MUSIC
Music at Tabaret
A series of captivating chamber music concerts superbly performed by our School of Music faculty and guest artists.
Orchestra
A series of concerts featuring the uOttawa Orchestra, a pre-professional training ensemble. Over 80 student musicians play in the orchestra, many of whom also perform in the Ottawa Symphony Orchestra (OSO).
Opera
This coming season, the uOttawa Opera Company presents Handel's Acis and Galatea and Offenbach's Daphnis et Chloé, accompanied by chamber orchestra with Dinuk Wijeratne conducting. Stage direction by François Racine.
Wind Ensemble
Our Wind Ensemble performs four concerts a year with a wide range of repertoire encompassing a variety of styles and eras. Original works for concert band are featured, but repertoire also includes outstanding arrangements and transcriptions.
Other Concerts
We present a wide array of other concerts which have free admission: alumni recitals, chamber music ensembles, choirs, art song, brass choir, guitar ensembles, piano duos, music by new composers, jazz ensemble, student concerts at the National Arts Centre and more!
Master Classes & Workshops
A master class is a one-on-one music lesson in which a master musician teaches selected students on stage in front of fellow students and members of the public, allowing the audience to learn along with the featured student.
Lectures
Each year, the School of Music holds a colloquium series where leading music scholars in the fields of composition, musicology, music theory, and piano pedagogy are invited to present their current
research. These events are free to the public.
Student Recitals
Students in the Bachelor of Music and Master of Music programs perform solo recitals as a requisite for their degrees. Held mostly in March, April and May, there are about 100 free concerts featuring up and coming musical talents in the field of composition and the whole gamut of instruments: brass, winds, strings, piano, voice, guitar, and percussion.