The Stairwell Carollers - 40 years of Song in Ottawa, Canada's Capital
Looking at this now from the perspective of 45 years singing - through the pandemic - it was so much simpler then! We were younger and no on...
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From live rehearsal audio with The Stairwell Carollers, each Podcast is 7 minutes or less. For singers who want to improve performance - solo or in chorus. Warmups, ear training, rehearsal a...
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CCPodcast S.2#14 - "I Am Not Yours" - Sneek Peek
Ottawa choral music fans are in for a real treat June 2nd. Pierre Massie and his award-winning choir The Stairwell Carollers will be celebra...
CC Podcast S. 2 #13 - SSShort and SSSweet
This week is a physical warmup exercise for diaphragmatic breathing - done in a standing position. Teeth together, mouth slightly open, deep...
CCPodcast S. 2 #12 - Be like Fonzie
In this week's Choral Cacophony Podcast, The Fonz from Happy Daze fame and spaghetti are featured. Pierre uses both these vivid examples (an...
CC Podcast S. 2 #11 - Spring Concerts Sneak Preview - Abendlied
If you've been following our Choral Cacophony Podcasts (and why not???) you may be motivated to hear us LIVE IN CONCERT! Here we are at a re...
CC Podcast S. 2 #9 - Movable Do - Dissonance!
How high can you go? And can you hold that note? Does dissonance pull you away from your part? Stay with your section and stay in tune! Thos...
CC Podcast S. 2 #7 - One Note Wonder
As a singer, in a chorus especially, we have to shape our vowels correctly (and the way the director prefers!) But, how do we do that? Like...
CC Podcast S. 2 #6 - We Got Rhythm
This weeks Choral Cacophony Podcast episode is an extra long one - about 10 minutes. With two whole body exercises, the Stairwell Carollers...
CC Podcast S. 2 #5a - Working out Laud
In this weeks Choral Cacophony Podcast episode (Second of two parts) we work on a piece called Resonet in laudibus. It's a latin Sacred comp...
CC Podcast S. 2 #4a - A Heavenly Pair
Here is the conclusion of a Two Part Choral Cacophony Podcast for lovers of English madrigals from the Renaissance. Part 2 continues with Fi...
CC Podcast S. 2 #4 - Fine Knacks indeed!
If you love Renaissance madrigals, we have a Two Part CC Podcast for you. Starting this week with Part 1, Fine Knacks for Ladies, an English...
CC Podcast S. 2 #3 - Contre Qui Rose Rehearsal
*If you live in the Ottawa region and love The Stairwell Carollers -- and would love to sing in our choir - email us to set up your audition...
CC Podcast S. 2 #2 - By Heart
This weeks Choral Cacophony Podcast is a wee lecture from our director Pierre on "getting away from the book". Besides the fact that The Sta...
CC Podcast S. 2 #1 - New Ear Challenge!
Director, Pierre, warms up the choir with a simple arpeggios then starts some Movable Do work. Your task is to figure out what your part is....
Choral Cacophony Podcast #18 - A Spanish Carol, Deconstructed
As I said in Podcast #16, En El Portal de Belen is a lively and fun Puerto Rican Christmas carol that we have really loved singing for a cou...
Choral Cacophony Podcast #17 Singing like the Angels
As Pierre always says, vocal strength, power, quality and control is in the diaphragm, not the throat, lungs, vocal chords or some mysteriou...
Choral Cacophony Podcast #16 - En El Portal de Belen
En El Portal de Belen is a lively and fun Puerto Rican Christmas carol that we have enjoyed singing for a couple of years now. We couldn't h...
Choral Cacophony Podcast #15 - Give me a Yawn!
In this episode, Pierre leads us in an open humming exercise. I know, your mouth is closed when you hum so - open?? Wait for it - all will b...
Choral Cacophony Podcast #14 The Devil's in the Details
Pierre has written a brand new arrangement of one of the most popular carols on the planet. Carol of the Bells has always been a most reques...
Choral Cacophony Podcast #13 on the 13th!
Back on October 14th, we were fortunate to have an amazing workshop with master teacher, choral director and composer, Mark Sirett. There we...