Cantata Singers of Ottawa

The Cantata Singers of Ottawa exist to perform choral music to the highest standards, to promote choral music in Ottawa, and to support Canadian musical talent by commissioning Canadian composers, engaging Canadian musicians, and offering scholarships to young Canadian singers.

Since 1964, the Cantata Singers have been bringing choral music to our nation’s capital and beyond, with hundreds of concerts and thousands of works from all over the world. The choir’s annual concert series presents innovative programs of a wide variety of classical and contemporary music. 

In Season 61, the Cantata Singers are pleased to present:

• Saint Nicolas and A Ceremony of Carols, the community event envisioned by composer Benjamin Britten, with a professional soloist and musicians, children’s choruses, and a student orchestra.

• Ave Maria, a cappella concert of interpretations of the prayer Ave Maria from across the centuries and cultures, from plainsong to 21st-century composers. 

• Splendours of Venice, a concert of Venetian music of the 17th century accompanied by the Ottawa Baroque Consort on period instruments.