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Village Harmony, Inc.
is the umbrella organization for a diverse range of choral, world music and harmony singing activities under the direction of Larry Gordon and Patty Cuyler. Our choruses include Village Harmony, Northern Harmony, World Music Community Chorus, Boston Harmony, and our many, many Village Harmony Camp ensembles.
Our 2010 Summer Camp schedules & descriptions
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are now posted. Camp sessions are starting to fill up, apply now!
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Northern Harmony
tours on the US east coast January 28-February 14, and begins its UK/EU tour March 2nd.
NOTICE: FEB. 5-7 WORKSHOPS & CONCERTS IN BALTIMORE, WASHINGTON DC & CHARLOTTESVILLE HAVE BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO SNOWSTORMS.
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Upcoming Weekend Workshops
Read about our weekend singing workshops in the US and in England >>
New In the Store:
Northern Harmony: Forerunner of the Sun
Northern Harmony's tour in the autumn of 2008 included five weeks of performances in the UK and two weeks in France and Switzerland. Special guest singer Shergil Pirtskhelani (Ensemble Zedashe) from Sighnaghi, Georgia directed most of the Georgian numbers in the program. The album starts out with high-powered South African gospel and doesn't let up.
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2009 Summer Camp CDs
Concert recordings representing the work of our 2009 camp sessions. These albums are not mere audio scrapbooks, but contain priceless gems. Use your credit card or Paypal, your choice.More information→
Best of Village Harmony, 2007-2008
This dynamic two-disc set captures memorable performances by twelve different Village Harmony
traveling ensembles in New England and abroad during 2007 and 2008. The New England performances are from our teenage traveling groups, while the overseas camps--in Corsica, Caucasus Georgia, Bulgaria, Bosnia, Ukraine and Italy--include a mixture of students and adults.
ALSO AVAILABLE AS A FULL DOWNLOAD.
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Far Heaven: Songs & Tunes for Chorus & Small Groups
by Don Jamison
Published by Don Jamison, Burlington, VT, 2009. Comes with accompanying CD with marvellous performances.
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Lord, I Walked
2008 UK/EU Tour, Northern Harmony
Northern Harmony's 2007 European tour began with two weeks in residence in Corsica, where the group learned the piquant set of Coriscan songs featured on this album. Lord, I Walked also features gospel quartet and Appalachian harmonies, traditional Georgian, South African, Balkan and Ukranian songs, a Genoese trallalero, shape-note and renaissance pieces, and a Quebecois song.
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The Folk Rhythm Volume Two:
South African Folk, Church & Protest Songs
Arrangements by Matlakala Bopape, edited by Patty Cuyler
Eighteen South African songs, for SATB choir. The package includes a book of transcriptions, two CDs containing separate performance, pronunciation &
practice tracks for each song, and an instructional dance DVD. Also
included is a pronunciation guide. 90 pp.
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