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Harmonic Generation #socialdistanSing video series
With the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic having affected our ability to perform together in public, Harmonic Generation members (current and alumni) and some other of our musical friends came together virtually to release a series of video projects our various social media channels on YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Ever wonder how videos like these come together? It’s a multi-stage process that takes many hours of careful and precise work by each member of the group. Our singers practice and record their parts individually and send them to one of our members, who mixes and balances them into a single audio track. Then we each film our respective videos (and in some cases additional footage) using the audio as a reference. These are sent along to another member who conceives and edits everything together into the final video. It was a great way to continue making music together, when we couldn't actually be together to make music - hope you enjoy! |
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Recent News
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(2024.06.06) What a special night! It's days later and we're still riding a musical high after sharing our "a cappella MIX TAPE" this past Saturday, June 1. A HUGE shout-out to everyone behind the scenes who helped to make this show such a success - we couldn't have done it without you!
Most of all our heartfelt gratitude and appreciation to all of you who joined us for the show - your energy, enthusiasm, and support made for an experience that was absolutely unforgettable. |
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(2024.05.09) Tickets are on sale now for our next concert, "a cappella MIX TAPE", which will take place on June 1, 2024 at the First Baptist Church on the corner of Laurier and Elgin Street. Hope you will enjoy us for this event - it's like your favourite playlist come to life!
A portion of the proceeds from this show will help support the important work of BGC Ottawa. |
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(2023.12.02) Returning to the stage and making music together, especially at this time of year, is such a joy. Doing so for an appreciative, sold out crowd - well, we couldn’t have asked for more!
Thanks to everyone who helped make the show a success, including all the smiling faces in the audience! From our Harmonic Generation family to yours, we wish you all a Merry Christmas and hope you have a safe and wonderful holiday season! |
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(2023.08.09) Harmonic Generation is pleased to announce that our annual auditions will be held on Saturday, September 9, 2023. We hope to find a few talented, committed singers to welcome into our a cappella family!
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Harmonic Generation concert on April 25, 2020 cancelled
2020.03.16 - Harmonic Generation is disappointed to announce that, after careful consideration, our planned concert on April 25th, 2020 as part of the Ascension Jazz & Chamber Series has been cancelled due to concerns over COVID-19. We were really looking forward to sharing with you some of the fun, new a cappella arrangements that we’ve been working on, but with the rapidly evolving nature of all the news coming out about the virus, the health of our members, our friends and family, and you our audience has to come first. We hope that you and those close to you stay healthy and that we see you again soon! |
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A Harmonic Christmas with Friends
2019.12.15 - Hallelujah indeed! What a rousing end to a wonderful evening of beats, keys, and harmonies with our friends Tyler Kealey and Julia Dales! Thanks to all the folks who helped make the show such a success, and to everyone who came out to see us! We hope you have a safe and wonderful holiday season - Merry Christmas to you, your family, and friends, and here’s to a happy and harmonious 2020! |
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Kongero & Harmonic Generation share "An Evening of Folk'appella"
2019.11.24 - Still basking in the glow and warm feelings of a wonderful evening of Folk’appella spent with Kongero! As we learned, traditional Swedish folk songs often end rather tragically, but we can’t imagine a better way to close our show together than to join our voices in harmony and song. Thank you to everyone who came out to the show and to all of our volunteers who gave of their time to help make the show such a success! |
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Sweden's Kongero to perform with HG in Ottawa on November 24
2019.09.15 - On one of their rare visits to Ottawa, Sweden's Kongero will be bringing some of their unique folk music repertoire to the Nation's Capital and joining with Harmonic Generation for "An Evening of Folk'appella". On Sunday, November 24, 2019, come on out to St. Mark's Anglican Church (1606 Fisher Ave.) to enjoy this special a cappella double bill - Harmonic Generation is thrilled for the opportunity to share the stage with this amazing, critically acclaimed vocal group! |
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2019 HG Auditions on September 7, 2019
2019.07.18 - Harmonic Generation is gearing up for an exciting 2019-20 season and is seeking some new talented singers! We will be hosting our auditions on Saturday, September 7th, from 9:00am to 12:30pm in room B125 of the Ottawa Public Library downtown (corner of Laurier and Metcalfe). All vocal parts are welcome to audition. If you love to sing, we want to hear you do your thing! Email us at auditions@harmonicgeneration.ca to book your audition today! |
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Open Rehearsal @ in the NAC Lobby on July 22, 2019
2019.07.08 - You are invited to take an informal, behind-the-scenes look as Harmonic Generation works on potential songs for our 2019-20 season. Come meet our singers! If you're thinking of auditioning in September, this would be a great opportunity to come and see what we do and how we do it - we always enjoy meeting new singers! |
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Our Winter Songs For You
2018.12.09 - Harmonic Generation performed an eclectic collection of contemporary and festive, holiday a cappella favourites at the First Baptist Church on December 8th, 2019. Proceeds from this concert were shared with Cornerstone Housing for Women, Cornerstone provides emergency shelter and safe affordable permanent housing for women, and helps them build a meaningful life that fits their individual needs. |
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The mother of all a cappella concerts...
2018.05.13 - Just in time for Mother's Day, Stittsville, Ontario played host to the mother of all a cappella concerts on May 12, 2018! This was a special double bill featuring a cappella favourites performed by Ottawa's Harmonic Generation and their special guests WIBI A Cappella from York University in Toronto. |
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A Decade of A Cappella!
2018.03.06 - Wow, what a night celebrating 10 years of HG! We had a blast singing our favourites from the past decade. So many thank you's as we feel all the post-concert highs. We were so so so blown away by the talents of Tyler Kealey and Julia Dales! And it's always heartwarming when your family comes back to sing with you -- thank you to our alumni who joined us for our finale numbers! |
