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WHO ARE THE VOICE OF THE MOON CHOIR? We are based In Melbourne Australia. How to describe us? We have been called" a sassy group of matriarchs" and we sing Italian popular and folksongs. Our performances are lyrical and rhythmic,raucous and sweet,earthy and heavenly and bring together the harmonies from us Italian migrant women and their descendants who have made Australia their home. Our choir's recordings and performances contain songs from a 500 year old repetoire that traverse the length and breadth of Italy!These are songs of celebration, the harvest, mourning,seduction,love,work and protest songs...songs that are made from the rain,blood and earth of the soul..songs from the cradle to the grave. They have been sung to us by our mothers and fathers and grandparents and we continue their singingOur choir was formed in 1996 by Kavisha Mazzella.We have performed to full houses at Festivals throughout the country such as the Tasmania's Festival Of Voices,Port Fairy Festival, Brunswick Music festival, Festival of Voices in Tasmania,and the National Folk Festival in Canberra.We have also sung for new Australian theatre shows such as " Emma Celebrazione!" by Graham Pitt,"Mavis Goes to Timor" by Angela Chaplin, Katherine Thompson and Kavisha Mazzella and " Kan Yama Kan" by Carmel Davies, Arnold Zable and Robyn Laurie.If you like our Music-YOU CAN PURCHASE OUR ALBUMS " STEPPING OUT" and " LUNA YARRA" at Readings Books and Music in Lygon St, Carlton Melbourne or post a $30 (Aus ) cheque ,your return address and tell us the album of your choice Send to PO BOX 49 NORTHCOTE VICTORIA 3070 AUSTRALIA and we will send it to you!!!! For Bookings and info +61 0412 89 33 55 To hear the Radio Documentary on the choir on RADIO NATIONAL'S "INTO THE MUSIC" go to http://www.abc.net.au/rn/intothemusic/stories/2008/2284081.h tm