It was seemingly a late Autumn season this year and the leaves held on to their branches a little longer than average this turn of the wheel. I watched as the final remaining members of the deciduous resistance proudly held their ground and clung to their branches, while the wind tried to seduce them to give up their futile attempt at immortality and surrender to the inevitable.  In bold defiance they refused and proudly flew their colorful flags of deep crimson, rust orange, and a shade of yellow so ineffably deep it does not even bare a name. They danced gallantly and gracefully with the wind as they moved in asymmetrical rhythms and flowing tempos - the mathematics of which seemingly beyond human intelligence, boarding on the divine. The eb and flow of the motion together with the beams of sunlight that would burst through the branches and cast a glimmering shimmer onto everything was truly an epically cinematic sight to behold! If I were a cinematographer this is what I would film.  As I am only a composer, I did the best I could with the tools available to my disposal...  I hope you may enjoy it...

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"Autumn Rains" is the second installment in a trio of neoclassical solo piano albums composed, performed, and produced by Andrew Souter. These projects have been two decades in the making and represent a return to traditional music composition, engaging song-writing, and the pure passion of emotional story-telling. This trio represents Andrew's most personal and intimate music. It is quite literally a love project. We hope it may help you on your journey, as it has us...

"Autumn Rains" is music inspired by the spirit of Agape. It is an album dedicated to the concept of spiritual love and universal compassion clothed in the metaphor of transcendental natural beauty. It is an album that simultaneously expresses deep love for both the creator as well as the creation. It is said God gave us music so that we could pray without words. It could be added that nature was provided as an example of exactly how to do this effectively. In this spirit, Autumn Rains is a prayer of gratitude for the opportunity to learn from the natural beauty of this world, and an expression of a sense of respect for the inescapable universal equality that nature imposes. It humbly attempts to capture deep feelings of awe, granduer, idealism, and a belief in the innate goodness of the world even when we all face exceptionally hard lessons.

Andrew Souter -- The Wind Whispers To The Trees

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Einklang (CD1) Track #02 ... hope you enjoy.

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An Island (follow @dirk_maassen at instagram)

Music for solo piano.

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Man on Wire

In Time

I took some time away to write a short collection of piano and string pieces named 'Of Sleep and Time'. This is the second piece.

This piece began much more complex than it is now and I had been working on it for a long time, struggling to get it right. Eventually I stripped away all of the extra notes and was left with the minimal piece that it is now.

Of Sleep and Time is available for free download at levipatel.bandcamp.com

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A careful tearing

Happy autumn lullaby

Creep, by Radiohead arr Athenius performed and recorded on Dexibell Vivo H10 as a #30DaysofLoveSongs Challenger on @claracmee1 (Instagram) nominated by @akuahinds (Instagram) who was nominated by @tahako.tank (Instagram). Thank you for listening! #pianoteachersplayingpiano #amorfati❤️

Creep, by Radiohead arr Athenius

While the Trees Sleep

Daydreaming

Another track I originally composed for the fantastic artist Gavin O'Donnell's drawing "Azura" that I have re-mastered and edited. 

It's a long track, but it's split into 3 unique sections that tie together. The thought process was to follow the growth and emotions of the woman in the drawing. 

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Azura (re-mastered & edited)

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Beyond the Lens

Beyond The Lens

Happy to announce this wonderful collab with Purple Rhapsody (aka. Terry Robinson) who created a wonderful symphonic arrangement for this one. 

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While the Trees Sleep

David Nevue