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Get ready for a season built to lift the spirit! We kick things off December 12–13 with Prepare the Way: Our Advent Playlist, a cozy mix of seasonal favourites — but the real showstopper is Bach’s Advent Cantata, featuring Jesu, Joy of Our Desiring. It’s the very piece that opened the OCS’s first-ever concert back in 1941, making this a gorgeous, goosebump-inducing send-off to our 85th anniversary year.
Then on February 28, we turn to Dvořák, whose glorious, folk-tinged Mass in D is a true hidden gem of the choral world, paired with Kodály’s bold and colourful swan song, Laudes Organi.
We close things out on May 16 with O Mater, a heartfelt celebration of women and mothers across centuries and continents, blending timeless classics with striking contemporary voices. It’s the perfect finale to a season that captures everything we love about choral music: beauty, discovery, and connection. This eclectic lineup also marks five wonderful years of Artistic Director Gabrielle Gaudreault’s inspired leadership — a champion of women composers who’s helped cement the OCS as the National Capital Region’s premier choir. Come sing along with us!
If you would like to sing with us this upcoming season, learn more about joining the choir.