The Hart House Singers is a non-auditioned choir at the University of Toronto that provides an opportunity for first-time and experienced singers to share in the joy of choral singing, to learn the art of song, and to sing historically and culturally diverse repertoire.
Our History
In the Winter of 1976, the Chorus Conductor, Professor Denise Narcisse-Mair, proposed the addition of a second choir at Hart House "to provide the opportunity for people of the University community to sing in a less formal atmosphere", with the vision that it may one day become an independent group. The debate within the Chorus Committee over whether Hart House could or should support a second choir was highly contentious, and the motion to create the Hart House Singers succeeded by a margin of only one vote.