Catherine Clover, Pigeon Choir, 2020, video of participatory voicing event, duration 8’ 50”
Videography by Andrew Dobrowolski from GOAT Records

Common pigeons have mixed reputations today even though their ability to adapt and thrive in the urban world indicates their intelligence, strength and tenacity. Using the following phonetic words taken from bird field guides, coroocoo, rackitty-coo, oom and bucket-a-coo, dru-oo-u and cooo, scores have been constructed for the participants to voice. This participatory voicing took place just before Covid 19 hit Australia in March 2020