HarbourVOICES

HarbourVOICES HarbourVOICES! International Festival of Collective Singing Traditions is returning to St. John’s, Newfoundland & Labrador from July 2–7, 2027

Earlier this week, members of the HarbourVOICES! team took advantage of a beautiful morning to walk through downtown St....
10/08/2026

Earlier this week, members of the HarbourVOICES! team took advantage of a beautiful morning to walk through downtown St. John’s with Amanda Lush from InclusionNL, scouting potential performance locations for our exciting outdoor HarbourSING event.

HarbourVOICES! is committed to providing a welcoming and accessible experience for all festival participants, artists, volunteers and audience members. In partnership with InclusionNL, we are working to identify and remove barriers so that everyone can participate fully in the festival.

10/07/2026

Welcome to the Harbour, Bella Nova Choir! 🎶
Elizabeth Brennan, conductor
---
Bella Nova Choir is an auditioned ensemble of women and female identifying singers, many with decades of common experience. As the world reopened after the Covid pandemic, we reached out to each other, with a wish to recapture the magic of creating “beautiful noise.” Bella Nova hosts World Singing Day annually to encourage everyone to lift their voices together. As Sisters in Song, we actively contribute to the community through monetary donations to food banks, education, and supporting other musical organizations.

Now led by Director Elizabeth Brennan, we are 35 strong and aspire to an eclectic repertoire, including modern chart toppers, spirituals, classics and jazz. Based in the Northeast Avalon.

Welcome to the Harbour, Bella Nova Choir! 🎶Elizabeth Brennan, conductor---Bella Nova Choir is an auditioned ensemble of ...
10/07/2026

Welcome to the Harbour, Bella Nova Choir! 🎶
Elizabeth Brennan, conductor
---
Bella Nova Choir is an auditioned ensemble of women and female identifying singers, many with decades of common experience. As the world reopened after the Covid pandemic, we reached out to each other, with a wish to recapture the magic of creating
“beautiful noise.” Bella Nova hosts World Singing Day annually to encourage everyone to lift their voices together. As Sisters in Song, we actively contribute to the community through monetary donations to food banks, education, and supporting other musical organizations.

Now led by Director Elizabeth Brennan, we are 35 strong and aspire to an eclectic repertoire, including modern chart toppers, spirituals, classics and jazz. Based in the Northeast Avalon.

Welcome to the Harbour, Suara Southeast Asian Choir! 🎶Dr. Yu Hang Tan, conductor---Suara Southeast Asian Choir is a Los ...
10/05/2026

Welcome to the Harbour, Suara Southeast Asian Choir! 🎶
Dr. Yu Hang Tan, conductor
---
Suara Southeast Asian Choir is a Los Angeles-based community mixed choir dedicated to giving Southeast Asian culture music a suara (“voice”) in all its diversity.

Co-founded by Drs. Yu Hang Tan and Emily Sung in 2022, Suara is known for its immersive performances that go beyond the bel canto tradition, incorporating choreography and interactive elements to bring the region’s musical heritage to life. We believe that music should be inherently accessible, both to our audiences and our singers. To that end, our concerts are often presented in a lecture-recital format, centering on relatable cultural themes such as food, games, and the indirect ways
Southeast Asians express love. Internally, we prioritize a pedagogy of play, teaching music through engagement rather than relying solely on sheet music. We strive to break away from overly complex, high-divisi arrangements by commissioning and
co-composing/arranging works that remain artistically rich while being pedagogically accessible.

To date, Suara has collaborated with over 25 Southeast Asian consulates and cultural and educational organizations in Los Angeles, including the University of Southern California, the University of California, Los Angeles, the Ebell of Los Angeles, Heart of Los Angeles, and House of Explore Indonesia. Most recently, Suara was the sole headliner at the prestigious 2025 Malaysia National Day Celebration in Southern California, hosted by the Malaysian Consulate in Los Angeles, where the choir
presented a program meticulously curated to tie together the dishes and cultural crafts featured at the event.

Rooted in a collaborative ethos, Suara frequently partners with instrumentalists, dancers, composers, scholars, and local schools to foster a communal music-making experience. In the summer of 2027, Suara will also perform as one of eight invited
ensembles at the Chorus America National Conference.

10/05/2026

Welcome to the Harbour, Suara Southeast Asian Choir! 🎶
Dr. Yu Hang Tan, conductor
---
Suara Southeast Asian Choir is a Los Angeles-based community mixed choir dedicated to giving Southeast Asian culture music a suara (“voice”) in all its diversity.

Co-founded by Drs. Yu Hang Tan and Emily Sung in 2022, Suara is known for its immersive performances that go beyond the bel canto tradition, incorporating choreography and interactive elements to bring the region’s musical heritage to life. We believe that music should be inherently accessible, both to our audiences and our singers. To that end, our concerts are often presented in a lecture-recital format, centering on relatable cultural themes such as food, games, and the indirect ways Southeast Asians express love. Internally, we prioritize a pedagogy of play, teaching music through engagement rather than relying solely on sheet music. We strive to break away from overly complex, high-divisi arrangements by commissioning and co-composing/arranging works that remain artistically rich while being pedagogically accessible.

To date, Suara has collaborated with over 25 Southeast Asian consulates and cultural and educational organizations in Los Angeles, including the University of Southern California, the University of California, Los Angeles, the Ebell of Los Angeles, Heart of Los Angeles, and House of Explore Indonesia. Most recently, Suara was the sole headliner at the prestigious 2025 Malaysia National Day Celebration in Southern California, hosted by the Malaysian Consulate in Los Angeles, where the choir presented a program meticulously curated to tie together the dishes and cultural crafts featured at the event.

Rooted in a collaborative ethos, Suara frequently partners with instrumentalists, dancers, composers, scholars, and local schools to foster a communal music-making experience. In the summer of 2027, Suara will also perform as one of eight invited ensembles at the Chorus America National Conference.

10/05/2026

Welcome to the Harbour, Inuksuk Drum Dancers-ᐃᓄᒃᓱᒃ ᕿᓚᐅᔾᔭᖅᑏᑦ -Inuksuk Qilaujjaqtiit! 🎶
Dr. Mary Piercey-Lewis, conductor
---
The Inuksuk Drum Dancers, founded and directed by Dr. Mary Piercey-Lewis, is a performing arts ensemble from Inuksuk High School in Iqaluit, Nunavut. The group performs traditional Inuit music, which includes throat singing and drum dancing, and contemporary Inuit songs from across Nunavut. Throat singing - historically, a game that was played by women during the long and cold hours spent in the iglu - involves the creation of sounds deep within the throat that usually emulate the sounds of nature, such as the wind, birds, dog teams, snow crunching, polar bears, wolves, and mosquitoes. Drum dancing includes drumming, dancing, and singing songs that carry stories of personal experiences, humourous anecdotes, and traditional Inuit morals and values. At times, the group veers away from tradition to create innovative musical renditions that incorporate both traditional and contemporary musical styles.

The Inuksuk Drum Dancers represent Inuit culture from rural Nunavut within the urban context of Iqaluit. The group chooses to present traditional symbols of their Inuit culture with aspirations of making it visible to a wider audience. Through this commitment to presenting Inuit culture in their performances, the members strive to reinforce Inuit traditions and values and advocate the use of Inuktitut.

In Iqaluit, the Inuksuk Drum Dancers have performed in concerts with the Gryphon Trio, the Ensemble Made in Canada, and the National Arts Centre Orchestra. They have traveled to share Inuit music and culture in Alaska, Greenland, Ottawa, Toronto, Charlottetown, Grande Prairie, Puvirnituq and more.

The ensemble has four albums: Inuit Inngiqtingit/Inuit Choral Music I,II,and III produced by Nuvu Music in 2016, 2018, 2021 respectively. The latest album (IV) was produced by Aakuluk Music in 2024. These albums can be found free on iTunes, Spotify, and Soundcloud.

10/01/2026

Welcome to the Harbour, Spectrum Q***r Choir! 🎶
Alice Hietala, conductor
---
Founded in 2011, we are the first community choir in Newfoundland and Labrador for 2SLGBTQIA+ people and our allies. Spectrum Q***r Choir, Inc. is a non-auditioned choir that
creates a place of celebration, belonging, and safety for 2SLGBTQIA+ people. We welcome all who wish to join regardless of experience, ability, or identity. Together, we seek justice, growth, and connection through music-making that enriches our lives and the culture of Newfoundland and Labrador.

We are thrilled to be attending the HarbourVoices festival for the second time! In addition to numerous collaborations with local choirs, we have participated in the 2024 HarbourVoices festival, and the Unison Festival of 2SLGBTQIA+ Choruses in Halifax (2023) and Vancouver (2026).

10/01/2026

Welcome to the Harbour, NUOVOCE Chamber Choir! 🎶
Justin Odwak and Sarah Sommer, conductors
---

NUOVOCE Chamber Choir is one of Manitoba’s newest choral ensembles. Founded in the Spring of 2019 by husband-and-wife duo, Justin Odwak and Sarah Sommer, NUOVOCE aims to deliver creative & contemporary choral programming of a high calibre to local audiences while providing opportunities for young singers to continue their careers as choristers after high school. NUOVOCE has been awarded the New Voice award from the Manitoba Choral Association. The choir has also recently travelled to Ottawa to participate in the Unison Choral Festival. In March of 2025, the group was proud to host members of Rajaton for a vocal workshop. Most recently, NUOVOCE performed at the request of The Honourable Anita Neville, Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba for a solo holiday concert at Government House. The choir was proud to celebrate its fifth anniversary in 2024.

Address

St. John's, NL
A1C6M6

Telephone

+17097542574

Website

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when HarbourVOICES posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Shortcuts

Share

Category