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NEWS BRIEFS
Church Positions AvailableANNOUNCING PRO ORGANO 2025-2026 SEASON
Our 2025-2026 Pro organo season can now be found at Pro Organo page. Season tickets my be purchased on line. Also please consider making a charitable donation to the series to help us keep the series going.
OTTAWA KIWANIS MUSIC FESTIVAL 2025
Following this year’s Ottawa Kiwanis Music Festival organ classes, held on March 31 in the First Church of Christ, Scientist, with Dr. John Brough as the adjudicator, the scholarships were awarded as follows:
Kiwanis Arnt Loa Scholarship $600Aleesha Katary (previously studying with Frances Macdonnell and Tom Annand, now studying with Peter Nikiforuk while at Waterloo University)
RCCO Ottawa Centre Scholarship $500Ethan Sue, studying with Shawn Potter
Congratulations to these students and their teachers!
SACRED CHORAL MUSIC OF GODFREY HEWITT
Frances Macdonnell and Ross Jewell are very happy to announce that after two years of work, they and an advisory group have published a book containing all of the Sacred Choral Music composed and performed by Dr. Godfrey Hewitt who was the Organist and Master of the Choristers at Christ Church Cathedral, Ottawa, from 1931 to 1980.
This publication includes all his choral music for the Eucharist (Missa Brevis) and for Matins and Evensong, his original Psalm chants, and an Introit, but also, and most notably, it publishes for the first time his wonderful reharmonizations of hymn-tunes! These hymn reharmonizations use chord movement and harmonic development to illustrate the mood and meaning of the words in an inimitable fashion: all organists will enjoy playing them.
The second half of the Book, following the reharmonizations, is made up of all the service music which Godfrey had written and which survived only in photocopies of his own handwriting. They include settings of a Missa Brevis, an Introit, an original setting of the Versicles and Responses and the Canticles for the Morning and Evening Offices, and three psalm chants.
The academic Preface to the Book was written by Dr. John Brough, who grew up as a member of the
Cathedral Choir and later wrote his DMA thesis at the University of Alberta on the history of
church music at Christ Church Cathedral, Ottawa.
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The Book also contains a full-size photograph of Godfrey seated at the Cathedral's Casavant organ console,
taken by Malak Karsh in 1947.
The new Book is bound with wire-o binding so that it will lie open easily on the console, and the paper
is heavier than regular bond so that there is no danger of the pages blowing over.
Purchasers of this Book are granted permission to make copies of a choral piece out of
it for performance purposes.
The publication of this Book has been undertaken with the help of the Godfrey Hewitt Memorial Fund,
established after Godfrey's death in 2002. The mandate of the Fund is to assist in preparing the
Organ Teachers of the future.
And now the Fund has guaranteed the publication of this book of all Godfrey's Sacred Choral Music.
Tax-receiptable donations to the Fund at the address below are always welcome, cheques to be made payable
to "RCCO - Ottawa Centre".
Copies of this new Book will be available for sale for $30 at Pro Organo concerts and other Ottawa RCCO
Centre events.
To order copies of the Book, please use the following contact information. If you are ordering Books
to be mailed to your address, please add $5.00 per Book for mailing costs.
Frances Macdonnell email
303 - 3099 Carling Avenue, Ottawa ON K2H 5A6
Tel: 613-726-7984
For mail orders, please add $5.00 for postage costs.
Please make cheques payable to: RCCO - Ottawa Centre
EFT payments are also available through: payment@rcco-ottawa.ca
If paying by EFT, please specify in the Comment Section that it is for the "Godfrey Hewitt book"
and add your address if it is to be mailed, along with the additional $5.00 mailing charge.
CHURCH POSITIONS AVAILABLE
is looking for a Director of Music and Organist!
Located in the Glebe, St. Matthew’s Anglican is a vibrant Christian community that has a standard of excellent music making. The music program supports the life of the Parish of St. Matthew’s in its contribution to the worship experience.
St. Matthew’s holds weekly Holy Eucharist services and a monthly Choral Evensong. Music for worship is anchored in the Anglican choral tradition. The adult choir is a group of 25 members, including four paid choral scholars, plus a small children’s choir. Two concerts are held per year.
The ideal candidate will hold a Bachelor of Music degree or Diploma from the Royal Canadian College of Organists and will have strong communication and interpersonal skills. Familiarity with Anglican liturgy and choral music is essential. The candidate must have experience directing choirs and instrumentalists.
This position is 20 hours per week and includes benefits. Compensation is based on RCCO guidelines and as negotiated. The Director of Music reports to the Incumbent and Churchwardens.
full job description can be found by clicking on this link.
Please submit your application by May 31st, 2025 to: admin@stmatthewsottawa.ca
KANATA UNITED CHURCH
Kanata United Church is Looking for a Director of Music!
Located in the western end of Ottawa, Kanata United Church (KUC) is a vibrant and active congregation with many young families. KUC is an Affirming Church that values diversity and inclusiveness, with a rich music ministry. The ministry of music is integral to our worship and plays an important role in the intergenerational life of the church. Our worship service structure is traditional but open to a wide range of musical expression.
The ideal candidate will be proficient in piano and organ, have strong communication and interpersonal skills, enthusiasm and friendliness, and an appreciation for diversity of spiritual expression through music. The ability to work as part of a team is necessary. The Director must have, or be able to obtain, a current Vulnerable Sector Police Check.
This is a part-time position, approximately 23 hours per week. The hours of work are flexible but availability to work on Sundays and occasional evenings is required. There is a generous compensation and benefits package.
A full job description can be found at www.kuc.ca/careers
Interested candidates may apply to: careers@kuc.ca
CENTRE HISTORY
Please note that this timeline can be found by selecting Centre Info | Web Archive pages | Ottawa Cente History Timeline on the menu above.
The Centre History kiosk made its debut at Orgelfest 2013. This is an interractive display which places significant events on a timeline. Bill Vineer supplied muich of the content and Rick St Germain put it all together. Click on the graphic below to access this display.
The RCCO is a Registered Canadian Charity.
To donate to a scholarship fund or to Pro Organo, click the Donate button to find the ways you can make a donation.
For contact information, see our Executive List or press the button below.
RCCO-Ottawa Centre is a Registered Charity: 11912 6498 RR0001
