The West Ottawa Ladies Chorus invites everyone to their upcoming concerts entitled “Music from the Movies”, featuring beloved songs from the silver screen performed in four-part harmony.
Performances will be held Friday, April 24 at 7pm and Saturday, April 25 at 3pm at Bells Corners United Church, 3955 Old Richmond Road in Nepean. Tickets are available from Chorus members or through westottawaladieschorus.ca.
The program features a rich selection of movie musical favourites. From Mamma Mia, the Chorus will perform Slipping Through My Fingers and I Have a Dream. The film CODA is represented by Joni Mitchell’s Both Sides Now, while The Sound of Music contributes the beloved Edelweiss. Audiences can also look forward to Moon River from Breakfast at Tiffany’s, My Heart Will Go On from Titanic, and You’ve Got a Friend in Me and When She Loved Me from the Toy Story films. Rounding out the programme are Razzle Dazzle from Chicago and When You Believe from The Prince of Egypt. Audiences will be encouraged to sing along with some of the selections.
The West Ottawa Ladies Chorus is a group of approximately 40 women drawn from Stittsville, Kanata, Woodlawn, Carp, Dunrobin, Carleton Place, Fitzroy Harbour, Nepean, and other parts of Ottawa. They perform under the direction of Allison Houston and are accompanied by Peter Brown, a well-known jazz pianist and singer from Lanark. The concerts will also feature a special musical guest, violinist Debbie Hammond.