Christopher Ducasse is a distinguished Haitian conductor and composer, currently serving as the Artistic Director of Hypatia's Voice and a conductor at the Ottawa Children's Choir. He began his musical journey at the Holy Trinity Music School and earned degrees from Lawrence University and McGill University, further refining his choral music and conducting expertise. With notable accomplishments, including winning the WCDA Conducting Competition and composing works performed by renowned ensembles, Christopher continues to inspire through his work with choirs, compositions, and his passion for music education.
About
Christopher Ducasse is a distinguished Haitian conductor and composer, currently serving as the Artistic Director of Hypatia's Voice and a conductor at the Ottawa Children's Choir. He began his musical journey at the Holy Trinity Music School and earned degrees from Lawrence University and McGill University, further refining his choral music and conducting expertise. With notable accomplishments, including winning the WCDA Conducting Competition and composing works performed by renowned ensembles, Christopher continues to inspire through his work with choirs, compositions, and his passion for music education.
Upcoming Performances
Feb
16
Hypatia Sings Broadway
Monday, February 17, 2025 at 12:00:00 AM UTC
Hypatia Sings Broadway: Fundraising Concert
Knox Presbyterian Church 120 Lisgar St. Ottawa, Ontario Canada
Join us for an unforgettable evening at Hypatia Sings Broadway, where music meets generosity! Enjoy captivating solo and small group performances while supporting a great “musical” cause. In addition to the beautiful music, there will be a silent auction, raffle, and a delicious bake sale—something for everyone!
Stay tuned for details on tickets and program highlights. This is your chance to support the arts while indulging in an evening of entertainment and community spirit!
Feb
25
The Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci
Wednesday, February 26, 2025 at 12:30:00 AM UTC
The Ottawa Choral Society presents: The Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci
with Vivaldi's Gloria
Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre
355 Cooper St, Ottawa, ON K2P 0G6
The Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci will offer a multi-media experience using the latest in video syncing technology, combining choir, full orchestra and video projections. Composer Jocelyn Hagen was inspired by an exhibit of da Vinci’s work in 2016 and incorporates da Vinci’s stunningly beautiful handwriting and sketches into an entrancingly artistic tour de force.
Vocal soloists will be Ania Hejnar, soprano, Stéphanie Brassard, soprano, and Sydney Frodsham, contralto. Also to be featured in this concert, Antonio Vivaldi’s Gloria, the Baroque-era Italian composer’s most famous choral work, is imaginatively inspired in its range of vocal and instrumental colour.
Featured Artists
Jean-Sébastien Vallée - Guest Conductor
Gabrielle Gaudreault - OCS Artistic Director
Christopher Ducasse - Assistant Music Director and Chorus Master
Ania Hejnar - Soprano
Stéphanie Brassard - Soprano
Sydney Frodsham - Contralto
Ottawa Music Company - Ensemble
Apr
25
TrebleFest Ottawa: Upper Voices Choir Festival
Friday, April 25, 2025 at 4:00:00 PM UTC
TrebleFest Ottawa | April 25,26,27
St. Matthew’s Anglican Church 217 First Ave
Ottawa, Ontario K1S 2G5
Events: Workshops on April 25-26 & Free Concert on April 27 at 4:00 pm.
Join us for the inaugural TrebleFest Ottawa: Upper Voices Choir Festival, hosted by Hypatia’s Voice in April 2025! This exciting event will celebrate the rich sound of treble choirs, featuring adult and high school-age sopranos and altos. We are thrilled to announce that Dr. Hilary Apfelstadt, Professor Emerita from the University of Toronto and a distinguished expert in treble choirs, will be our resident clinician and guest Artistic Director.
This inclusive event features guest choirs—Aella Choir, Cantiamo Choirs of Ottawa, and OCC Chamber Choir—and the host choir Hypatia’s Voice, alongside individual sopranos and altos from across the region. All singers in the soprano or alto range, regardless of gender identity, are invited to join in workshops, festival choir rehearsals, and a culminating concert. Dr. Apfelstadt will also lead a conducting workshop designed to nurture the skills of emerging conductors.
The final event of the festival is a free concert at St. Matthew’s on Sunday afternoon at 4:00 pm. The program will offer an inspiring showcase of repertoire for upper voices performed by the festival choir as well as each of the guest choirs.
For more information see: http://www.treblefest.ca
May
11
A Family Affair
Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 7:00:00 PM UTC
The Ottawa Choral Society presents: A Family Affair
St. Francis of Assisi, 20 Fairmont Avenue, Ottawa
Musical talent often abounds in families. In A Family Affair the Ottawa Choral Society will offer scintillating pairings of works by husbands and wives, brothers and sisters, fathers and sons. The composers will include works created individually by Gustav and Imogen Holst; Fanny and Felix Mendelssohn; Franz Josef and Michael Haydn; Thomas and Randy Newman; and Lili and Nadia Boulanger. And the works of George and Ira Gershwin as respectively composer and lyricist, and poet Gabriel T. Guillaume with composer son Sydney Guillaume, will round out the program.
Featured Artists
Christopher Ducasse - Assistant Music Director and Conductor
Gabrielle Gaudreault - OCS Artistic Director
Scott Richardson - Piano
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