Tapestry International Celebration of Womens Choir presents Brilliant Harmony (Tokyo, Japan) February 26, 2009

Vancouver's Elektra Women's Choir is hosting Tapestry International Celebration of Women's Choirs. Brilliant Harmony will be featured on Thursday February 26 (7:30 pm) in concert at Ryerson United Church (2195 W 45th Ave, Vancouver). They will also perform a solo set on Feb 28 and Mar 1, and sing in the combined finale of the festival on Mar 1. Full festival details may be found at www.elektra.ca or by calling the Elektra office 604.739.1255.

Brilliant Harmony is a women's choir based in Saitama Prefecture (Tokyo), and was formed in 1988 by artistic director, Ko Matsushita. In pursuit of new possibilities of women's choral music and profounder musical expressions, the choir has been engaged in a wide variety of activities such as holding annual concerts, recording CD's and participating in international competitions. In 2002, the choir was awarded the Gold and NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation) prizes in the Private Division at the JCA National Choral Competition. This was followed by winning the Second Prize in Female Voice Category, First Prize of Free Program Category and Public Prize at Florilege Vocal de Tours in France in 2003. In the following year, the choir was awarded the Grand Prize at the 36th annual Tolosa Choral Contest in Spain, along with First Prize in the Polyphony Category and Folklore Category. In 2005 Brilliant Harmony was the first women's choir from Asia awarded the European Grand Prix Award. This prestigious award recognized the first place wins in each of six major European competitions.

Official Website: http://www.elektra.ca/concerts.html