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.
Posted at 2020-04-24
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.
Blessings and stay safe in these unprecedented times,
TheAntiHarm
Posted at 2019-12-06
The Calling (Kairos Prayer-Time ver.) - Recording03:51
Hey Harmoniums,
Check out what our producer/composer/manager Jon Charles Fortman was up to last Sunday:
"Journeys Sewn With Roads Unknown"
Posted at 2019-09-09
Greetings Harmoniums!
We had a great and productive Labor Day here in our little home recording studio affectionately (and accurately) known as "Little Mountain Sound" -our producer/manager/composer Jon Charles Fortman lives in Monticello. Brent Fortman, responsible for most of the lead guitar work on our first album, worked with Jon Charles Fortman on all things needed to begin capturing lead guitar on the new album beginning with the piece titled "The Battle of Virginia Wade" that will open the new album. Jon penned this piece many Labor Days ago but real progress was made on THIS Labor Day. Be sure to pop over to facebook and see our posts over there for some snippets:
Enjoy your journey,
Jon Charles Fortman for TheAntiHarm
Posted at 2019-05-27
Greetings Harmoniums,
Here in the States, we pause on this day to remember those who paid the ultimate price in the quest to remain free. Those that did so, gave artists like ourselves the freedom to create as we wish whenever we wish.
To that end, last month, our producer/composer, Jon Charles Fortman debuted a specially commissioned piece at the 2019 Alexei Sultanov Tribute Concert here in Fort Worth, TX. We invite you to experience that here on YouTube which begins at 05:00:
YouTube
Enjoy your journey,
Jon Charles Fortman
Posted at 2018-11-25
Belle Journee [excerpt from uncompleted work]01:29
Luck in sevens...last year the "Magnificent 7" women's choir on new material for the new album - this year 6 tenors + soprano. It doesn't get any better than Erik Herbst for engineer/producer/musician at Panhandle House Studios Denton, TX and Marc Herbst who runs the ship there. This pseudo-Wagnerian monstrosity of mine is titled "Belle Journee" but it got code named "A Night At The Tiny Opera" during the many choral sessions. At 9 minutes and change, it would be one of the shortest operas no doubt. A bit more work left on it, but she's close to the finish line at this juncture. It will be precariously nestled between two prog rock/pop pieces on the new album but that's just how I roll. -Jon Charles Fortman, composer/producer
