The Heritage of the Coptic Orthodox Church (HCOC) choir was founded in the summer of 2000, under the management of Deacon Albair Mikhail. Most choir members are from the church of the Prophet Daniel and the Three Saintly Youth in Mississauga, Canada. HCOC also has members from the church buildings within the Greater Toronto Area, Montreal, the USA, Australia, and Egypt.

The aim of the HCOC is the preservation of the increasingly at-risk oral chant heritage of Coptic hymnology, by way of receiving and recording the most accurate renditions of the hymns. These educational recordings are intended to be references for the schooling, preservation and enrichment of Copts and those who have an interest in the historical musical heritages of indigenous communities around the world.

In handing down the hymns, we comply with a rigorous study, research, and comparative analysis of Coptic hymnology from Cantor Mikhail El-Batanouny, who's our major supply, and his disciples.