About Us
Atlantic Voices is a community choir located in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The choir was founded in the spring of 2002 by soprano Kristina Curren, a Newfoundlander once removed in search of her musical heritage, and alto Hannie Fitzgerald whose roots went back to Northern Labrador. Atlantic Voices is an unauditioned amateur choir with a repertoire consisting mainly of Newfoundland, Maritime, and Celtic songs and music.
The goals of the choir are:
- to represent and showcase Newfoundland and Maritime music and culture in the Ottawa area;
- to provide its members with the opportunity to learn, rehearse, and perform choral compositions; and,
- to offer free of charge, musical entertainment to residents of retirement homes, hospitals, etc., via in situ community concerts.
Members of Atlantic Voices include singers from the provinces of Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and Ontario. Singers and musicians of all backgrounds and abilities are invited to join us and explore songs and music from both sides of the Atlantic.
Under the musical direction of Scott Richardson, accompanied by Abigail Sanchez Rojas, and under the watchful eye of our beautiful mascot Margaree, the choir rehearses from early September until the end of May. We typically perform two major concerts a year, and participate in other events such as the Memorial for Beaumont Hamel on July 1st each year. Depending on the year we may perform at a fundraising concert or a “sing-out” at a local retirement residence.
Fumblin' Fingers
Atlantic Voices has its own in-house band, Fumblin’ Fingers. They play at various events around the city including all of our concerts. Their website has details about where to find them next.