Octatonic Decadence was formed in January of 2010 and already has achieved first place standing in the Canadian Federation of Music Festivals National Music Festival 2010 in the Choral Ensemble category, winning the Richard W. Cooke prize. Formed by David Buley, the group’s membership fluctuates as required according to the voices needed for the wide array of music the group performs.
Since our formation, we have given numerous successful concerts in the Sudbury area.
We typically sing a cappella chamber music, and from such composers as
Gregoria Allegri
John Bennet
Hildegard von Bingen
William Byrd
Maurice Duruflé
Christine Donkin
Henry Gorecki
Morten Lauridsen
Paul Mealor
R. Murray Schafer
Joshua Shenk
Charles Villers Stanford
Thomas Tallis
John Tavener
Tomas Luis da Vittoria
Peter Warlock
Thomas Weelkes
and many others
We continually strive for innovative programming and a pure clear sound.
