The Ottawa Bach Choir was the first Canadian choir invited to perform and take over the duties of the Thomanerchor at St. Thomas Church in Leipzig, Germany, in 2005, 2007, and 2009.
Compositional Technique
In Bach's time, a motet was a sacred vocal composition that used no independent instruments, only basso continuo and sometimes instruments doubling vocal lines.
Compositional Technique
Eighteenth-century German motets often combined biblical passages and chorales, with the biblical text usually presented first and then repeated as an accompaniment to a cantus firmus chorale melody.
Recording & Production
The Ottawa Bach Choir's previous album, "Handel: Dixit Dominus; Bach & Schütz: Motets," won a 2020 Juno Award for Classical Album of the Year: Vocal or Choral Performance.
Performer Biography
Lisette Canton, the conductor, is the founder and artistic director of the Juno Award-winning Ottawa Bach Choir.
Performer Biography
Lisette Canton has led the Ottawa Bach Choir on five successful European tours, including two invitations to perform at the prestigious Bachfest Leipzig.
Compositional Technique
Bach's motets represent the pinnacle of the German motet tradition, incorporating specific scoring, texts, formal construction, and homophonic textures.
