Since it began in 2010, Music and Beyond has been making headlines for its ability to highlight exciting connections between classical music and other art forms. Take a look back at some of the exciting concerts and events presented by Music and Beyond!
Press highlights
Newswire | Monteverdi Choir Canadian Debut Features Bach’s Mass in B MinorMy Scena By Newswire
20 October 2023
The Monteverdi Choir and English Baroque Soloists will make their Canadian debut in the Nation’s capital city with a performance of J. S. Bach’s Mass in B Minor, a work widely considered ... Read more
A scholar and a singer, acclaimed tenor Ian Bostridge feels totally free with Schubert's WinterreiseOttawa Сitizen Peter Hum
Published Oct 12, 2023
The acclaimed English tenor Ian Bostridge wrote the book on the Schubert masterpiece that he will sing Tuesday in Ottawa — literally. Read more
Newswire | Music and Beyond’s First Ever Live Synchronized Performance of Handel’s Music for the Royal FireworksMy Scena By Newswire
25 July 2023
OTTAWA, July 20, 2023 – In a groundbreaking presentation of music and visual spectacle, Music and Beyond made history as it presented the first-ever live performance of Handel’s Music... Read more
Iranian composer Hooshyar Khayam moved to Ottawa three years ago. Now he’s looking to stay.Ottawa Сitizen Peter Hum
Published Jul 05, 2023
Hooshyar Khayam says it was pure chance that when he left Tehran, the capital of Iran, in early 2020, he relocated to Ottawa. Now he’s looking to stay. Read more
Eight shows to see during the Music and Beyond festival in Ottawa this JulyOttawa Сitizen Peter Hum
Published Jun 29, 2023
With 70 concerts on its bill between July 4 and 17, the Music and Beyond festival is back at last with its first full-length live edition since 2019. Read more
Pablo Ziegler: Music and Beyond Welcomes Back the Piazzolla PianistMy Scena By Zenith Wolfe
26 May 2023
On July 4, Ziegler will host the Opening Gala: Homage to Piazzolla concert for his third Music and Beyond season. It’s his first time as the festival’s gala performer, and his first time back since... Read more
Music and Beyond- Spain’s Jordi Savall, early music ‘spy,’ brings his ensemble to OttawaOttawa Сitizen Peter Hum
Published Oct 31, 2022
Jordi Savall likens the pioneering musical work that he did more than five decades ago to the efforts of an archeologist or even a spy. Then, the now 81-year-old Spaniard visited Europe’s great... Read more
Tomson Highway- Music and Beyond Meets “Cree Bossa Nova”My Scena Christophe Huss
3 novembre 2022
In the last two years, Cree composer and playwright Tomson Highway has published two books, recorded his newest album Cree Country, won the Governor General’s Lifetime Artistic... Read more
‘Music and Beyond’ keeps the classics cool on hot summer nightsCTV News Shaun Vardon
Published Wednesday, July 6, 2022
In a city of major music festivals like Jazz Fest and Bluesfest, sometimes the larger players take up the headlines. But in a city known to attract big artists in the summer, Music and Beyond... Read more
Music and Beyond showcases the 'magic' of connecting to a live audienceOttawa Citizen Peter Hum
Published Jun 30, 2022
The festival features more than 50 concerts, predominantly in six Ottawa churches but in Orléans, the University of Ottawa's and elsewhere Read more