Andrew T Lyman

experimentalist

2011

Complaints Choir of Chicago

I am a part of the first ever Chicago Complaint Choir! The Complaints Choir was an idea that started in Helsinki Finland. The concept is simple. A bunch of average Joes (and Janes) come together and complain. The complaints are collected, sorted through (by the group) and arranged (quickly) into a piece of music. The singers are largely amateurs, but the spirit is there. The complaints run the gamut from “My feet hurt” to “There is no accountability in our government!” I have very little commitments presently, so I happily committed myself to complaining for a few weeks.

We will be preforming the song at the Chicago Museum of Contemporary Art at 1:00 and 3:00 on Saturday November 3rd. We will also be preforming at the Empty Bottle that night at 8:00. The next day we will be bussed all over town to sing at various outdoor locales. I doubt our power will be sufficient enough to warrant any real attention, but hopefully the frustrations will find a common home among all those who hear our song, and perhaps then we may actually do something more than complain. And even more than put complaints to song.

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