Kurt was appointed as director of Tone Cluster - quite a queer choir this past summer. He is also artistic director and founder of Harmonia Choir of Ottawa, a choir he started in 2003 to promote and perform the music of Canadian and local composers in addition to traditional choral music.
Kurt serves as Director of Music for St. Thomas Anglican Church, Artistic Director for the Ottawa Brahms Choir, Artistic Director of Cross Town Youth Chorus, and is Music Director for the Cumberland Community Singers.
With a keen interest in choral performance and excellence, he has been a member of several local choirs, currently singing professionally with the critically acclaimed Ottawa Bach Choir.
A message from Kurt:
"Dear Friends of Tone Cluster,
I was thrilled to get the call, a few weeks ago, announcing that I was chosen to be the new music director of Tone Cluster - quite a queer choir. The choir has a great reputation, and I'm very pleased to be given the opportunity to work with the Choir on a thrilling concert season that will culminate in an exciting performance in Denver for the ninth Gala Choruses International Festival.
We hit the ground running, and came up with a concert season that we hope will delight all the Choir's friends, new and returning.
Our first concert of the season will be "Winter Tones", a celebration of the diversity of the Winter season's music. March brings a concert called "Rhythm of the Water", celebrating water in all its forms. "Denverbound" will be our final concert in the subscription series, showcasing the repertoire that Tone Cluster will perform south of the border.
That's a quick sketch which I hope will give you all an enticing preview of our concert season ahead. I look forward to working with the Choir and to meeting all our friends at Tone Cluster's concerts."
Kurt Ala-Kantti
