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Ofra Harnoy is a five-time Juno winner and a member of the Order of Canada for her years as a celebrated concert cellist on the world’s great stages, and as a recording artist. Mike Herriott is one of Canada’s most sought-after trumpet players and has appeared on numerous award-winning projects that have included GRAMMY and EMMY awards.

The married couple make Newfoundland home these days have have released 3 diverse recordings over the last five years including Back to Bach and On the Rock, both of which landed on our Classical Chartz. On the Rock won the MusicNL awards for “Classical Artist of the Year” and “Global Music Artist of the Year”.

For their latest project, Ofra and Mike looked to their joint love of opera and musical theatre. Orchestral music put through the theatrical lens. The new album, Portrait, offers selections from Gershwin, Delibes, Bizet, Tchaikovsky, Bernstein, and others. The pieces you will know… the arrangements so specific to their sound.