BENVENUTI ! Welcome to our site!
"When one dies, a library dies...." old italian saying
HAPPY NEW YEAR to all our supporters...We get back to rehearse on Monday January 30th 2012 and are preparing for our Adelaide Festival/WomadelaideTour in March 2012 .
We are all getting the train there and will be singing on the way!!!!
"THIS ITALIAN CHOIR IS FIERCE AND FLAVOURSOME" says Larry Shwartz The Age
"The performance with the Italian Women's Choir in the Victoria Theatre was an absolute highlight of the festival - the feedback received from Sovereign Hill staff and visitors alike was just fabulous." Sovereign Hill Family Day 2009
BIOGRAFIA / BIOGRAPHY
La Voce Della Luna (The Voice of the Moon) is an intergenerational Italian Women's choir founded in Melbourne in 1996 by Kavisha Mazzella.They are a sassy group of women who sing the Italian popular and folk tradition from a vocal repetoire that traverses the length and breadth of Italy and goes from the 21st century back to the 1500's. Their performance- lyrical and rhythmic,raucous and sweet,earthy and heavenly bring together the harmonies from a group of Italian migrant women who have made Australia their home.Directed by ARIA award winning musician Kavisha Mazzella they also are accompanied by multi instrumentalist Phil Carrol on Accordion .Phil is one of Melbourne's most respected musicians in the World Music scene playing Turkish Ney and silver flute as well.
The traditional songs are of the harvest and factory,from bedroom to the grave,the cradle together with wedding songs , revolutionary songs ,religious and pagan feasts of Old Italy.Whether it's seduction,or waiting for the harvest,Protest or Lament the songs are sung with sweetness and earthy energy.Some examples from the choir's repetoire include :Bella Ciao,Mazzolin di Fiori, Va Pensiero, Angellare`,Maggio,Vola Colomba,amongst many others.
COMPRARE I CD / TO PURCHASE CDS
The choir's 2 recordings "Stepping Out" and "Luna Yarra" have been produced by Paul Petran of ABC Radio National. Their live performances contain songs from a 500 year old repetoire that traverse the length and breadth of Italy.Their sounds recall a more ancient time when people connected with the land and its seasons.TO PURCHASE send $25 per cd plus $5 postage . For sale is Stepping Out (1997) and/ or Luna Yarra (2007) Send cheque of $30 (included $5 postage) to La Voce Della Luna cds,PO BOX 49 Northcote Victoria 3070 .Please let us know which one you want and your return address.if you buy 2 cds.For Both CDS =total Of $55.00
Please allow some time if it's a school holiday period.In Melbourne you can purchase the cds at READINGS BOOKS AND MUSIC CARLTON and other good music stores
BOOKING THE CHOIR Call Kavisha Mazzella Choir Director 0412893355
LA VOCE DELLA LUNA are available for your festivals,weddings and celebrations.La Voce Della Luna have performed to full houses at Festivals throughout the country such as the Port Fairy Festival, Brunswick Music festival, Festival of Voices in Tasmania,and the National Folk Festival in Canberra.They have 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.
Visit LA VOCE DELLA LUNA on FACEBOOK
See YOUTUBE of LA VOCE DELLA LUNA at the Melbourne Festival Of Choirs
LISTEN to more songs of LA VOCE DELLA LUNA choir on www.myspace.com/lavocedellaluna
NEWS!
Choir Musical Director and founder Kavisha Mazzella has been awarded a member of the Order Of Australia in 2011 Australia Day Honours for her services to the performing Arts and reflecting the experiences of immigrant,refugee and indigenous communities .
JOYS Of The WOMEN NEWS...
Fremantle's living treasure " Joys of the Women " Choir ( which Kavisha founded in 1989 ) turns 20 years old and celebrated their anniversary to a full house in Fremantle on Thursday, November 24rd at 1pm at FTI Cinema In Fremantle with a showing of the Film " The Joys Of The Women"followed by a Q and A with the Director Franco Di Chiera and a performance by Kavisha followed by the Choir.The response was as enthusiastic as it was 20 years ago proving the timelessness of the film. Congratulations everyone!
RE-Released! The " Joys Of The Women " (1993) the documentary film is now available on DVD To Purchase please contact Electric Pictures , 33 Canning Highway East Fremantle WA..phone +61 8 93391133