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About The Antique Harmoniums
The Antique Harmoniums is the creation of Jon Charles Fortman; our albums are also produced, arranged, orchestrated, and scored by him. They are also recorded in professional studios using top-grade equipment or in our own home recording studio which is also outfitted with pro-grade equipment. Our debut album has been described by fans as a "Rock Symphony." The group was conceived in 2003 followi ... read more
Members
Brent Fortman
A superb lead guitar and acoustic guitar craftsman, musician, husband, father, and brother.
Brent Fortman
Guitarist Music ConsultantA superb lead guitar and acoustic guitar craftsman, musician, husband, father, and brother.
Jon Charles Fortman
Loves a glass of good wine with family and friends.
Jon Charles Fortman
Composer Drummer Guitarist Keyboardist Production ManagementLoves a glass of good wine with family and friends.
David von Rosenberg
David was composing epic masterpieces before he graduated high school. In our upcoming third album, "Patina," we will showcase many of these works.
David von Rosenberg
ComposerDavid was composing epic masterpieces before he graduated high school. In our upcoming third album, "Patina," we will showcase many of these works.
Such a seemingly simple task [for a veteran/seasoned composer/orchestrator]…the section had become clown carish sounding. Reduce the instrumentation [less is more in this case] and add some rudimentary choral lines with lyrics to convey a simple message. Ha! I know nothing. That was January. Deeply grateful for the work of Holly Parish from the London Symphony Chorus via airgigs; yep it’s a thing [If it wasn’t already]. Absolutely perfect for this application. And of course to Leslie Hochman Aiuvalasit; such a great joy to get to work with you again! On tenor, a composer cameo! The section is “Maids“/“The Nursery“ from one of my orchestral/choral behemoths, “Belle Journee“. - Jon Charles Fortman
Read moreGreetings and Happy New Year Harmoniums!
We apparently have been honored, so it seems, by N1M with a 21-day feature of some sort. We just received this today from N1M:
"Congratulations The Antique Harmoniums! You've been selected for free promotion in the Best New Artist category on N1M. During the period of 21 days, your profile and music will be featured on the most visited pages at N1M. Get ready to boost impressions!"
Not exactly sure how that came about but we do feel sure that you great folks were directly correlated. So thank you so much for your continued interest and support of our craft.
Enjoy your journey for this coming year,
TheAntiHarm
Abbey Road Studios Film Scoring Competition Submission - Jon Charles Fortman01:30
Greetings Harmoniums,
So glad to be coming to you in the fall, our favorite time of year. Halloween decorations are in full bloom as are fall colors beginning to show and the nights, here in Texas, are blessedly much cooler!
Our producer/composer/manager, Jon Charles Fortman, was busy in August as Abbey Road Studios sponsored a film scoring contest which he submitted to - did not win but it was a great experience. Here is a link to that effort:
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Be well and safe folks,
TheAntiHarm
Hello Harmoniums,
We had a good Independence Day, though, strange like everyone is now experiencing. Folks like us in the Northern Hem [especially Texas] are just trying to stay cool. Looked at the weather for our good friends in the Outback today and my how nice that seems right now!
We're busy working on a colossal new piece "Belle Journee".
Don't forget to pop out to Spotify to give us some spins when you can:
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Enjoy your journey,
TheAntiHarm
Greetings Harmoniums!
A big welcome to our new subscribers! Thank you so much for finding us and indulging our work. Spring here in Fort Worth TX has been a little chillier than normal but that's plenty fine as the summers here can be brutal so old man winter is welcome to stay a while or sat a spell as we say in the link. South.
I [Jon Charles Fortman] had a blast a little while ago recording/playing bass guitar here in our little home studio! Holy cow! Not my norm modus operandi at all! Who knew recording bass is such a blast though. It's for a new tune of mine for the group called "In The Blue White Crystal Giant Forest" for a future album and its title was inspired by Kurt Vonnegut's novel "The Sirens of Titan" from Chapter 8 where he describes [a fictional] version of planet Mercury.
Thank you all for all of your great messages and support and keep it coming. We so enjoy chatting with you when we can.
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Blessings and stay safe in these unprecedented times,
TheAntiHarm
