Triumph of the Spirit Music by Bernstein, Glick and other Jewish Composers Date Tuesday, March 5, 2024 Time 7:30pm Location Carleton Dominion Chalmers Centre Event Details The powerful Triumph of the Spirit by Canada’s Srul Irving Glick headlines this concert. It is a five-movement song cycle drawing from biblical and modern texts whose uplifting message is hope and thanksgiving for the life we are given. Also featured is a group of enthralling shorter works drawn from the Jewish tradition by contemporary composers as well as the Late Renaissance composer Salomone Rossi. The concert closes with Leonard Bernstein’s mesmerizing Chichester Psalms, an ode to joyful music entwined with contemplative imagery of devotion and reliance on a Creator and the pleasantness of shared community. The OCS will be joined by Ottawa countertenor Ian Sabourin, instrumentalists from the Ottawa Music Company and Matthew Larkin on piano and organ. PROGRAM Prayer to the Shechinah – Andrea Clearfield (1960– ) Triumph of the Spirit – Srul Irving Glick (1934–2002) Reunion – Karen Siegel (1980– ) Libshaft – Rona Nadler Haleluyah – Salomone Rossi (1570–1630) Chichester Psalms – Leonard Bernstein (1918–1990) OCS singers for this concert TICKETS ALSO AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR Featured Artists Read More Read More Ian Sabourin Countertenor Canadian countertenor Ian Sabourin is known for his unique sound, powerful high notes, and diverse repertoire. He recently appeared as Ottone in Monteverdi’s L’incoronazione di Poppea with the Opėra de Montrėal (ODM), as soloist in Handel’s Solomon and Saul with the Ottawa Baroque Consort and Caelis Academy Ensemble, as alto soloist in Messiah with Musique Royale, and in the title role of Orlando (Handel) with Opera McGill. He has also performed with Ensemble Caprice, Harmonie des saisons, the Studio de musique ancienne de Montréal, and the Ottawa Bach Choir. Ian has a Masters degree in Early Music from McGill University, and was a top 20 competitor in the 2021 Corneille Competition in Rouen, France. He is a member of the ODM’s 2023-2024 Atelier lyrique program, as its first-ever countertenor. Upcoming performances include solo roles in Mozart’s Requiem with the Orchestre classique de Montrėal and in Bach’s St. Matthew Passion with the Peterborough Singers. Equally at home in contemporary music, Ian is a baritone with the operatic trio LYRICO and can be heard on the group’s latest album A Very Operatic Christmas. www.iansabourin.com Read More Ian Sabourin Countertenor Read More Matthew Larkin Organ Organist, conductor, composer, and educator Matthew Larkin has been at the forefront of concert, liturgical, and ensemble choral and keyboard performance in Canada for thirty years. He received his early musical training as a cathedral chorister, and undertook advanced studies at the University of Toronto (as Organ Scholar of Trinity College), and the Royal College of Music. He has since served in a leadership role in the music of several prominent Canadian churches, including St. James Cathedral (Toronto) and Christ Church Cathedral (Ottawa). He has served as Music Director of the Ottawa Choral Society, Canada’s most historic philharmonic choir, and he founded Ottawa’s Caelis Academy Ensemble in 2017, which now stands among Canada’s finest chamber choirs. As organist, pianist, and collaborator, he has performed throughout North America, Europe, and China, and as soloist with several of Canada’s orchestras including that of the National Arts Centre, the Toronto Symphony, and the Vancouver Symphony. His discography is extensive, and he is both a Naxos and ATMA recording artist. Currently, Matthew serves as Custodian of Music at Ottawa’s St. Andrew’s Church, is Resident Conductor of New Opera Lyra, and keeps a very full diary of concert events. Read More Matthew Larkin Organ Read More Timothy McCoy cello Timothy McCoy began his life in music as a Suzuki cello student and boy chorister. He cut his professional teeth as a Sunday brunch salon music artist and avid teenage busker. A graduate of Indiana University, Mr. McCoy studied cello with Gary Hoffman and Janos Starker, and chamber repertoire with Menahem Pressler, James Buswell, and George Janzer. From a deep classical background including an eclectic freelance experience in Toronto, a tenure with the Orchestre symphonique de Québec, touring Spain and Morocco with Bernard Labadie and Les Violons du Roy, performing with the Emperor and Fox Quartets, and wide-ranging chamber music appearances, including with eminent pianists Anton Kuerti and Angela Hewitt, Timothy has collaborated in musical ventures in the genres of contemporary, jazz, blues, musical theatre, commercial, folk, and traditional music. Timothy was recruited to the National Arts Centre Orchestra and confirmed by Pinchas Zukerman in 2003. Read More Timothy McCoy cello Read More Caroline Léonardelli Harp Caroline Léonardelli concert harpist and recording artist is a renowned soloist, chamber musician, and teacher. Caroline’s solo recording El Dorado received a JUNO Award nomination in the category of Classical Album of the Year solo or small ensemble. Her second solo recording Impressions de France has been selected by Apple Music editors for their feature worldwide on the instrument featuring ten harpists. Caroline’s Serenata has received exceptional critical acclaim. Caroline’s recordings and live performances have been featured on CBC Radio, NPR Classical 24 network and Classical stations throughout the USA, Canada, Europe and Asia. Caroline’s live radio performances include interviews and performances on PBS/NPR radio’s Backstage Pass series. Caroline received a Canada Council for the Arts Mid-Career Award for program development with Kathleen Bride at the Eastman School of Music. The Evergreen Wishes CBC produced concert of the Ottawa Children’s Choir, featuring Caroline performing John Rutter’s Dancing Day received a Gabriel Award. Caroline has been described as a “World Class Harpist” in Harp Column Magazine, and her live performances have been reviewed as “Brilliant” and “Outstanding”. Caroline’s latest recording Senenata was reviewed by Remy Franck in his Pizzicato publication where he noted, “Serenata is one of the most beautiful harp CDs I have ever heard, and it will melt every heart.” Caroline is Principal harp with Ottawa symphony as well as Gatineau Symphony Orchestra. She has performed with many Canadian orchestras such as Montreal Symphony, Quebec Symphony, Symphony Nova Scotia , Kitchener Waterloo Symphony, and Canada National Art Center orchestra to name a few. Mrs Leonardelli currently works from both her home base of Ottawa and her childhood home in Southern France, which she finds is the perfect balance between performing with some Canada’s top musicians and finding time to prepare remarkable repertoire in a very peaceful environment. Read More Caroline Léonardelli Harp Read More Jackson Kelly Percussion Jackson Kelly is in his second year of a Bachelor of Music with Major in Physics degree at the University of Ottawa. He was homeschooled from grade 3 and started playing the drum set when he was seven, but switched to orchestral percussion two years later because his mother didn’t want him playing in a rock band. He joined the Ottawa Youth Orchestra Academy in 2015 and the Parkdale Orchestra in 2017 until the pandemic intervened. Since then, he has participated in the Orchestre de la Francophonie, the Denis Wick Canadian Wind Orchestra, the National Youth Band of Canada, and the Pleinchant Choir (playing percussion). He also won first place in solo percussion in the Kiwanis Music Festival three years in a row. Since enrolling in the School of Music at the University of Ottawa, Jackson has played in the University Orchestra, Wind Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble, and Percussion Ensemble. In addition he works part-time as a video/audio technician for the School of Music. He enjoys building LEGO and making origami in his spare time. Read More Jackson Kelly Percussion Read More