The Chamberfest City Series comes to City Hall

City Hall will resonate with the sounds of chamber music as the City partners to host a series of free noon-hour spring concerts presented by Chamberfest. Concerts by talented local performers will take place from 12:15 to 1 p.m. on Wednesdays from April 1 to May 6 as a prelude to the Ottawa International Chamber Music Festival.

The popular 15-day festival, taking place in venues around Ottawa this summer, is the largest chamber music festival in the world. All performances for the concert series at City Hall will take place in the main concourse except for the performance on April 8 with Jesse Stewart which will be in Jean Pigott Place. ** Wednesday April 1 ** Carissa Klopoushak (violin) and Julia MacLaine (cello) ** Wednesday April 8 ** Jesse Stewart: DOME (Dynamics of Musical Exploration)

Ottawa City Hall, Jean Pigott Place ** Wednesday April 15 ** Le Quatuor Despax: Cendrine Despax (violin), Jean Despax (violin), Maxime Despax (viola), Valérie Despax (cello) ** Wednesday April 22 ** uOttawa School of Music String Quintet

Joel Quarrington (supervisor), Kathryn Koch (violin), Jessica Ramsay (violin), David Endemann (viola) ** Wednesday April 29 ** Ottawa Children’s Choir, Conductor: Jackie Hawley ** Wednesday May 6 ** Chorale De La Salle, Conductor: Robert Filion