The Stairwell Carollers are a charitable a cappella Ottawa choir, who sing sacred and secular renaissance music, as well as settings of traditional and contemporary Christmas carols.
Director, Pierre Massie, has composed many original pieces for the ch... moreThe Stairwell Carollers are a charitable a cappella Ottawa choir, who sing sacred and secular renaissance music, as well as settings of traditional and contemporary Christmas carols.
Director, Pierre Massie, has composed many original pieces for the choir, as well as creating lively and contemporary arrangements of traditional carols.
The release of their first CD Qui creavit celum, celebrated the Stairwell Carollers' 20th anniversary in 1997. In 2000 they released I Saw a Swete Semly Syght and in 2003 Mourning Dove. Their very first madrigal CD, Audite nova, was released in October of 2006 and their fourth Xmas CD Laudemus cum armonia in 2009. 2012 marked the release of their first CD of sacred songs from the Renaissance, Cantate Domino, Their fifth Xmas CD O magnum mysterium is now available for purchase.
Winner of the 2010 OMFA provincial competition, they are ranked amongst the best of Canada's choirs.
This charitable group has raised over $117,000 for local Ottawa/Gatineau charities, through t... less
World premiere recording, by a brand new singing group: Quartetto al Volo! If you like this song, I invite you to donate to the work of OCISO (Ottawa Community Immigrant Services Organization) and their support programs for refugees and immigrants to Cana...
“Heiliger Dankgesang,” is my choral adaptation of the 3rd movement of Beethoven's String Quartet Op. 132. Dedicated to Nicol Matt and the World Choir for Peace. I invite you to join me in supporting their fundraising campaign: https://www.gofundme.com/f/w...
An SATB arrangement of Victor Hugo's remarkable poem "La coccinelle" -- the narrator looks back on a moment in time when, as a teenager, he was preparing to kiss a girl. Unfortunately, a ladybug lands on her neck, however, which distracts him. He then rem...
I have dedicated this song to health care workers and other courageous COVID-19 workers around the world. THANK YOU!
"Where then could pain find a hold?" is a musical plea for reconciliation addressed to those (individuals, groups, nations) who find t...
Dedicated to Awegechew Teshome, Melaku Worede and John Martin -- my three biodiversity mentors -- who introduced me to the "radical" idea that farmers, seed-saving farmers, have been humanity's ingenious plant breeders and nurturers of biodiversity from t...
My musical re-imagining of the Nativity story, with a surprise in the 2nd verse.
Dedicated to my dear cousin, Madeleine Shaw.
NB: choirs interested in obtaining copies of the score can contact The Leading Note at info@leadingnote.com.
I would lik...
Dedicated to my dear cousins Gigi and Raven.
Since first singing the medieval song "All and Some" in the mid 1990s, I fell in love with the Middle English and Latin lyrics, and one day I got inspired to create my own setting of this poetic gem.
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January 13, 2020
David Rain commented on David Rain's video: The original melody was anonymous, Praetorius did indeed create that beautiful well-known arrangement. I am not alone in creating my own arrangement of the same anonymous melody. Each has value, I believe.
Ottawa choir, The Stairwell Carollers perform Es ist ein Ros’ entsprungen, arranged by tenor, David Rain. Premiere performance at the Stairwell Carollers 40th anniversary concert, “An all Canadian Christmas”.
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Ottawa choir, The Stairwell Carollers perform The Rideau Carol, composed by one of our tenors, David Rain. The carol was inspired by the magnificent Rideau Falls here in our Nation's Capitol. David encounters the Falls each day on his practice runs train...
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