Recollecting more-than-human. 

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Composed, performed, and recorded by Cheryl E. Leonard

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Field Recordings:

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Lassen Volcanic National Park: insects, birds, bear running, wind in pine forest, cracking pine tree
Pinnacles National Park: red-winged blackbirds
Yosemite National Park: squirrels, birds (in wildfire smoke)
Point Reyes National Seashore: tule elk
Marin Headlands (Golden Gate National Recreation Area): coyotes

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Sounds played on dried leaves, glasses, acorns, and kelp

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Autumn Orisons is the final work in a suite of sound commissions tied to the turning of the seasons, preceded by Entretiempo (La Macacoa and Roco Córdova), Majestic Star Tuning Winter Solstice 2023 for Small Press Traffic (Zachary James Watkins), and The Burning (Danishta Rivero).

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