Canzone rò curtiell’ - Vancouver Youth Choir

The Vancouver Youth Choir, under the direction of Carrie Tennant, performs “Canzone rò curtiell'" by La Mossa. Composer: Emmanuelle Ader. Recorded on April 21, 2024 at the BCIT Aerospace Technology Campus in Richmond, BC.

From the composer: It's a song of anger, written for all those times when we can't find the words to defend ourselves. In these situations, sometimes words don't come, or we don't dare express our anger.

Here are a few phrases from the text that were incredibly powerful:

When I go for a walk with my friends
I always find you there with your big mouth
I told you to get out of my way
If you show off with me
I sing you this song like a slap in your face!

Hey! Pig's face!
When you come out of the dark
with your dripping mouth
I want to teach you a lesson

In front of you I become a storm
If you're a pig with me
I become a black cat

Featuring: Felicity Edwards, Geneviève Dubuc, Courtney Castres, Brodie Sacre, Kyla Raquel, Avora Maitland-Collins, Callula Voogd, Paula Brewster, Carolin Ford, Christina Manning, Anna Sysoyeva, Anja Kelly

Percussion by Caitlin Hayes, John Carpenter, Matthew Perez, and Victor Burke

Audio and videography by Dan Loan

For more information about La Mossa, please visit https://www.la-curieuse.com/en/artist...

The Vancouver Youth Choir gratefully performs and operates on the traditional and unceded territory of the Coast Salish peoples, including the territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish), and səl̓ilw̓ətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.
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