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Kurt Ala-Kantti, Director   Joanne Moorcroft, Accompanist   Christopher Askwith, Composer-in-Residence 
 
CD's & MP3's


CD's of live recordings of the choir will be made available at concerts, local stores, and through the website, for the first time this fall.  Coming soon is "In Good Company", featuring Harmonia with our various friends in music.

 
 
Hear the Choir, through these various live recordings of some of our favourite pieces from over the years.            
 
music ottawa

 Last year's season ending concert featured several premeires of new pieces, and arrangements, along with other choral favourites, all by Ottawa composers!  Here are a few selections from the concert:  

     coming soon
Music Ottawa Concert
May 13th, 2006
 
Black History Month Concert

Since 2006 February has featured, what we has become a traditon, our first Black History Month Concert.  Joining us as guests are the World Voices Choir from Brookfield High School in Nepean, and the Cross Town Youth Chorus.  Below the first 3 pieces are with the World Voices Choir, the last being just Harmonia, with Soprano Cassandra Yantha, solo, from 2006

                 Mbinguni Kule arr. James Wright     Nkosi Sikeleli Afrika      Praise His Holy Name     Worthy to be Praised                                                                                                                   		 
 
All Too Soon

Our annual Remembrance Day Concert also quickly became a tradition.  In 2006 we also were fortunate to have many guest musicians, Wesley Warren, Organ, Bertrand Doucet, Djembe, the Harmonia Brass Quintet, and the Newfoundland Style Band "The Fumbling Fingers!"                                                                                                              
               Ut Queant Laxis, by James Wright       Will Ye No Come Back Again? by Mark Sirett, with The Harmonia Brass
               Abide With Me, by Greg Jasperse        All Too Soon -- by Stephen Hatfield, with The Fumblin Fingers                                                                                                                                                                                                     
 
Songs of Canada

Songs of Canada was the finale to our second season, with guests Cross Town Youth Chorus, and composer/pianist Dr. James Wright, featuring an all Canadian choral programme, from Hatfield to Willan! The concert featured the premiere of "Sing Unto the Lord" by James Wright, a piece written for the Choir.     
Sing Unto the Lord (premiere)
James Wright
with James Wright, piano

Thou Shalt Know Him 
Mark Sirett

Freedom Trilogy
arr. Paul Halley

Snow
James Wright
with CTYC

All For Me Grog
Stephen Hatfield

 
Songs of War and Peace

Our first Remembrance Day Concert, "Songs of War and Peace" struck a chord that influenced us to continue to perform concerts on, or around, Remembrance Day.  We were joined for the first time by renowned organist Wesley Warren, and for this concert the very capable Choir of St. Barnabas Apostle and Martyr, and young trumpeter Alex Wenzowski   
Pie Jesu
James Wright

Jesu Mkululi
arr. Chris Askwith



Suite: Zulu, Mxhosa, Msuthu
arr. Stephen Hatfield

Where Have All the Flowers Gone?
arr. Mark and Geoff Sirett
with members of the Ottawa Chamber Orchestra

O, What Their Joy
Healey Willan
with Wesley Warren, Organ,
& Alex Wenzowski, Trumpet
Songs of War and Peace

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 Phone: 613-833-1812    Fax: 613-833-1994    e-mail: info @ harmoniachoir.com

  Auditions being held this September for Harmonia, and the Young Men's Chorus!  Call or Email!