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Winter Solstice

16140-img.jpg L1021731 Winter has fallen upon the Shenandoah Valley, and 2014 is fast approaching.To commemorate the occasion, I created a sonic reflection of the year'sjourneys.

[soundcloud url="https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/125913455" params="color=ff6600&auto_play=false&show_artwork=true" width="100%" height="166" iframe="true" /] The brief transition from autumn into winter is stark, concise, and profound. These seasonal harmonies made a great opportunity to experiment with film.

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Winter made itself known proudly with a large snowstorm. It was oddly blissful. I love the insulating effect snow has on sound. There's nothing more tranquil than walking around a half-abandoned town in the middle of the afternoon taking pictures during a light snowfall.

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