Elderflora

Elderflora is the story of the life of a tree. Told from the perspective of a tree itself, Elderflora (“old trees”) follows a tree’s life from tiny seedling, to towering megaflora, to decaying nurse log on the ground.

Written by composer and vocalist Majel Connery, this song cycle is a journey through a technicolor space of layered soundscapes, disembodied vocals, and electric cello (played by Felix Fan). Accompanying the music is a series of vivid tree portraits by time lapse photographer Noah Kalina. Rich in scientific detail, Elderflora is designed to seamlessly restart at the one-hour mark, using music to evoke a portrait of the tree at significant moments in its life.

“Trees are a lot like people, and this is their superpower.” says Connery. “They have skin. They can bruise, and bleed. They’re also giants among us doing supernatural stuff. I want us to see trees for what they are — familiar, and utterly out of this world.”

Elderflora is dedicated to the message of Chief Oren Lyons a Haudenosaunee Faithkeeper of the Wolf Clan of the Onondaga Nation and the Seneca Nation of the Six Nations of the Grand River.

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Host or Publisher Rogue Music Project