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A Colour For Autumn is the second in a series of editions from Australian sound artist Lawrence English that trace the experience of seasonal transit. Following on from For Varying Degrees of Winter (published by Baskaru), A Colour For Autumn reflects on and explores the transitory nature of Autumn - counterpointing the uniformity of the ‘term’ with the varied qualities expressed by landscapes in different countries.

Like all environmental phenomena, seasonal variation is highly localised, and expressed not only visually through vegetation etc, but also sonically as insect life, leaves under foot and fauna all change in response to the climatic shifts. Northern and southern hemisphere experiences of Autumn are strikingly different and it’s also this contrast which rests at the very centre of A Colour For Autumn.

Recorded between 2007-2009, this series of pieces acts almost as small auditory portraits of given spaces in the often gentle throes of Autumn - ‘Droplet’ for example features field recordings gathered in Notre-Dame De La Garde in Marseilles, capturing the infamous ‘Mistral’ wind as it blows the first cooler breezes of Autumn into the city in 2007. By contrast ‘Watching It Unfold’ measures a more Australian experience of Autumn - a series of open static phrases, shifting ever so slightly - a reflection of the slow changes of the season around English’s home of Brisbane.

Working with a range of analog approaches, A Colour For Autumn is a tonally rich affair, sourcing much of it’s sounds from a mixture of instruments, field recordings and assorted electronics. A Colour For Autumn also features contributions from New Zealand’s Dean Roberts (whose vocals adorn the opening moments of the album) and Viennese musician Christian Fennesz, who offers intricate clusters of electronics in ‘The Surface Of Everything’.

This is an album of subtle variation, graded hues and tonal warmth, all of which act as an invitation for the listener to consider their own localised transition of Autumn.

A Colour For Autumn

Watching It Unfold

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Schola Cantorum of Saint Vincent Ferrer – New York City
James D. Wetzel, Director of Music and Organist

Sicut cervus desiderat – Sitivit anima mea
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525-1594)

Sicut cervus desiderat ad fonte aquarum: 
ita desiderat anima mea ad te, Deus.  

Sitivit anima mea ad Deum vivum: 
quando veniam, et apparebo ante faciem Dei mei?  
Fuerunt mihi lacrimae meae panes die ac nocte, 
dum dicitur mihi per singulos dies: Ubi est Deus tuus?

As the hart pants after the fonts of water, 
so my soul pants after you, O God.  

My soul has thirsted for the living God: 
when shall I come and appear before the face of my God?  
My tears have been my bread day and night, 
while they say to me every day: Where is your God?
~Psalm 41 (42):2, 3, 4

Recorded live during the Easter Vigil at Saint Vincent Ferrer, 2019

Easter Vigil, 2019

Palestrina: Sicut cervus – Sitivit anima mea

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