Upcoming Season and Auditions
Experienced choral singers with strong sight reading skills are invited to inquire about auditioning. We currently have a need for all voice types, especially bass.
We are preparing to announce an exciting 2026-27 season featuring an opera showcase, 2 National Arts Centre engagements, and a concert of Canadian and Ukrainian repertoire to mark the 35th anniversary of Ewashko Singers.
Joanna Estelle: Transmutation
Featuring Ewashko Singers performing Songs from the Heavens with Artistic Director Laurence Ewashko and soloists Grayson Nesbitt, Oleksii Fishchuk and Irina Medvedeva, and awarded the Gold Medal Best of Show in the Global Music Awards categories contemporary classical and composer in December 2023. Read more on our News and Press page.
Click here to purchase the CD on Zeffy, with free local delivery or pick-up at an upcoming Ewashko Singers performance!
Ewashko Singers is grateful to the Shevchenko Foundation for its generous financial support of this project.
Apprentice Conductor Program
Apprentice Conductor Program
Ewashko Singers is excited to welcome Emma Lassiter as apprentice conductor for the 2026-2027 season!
The application period closed on March 2nd, 2026.
The Apprentice Conductor Program provides a young prospective choral conductor with the valuable experience of working with a semi-professional choir, with additional one-on-one mentoring from Artistic Director Laurence Ewashko.
About Us
Maestro Laurence Ewashko
Maestro Laurence Ewashko
Maestro Laurence Ewashko
Former conductor of the Vienna Boys’ Choir and Cantata Singers of Ottawa, Laurence Ewashko celebrates his 33rd season of choral activity in the National Capital Region. As a choral clinician, vocal coach and adjudicator, he makes a significant contribution to the quality and appreciation of vocal music in Canada and abroad.
A Full Profes
Former conductor of the Vienna Boys’ Choir and Cantata Singers of Ottawa, Laurence Ewashko celebrates his 33rd season of choral activity in the National Capital Region. As a choral clinician, vocal coach and adjudicator, he makes a significant contribution to the quality and appreciation of vocal music in Canada and abroad.
A Full Professor of Choral Studies at the University of Ottawa, he conducts the School of Music’s two choirs. Laurence is a recipient of the prestigious Leslie Bell Prize for Choral Conducting and numerous awards from the Canada Council of the Arts.
Ewashko Singers
Maestro Laurence Ewashko
Maestro Laurence Ewashko
Formed in 1992 for a live broadcast marking 50 years of Radio Canada International, Ewashko Singers has developed into one of the most flexible vocal ensembles in the National Capital Region.
From Beethoven, Mahler and Verdi to Richard Rodgers and Howard Shore, they skilfully perform music across a wide range of genres and languages. Ewa
Formed in 1992 for a live broadcast marking 50 years of Radio Canada International, Ewashko Singers has developed into one of the most flexible vocal ensembles in the National Capital Region.
From Beethoven, Mahler and Verdi to Richard Rodgers and Howard Shore, they skilfully perform music across a wide range of genres and languages. Ewashko Singers regularly highlights Canadian composers and showcases young Canadian talent.
Ewashko Singers is a proud member of Choirs Ontario and Choral Canada.
