December Gig Picks: Live music calendar
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Thirteen Strings
A musical afternoon in paradisum
The Capital Chamber Choir and the Thirteen Strings Chamber Orchestra teamed up to present a concert at St. Joseph’s Church on May 1 that felt like a church service set entirely to music. The title of the concert and the opening presentation by the Choir was In Paradisum, an Eriks Esenvalds composition which means “In […]
Ottawa composer Colin Mack debuts violin concerto
Colin Mack has an impressive musical resume. In addition to composing numerous chamber music works, he has also written — among other things — a symphonic poem for orchestra, film scores for two short documentaries, and a choral anthem. What the Ottawa-born composer had never done until recently, however, was create a concerto. This will change on Friday when […]