Media Advisory: Ben Heppner to host Ottawa Choral Society holiday concert at Chamberfest
Two-night run will feature Met Opera soprano Mireille Asselin and up-and-coming trumpeter Taz Eddy
December 6, 2016
OTTAWA
– Renowned tenor and broadcaster Ben Heppner will ring in the holiday season with an evening of favourite carols in fresh new arrangements and Christmas stories Thursday, Dec. 15 and Friday, Dec. 16 at Dominion-Chalmers United Church.
Happy Holidays with Heppner will feature the Ottawa Choral Society, led by their new musical director Jean-Sébastien Vallée in his début performance. Joining the choir will be soprano Mireille Asselin, who made headlines with her opening night performance as Adele in the Metropolitan Opera’s
Die Fledermaus
, and a brass and percussion ensemble including Montreal trumpeter Taz Eddy, who was recently named one of “30 hot musicians under 30” by CBC.
The programme welcomes audience participation and will range from classics – like O Come all ye faithful and What Child is this? – to lesser known gems. With few seats remaining both nights, it promises to be a festive celebration.
Happy Holidays with Heppner is part of 2016-17 Chamberfest Concert Series and the Ottawa Choral Society’s subscription concert series. Limited tickets are available online at
chamberfest.com
, by phone at 613-234-6306, or in person at 4 Florence St., Suite 201.
When:
7:30 pm, Thursday December 15 and Friday December 16
Where:
Dominion-Chalmers United Church
355 Cooper St. (O’Connor and Cooper)
What:
O Come Emmanuel (arr. Paul Leddington-Wright)
O Come all ye faithful (arr. David Willcocks)
Culloton: Still, Still, Still
Nöel Nouvelet (arr. Donald Patriquin)
Festival First Nowell (arr. Dan Forest)
Huron Carol (arr. Robert B. Anderson)
Darke: In the Bleak-Midwinter
Kirchner: Behold New Joy
Yon: Gesù Bambino
Walton: If I But Had a Little Coat
Ireland: The Holy Boy
Il est né le divin enfant (arr. Paul Halley)
Williamson: This Christmas Night
What Child is This (arr. Paul Halley)
Les anges dans nos campagnes (arr. Julian Wachner)
Rutter: Christmas Lullaby
Minuit Chrétien (arr. John Rutter)
Joy to the World (arr. Julian Wachner)
Who:
Ben Heppner, host, tenor
Mireille Asselin, soprano
Matthew Larkin, organ
Brass and percussion ensemble
Ottawa Choral Society
Jean-Sébastien Vallée, conductor
Ottawa Chamber Music Society (Ottawa Chamberfest)
Ottawa Chamber Music Society (OCMS)
Founded in 1994, the Ottawa Chamber Music Society brings together the boldest names in ensemble and solo performance for musical celebration in the nation’s capital, culminating in the Ottawa International Chamber Music Festival. The world’s largest festival of its kind, Ottawa Chamberfest is a 2016 Festivals and Events (FEO) Ontario “Top 100” and winner of seven consecutive Lieutenant-Governor’s Awards for the Arts.
Ottawa Choral Society (OCS)
The Ottawa Choral Society is a historic symphonic chorus with a proud tradition of excellence. Directed by the outstanding Canadian choral musician, Jean-Sébastien Vallée, the Choral Society continues to play a pivotal and collaborative role in the cultural life of the National Capital Region. In addition to its annual subscription series, the choir regularly appears with the National Arts Centre Orchestra, the Ottawa Symphony Orchestra, chamber ensembles of the city's leading instrumentalists, and engages major solo artists and exciting rising stars to appear on its stages.
Media Contact:
Philippa Wolff, Marketing Communications Specialist
pwolff@chamberfest.com
613-234-8008 x 247
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