Upcoming Concert
Sunday, November 15, 2026
2:00 pm
St John the Evangelist Church,
154 Somerset St W, Ottawa
featuring music by Finzi, Parsons, Grieg,
Vaughan Williams and Psathas
Tickets at the door or online:
Christmas Concerts
Join the St. John's Choir, Woodroffe United Choir, and Strings of St. John's for our annual Christmas Concert, titled "The Joy of Christmas". This concert will feature a variety of Christmas favourites, including the Saint-Saëns Christmas Oratorio, and a performance of J.S. Bach's Double Violin Concerto in D minor featuring soloists Victor Li and Veronika Jovic.
December 6, at 2:00pm - St. John the Evangelist Anglican Church, 275 Elgin St., Ottawa December 13 at 3:00pm - Woodroffe United Church, 207 Woodroffe Ave., Ottawa
Tickets will be available soon on this webpage, and at the door of each concert.
Conductors:
Nicholas Busch, Director of Music at St. John the Evangelist Anglican Church
Katarina Jovic, Director of Music at Woodroffe United Church
Featured soloists in the Saint-Saëns Christmas Oratorio:
Carolyn Streich, soprano
Josée Lanrdy, mezzo-soprano
Jen Nunley, alto
Grayson Nesbitt, tenor
Luka Eriksen, baritone
Ben (Eris) Craven, bass
Previous Concerts
Sunday, May 3, 2026
2:00 pm
St John the Evangelist Church,
154 Somerset St W, Ottawa
Featuring the World Premiere of St. John's Suite by Christine Donkin
&
Special Guests Intermediate Strings of the Ottawa Youth Orchestra Academy
Tickets at the door or online:
Sunday, March 29, 2026 2:00 pm. Friday, April 3, 2026 7:00 pm
Presented by the Choir of St John the Evangelist
Nicholas Busch, director
St John the Evangelist Church,
154 Somerset St W, Ottawa
featuring Requiem by Gabriel Fauré
Sunday, March 1, 2026
2:00 pm
St John the Evangelist Church,
154 Somerset St W, Ottawa
Vivaldi, Sinfonia for Strings in b minor
Avison, Concert No 1, Op. 6
Mendelssohn, String Symphony No. 4 in c minor
Wilson, Suite for String Orchestra
Sunday, November 9, 2025
2:00 pm
St John the Evangelist Church,
154 Somerset St W, Ottawa
with special guests:
Lisgar Collegiate Institute String Ensemble
Senior Strings of the Ottawa Youth Orchestra Academy
Mozart, Adagio & Fugue in C
Mendelssohn, String Symphony No 3 in e minor
Sibelius, Impromptu for Strings Op 5
Bantock, Scenes from the Scottish Highlands
Bishop, Symphony for Strings No 1
Sunday, May 4, 2025
2:00 pm
St John the Evangelist Church
159 Somerset St W. Ottawa, ON
Beliczay Serenadę in D-
Kalinnikov Serenade for Strings
Parry An English Suite
Keen Irish Legend
Details:
Sunday, March 2, 2025– 2:00 pm
St. John's Church – 154 Somerset St. at Elgin
Admission $20/adult, $10/child or student, $18/seniors
Program:
C.P.E. Bach: Sinfonia No. 3
Kersten: Elegy for Strings and Harp
Mendelssohn: Sinfonia No. 2 in D major
Seiber, Arr. Docker: Mordvin Lullaby
Vivaldi: Concerto in G minor
Kersten: Shadows of the Soul
Reed: Siciliana Notturno
Details:
Sunday, November 17, 2024– 2:00 pm
St. John's Church – 154 Somerset St. at Elgin
Admission $20/adult, $10/child or student
Program:
VIVALDI: Trio Sonata in D minor "La Follia"
FUCHS: Serenade No. 3 in E minor
BACH: Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major