More evidence that Helsinki is THE coolest city in the world, may I introduce the Helsinki Complaints Choir. The choir collected complaints from the general public–about annoying ringtones, people who smell on public transit, trees being cut into toilet paper rolls, etc.–and turned them into beautiful choir music, releasing the stuff that really pisses people off right into the air. There are now complaint choirs around the world, including one in Toronto. I’d like to sing about cars that drive through crosswalks and the pile of dog poop I stepped in the other day. If any enterprising composers want to start a Halifax group (I think we could use one), there’s more info here.
This article appears in Mar 8-14, 2007.
