Join Little Chamber Music at 11am on Wednesday, November 11th 2026 for our annual musical ceremony “Remembered Aloud” in Mountain View Cemetery’s Abray South Field of Honour, just North of 37th avenue.
At 10:45am, chamber choir musica intima will perform Russell Wallace’s “Forgotten Warriors”. Originally created for the 1995 film of the same name (Loretta Todd / National Film Board) the piece explores indigenous veterans’ contributions during the two World Wars and how these veterans were treated upon returning to Canada.
At 11am, a bell will toll 11 times, followed by 2 minutes of silence.
At 11:03am, 11 local brass players and musica intima will sing/play a simple Phrase of Remembrance together. All the performers will then begin to move away from each other, each performer reading names out loud from individual grave markers and repeating the Phrase of Remembrance.
Over 12,000 veterans rest in Mountain View, each with their own personal histories, families, hopes and dreams. The intent is to speak several hundred of these names out loud, giving each veteran a small moment of individual reflection.
We invite all of you to join us in silent meditation as the music and performers move across the Field of Honour, and to reflect on the sacrifices made by so many. Your presence to witness the ceremony and hear the names and repetition of the Phrase of Remembrance is what gives this unique performance life and power, year after year.
Both together as a group, and as separate, independent voices, we are unified in the belief that war should never be the answer.
Remembered Aloud was originally conceived and composed by Mark Haney.