Ariel Harwood-Jones

Winnipeg born soprano, Ariel Harwood-Jones began studying voice in high school with Barbara Collier, with Lois McDonall while attending University, and is now further studying with Carol Baggott Forte. She has performed with Tafelmusik, the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Canadian Brass, Winnipeg Symphony, the Elora Festival Singers, Nexus, Toronto Consort, and the Elmer Iseler Singers. She is a much sought-after performer in the Early Music, Baroque, Renaissance, and Classical Music circles.

Ariel has performed many of the great works of the Baroque and classical periods including Bach’s B minor Mass with Voices Chamber Choir, Magnificat and Cantata Wir danken dir, Gott, wir danken dir BWV 29 with Oxford Collegium Singers, and Handel’s Messiah with Choral Connection. Other solo engagements include Mozart’s Mass in C Minor with Masterworks, Bach’s Magnificat with the Nota Bene Baroque Players, and Handel’s Dixit Dominus with Tafelmusik.

She also performed the roles of L’Hymen with Opera Atelier in Lully’s Persée, and the second Fairy in Purcell’s Fairy Queen with Tafelmusik. She regularly sings Handel’s Messiah with various ensembles. She sang “A Broadway Spectacular” with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, “A Tribute to Hildegard von Bingen” with the Toronto Consort, Bach’s Magnificat with the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, Mozart’s Requiem with the Elora Festival Singers, and Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony with the Sault Ste. Marie Orchestra.

Further to her extensive performance accomplishments, Ariel performed Monteverdi’s Vespers of 1610 with the grand River Chorus, Bach’s Cantatas 147 and 80 with Pax Christie Chorale, a Ceremony of Carols with the Toronto Chamber Choir, The Lamentations of Jeremiah with mezzo-soprano Christina Stelmacovich, Handel’s Solomon with Masterworks of Oakville, the Toronto Continuo Colletive’s concert production Psyche, the Immortal Soul, and two appearances with Sine Nomine.

Ms. Harwood-Jones’ solo voice can be heard on many recordings, including “Gloria in Excelsis” with Tafelmusik, “Sacred Brass” with Canadian Brass, “Welcome my Lord Sir Christèmas” with the Toronto Chamber Choir, and “Partesni Motets” with Musicus Bortnianskii. Ariel Harwood-Jones has been heard frequently on national radio in Canada.

Taking inspiration from the latter, Ms. Harwood-Jones founded Kammmerchor London in the Spring of 2016 to fill the need for a professional early music ensemble.

When not performing, she teaches voice in her private studio. She is also a piano technician and works at Western University.