2 (Saturday)
The Musical Arts Club of Ottawa present its biennial Scholarship Fundraising Gala Concert. The concert featurs many local musicians in a full and varied program of classical music
The Young String Performers present their first concert of the season
The Parkdale Orchestra features its very own principal flutist Lani Sommers in Mozart's concerto for Flute and Harp, together with her former student Raquel Nisi on harp. There will also be premieres of two new works, both by Ottawa composers; The Two Owls by award winning screen composer Lora Bidner, and The Conquest by Brianna Dai. The evening will close with Schumann's first symphony
3 (Sunday)
The Ottawa Choral Society presents In Paradisum, featuring Maurice Duruflé's Requiem for choir, organ, mezzo-soprano and baritone. Composed during the Second World War, it was inspired by Duruflé’s fascination with Gregorian chant and is considered the 20th-century French composer’s masterpiece.
5 (Tuesday)
Matthew Larkin presents Music as Sanctuary a weekly concert series at St. Andrew’s from 12:10 to 1:00PM. Concerts are free to the public, and donations are welcome. A made-from-scratch soup lunch is served after each performance, and all are welcome. Today: Cellist Amos Friesen
6 (Wednesday)
DOMS presents The Passenger Immortal, featuring baritone Luc Lalonde and pianist Fabien Tousignant interpreting songs and song cycles themed on travel and the passage of time by Vaughan-Williams, Thompson, Holst, and Mana-Zucca
9 (Saturday)
The Cornwall Concert Series presents Rhapsody in Blue as performed byPolish-Canadian pianist Daniel Vnukowski. Hailed as “a pianist to watch” by New York Classical Review and “a dashing pianist” by The Sunday Times,Vnukowski has performed in prestigious concert halls throughout Europe, North America, South America and Asia
L'Orchestre symphonique de Gatineau presents The Romance of Rachmaninov featuring his second symphony as well as works by Dukas, Hétu, and Tomasi
The Ottawa Chamber Orchestra presents a concert featuring symphonies by Mozart and Sibelius
10 (Sunday)
The Seventeen Voyces presents The Unknown Soldier in commemoration of Remembrance Day and featuring a composition by Andrew Ager as well as works by Bach and Mozart
12 (Tuesday)
Music as Sanctuary (see Nov. 5) presents flutist Jenifir Thies-Thompson
13 (Wednesday)
DOMS presents Classic Cinema featuring the Ottawa Guitar Trio, comprising François Lacelle, Alex Bougie, and Nathan Bredeson, playying classic film soundtracks arranged for acoustic guitar trio
15 (Friday)
Chamberfest presents Beethoven's Ninth like you’ve never heard it before! To celebrate the work’s 200th anniversary, Hinrich Alpers returns to perform the entire symphony in a special transcription for solo piano by Franz Liszt. He will be joined by the Ottawa Bach Choir and stellar soloists Meghan Lindsay, Alex Hetherington, Lawrence Wiliford, and Philippe Sly.
15 and 16 (Friday and Saturday)
The Divertimento Orchestra presents a concert featuring the music of Sibelius, Smetana, Grieg, and Amy Beach.
17 (Sunday)
The Ottawa Regional Youth Choir performs Mozart's Requiem and other selected works.
The Strings of St. John presents Truly, Madly, Baroque featuring music by Vivaldi, Fuchs, and Bach
Les Concerts Ponticello present a trio of clarinet, cello, and piano. They will be performing late works by Brahms. Les Concerts Ponticello always offers a light breakfast before the concert
On offer today is Fauré's Requiem together with complementary works on Paradise by Harris, Bainton, Stanford, and Graham (premiere of commission), directed by Roland Graham and featuring the Ottawa Choral Workshop Choir and orchestra with soloists soprano Susan Elizabeth Brown, baritone David John Pike, violinist Adam Nelson, and organist Matthew Larkin
19 (Tuesday)
Music as Sanctuary (see Nov. 5) presents soprano Bronwyn Thies-Thompson and pianist Matthew Larkin
20 (Wednesday)
DOMS presents At the Opera! Come hear Karim Nasr (18th c. clarinet), Sallynee Amawat (18th c. violin), and Francis Palma-Pelletier (18th c. violone) playing baroque-style trio arrangements of Mozart opera arias and excerpts
22 (Friday)
Pro Organo presents works for organ and cello composed by Arvo Pärt, Peteris Vasks, Édouard Batiste, and Raphael Weinroth-Browne
At the 10,000 Hours Studio pianist Carson Becke and cellist Julia MacLaine present a program of classical music, program to be announced (tickets $25)
23 (Saturday)
Ensemble Prisme presents an early quartet by Beethoven as well as two folkloric pieces by Carl Nielsen
The Centralaires Concert Band presents Winds on Fire, a concert featuring a palette of colourfully varied pieces to celebrate the upcoming holiday season
As part of their Elements series, the Kanata Symphony Orchestra presents Earth, featuring music by Bizet, Quilter, and Franck
The National Capital Concert Band presetns Invitation to the Dance, featuring melodies and works from the world of dance. Whether on the stage with a corps de ballet, from classical transcription of folk dance tunes, or even the sounds of a Big Band Dance Hall, Maestro Romeo has a melody that will get your toes tapping!
The Tone Cluster choir presents I Will Sing and Be Brave, honouring Transgender Day of Remembrance
Maria Knapik’s singers return to the Music at Trinity concert series to present a quartet of singers performing some of the most beautiful music for voice in six different languages, featuring sacred and secular songs, arias, duets and ensembles from the Baroque through Post-Romantic eras in the lovely acoustics of Trinity Anglican church. We hope you can join us on Saturday November 23rd at 4pm (1230 Bank Street at Cameron) for an afternoon of wonderful music. Admission is a freewill offering.
23 (Saturday) and 24 (Sunday)
Collines en musique presents Grace and Grandeur, featuring Meghan Lindsay, soprano, Melisande Corriveau, viola da gamba and Suren Barry, harpsichord. Featuring a powerhouse trio of musicians of Canadian and international renown, this concert played on 17th century instruments delves into the intoxicating world of the French Baroque through song, melody, and improvisation.
24 (Sunday)
As part of its City Series, Chamberfest presents the Chaos Quartet. Recently selected as BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artists for 2023-2025, this dynamic quartet makes the trip across the pond for their Ottawa debut amidst a hectic end-of-year performance schedule in Europe, including concerts at Wigmore Hall and Ravenna. To introduce their "new Austrian sound" the group will perform a mixed program of classics with a cameo contemporary work. Presented in collaboration with the Austrian Cultural Forum.
26 (Tuesday)
Music as Sanctuary (see Nov. 5) presents mezzo-soprano Pauline Van Der Roest
27 (Wednesday)
DOMS presents The Colin Perry Quintet comprising Colin Perry (vocals and guitar), Peter Mika (piano), Sage Reynolds (upright bass), Mark Wheaton (drums), and Michael Johancsik (reeds) - from Montreal -exploring large ensemble jazz music of the 1920s, 30s, and 40s
30 (Saturday)
The Ottawa Bach Choir presents Bach's Christmas Oratorio which is composed of six cantatas celebrating the feast days between Christmas and Epiphany, describing the birth of Jesus to the adoration of the Magi. With the Theatre of Early Music baroque orchestra, this timeless work of profound spiritual expression is a must-see during the Christmas season.
The Bibik Duo presents a program of music featuring the composer Edvard Grieg