SILENT SONATA
LAWRENCE JORDAN
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6m 0s
A documentary-short twofer in roughly equal parts, NO.1 is a full exploration of springtime in the backyard garden of Lawrence Jordan's home in Petaluma (with poet Joanna McClure occasionally passing amongst the scenery). NO.2 displays the mild winter down the road of the Sonoma County landscape during a slight rainfall. A tale of two seasons accompanied by Cluster's SOWIESOSO in the initial section and a Balinese gamelan in the conclusion.
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