{{Short description|Choir based in Accra, Ghana}} '''Harmonious Chorale''' ('''HC''') is an interdenominational choir based in Accra, Ghana. It is adjudged one of Ghana's best groups.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/201604111575.html|title=Ghana: Joyce Aryee Day of Glory - Festival of Praise and Worship Show in Celebration of 70th Birthday|date=2016-04-11|newspaper=Ghanaian Chronicle (Accra)|access-date=2017-01-18|archive-date=2017-01-31|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170131191600/http://allafrica.com/stories/201604111575.html|url-status=live}}</ref> It was formerly formed as the Harmonious Quartet in 2005<ref name="Harmonious Chorale Outdoors Album">{{Cite news |title=Harmonious Chorale Outdoors Album |language=en-GB |newspaper=ModernGhana. |url=https://www.modernghana.com/music/9711/3/harmonious-chorale-outdoors-album.html |url-status=live |access-date=2017-01-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170119053602/https://www.modernghana.com/music/9711/3/harmonious-chorale-outdoors-album.html |archive-date=2017-01-19}}</ref> and established as Harmonious Chorale in 2007.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Harmonious Chorale Musical Concert On June 30 |language=en-GB |newspaper=ModernGhana. |url=https://www.modernghana.com/entertainment/15418/harmonious-chorale-musical-concert-on-june-30.html |url-status=live |access-date=2017-01-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170131183818/https://www.modernghana.com/entertainment/15418/harmonious-chorale-musical-concert-on-june-30.html |archive-date=2017-01-31}}</ref>
Dr. Joyce Rosalind Aryee, the founder and executive director of Salt and Light Ministries is the Chairman of the choir.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.todaygh.com/harmonious-chorale-holds-xmas-concert/|title=Harmonious Chorale holds X'mas concert - Today Newspaper|date=2016-12-14|newspaper=Today Newspaper|language=en-US|access-date=2017-01-18|archive-date=2017-02-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170201233818/http://www.todaygh.com/harmonious-chorale-holds-xmas-concert/|url-status=live}}</ref> The choir is under the directorship of James Varrick Armaah (founder of Harmonious Chorale),<ref>{{Cite web |title=James Varrick Armaah |url=http://www.choralmusicghana.com/composers/jv-armaah/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170119154220/http://www.choralmusicghana.com/composers/jv-armaah/ |archive-date=2017-01-19 |access-date=2017-01-18 |website=choralmusicghana. |language=en}}</ref> composer of popular choral song, 'Oye', and graduate from the school of performing arts Music Department of the University of Ghana, Legon.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://thechronicle.com.gh/97477-2/|title=Harmonious Chorale presents this Sunday: An Evening with Kwabena Nketia & Dr. Amu - The Chronicle - Ghana News|date=2016-10-14|newspaper=The Chronicle - Ghana News|language=en-US|access-date=2017-01-18|archive-date=2017-01-31|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170131182921/http://thechronicle.com.gh/97477-2/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.myjoyonline.com/politics/2018/march-30th/video-president-nana-sings-oye-as-he-cuts-74th-birthday-cake.php|title=Video: President Nana sings 'Oye' as he cuts 74th birthday cake|access-date=2018-06-16|language=en-US|archive-date=2018-06-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180616153502/https://www.myjoyonline.com/politics/2018/march-30th/video-president-nana-sings-oye-as-he-cuts-74th-birthday-cake.php|url-status=live}}</ref>
Harmonious Chorale released its debut album, ''Come Let Us Sing'' in 2009.<ref name="Harmonious Chorale Outdoors Album"/>
Harmonious Chorale in 2016 instituted the Joyce Rosalind Aryee International Conference for Choirs,<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/201605181060.html|title=Ghana: Harmonious Chorale Climaxes JRAICC Show|last=Adams|first=Alfred Kwesi|date=2016-05-18|newspaper=Ghanaian Chronicle (Accra)|access-date=2017-01-18|archive-date=2017-01-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170119053559/http://allafrica.com/stories/201605181060.html|url-status=live}}</ref> an annual event in appreciation of Aryee's contribution to the promotion and sustenance of chorale music.<ref>{{Cite web |date=22 May 2016 |title=Ken Kafui tells Joyce Aryee: You have saved choral music from 'dying' |url=http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/entertainment/Ken-Kafui-tells-Joyce-Aryee-You-have-saved-choral-music-from-dying-440936 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170119053109/http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/entertainment/Ken-Kafui-tells-Joyce-Aryee-You-have-saved-choral-music-from-dying-440936 |archive-date=2017-01-19 |access-date=2017-01-18 |website=GhanaWeb.}}</ref>
Harmonious Chorale was the guest choir at the University of Ghana's maiden edition of the UG Choral Music festival.<ref>{{Cite web |title=UG Holds Maiden Choral Music Festival {{!}} University of Ghana |url=http://www.ug.edu.gh/news/ug-holds-maiden-choral-music-festival |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170131184940/http://www.ug.edu.gh/news/ug-holds-maiden-choral-music-festival |archive-date=2017-01-31 |access-date=2017-01-18 |website=University of Ghana}}</ref> Harmonious Chorale joined musicians such as Don Moen, Sinach, Angela Christie and Lionel Peterson at the Akwa Ibom Christmas Carols Festival, the largest gathering of carol singers in the world, under the auspices of the Governor of the Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://thenationonlineng.net/bongos-ikwue-angela-christie-ibom-carol-night/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title=Bongos Ikwue, Angela Christie for Ibom Carol Night|date=16 December 2014|access-date=24 November 2017|archive-date=1 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201044441/http://thenationonlineng.net/bongos-ikwue-angela-christie-ibom-carol-night/|url-status=live|newspaper=The Nation}}</ref>
Harmonious Chorale is the first choir to represent Ghana at the 2018 World Choir Games held in South Africa.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.modernghana.com/entertainment/51104/world-choir-games-2018-ghanas-harmonious-choral-wins-award.html|title=World Choir Games 2018: Ghana's Harmonious Choral Wins Award|work=Modern Ghana|access-date=2018-07-10|language=en-gb|archive-date=2018-07-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180709103357/https://www.modernghana.com/entertainment/51104/world-choir-games-2018-ghanas-harmonious-choral-wins-award.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.myjoyonline.com/entertainment/2018/july-3rd/ghanas-harmonious-chorale-arrives-in-south-africa-ahead-of-world-choir-games.php|title=Ghana's Harmonious Chorale arrives in South Africa ahead of World Choir Games|access-date=2018-07-10|language=en-US|archive-date=2018-07-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180710164830/https://www.myjoyonline.com/entertainment/2018/july-3rd/ghanas-harmonious-chorale-arrives-in-south-africa-ahead-of-world-choir-games.php|url-status=live}}</ref>
== Awards == * 2015 Music of Ghanaian Origin (MOGO) Festival - Best Choral Group<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.graphic.com.gh/entertainment/music/music-legends-honored-at-mogo-awards.html|title=Music legends honoured at MOGO Awards - Graphic Online {{!}} Ghana News|last=Frimpong|first=Enoch Darfah|newspaper=Graphic Online|access-date=2017-01-18|language=en-GB|archive-date=2022-02-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220226214835/https://www.graphic.com.gh/entertainment/music/music-legends-honored-at-mogo-awards.html|url-status=live}}</ref> * 2015 [http://ghycchoralfestival.org/] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180511123539/http://ghycchoralfestival.org/ |date=2018-05-11 }} GHYouth Choir Choral Festival & Awards - Choir of the Year<ref>{{cite web| url = http://ghycchoralfestival.org/2016-edition/| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170604153428/http://ghycchoralfestival.org/2016-edition/| archive-date = 2017-06-04| title = 2016 Edition {{!}} GHYouth Choir Choral Festival}}</ref> * 2016 [http://ghycchoralfestival.org/] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180511123539/http://ghycchoralfestival.org/ |date=2018-05-11 }} GHYouth Choir Choral Festival & Awards - Choir of the Year <ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.myjoyonline.com/entertainment/2017/september-4th/harmonious-chorale-dominates-ghyouth-choir-choral-festival-.php| title = MyJoyOnline.com - Ghana's most comprehensive website. Credible, fearless and independent journalism| access-date = 2018-04-25| archive-date = 2018-04-26| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180426144123/https://www.myjoyonline.com/entertainment/2017/september-4th/harmonious-chorale-dominates-ghyouth-choir-choral-festival-.php| url-status = live}}</ref> *2018 [https://www.facebook.com/pg/shineawards/about/?ref=page_internal] Shine Awards - Best Choral Group<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://blog.choralmusicghana.com/post/173241615505/harmonious-chorale-picks-up-maiden-shine-award|title=Harmonious Chorale Picks up Maiden "Shine Award" for Best Choral Group|access-date=2018-04-25|archive-date=2018-04-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180426075709/https://blog.choralmusicghana.com/post/173241615505/harmonious-chorale-picks-up-maiden-shine-award|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Winners For "SHINE AWARDS 2018" {{!}} GospelCrusader.com |url=https://www.gospelcrusader.com/winners-for-shine-awards-2018/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180618203414/https://www.gospelcrusader.com/winners-for-shine-awards-2018/ |archive-date=2018-06-18 |access-date=2018-06-18 |website=GospelCrusader. |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://worshippersgh.com/worshippersgh-won-online-radio-year-shine-awards-2018-also-view-winners/|title=WorshippersGh won Online Radio of the Year at Shine Awards 2018, also check other winners - WorshippersGh|date=2018-04-22|work=WorshippersGh|access-date=2018-06-18|language=en-US|archive-date=2018-06-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180618204204/https://worshippersgh.com/worshippersgh-won-online-radio-year-shine-awards-2018-also-view-winners/|url-status=usurped}}</ref> *2018 World Choir Games - Golden Diploma (Level 1 Category 09 Mixed choirs)<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.modernghana.com/entertainment/51104/world-choir-games-2018-ghanas-harmonious-choral-wins-award.html|title=World Choir Games 2018: Ghana's Harmonious Choral Wins Award|work=Modern Ghana|access-date=2018-07-13|language=en-gb|archive-date=2018-07-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180710163712/https://www.modernghana.com/entertainment/51104/world-choir-games-2018-ghanas-harmonious-choral-wins-award.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite news|url=https://www.myjoyonline.com/entertainment/2018/July-8th/ghanas-harmonious-chorale-wins-3-gold-medals-at-the-world-choir-games-2018.php|title=Ghana's Harmonious Chorale wins 3 gold medals at the World Choir Games 2018|access-date=2018-07-13|language=en-US|archive-date=2018-07-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180714022828/https://www.myjoyonline.com/entertainment/2018/July-8th/ghanas-harmonious-chorale-wins-3-gold-medals-at-the-world-choir-games-2018.php|url-status=live}}</ref> *2018 World Choir Games - Golden Diploma (Level IV Category 016 Musica Sacra with Accompaniment)<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> *2018 World Choir Games- Winner (Scenic Folklore)<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> *2018 World Choir Games - Champions of the World Choir Games ( C28 Open Repertoire)<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.myjoyonline.com/entertainment/2018/july-14th/ghanas-harmonious-chorale-crowned-world-champions-at-2018-world-choir-games.php|title=Ghana's Harmonious Chorale crowned world champions at 2018 World Choir Games|access-date=2018-07-16|language=en-US|archive-date=2018-07-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180716223901/https://www.myjoyonline.com/entertainment/2018/july-14th/ghanas-harmonious-chorale-crowned-world-champions-at-2018-world-choir-games.php|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Ghana's Harmonious Chorale Crowned World Champions - Daily Guide Africa |url=http://dailyguideafrica.com/ghanas-harmonious-chorale-crowned-world-champions/ |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180716134247/http://dailyguideafrica.com/ghanas-harmonious-chorale-crowned-world-champions/ |archive-date=July 16, 2018 |access-date=2018-07-16 |website=Dailyguideafrica. |language=en-US}}</ref> * 2018 GHYouth Choir Choral Festival & Awards - Choir of the Year<ref name=":2"/> * 2018 GHYouth Choir Choral Festival & Awards - Oratorio of the Year (Joseph & His Brethren) <ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Harmonious Chorale is best choir in Ghana |url=http://www.myjoyonline.com/entertainment/2018/September-24th/harmonious-chorale-is-best-choir-in-ghana.php |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190114210230/http://www.myjoyonline.com/entertainment/2018/September-24th/harmonious-chorale-is-best-choir-in-ghana.php |archive-date=2019-01-14 |access-date=2019-01-14 |website=Myjoyonline.}}</ref> *2018 GHYouth Choir Choral Festival & Awards - Easter Concert of the Year (Festival of Praise and Worship) <ref name=":2" /> * 2018 GHYouth Choir Choral Festival & Awards - Instrumentalist of the year (Augustine Sobeng, Harmonious Chorale) <ref name=":2" /> * 2018 GHYouth Choir Choral Festival & Awards - Female Vocal of the Year (Lordina Eugenia Osei, Harmonious Chorale)<ref name=":2" /> * 2018 GHYouth Choir Choral Festival & Awards - Composer of the Year (James Varrick Armaah) <ref name=":2" /> * 2018 GHYouth Choir Choral Festival & Awards - Choral Song of the Year (Nea Wode Me Abeduru Nie, James Varrick Armaah, Harmonious Chorale) <ref name=":2" />
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * [http://www.harmoniouschoraleghana.org Official website]
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