The human voice—both as a sound source and as a performative element on stage—has been at the center of my compositions since the early 1990s. Since 2009, I have been composing works that incorporate folk songs, lullabies, prayers, and children's songs from various cultures. All these vocal recordings have been reworked to adjust their pitches and tunings, creating a unified harmony. I combined them with specially written vocal phrases, percussion, and instrumental sounds to form utopian musical works, where diverse ethnicities perform and celebrate together.

Among these works: Ailleurs-intérieur (2009) is a two-hour composition first presented as a sound installation at the Church of Gesù in Montréal (Québec). Together (2009) is a musical piece created for a dance performance by the Larissa Douglas Contemporary Dance Company (Boston).

Issho ni takes these ideas a step further, presenting an intense sound ritual as a concert piece. It surrounds and immerses the listener, who becomes both a witness and a passive participant in a slowly unfolding, illusory celebration. Elements from secular and religious traditions come together to commemorate unity and rejoice.