Triumph of the Spirit Music by Bernstein, Glick and other Jewish Composers Tickets Date Tuesday, March 5, 2024 Time 7:30pm Location Carleton Dominion Chalmers Centre Event Details The concert opens with Leonard Bernstein’s irrepressibly joyful Chichester Psalms that recalls memories of ancient Hebrew campfire dances and listens in on the elegiac meditation prayer of a young boy (sung by Ottawa countertenor Ian Sabourin). A group of enthralling shorter works drawn from the Hebraic tradition, leads to the powerful Triumph of the Spirit by Canada’s Srul Irving Glick, plus works by several other Jewish composers. The overarching theme is an uplifting message of hope and thanksgiving for the life we are given. Featured Artists Gabrielle Gaudreault OCS Artistic Director & Conductor Gabrielle Gaudreault is the Artistic Director of the Ottawa Choral Society and the Saint-Lambert Choral Society. She is also an instructor in the Choral Department at McGill University’s Schulich School of Music, where she directs the choral ensembles and supervises the graduate students in choral conducting. A sought-after conductor, pedagogue and collaborative pianist, Dr. Gaudreault has previously served as Assistant Conductor to Maestro Kent Nagano at the Staatsoper Hamburg, Associate Conductor of the National Children’s Chorus in Washington, D.C., Artistic Director of the South Shore Children’s Chorus in Saint-Lambert, QC, Music Director of the St-Augustine’s Church Choir in St-Bruno, QC, and Apprentice Conductor of the National Youth Choir of Canada. In 2020, she co-founded CG Music Academy in Arlington, VA with her husband Chris. Gabrielle completed her Doctorate in Choral Conducting at McGill University in spring 2020 and holds an MA in Music Theory and Choral Conducting from Indiana University. Her research focuses on pedagogical approaches to the choral rehearsal and late-20th-century choral works by Québécois composers. Read More Gabrielle Gaudreault OCS Artistic Director & Conductor Read More