Choral Calendar (Oct. 2025)

Henry Webb

Voces Boreales kicks off its 20th season with a soothing concert in which beauty and humanity lay at the heart of a meditation on the universal desire for peace. Conducted by Andrew Gray, the choir will perform works by Taverner, Schönberg, and Dove, among others. They will be accompanied by organist Henry Webb. www.vocesboreales.org

Andrew Balfour

Capital Chamber Choir presents a concert with a northern theme. The program will feature Ziibiwan (like a river), a five-movement work composed in 2021 by Ian Cusson, as well as 21 by Soroosh Kahnemuyipour. Regulars will recognize Winter Sun by Don Macdonald, Qilak by Andrew Balfour, and Peace; come away by Stephanie Martin. The vocal ensemble will be conducted by its musical and artistic director, Jamie Loback. www.capitalchamberchoir.ca

Ryan Hofman

Cantata Singers of Ottawa, conducted by Andrew McAnerney, will present Brahms’s A German Requiem, a timeless masterpiece of Romantic choral music. Soloists Susan Elizabeth Brown (soprano) and Ryan Hofman (baritone) join the choir. They will be accompanied by Jennifer Loveless and Roland Graham on piano four hands.  ww.cantatasingersottawa.ca

Charlotte Siegel

Conductor Jean-Sébastien Vallée and the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir present Brahms’s German Requiem with soloists Russell Braun (baritone) and Charlotte Siegel (soprano) and the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony Orchestra. The concert will be rounded out by the world premiere of Stephanie Martin’s ECHO. www.tmchoir.org

Nico Muhly

Vancouver Chamber Choir presents True North in Vancouver on Oct. 24, concluding a week-long tour of Northern Canada. Conducted by Kari Turunen, the program, imbued with northern spirit, evokes the northern lights, northern nature and its inhabitants. Rough Notes by Nico Muhly, Snowforms by R. Murray Schafer, and Autumn Landscapes by Veljo Tormis are among the works. www.vancouverchamberchoir.com