The Fabulous 2007 Show Tune Showdown
Saturday, April 5, 2008

A fundraising concert.

Suzart Productions was crowned 2008 Show Tune Champions against competitors Sock ‘n’ Buskin Theatre Company and the Zucchini Grotto Theatre Company.

Queer as Folk Music
Saturday, March 8, 2008

Click here to watch our YouTube promo video.

Music of Leonard Cohen, Ron Sexsmith, Connie Kaldor and others. The Ottawa Folklore Centre choir, "Folka Voca", conducted by Lee Hayes, will appear as special guests.

A concert of remembrance for casualties of war and victims of HIV/AIDS. Special musical guests included National Arts Centre musicians Karen Donnelly (trumpet) and Marjolaine Laroche (double bass).

Click here to see rehearsal footage.

Quite a Queer Concert
Sunday, June 3, 2007

Tone Cluster let its rainbow-coloured hair down, in a program of music by queer composers featuring the Eastern Ontario premiere of Watershed Stories I (tales of coming out and living the queer life), by Canadian composer David L. McIntyre.

What Would Jesus Do?
Saturday, March 24, 2007

A concert that celebrated diversity in life and in music with a repertoire from the Christian choral tradition.

The Fabulous 2007 Show Tune Showdown
Saturday, January 27, 2007

A fundraising concert.

This event was an evening of firsts...Tone Cluster hosted three Ottawa Arts Organizations (Ottawa School of Speech and Drama, Zucchini Grotto Theatre Company and returning champions Orpheus Musical Theatre) in competition for the title of Show Tune Showdown Champion.

North Wind
December 3, 2006

Tone Cluster presents music of northern climes and the holiday season.

Guest Appearance:

World AIDS Day Interfaith Service
December 1, 2006

Tone Cluster performs as part of a remembrance ceremony for people living with HIV/AIDS and people that have passed away due to HIV/AIDS.

Guest Appearance:

A Community Celebration of God's Presence in all People
November 5, 2006

Tone Cluster perfMormed at this service sponsored by Integrity Ottawa.

Tone Cluster performed at the Chan Centre in Vancouver as part of the Canadian Unison Festival 2006 which featured an incredible number of talented GLBT choruses from across Canada.

Ottawa Gay Men's Chorus
20 Years of Song
20th Anniversary Concert
May 6, 2006

The Ottawa Gay Men's Chorus (OGMC) hosted Tone Cluster at the OGMC's 20th anniversary concert.

¡MÁSCARAS!
April 22, 2006

¡OLÉ! hosted Tone Cluster and Forte - The Toronto Men's Chorus as all three groups provided Ottawa audiences with a sneak preview of their Canadian Unison Festival programmes.

Gaily Forward! - a program of choral music by queer composers and arrangers.
March 18, 2006

Songs by Aaron Copeland, Poulenc, and Samuel Barber, jazz arrangements by contemporary composer Stephen Smith., composer Paul Siskind of Canton, New York, as well as Ottawa's own Robin Grabell, a former Tone Cluster member and conductor.

Guest Appearance:

World AIDS Day music service
December 1, 2005

Tone Cluster performs as part of a remembrance ceremony for people living with HIV/AIDS and people that have passed away due to HIV/AIDS.

Songs from America
November 19, 2005

Tone Cluster presents a salute to American composers.

From Copland to Chicago, from Spirituals to Broadway, join us as we delve into the rich treasure trove of American Choral Music.

The Fabulous 2005 Show Tune Showdown
Saturday, November 5, 2005

A fundraising concert.

This event was an evening of firsts...Tone Cluster hosted three Ottawa Arts Organizations (Canadian Centennial Choir, Orpheus Musical Theatre, Ottawa School of Speech and Drama) in front of a first class panel of judges in competition for the title of Show Tune Showdown Champion.

The inaugural Show Tune Showdown Champion was Orpheus Musical Theatre.

Click here to view photos of Show Tune Showdown 2005.

Guest Appearance:

CRTC Diversity Day
September 9, 2005

Tone Cluster performs as part of a Diversity and Equity Committee event for federal government employees.

We Are Family
June 11, 2005

Songs that celebrated families - all kinds of families! Tone Cluster performed a selection of material including songs in French and English, a choral version of the William Tell Overture, and “Hope There Is,” written by a New Zealand woman influenced by Australian Aboriginal music.

Guest artists included ¡OLÉ! and the Gingerbread Choir, both directed by Greg MacIntosh. ¡OLÉ! is a theatrical ensemble of nine singers, actors, dancers, and comedians who love to challenge stereotypes through songs, dances, and skits. The Gingerbread Choir, …only eight months old is composed of 24 seven-to-nine-year-olds with a real flair for performance.

A queer choir and a children’s choir on the same program was a first for Ottawa!

The Rainbow Effect
April 16, 2005

Gay choirs and church choirs shared the same stage in a musical celebration of diversity. The choirs of the First Unitarian Congregation were pleased to host Tone Cluster (quite a queer choir!) and the Ottawa Gay Men's Chorus.

Music for a Small Planet
March 19, 2005

Tone Cluster performed an evening of World Music with an eclectic blend of music from around the globe. Featured guests included: Louis Trepanier (member of the Canadian Guitar Quartet) playing Spanish music for solo guitar and Yurika Murakami (member of Oto-Wa Taiko) providing a Japanese drum and dance solo.

World AIDS Day
December 1, 2004

Tone Cluster was one of the many guest choirs from Ottawa who performed in recognition of those in our community who live with AIDS and those we have lost.

Love and Marriage: The Concert
November 28, 2004

With their special guests ¡OLÉ!, performing classic and contemporary songs relating to love and marriage.

A GALA BEFORE GALA
July 3 and 4, 2004

With the Ottawa Gay Men's Choir, Schola Cantorosa (Hamburg, Germany's Gay Men's Chorus) and ¡Olé! as a prelude to the GALA International Choir festival in Montreal.

CELEBRATION!
The 10th Anniversary Concert
April 3, 2004

With past conductors and singers and new works.

All Over the Place: the World Music Concert
November 15, 2003

Music from the Americas, Asia, Europe and right here at home
With special guests, Akpokli Drum and Dance Ensemble

In the Summertime
June 7, 2003

An upbeat show of jazz, gospel and summer treats

These are the People in your Neighbourhood
March 8, 2003

A gorgeous evening of music by local composers and performers
Special guest: Angela Casagrande, oboe

The Food Concert 2
November 16, 2002

Marg Stubington, pianist
Special Guest: Kim Schonning, Soprano

Canadian GALA Festival Concert
Toronto
June 22, 2002

Frederic Lacroix, pianist

Seasons of Life - Songs of the Season
April 20, 2002

With special guests, OYA vocal improvisation ensemble

Amour, A Special Valentine
Saturday, February 16, 2002

As special guests of the Ottawa Gay Men's Chorus

Sweet Offerings: The Food Concert
November 17, 2001

Frédéric Lacroix, pianist
Special Guest: Kellylee Evans, Jazz Singer

Company's Coming
June 9, 2001

As special guests of Toronto's Oasis jazz ensemble
Toronto

The Song and Dance Show
May 12, 2001

Guest artists: Ericka Ann Low, violin and the Waltzing Out dance group

Tales of the Season
December 16, 2000

An evening of festive music and storytelling
Guest artist: Mary Moncrieff, storyteller

Yule Swing
December 5, 1999

Joint concert with Classic Silk

Rainbow Connection
June 19, 1999

As a special guest of the Ottawa Gay Men's Chorus

A Perfect Night
May 23, 1998

Celebrate Spring with a relaxed bebop blend of choral music

Joint concert with Vox Femina
Guest artist: Sally Robinson (clarinet)

Song to the Beloved
April 18, 1998

Guest artist: Opus Three

A Christmas Fantasy
December 7, 1998

Joint concert with Musica Viva Singers
Guest artist: Gary Dahl, (Baritone)

Songs of the Spirit
November 29, 1997

Guest artists: Susan Sweeney Hermon (harp) and Jane Perry (piano)

Under the Rainbow - Pride Day '97 Celebration
June 21, 1997

Joint concert with In Harmony, Vox Femina, and Ottawa Gay Men's Chorus

Earth Tones - Music inspired by Nature
April 26, 1997

Guest Artists: Brian Pantekoek (marimba) and Peggy Raths (flute)

Five Raving Minutes
December 1, 1996

Part of local commemorative events for world AIDS day

Presentation of new work entitled "Inside His Borrowed Cage" from AIDs and Art of Living

Tango Bittersweet
November 30, 1996

A Benefit Performance for Bruce House

Choral Concert / Modern Dance Performance
Choral selections by Tone Cluster / Choreography by Jean Bellefleur

There is Sweet Music Here -
Canadian Choral Fragments
May 26, 1996

Guest artists: Angela Casagrande (oboe) Michael Hodgson (piano) and Juliette Kirk (soprano)

Music of the Holidays
December 9 & 10, 1994

As special guests of the Ottawa Gay Men's Chorus