TENORS AND BASSES NEEDED  Stairwell Caroller Choir Auditions continue until August 2022 or until tenor and bass positions are filled. Must live in the Ottawa region - in-person rehearsals have resumed. Proof of vaccination necessary.   Below is rehearsal audio with photos of the men of the Stairwell Carollers singing Gower Wassa... read more

    Les Chanteurs Stairwell (Stairwell Carollers) sont à la recherche de ténors et de basses.  Fière de ses 45 ans d'existence dans la région d'Ottawa Gatineau , cette chorale a cappella a repris ses répétitions en présentiel. Tous vaccinés, les choristes respectent la distan... read more

The Stairwell Carollers are without a doubt one of the world’s most unique choirs, as their director, Pierre Massie, leads the choir while singing within the tenor section.Pierre is an award-winning composer, and the Carollers regularly perform his original compositions and arrangements. In recent years, he has encouraged choir members to f... read more

Sneak Peek!David Rain's gorgeous arrangement of the classic German carol “Es ist ein Ros entsprungen” is included in our 2019 Christmas Concert program.Here is the premiere performance via our Youtube channel.Don't miss The Stairwell Carollers Christmas concert, An a capella Christmas, at Southminster United Church, 15 Aylmer Ave... read more

MASTERCLASS with Gabriel Lewis O’Connor  former member of Chanticleer Gabriel Lewis-O'connor lunches with Pete during last years choral workshop Gabe has recently returned to the Midwest from Seattle, Washington, where he was an active singer, director and choral clinician. Currently a doctoral student in choral conducting at the Un... read more

"United in Song" this Saturday, May 5th 8:00pm  at St. John Chrysostom Church, 295 Albert St in Arnprior.   So exciting! To help celebrate the choir's 40th Anniversary, The Stairwell Carollers are hosting workshops and singing with guest choirs from Glebe Collegiate Institute at our FIRST Spring 2018 ... read more

You are here because you have an interest in choral music.  I'm here because it is my passion.  I compose, sing, direct and arrange choral music -- my choir, The Stairwell Carollers, is my instrument. I've been tuning this instrument now for nearly 40 years, and it never gets old.    They bring the music I love, and t... read more

(adapted from a post in The Stairwell Carollers Choir Blog) David Rain, tenor:  How on earth  do you hear everyone, including our mistakes, while singing along at full throttle?   Pierre: I'm not sure, but you're definitely right about my being able to hear everything.  It's not necessarily that I can pin point a spec... read more

"Amor Vittorioso" was written in 1591 as part of a musical Commedia dell'arte. What could that have to do with half hour TV comedies? Well, I'll tell you. Did you know that Renaissance Madrigals helped birth Opera and Operettas? Yeah, I didn't either and it explains a lot. All those Fa la la la las and other nonsense words flying out ... read more

  Wow 40 years! Where did the time go? I've always been one of the oldest members of the Stairwell Carollers - if not the OLDEST - at our choir's 20th anniversary in 1997 I was 41, but still didn't look a day over 30. Pierre had HAIR - and I shampooed out my grey at home in 20 minutes. This was our 4th appearance on CTV's Regional Co... read more