Reincanto

Music and singing have always had a special relationship with nature. From observation to identification, from the need to return to harmony with its elements to the condemnation of the threats hanging over it. Nature speaks to us, but we do not always understand its language; we observe it, or perhaps – as Baudelaire suggests – it is nature that observes us. The human voice, the natural instrument par excellence, follows the laws of physics and acoustics and allows the artisans of the invisible to resonate with other living beings, animals and plants; the voice, like the garden, re-enchants the world. The musical performance explores the theme of metamorphosis that runs through the materials, the changing function and layout of the Villa, and the stratifications of the Gardens – all of which share an equally profound relationship with music. Music manifests itself in the passage of time and, as it unfolds, transforms people. It too changes through its encounter with the performer who recreates the music of the past, with the arranger who gives a melody a new guise, and through the creativity with which sound becomes substance in the voices of the choir, who, through improvisation, shape and transform it, creating new soundscapes.

The Giovani Cantori di Torino comprise 70 young people aged between 14 and 21 who, since 2012, have formed the mixed youth choir of the Associazione Piccoli Cantori di Torino, conducted by Carlo Pavese. They have performed in concerts for major Italian and international audiences and have collaborated with musicians and artists, including Marco Cordero at Monte Verità in Ascona, in the Church of Santa Chiara and at the Faculty of Theology in Torino for the autumn 2025 edition of the QU.EEN festival.