fundraising Tickets – $50
General Admission – $30
Student/Senior – $20
Children under 12 attend for free
* Tickets will also be available at the door at the Concert.
Doors open 30 minutes before start of performance.
Note: Parking in the lot at St. Joseph’s will be free for those attending.

Wreaths and Centerpieces! Annual Fundraising Event
2019-10-21 - 2019-11-15 | St. Joseph’s Parish, 174 Wilbrod Street, Ottawa, Ontario, K1N 6N8, Canada
For our primary Fall Fundraising we are once again selling beautiful wreaths and centerpieces from our local provider in Bourget. Starting today and Last day for ordering will be November 15th!
Click here to purchase Wreaths or here for Centrepieces
2019 Holiday Fundraiser in support of our annual Music Retreat. We are selling fresh balsam wreaths and centrepieces crafted by a local Bourget farm. Wreaths and centre pieces are $25 each and profits from the sales go towards sending our choir members to our annual Music Retreat at the Y-Camp in Dunrobin at no extra cost to them at the beginning of our season. Add a festive touch to your home or business and support the Ottawa Regional Youth Choir at the same time!
Thank you!
Our Wreaths and Centerpieces will be available for pick up on December 1st, between 12:30–3:00 from the St. Joseph’s Parish – 174 Wilbrod Avenue, Ottawa.

ORYC at the Museum of Nature: Music under the Moon
2019-10-17 18:30 - 19:30 (America/Toronto) | Museum of Nature, 240 McLeod Street, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Photo Credit: Ursula Wandeler-Schnewlin
Join us this Thursday, October 17 at 6:30PM at the Canadian Museum of Nature for an ‘Under the Moon’ performance in the museum’s lantern area! We will be performing moon-themed repertoire including Elton John’s Rocket Man among others.

For more information visit the event on the Museum of Nature’s site!

Season Kick-off!
2019-09-03 18:45 - 21:15 (America/Toronto)
First rehearsal of our 2019-2020 Season! Will you be there? There is still time to audition so if you may be interested we would love to hear from you.

For more info or to audition

ECHOES of the SOUL
2019-06-19 19:00 - 21:00 (America/Toronto) | Kehillat Beth Israel, 1400 Coldrey Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario, K1Z 7P9, Canada
The ORYC is very proud to have been invited to join Cantor Jason Green – Tenor, The Kol Beit Yisrael (The KBI Choir), Roland Graham – Piano and Gabriela Ruiz – Cello for this performance.
Additional information, tickets or sponsorships are available through their web site – https://kehillatbethisrael.shulcloud.com/form/echoes-concert.html

ORYC's Spring Concert including Haydn's Lord Nelson Mass
2019-05-03 19:30 - 21:30 (America/Toronto) | St. Joseph’s Parish, 174 Wilbrod Street, Ottawa, Ontario, K1N 6N8, Canada
It has been a very busy season for all of our Choristers and we are now coming up to ORYC’s Spring Concert including Haydn’s Lord Nelson Mass accompanied by chamber orchestra. This concert will also feature three works by our own choristers: Emily Green, Yann McHaffie and Madox Terrell. We are so proud of the many young talented and dedicated musicians working with our organization this season.
We hope that you will be able join us for this for this wonderful performance.
Ticket prices*:
Fundraising Tickets – $50
General Admission – $30
Student/Senior – $20
Children under 12 attend for free
* Tickets will also be available at the door at the Concert.
Doors open 30 minutes before start of performance.
Note: Parking in the lot at St. Joseph’s will be free for those attending.

NAC - Pinnock's Matthew Passion
2019-01-17 20:00 - 22:00 (America/Toronto) | National Art Centre, 1 Elgin Street, Ottawa, Ontario, K1P5W9, Canada
NAC – Pinnock’s Matthew Passion
Members of the ORYC are so thrilled to be a part of this upcoming performance at the NAC. Would love to have you there for support!
Additional information and tickets are available through the NAC page at https://nac-cna.ca/en/event/18709
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J.S. Bach The Passion According to St. Matthew, BWV 244
The NAC Orchestra is thrilled to welcome back to the podium former NAC Orchestra music director (1991–1997) Trevor Pinnock.
The St. Matthew Passion, J.S. Bach’s grandest musical work, follows the last days of Jesus’s life – through betrayal, arrest, and crucifixion. Comprising three choirs and two orchestras that perform together and separately throughout, the St. Matthew Passion is a masterpiece of both drama and subtlety. Questioning, responding, and “speaking” to one another, the choirs, orchestras, and soloists act as participants and observers, representing the voices of humanity. The narrative moves between characters – including Judas, Jesus, Pilate, and Pilate’s wife – creating a beautiful meditation on faith, courage, and hope.
Trevor Pinnock is revered worldwide as a harpsichordist and expert in baroque and early classical music. His celebrated direction of the magnificent St. Matthew Passion has earned him kudos around the globe for creating “a vibrant and disturbing drama, articulating the profound ambiguities at the heart of the work’s theology (The Guardian).

NAC - Pinnock's Matthew Passion
2019-01-16 20:00 - 22:00 (America/Toronto) | National Art Centre, 1 Elgin Street, Ottawa, Ontario, K1P5W9, Canada
NAC – Pinnock’s Matthew Passion
Members of the ORYC are so thrilled to be a part of this upcoming performance at the NAC. Would love to have you there for support!
Additional information and tickets are available through the NAC page at https://nac-cna.ca/en/event/18709
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J.S. Bach The Passion According to St. Matthew, BWV 244
The NAC Orchestra is thrilled to welcome back to the podium former NAC Orchestra music director (1991–1997) Trevor Pinnock.
The St. Matthew Passion, J.S. Bach’s grandest musical work, follows the last days of Jesus’s life – through betrayal, arrest, and crucifixion. Comprising three choirs and two orchestras that perform together and separately throughout, the St. Matthew Passion is a masterpiece of both drama and subtlety. Questioning, responding, and “speaking” to one another, the choirs, orchestras, and soloists act as participants and observers, representing the voices of humanity. The narrative moves between characters – including Judas, Jesus, Pilate, and Pilate’s wife – creating a beautiful meditation on faith, courage, and hope.
“Trevor Pinnock is revered worldwide as a harpsichordist and expert in baroque and early classical music. His celebrated direction of the magnificent St. Matthew Passion has earned him kudos around the globe for creating “a vibrant and disturbing drama, articulating the profound ambiguities at the heart of the work’s theology” (The Guardian).

ORYC - Christmas Excerpts from Handel's Messiah and more
2018-12-16 14:00 - 16:00 (America/Toronto) | St. Joseph’s Parish, 174 Wilbrod Street, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Celebrate the season with us while we journey through the ages with Christmas excerpt from the wonderful Handel’s Messiah along with a variety of O Magnum Mysterium — from Victoria to Gjeilo, and visions of light and hope. Something many of us can truly appreciate at this time of year.

Ticket prices*:
Fundraising Tickets – $50
General Admission – $30
Student/Senior – $20
Children under 12 attend for free
* Tickets will be available at the door at the Concert.
Doors open 30 minutes before start of performance.
Note: Parking in the lot at St. Joseph’s will be free for those attending.

NAC - Britten's War Requiem
2018-11-09 19:00 - 21:00 (America/Toronto) | National Art Centre, 1 Elgin Street, Ottawa, Ontario, K1P5W9, Canada
The ORYC is extremely proud that we will be taking part in the Benjamin Britten – War Requiem performance (NAC performance and ticket info )
We are excited to meet and work with many talented individuals for this collaboration which will include members of Germany’s National Youth Orchestra (BJO), the National Art Centre Orchestra, members from other choral organizations and Chorus Master, Duain Wolfe .

Lauridsen's Lux Aeterna - Ticketed Event
2018-05-13 15:00 - 17:00 (America/Toronto) | St. Joseph’s Parish, 174 Wilbrod Street, Ottawa, Ontario, K1N 6N8, Canada
Celebrate Mother’s Day 2018 with the Ottawa Regional Youth Choir’s performance highlighting Lauridsen’s Lux Aeterna
ORYC is proud to present this exciting and reflective work by American composer, Morten Lauridsen, in honour of his mother and fitting for this Mother’s Day concert. The concert will feature Organist, Shawn Potter.
“…Lauridsen composed the requiem Lux Aeterna in 1997, the year his mother died. She was the “muse” who introduced him to music, playing swing jazz and singing to him as a toddler. She also taught him to play the piano. The consolation for grief offered by Lauridsen’s Lux Aeterna is often compared to that of Fauré’s Requiem and Brahms’s Ein Deutsches Requiem, both works inspired by the deaths of the composers’ mothers. These works also have in common a deceptive simplicity, yet their capacity to touch the listener reveals mastery at expressing through music the depth of human emotion.” – Carol Talbeck
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Ticket Prices:
“Friend of the Choir” Tickets: $50 (includes reserved seating and a $25 tax receipt)
General Admission Tickets: At the Door $30
Senior/Student Tickets: At the Door $20
Children ages 12 and under are free

Songs for St. Joe's Supper Table - Fundraising event
2018-04-07 19:30 (America/Toronto) | St. Joseph’s Parish, 174 Wilbrod Street, Ottawa, Ontario, K1N 6N8, Canada
The joy of Song and the joy of giving…no better combination.
We would love you to join the Ottawa Regional Youth Choir and our special guests, The Ottawa Children’s Choirs – Concert and Chamber, and the Ottawa Catholic School Board Choirs – Children’s and Chamber, for our annual fundraiser for St. Joseph’s Supper Table.
Details:
St. Joseph’s Parish
174 Wilbrod Street
Saturday, April 7, 2018
Doors open at 7:00 and Concert begins at 7:30
No tickets required, free will offering

Purdys Fundraiser
2018-02-22 - 2018-03-13
Purdys Fundraiser Page
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Hello ORYC and ORYC Supporters,
It’s been a long winter. We’re all pining for Spring! Everyone needs a little pick me up.
The remedy to the winter blues is… CHOCOLATE!
So, spread the word! Tell your family and friends – I think they will agree.
Singing for Sweets! is ORYC’s Easter fundraising event. Order your yummy Purdys Chocolate, just in time for Easter!
Proceeds of the fundraiser will be put towards things like our annual choir retreat at the Y-Camp , music, and equipment that the choir needs to make the beautiful sounds that they always do!
Purchasing some very sweet Easter gifts for friends, family and yourself, is simple and sweet.
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Order Deadline Date: Fri Mar 13, 2017
Order pickup Information:
Pickup Date: TBD
Pickup Address:
151 Laurier Ave E
Ottawa
Special pickup Instructions;
Orders can be picked up on rehearsal night from 6:45PM – 9:15PM. Please access the church through the Wilbrod entrance (off the parking lot). Your orders will be waiting for you at the back of the sanctuary.

Candlelight Christmas | Noël à la chandelle
2017-12-05 19:30 - 21:00 (America/Toronto) | Dominion Chalmers United Church, 355 Cooper Street, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
The Ottawa Regional Youth Choir is excited to be a part of the upcoming Thirteen String Concert —
Candlelight Christmas | Noël à la chandelle
Visit the following link for additional information and to purchase tickets. Candlelight Christmas | Noël à la chandelle
Hope to see you there!

Tribute to Barbara (Mrs. Clark) - "Barbara Clark in Words and Music"
2017-11-19 15:00 (America/Toronto) | St. Joseph’s Parish, 174 Wilbrod Street, Ottawa, Ontario, K1N 6N8, Canada
This is a free event. We just want to invite those who would like to join in a Tribute to someone who has been part of many peoples lives and experiences in the musical / choral community.

Duruflé’s Requiem
2017-11-11 19:30 - 21:00 (America/Toronto)
The Ottawa Regional Youth Choir, directed by Jamie Loback, is please to start it’s 2017-2018 Season with a very special presentation for this Remembrance Day. The concert will highlight Duruflé’s Requiem performed with chamber orchestra, the Capital Chamber Choir. and guest soloists John Avey and Tessa Fackelmann.
Moving from our usual venue we are delighted to be performing in the West End at the beautiful Paroisse St-François d’Assise, Ottawa.
Tickets Available Online from our Website, from choir members of both the ORYC and CCC.
Ticket information:
Scroll down to order your electronic tickets.
Ticket Prices:
“Friend of the Choir” Tickets: $50 (includes reserved seating and a $25 tax receipt)
Adult Tickets Early Bird $25; At the Door $30
Senior/Student Tickets Early Bird $15; At the Door $20
Children ages 12 and under are free

2017-2018 Auditions: Day 5
2017-09-12 17:00 - 18:40 (America/Toronto)
Our next round of auditions will take place August 28 – 30 from 4PM – 7PM (last audition is booked at 6:50PM) and on September 5 and 12 from 5PM – 6:40PM (last audition is booked at 6:30PM). Candidates are required to perform a piece of their own choosing for the audition. They will also be asked to sing a few scales, do a little sight reading and discuss their musical experience with Jamie and our performance specialist Cara Gilbertson. Please do not hesitate to contact our management should you have any questions or concerns!

2017-2018 Auditions: Day 4
2017-09-05 17:00 - 18:40 (America/Toronto)

2017-2018 Auditions: Day 3
2017-08-30 16:00 - 19:00 (America/Toronto)

2017-2018 Auditions: Day 2
2017-08-29 16:00 - 19:00 (America/Toronto)

2017-2018 Auditions: Day 1
2017-08-28 16:00 - 19:00 (America/Toronto) | St. Joseph’s Parish, 174 Wilbrod Street, Ottawa, Ontario, K1N 6N8, Canada

Cantus: Handel’s Coronation Anthems and Corlis' Missa Pax
2017-05-14 15:00 - 16:30 UTC | St. Joseph’s Parish, 174 Wilbrod Street, Ottawa, Ontario, K1N 6N8, Canada
Celebrate Mother’s Day 2017 with the Ottawa Regional Youth Choir’s performance of G.F. Handel’s Coronation Anthems and Corlis’ Missa Pax which will be performed with accompanist Aude Urbancic and guest musicians Shawn Potter – organ, and Roxanne Leveille – clarinet.
Scroll down to order your electronic tickets.
Ticket Prices:
“Friend of the Choir” Tickets: $50 (includes reserved seating and a $25 tax receipt)
Adult Tickets Early Bird $25; At the Door $30
Senior/Student Tickets Early Bird $15; At the Door $20
Children ages 12 and under are free.

Songs For St. Joe's Supper Table
2017-03-05 14:30 - 16:30 (America/Toronto) | St. Joseph’s Parish, 174 Wilbrod Street, Ottawa, Ontario, K1N 6N8, Canada
Featuring performances by;
Ottawa Children’s Choir Concert Choir
Ottawa Children’s Choir Chamber Choir
Ottawa Catholic School Board Children’s Choir
Ottawa Catholic School Board Chamber Choir

The concert is free will donation and all proceeds from the concert go towards St. Joe’s Supper Table.

ORYC Audition Date #2
2017-01-17 17:00 - 18:45 (America/Toronto) | St. Joseph’s Parish, 174 Wilbrod Street, Ottawa, Ontario, K1N 6N8, Canada
