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Forest Portrait - A Journey Within

Orchestral

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This piece is now available on the Nature Suite CD and also can be found online (YouTube, Apple Music ,etc.). FYI: In the Tidbits section below, a direct link to listen on YouTube is available.
"In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks."
 - John Muir

Forest Portrait - A Journey Within

  • Diversion (Percussion)
  • Immersion (Fm)
  • Conversion (Am)
  • Rapture and Rebirth (C)
Alplaus Kill
Alplaus Kill, Charlton, NY
Just a short walk from my childhood home
Photo: Rich Coffey

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Forest Portrait - A Journey Within

Music:
An orchestral interpretation of a mesmerizing trek into the forest. Enveloped by a lush forest canopy, witnessing the amazing variety of verdant life and varied lanscape that surrounds you is a transformative experience. The melodic motifs used in the last section should be recognizable in a familiar Beatles song. The opening percussion loop was downloaded from Looperman: Rust In Cage.

Listen (YouTube) - link opens on a separate tab/window to allow simultaneous online listening: Forest Portrait

Photo:
The photo is taken in the woods where I grew up. Alplaus Kill, Charlton, NY - Just a short walk from my childhood home.

John Muir
John Muir
John Muir
John Muir (1838 – 1914) was an influential author and an early advocate for the preservation of wilderness in the United States.
John Muir