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 .

ORYC - Christmas Excerpts from Handel's Messiah and more
2018-12-16 14:00 - 16:00 | 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 - Pinnock's Matthew Passion
2019-01-16 20:00 - 22:00 | 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
2019-01-17 20:00 - 22:00 | 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's Spring Concert including Haydn's Lord Nelson Mass
2019-05-03 19:30 - 21:30 | 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.

ECHOES of the SOUL
2019-06-19 19:00 - 21:00 | 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

Season Kick-off!
2019-09-03 18:45 - 21:15 | Ontario
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

ORYC at the Museum of Nature: Music under the Moon
2019-10-17 18:30 - 19:30 | 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!

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.

Concert: Remembrance Day - Fauré's "Requiem"
2019-11-10 15:00 - 17:00 | 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.

Annual Christmas Celebration - Handel Messiah Christmas Portion
2019-12-08 15:00 - 17:00 | 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.

Annual Song's for St. Joseph's Supper Table Fundraiser
2020-03-01 15:00 - 17:00 | Ontario
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

ORYC Fundraising event: Purdy's Chocolate
2020-03-04 - 2020-03-25 | Ontario
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!

"Voices of Africa" Concert
2020-03-29 15:00 - 17:00 | Ontario
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

Cancelled - ORYC Spring Concert
2020-05-24 15:00 - 17:00 | 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.

Ottawa Regional Youth Choir - Virtual Coffeehouse
2020-06-19 19:00 - 20:00 | Ontario
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!

2020 Poinsettia Fundraiser
2020-11-24 08:00 - 2020-12-05 17:00 | Online Event
Our poinsettias were sold and delivered hassle free! Thank you for everyone who supported the event. ORYC Poinsettia Flyer Dec 2020

ORYC Holiday Release 2020 - Musica Festum
2020-12-24 19:00 - 22:00 | Ontario
Join the ORYC digitally for a festive display of carols, songs, and good cheer. This year, we feature our choristers split in two groups, as well as mass choir pieces, while we sing holiday tunes from varying languages and cultures.
We are able to release earlier than expected! Thanks to Liam and Aidan at Orange Crow Productions for the speedy turn-around. Tune in for our premier at 7PM on December 24, or any time after.
The ORYC’s Musica Festum will premier here and on our YouTube channel tonight at 7pm.

Supporting our efforts in Musica Festum
Having a choir meet in person mid-pandemic this fall has been no easy feat! Thankfully, we can do so with increased cleaning, PPE, staggered rehearsal times, and distancing in our cooperative rehearsal space, St. Joseph’s Parish. All of these changes are necessary to keep everyone healthy, happy, and safe while complying with changing rules and regulations; and can have a price tag involved. Some expenses we have seen are budgets for masks, sanitizer and HEPA filters as well as increased compensation for our staff to split the choir into groups, but provide them adequate rehearsal time.
If you are able, please support the ORYC in lieu of a concert ticket to our opener for the 2020-2021 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!

Annual General Meeting
2021-02-08 19:00 - 20:00 | Ontario
Notice is hereby given for the Ottawa Regional Youth Choir Society’s Annual General Meeting. The meeting will be held via teleconference on Monday, February 8, 2021 at 7pm EST.
Meeting documents available on the 2019-2020 AGM Information Page.
Current choristers and parents have received notice via regular choir email channels.
Engaged members of our extended community should visit our AGM Notice Page for registration information.

Simple Joys
2021-08-27 20:00 - 21:00 | St. Joseph’s Parish, 174 Wilbrod Street, Ottawa, Ontario, K1N 6N8, Canada
After nearly eighteen months of COVID-19 halting meetings, birthday parties, and musical events, the ORYC was pleased to present a small concert to celebrate the end of our extended 2020-2021 season which proved no easy feat. Attendees were restricted to two per chorister, seating grouped by social bubble was mandatory. Masks were required at all times by everyone (including choristers) in the event space, and everyone in attendance had to fill out our COVID screening questionnaire. As such to keep capacity low, the event was not publicly advertised.
As our traditional season end event, awards were given out, and hard-working volunteer staff recognized; most notably Stephanie Cavanagh and Anne MacKinnon, our volunteer management team for the past year and a half who helped spearhead operations through the pandemic.
Although not a packed performance, we were certainly thrilled to see masks and smiling eyes looking back at us.
PROGRAM
Zadok the Priest G. F. Handel
* Awards and Recognition *
Selections from “Requiem” W. A. Mozart

Duruflé's Requiem
2021-11-21 15:00 - 16:00 | St. Joseph’s Parish, 174 Wilbrod Street, Ottawa, Ontario, K1N 6N8, Canada
The Ottawa Regional Youth Choir proudly presents Duruflé’s Requiem on Sunday, November 21 at 3pm. This is effectively our first public concert since December 2019! Doors open a half hour prior to the concert, and proof of vaccination is required to attend. Featuring Shawn Potter as guest organist as well as Madox Terell and Mikayla Odut as vocal soloists. Admission by donation, click this link to ‘buy your ticket’ ahead of time.

Giving Tuesday 2021 - Sponsor an Orchestra Member Chair!
2021-11-28 08:00 - 2021-12-11 23:30 | Online Event
As part of our 2021-2022 fundraising initiatives the ORYC is asking for your help to build our orchestra for our Messiah concert, this December 19 with details to be shared later. After a long hiatus from in-person music and a reduced capability of programming and capacity limits for digital concerts, we are thrilled to offer our annual Messiah once again with orchestra. Find out how you can help “get the band back together” by clicking here.
N.B.: Although “Giving Tuesday” ended November 30, 2021, we will leave this fundraiser up until December 11 to allow any latecomers to sponsor an orchestra member.

2020-2021 Annual General Meeting
2021-11-30 20:00 - 21:00 | Ontario
Meeting information available on the 2020-2021 AGM Information Page.

Handel's Messiah: Part 1
2021-12-24 17:00 - 2022-01-09 17:00 | Ontario
Join the ORYC for our annual Christmas portion of G.F. Handel’s Messiah with chamber orchestra.
While the presentation of this event was not at all what we expected, we are fortunate for the resilience of our choristers, musicians, staff, and volunteers to adapt at the last minute. You can read more about the last minute route we had to take for this concert here.

Thank you to our generous patrons who helped us to raise 80% of orchestra fees from our “Giving Tuesday” campaign!

Click this link for the program PDF: messiah.2021.prog

Poster correction: The event is hosted online.

Purdy's Fundraising 2022
2022-02-19 08:00 - 2022-03-20 17:00 | Ontario
Join us in a spring fundraiser, just in time for our “Messiah” concert!
The ORYC is once again partnering with Purdy’s Chocolates for an Easter chocolate fundraiser. As you buy your tasty treats, please consider using our link to support the choir. This comes at no extra cost to you, but the impact to us can be significant. Check out this fundraising link for order, pickup, and more information.

Messiah: Part 2 and 3
2022-04-10 15:00 - 16:30 | St. Joseph’s Parish, 174 Wilbrod Street, Ottawa, Ontario, K1N 6N8, Canada
Join the ORYC and chamber orchestra for part two and three of G.F. Handel’s “Messiah”! You can purchase tickets in advance (admission by donation) at this link.
An orchestral and choral gem, the lesser performed last half contains the bulk of the virtuosic and historically advanced music. The second part contains the passion and resurrection in nine movements, ending with the infamous Hallelujah chorus. The third part discusses Paul spreading the word of the resurrection of the dead, and the glorification of Christ in heaven.

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Peace & Light
2022-06-11 20:00 - 21:30 | St. Joseph’s Parish, 174 Wilbrod Street, Ottawa, Ontario, K1N 6N8, Canada
Join the Ottawa Regional Youth Choir in our last concert of the 2022-2023 season for “Peace & Light”: a showcase featuring our conducting and collaborative pianist interns! This joyous event highlights the resilience of our choristers during the past years, as well as the hard work of the group to still learn and excel during the unusual times.

Location: St Joseph’s Parish (174 Wilbrod St, Ottawa)

Time: June 11, 2022 at 8PM

Buy your tickets at the embedded link below:

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New Test Event
2022-11-20 20:00 - 21:00 | St. Joseph’s Parish, 174 Wilbrod Street, Ottawa, Ontario, K1N 6N8, Canada
Description about test event.
Link to buy tickets. Tickets by donations.

Annual General Meeting (AGM)
2022-11-22 20:00 - 21:00 | St. Joseph’s Parish, 174 Wilbrod Street, Ottawa, Ontario, K1N 6N8, Canada
Join us after rehearsal on Tuesday, November 22 at 8PM.
See 2021-2022 AGM Information for meeting documents.

Giving Tuesday 2022 - Orchestra Fundraiser
2022-11-27 08:00 - 17:00 | Ontario
To present a great performance can also add on a great cost. Did you know that hiring a chamber orchestra for one of our performances can cost upwards of $6,000? We need your help! This giving Tuesday, give the gift of a chamber orchestra to our hardworking and dedicated young musicians. Our choristers, staff, and your ears will thank you! See the attached link for tier-level donations, of which are tax deductible. Click here to donate!
