

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Better is Peace - Mieux vaut la paix
- **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 22 May, 2026 at 07:30 pm (-04:00)
- **Event Description**: Join us May 22 at the Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre for Better is Peace — a powerful collaboration with Nepean Choir, Nepean High School Choir, and the Ottawa Symphony Orchestra. We’re thrilled to welcome back bass Matthew Li and mezzo-soprano Gabrielle Comeau-Gort.

✨ The program includes:
• The Listeners by Pulitzer Prize–winning composer Caroline Shaw, inspired by Carl Sagan’s Golden Record sent into space on the NASA Voyager probes.
• The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace by Karl Jenkins, a moving millennium commission reflecting on war and hope for peace.
• Omaa Biindig by Andrew Balfour, part of the JUNO-nominated NAGAMO project, blending Indigenous spirituality with Western choral traditions.

An unforgettable evening of reflection, collaboration, and hope. 🎶

Tickets are $35 for adults, children 12 and under are free. https://castenchel.com/public-events/

Joignez-vous à nous le 22 mai au Centre Carleton Dominion-Chalmers pour Mieux vaut la Paix — une collaboration d’envergure avec le Nepean Choir, le Nepean High School Choir et l’Orchestre symphonique d’Ottawa. Nous sommes ravis d’accueillir à nouveau la basse Matthew Li et la mezzo-soprano Gabrielle Comeau-Gort.

✨ Au programme :
• The Listeners de la compositrice lauréate du prix Pulitzer Caroline Shaw, inspiré du « Golden Record » de Carl Sagan envoyé dans l’espace à bord des sondes Voyager de la NASA.
• The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace de Karl Jenkins, une œuvre marquante commandée pour le passage au nouveau millénaire, qui réfléchit aux guerres du passé et exprime un espoir de paix.
• Omaa Biindig d’Andrew Balfour, tiré du projet NAGAMO nommé aux prix JUNO, qui marie la spiritualité autochtone et la tradition chorale occidentale.

Une soirée inoubliable de réflexion, de collaboration et d’espoir. 🎶

Les billets sont au coût de 35 $ pour les adultes; l’entrée est gratuite pour les enfants de 12 ans et moins. https://castenchel.com/fr/public-events/
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/ottawa/better-is-peace-mieux-vaut-la-paix/200029742981417
- **Event Categories**: music, entertainment
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 39

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://castenchel.com/public-events/?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=ottawa-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Ottawa
- **state**: ON
- **country**: Canada
- **location**: Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre
- **lat**: 45.41707
- **long**: -75.69578
- **full address**: Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre, Entrance: 290 Lisgar Street, Ottawa, Ontario -  Mailing: 355 Cooper Street, Ottawa, ON K2P 0G8, Canada

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Chorale Castenchel Choir (https://allevents.in/org/chorale-castenchel-choir/7569777)

## Event gallery

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- **Alt text**: thumbnail
  - **Image URL**: https://dyn-image.allevents.in/generate-image?v=4&title=Better+is+Peace+-+Mieux+vaut+la+paix&date=22+May

## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Fri, 22 May, 2026 at 07:30 pm (-04:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre, Entrance: 290 Lisgar Street, Ottawa, Ontario -  Mailing: 355 Cooper Street, Ottawa, ON K2P 0G8, Canada
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Chorale Castenchel Choir
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** music, entertainment
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Better is Peace - Mieux vaut la paix ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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