Georgian Voices

A recording of Georgian vocal polyphony was sent into space by NASA on the Voyager mission in 1977. Engraved on a gold-plated record, it was intended to make this music accessible to non-human life beyond earth and UNESCO even classified it as intangible cultural heritage. In a concert featuring new works by contemporary Georgian composers and iconic regional folk songs, the Trinity Cathedral Choir from Tbilisi brings this music from space to the Turbinenhalle. Resonating through countless centuries and surviving persecution, these choral pieces reverberate not only through space but also through time, and offer the listeners a transcendent, communal experience. In these moments, the boundaries between spectators become less rigid and we can ask ourselves: how does this harmonising state help us perceive a tomorrow after rupture?