Music

The Impressions in Jazz Orchestra (IJO) is Canada's first symphonic jazz orchestra. Based in Ottawa, the IJO brings together many of Canada's finest professional jazz and symphony orchestra musicians under the direction of conductor and bassist Adrian Cho. This unique ensemble has garnered widespread acclaim from both critics and audiences for its highly entertaining, innovative and educational presentations of seminal jazz-centric music.

Amateur musician, singing, piano and French Horn player. Have also performed and worked backstage in a number of theatre and musical theatre productions.

This francophone musical ensemble performs the music of French-Canadian chansonniers, popular music and international folklore.

Children meet in groups of four to six in their age category for one hour a week. A typical lesson includes keyboard, singing, musical theory, warm-up scales, ensemble playing and games or activities to reinforce theory concepts.

Founded in 1944, the National Association of Teachers of Singing is an organization of professional voice teachers with over 5,600 members worldwide. All members must have a minimum of two years’ teaching experience coupled with professional training qualifying them to be teachers of singing or vocal coaches.

Opera Lyra Ottawa is a not for profit organization with the mandate to produce and present opera productions in the National Capital Region of the highest quality and to promote opera as an art form, making it accessible to as large a segment of the population as possible through community outreach and education. Wherever possible, Opera Lyra Ottawa is committed to encourage, nurture and support Canadian artists.

Ontario Registered Music Teachers Association (ORMTA) is a group of professional music teachers, recognized by the Province of Ontario.

Now in its 68th season of presenting great masterworks, the Ottawa Choral Society has been a vibrant force in Ottawa’s cultural community since 1940. With approximately 100 auditioned voices, drawn from communities across the National Capital Region, the historic, symphonic chorus appears with the National Arts Centre Orchestra under the baton of distinguished guest conductors, and with the Ottawa Symphony Orchestra, both as guest artists and concert co-producer.

The Ottawa Symphony Orchestra (OSO), formerly the Ottawa Civic Symphony, was founded in 1965. This community orchestra, made up of professional, student and amateur musicians, is unique in both size and function.

The Ottawa Wind Ensemble was formed in 2005, drawing together current and former Canadian Forces musicians, music teachers, and other professional musicians, in a professional caliber group. Formé en 2005, l’Ensemble à vents d’Ottawa réunit des musiciens et ex-musiciens des Forces canadiennes, des professeurs de musique et d’autres musiciens professionnels au sein d’un groupe de calibre professionnel.

Ottawa guitarist Paul Blissett released a guitar instrumental album titled Fire and Soul in 2007. The album has been play listed and is on rotation with a number of Canadian radio/cable stations as well as internet radio in the U.S. and the U.K. Music on the album ranges from the intensity of rock, the beautiful melodies of popular songs to the sincerity of the blues...flamboyant as fire and the innocence of soul. Paul is currently recording two new albums, Luna and Guitar Christmas, both scheduled for release in 2010.

An expressive Tabla Player - Ravi S.K. Singh has also founded Gharana Arts, an energetic, pro-active not-for-profit classical arts organization dedicated to teaching, promoting, and developing Indo-Canadian arts throughout Canada.