In recent works, I imagine strange millennium-old vocal styles / techniques from fictional cultures. This piece focuses on magical, supernatural or ritualistic spells that might have belonged to ancient populations. But if these civilizations could not save themselves from extinction, can one place trust in their belief systems? Should one dismiss these spells as merely futile, or does cynicism prevent one from recognizing the magical?

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Awards

• 1st prize, Prix collégien de musique contemporaine 2016-17, Québec

Recording

• June 29, 2019, Nataq Huault • Chapelle du Camp musical Père Lindsay

Mixing

• 2019, Nataq Huault

Mastering

• 2019, Ross Murray

Performers

• Florence M Tremblay, voice
• Bronwyn Thies-Thompson, voice
• Charlotte Cumberbirch, voice
• Hubert Tanguay-Labrosse, voice
• Kerry Bursey, voice
• Arthur Tanguay-Labrosse, voice
• Gabriel Dharmoo, voice
• John Giffen, voice
• William Kraushaar, voice