SHIR HARMONY CHOIR
Uniting Communities Through Song
About the choir.
Shir Harmony is a Toronto Jewish community choir of experienced musicians who sing all types of music, from Jewish to jazz and Classical to Popular. The choir is led by Artistic Director, Susan Michaels.
Our mission is to elevate the spirit while enhancing community unity through song.
About the director.
Susan Michaels obtained her music degree from The University of Toronto and became a high school music teacher for the North York and Scarborough Boards of Education. There she conducted the region’s elite high school band, The Scarborough Wind Ensemble. At the same time, Susan became a first soprano with The Toronto Mendelssohn Choir (TMC) where she performed the world’s greatest choral works. Susan eventually left the TMC to found and become Director of a Jewish youth choir called The Renanim Youth Singers. Now as Director of Shir Harmony, Susan takes her passion and expertise to lead our musically gifted ensemble.
We are back performing live!
Visit our Performances Page to enjoy selections from previous concerts including a beautiful rendition of Yerushalayim Shel Zahav from our concert at Beth Emeth Synagogue, on April 26, 2023; a lively arrangement of Singing in the Rain performed in collaboration with Resa Kochberg’s Enchanted Flutes at our joint April 27, 2025 Concert, and A heartfelt rendering of Ose Shalom performed at our most recent concert, Melaveh Malka at Beth David on May 24, 2025.
Throughout the pandemic, Shir Harmony continued to create beautiful music together as we stayed connected “virtually” from the safety of our homes. The song Amen was the Israeli Hebrew entry in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1995. This A Cappella piece longingly and lovingly expresses our continued prayer and hope for lasting peace, which you can hear on our Performances page.
We pray that we - as individuals, communities, & the world - be renewed with good health and be protected with a sustained peace.
Heal Us Now.
Want to join Shir Harmony?
We regularly look for new and exciting voices to be a part of our remarkable community. If you are interested in auditioning for and joining Shir Harmony, please do not hesitate to contact us.