Additional Information
The transcultural ensemble Oktoecho, in collaboration with the Gaïa and Phœbus choirs, presents the program Nordic Voices. This program will be presented on Saturday, February 21, 2026, at 3:30 p.m. at the Church of the Annunciation in Oka. The performance will be preceded by a talk at 3:00 p.m.: An Encounter Between Inuit Throat Singing and Western Choral Music. Under the direction of choir director Roseline Blain and Oktoecho director Katia Makdissi-Warren, this program offers an exploration of Nordic identity through Nordic, Scandinavian, and North American voices and traditions. Throat singers Lydia Etok and Nina Segalowitz will express themselves in this process, bringing together three ensembles on stage and adding an Inuit touch to choral singing and original music of Western origin. The program highlights works by Erik Bergman, Ēriks Ešenvalds, Sibelius and Mäntyyärvi, Richard Kidd, and Katia Makdissi-Warren. The following interview brings together Katia and Roseline, who explain this summit of choral singing, throat singing, and chamber music that couldn’t be more contemporary.
February 21, 2026 – 3:30 p.m.
Church of the Annunciation
181 Rue des Anges, Oka
QC J0N 1E0
