Vanhu (People Places)

from Symphony of Voices by Citizens of the World Choir / Tom Donald

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First Movement: Vanhu (People Places)

This was recorded in January 2021, with all spoken word sections recorded over a Zoom meeting with citizens covering over 20 countries. Plugged into synthesizers, I created a symphonic styled polyphony of sounds and layers with piano and a Gorecki-like narrative and structure emerged, which inspired the rest of the movements of this "Symphony of Voices".

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People Places
Moments Places
People Moments
Moving Places
And Everybody is Free

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from Symphony of Voices, released June 18, 2021
Composer Arranger and Producer: Tom Donald
Piano, Keyboards, Orchestral Programming, and Percussion: Tom Donald
Spoken Word and Vocals: Citizens of the World Choir
Western Classical Vocals: Becky Dell
Kurdish Vocals: Nawroz Oremari
Shona Vocals: Stanford Biti
Accordion: Becky Dell

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Citizens of the World Choir London, UK

Citizens of the World Choir is a choir for people seeking sanctuary and their friends and allies.

We make a loud and beautiful noise, we create a space to congregate that is safe and joyous, and we stand by the journeys that have brought us together and in solidarity with displaced people everywhere.

Today, COTW has 50 members, representing nearly 30 different nationalities. ... more