The 2025-26 OCS Season concludes with two performances of Franz Joseph Haydn’s The Creation – a joint anniversary collaboration to celebrate 85 years of the Ottawa Choral Society and 60 years of the Ottawa Symphony Orchestra.
Haydn’s The Creation is an oratorio that is considered a masterpiece of the classical period, drawing on texts from Genesis, the Psalms, and Milton's Paradise Lost.
The concert will feature soloists Jacqueline Woodley (soprano), Isaiah Bell (tenor), and Matthew Li (bass).
Ottawa Choral Society Artistic Director Gabrielle Gaudreault is conducting.
The concert is 2 hours in length including a 20 minute intermission.
Tickets: Tier A (Premium) $75 / Tier B -$58 / Tier C - $39.
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Alternatively, ticket can be purchased over the phone at 613 725-2560.
Tickets will be available for purchase at the door while quantities last.
Doors open 1 hour prior to the concert. Bar service available before the concert and at intermission in Woodside Hall, Carleton Dominion‑Chalmers.
ONE OF CANADA’S MOST PREEMINENT SYMPHONIC CHORUSES
Since its inaugural concert in 1941, the Ottawa Choral Society has evolved into one of Canada’s most ambitious and accomplished large choruses. With more than one hundred auditioned voices, the Society presents a rich tapestry of sacred and secular masterpieces, focussing on choral excellence, and challenging, innovative programming.