Musical works

Among many of her talents, Tanya Tagaq is an Inuit throat singer.  Her composition Sivunittinni (in arrangement for string quartet by Jacob Garchik) closely connects to this tradition. Tagaq writes: “Sivunittinni, or ‘the future ones,’ comes from a part of a poem I wrote for my album, and is the perfect title for this piece. My hope is to bring a little bit of the land to future musicians through this piece. There’s a disconnect in the human condition, a disconnect from nature, and it has caused a great deal of social anxiety and fear, as well as a lack of true meaning of health, and a lack of a relationship with what life is, so maybe this piece can be a little bit of a wake-up.”