October Tree

This somber and haunting choral song provides a thoughtful study of aging. Set in mixed meter of 5/4 and 4/4 time and accompanied by minimal piano or harp. Nature speaks to those who listen. She tells of loss and bounty, of death and rebirth, of capitulation to endless cycles. But every once in a while, she may reward the eavesdropper with a rare lesson in quiet defiance, however brief.