Concert Hall

Without your letters, e-mails and phone calls, the mayor and area councillors won’t know how much the citizens of Ottawa want this new Festival concert hall. Please tell our politicians that you would like the land at 150 Elgin Street transformed into Ottawa’s newest and most exciting landmark.

The Project

“The Teron Foundation’s proposal is: that if the city of Ottawa provides its land at the corner of Elgin and Gloucester streets, the Teron Foundation will design, build and finance the entire complex and provide the concert hall for $1. The OCMS has agreed to set up, furnish and equip the concert hall, and to operate and manage the concert hall on a self-sustaining basis, as a non-profit operation, for the benefit of the entire Ottawa music and festival community,”
– June 2003 press release

Features

• An 800 seat (air conditioned) concert hall with world-class acoustics, employing cutting edge technology for music recording and broadcasting
• A cultural landmark of national and international significance incorporating residential and retail facilities
• A second hall of 150 – 200 seats which can also be used for a variety of other purposes including rehearsals, receptions, lectures, symposia, conventions, etc.

Benefits

• Harmonious with Ottawa’s ‘smart growth’ initiatives for a more lively downtown
• Provides a substantial and quantifiable economic impact to the Ottawa area
• Enhances tourism and positions music festivals for continued growth

Myths and Facts

Myth: “FRIDAY’S STEAK HOUSE will be torn down.”
Truth: Friday’s will actually be preserved and remain one of Ottawa’s most cherished historic buildings.

Myth: “Bill Teron will reap a large fortune from this project.”
Truth: Bill Teron and The Teron Foundation will build both a group of residential units and concert halls on the site. The sale of the residential units will cover most of the building costs. The profits and any shortfall will be covered by Bill Teron and the Teron Foundation as a donation. Once up and running, the hall will function as a not-for-profit facility.

Myth: “The new concert hall will exist only for the performance of chamber music.”
Truth: The new concert hall will be for all musicians and all styles of music. While the OCMS will be responsible for the operation of the hall and deliver many of our concerts there, the hall will also be shared with all Ottawa based music organizations, including choirs, orchestras, jazz, folk and blues artists and many others, both locally and internationally.

Myth: “The new concert hall will change the Ottawa Chamber Music Society and the Ottawa International Chamber Music Festival.”
Truth: The mandate of the Ottawa Chamber Music Society is to present chamber music of the highest possible calibre and to make it accessible and affordable to everyone. Because this hall will be paid for before it opens, the Festival will be able to continue its extraordinarily low pricing. During the summer, the Festival will still need to present many concerts in churches because of the large number of concerts we present at the same time, but there will finally be an option for people who are unable to attend because of the heat, and a proper option for radio and television broadcasting and CD recording.

What Can You Do?

For this hall to become a reality, you need to write to your city councillor, the Mayor and to the media. Please send us a copy of your letter!

Ottawa Chamber Music Society
ocmf@chamberfest.com
Box 20583, Ottawa ON K1N 1A3

Mayor Bob Chiarelli
The City of Ottawa
110 Laurier Avenue West
K1P 1J1
Bob.Chiarelli@city.ottawa.on.ca

Members of Council:
The City of Ottawa
110 Laurier Avenue West
K1P 1J1

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