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The City Listens

(2007)

  • Choir (SATB) a cappella

  • Text: non-lexical vocables

  • Duration 7-8 min.

  • Commissioned by The Sibelius Academy

  • First performance on March 9, 2007, in Helsinki, Finland, by The Sibelius Academy Vocal Ensemble, conducted by Saara Perkola



The City Listens invites individuals to take a moment to find silence amidst the hustle and bustle of an urban environment. This concept originated from its premiere setting: a busy department store. The sustained notes from a spatially dispersed choir, along with the sounds of tam-tams and the clinking of triangles, evoke the atmosphere of a ritualistic ceremony. TR, 2007

Tomi Raisanen, composer

© 2007-2026 Edition Troy & Tomi Räisänen

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