Thought is Surrounded by a Halo

AVE's latest album release, Thought is Surrounded by a Halo is out now. The album features a newly commissioned song cycle by some of Australia's finest living composers: Anne Cawrse, Elena Kats-Chernin, Joseph Twist, Kevin Barker, Andrew O'Connor, Paul Stanhope, Perry Joyce, Stephen Leek, Thomas Green and Sally Whitwell.

The album is a collection of ten captivating compositions that bring Gwen Harwood's poetry to life through song. This project marks the second song cycle commissioned by the Australian Vocal Ensemble as they expand their repertoire of new Australian vocal works, celebrating the incredible talent of their artists; Katie Noonan, Fiona Campbell, Louis Hurley and Andrew O’Connor, and generating a new sound world to be discovered and shared.

Digital Release: Click here to stream.

Track Listing:
Thought is Surrounded by a Halo - Andrew O’Connor
My Father's Gun - Perry Joyce
Beyond All Words - Anne Cawrse
A Little Night Music - Kevin Barker
Light to Stone - Stephen Leek
Triste - Paul Stanhope
Last Meeting - Thomas Green
The Wound - Elena Kats-Chernin
Halo - Sally Whitwell

Produced by Katie Noonan
Co-produced with Matt Hitchcock
Engineered and Mixed by Matt Hitchcock
Tracking Engineer Richard Hundy
Mastered by William Bowden
Artwork created by Danielle Nash from There You Are Studios
Graphic Design by Kristin Copson from go do go