Northern Harmony
Northern Harmony is the highest-level performing group under the Village Harmony umbrella.
Since 1993 our groups have toured and performed widely throughout America and Europe to critical acclaim.
Our Music
Northern Harmony is renowned for its performance of traditional polyphonic singing styles from around the world.
Our Singers
Each Northern Harmony ensemble is created specifically for that extended performing tour (typically 7-10 weeks) or shorter term project.
Until his passing, Larry Gordon, plus one or two other singers have acted as the creative energy behind choosing the repertoire for each tour. The singers have historically included some of the most talented veterans of other Village Harmony performing ensembles as well as professional or semi-professional singers who we have met through our travels.
“Sheer agility, vitality and color”
- Mike Joyce, Washington Post
Workshops & Tours
In their workshops the Northern Harmony singers always help to teach and lead all the vocal parts, which makes the learning particularly efficient and rewarding. We teach a wide range of music and dances with and without notation. We teach at festivals, music camps and for school groups, community or church choirs.
The last major Northern Harmony European tour was in the spring of 2019, when the group toured through the UK, France and Spain. The album from that tour – A Thousand Radiant Marks – and all other Northern Harmony albums dating back to 1999 – are available on Bandcamp.
“Thanks for a great concert – it was certainly the most moving one of the entire festival.”
Moving forward
Due to the passing of our director and founder, Larry Gordon as Northern Harmony is currently on hold.
If you are interested in bringing Northern Harmony to your town, festival or event, we would love to be in touch with you.
Stay well and we’ll see you down the road.
“You're great ambassadors for the USA; we were wowed, please wow us again.”
- Keith Nimmo, Director, Wiltshire Music Centre