University of Ottawa holds auditions

Are you familiar with the University of Ottawa Choir? This 85-member bilingual mixed choir, conducted by Laurence Ewashko, is affiliated with the School of Music. However, you need not be a student at the University to join. The choir is currently looking to recruit more members from among University of Ottawa students, alumni, professors and support staff. Auditions will be held on the Friday, September 11, 2009, in the evening.

The choir, which has been affiliated with the University for 75 years, prepares two major concerts a year, one in December and one in April. The choir has also performed with the Ottawa Symphony Orchestra and the National Arts Centre Orchestra. Over the years, the choir has presented concerts in other countries, including France, Russia and the Ukraine. The choir has performed many major works over the past 30 years from the classical and Renaissance periods as well pieces from the 20th century. The choir also performs jazz pieces such as the Mass in Blue by British composer Will Todd, which it presented last winter with a jazz trio.

For more information, visit www.uOttawachoir.ca. To schedule an audition time, email Dominique Lapointe, choir president, at auditions@uOttawachoir.ca.

Photo credit: Sean McAlister
Photo caption: The University of Ottawa Choir, the Calixa-Lavallée Ensemble, the Choral Ensemble and the University of Ottawa Orchestra with conductor David Currie at the April 2009 concert at Saint Brigid’s Centre for the Arts and Humanities in Ottawa.