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In advance of the album’s release on October 17, the first track off North Woods from composer Scott Ordway and Lorelei Ensemble, conducted by Beth Willer, Lorelei’s artistic director, is up on Bandcamp. Lorelei is an adventurous group of vocalists who have recorded and performed music by such maverick composers as David Lang, Maggi Payne, Steve Reich, and Toru Takemitsu. Ordway’s North Woods has, apparently, been part of the group’s repertoire for more than a decade. The eight voices come across like sweeping winds, layers ever-shifting, as tones come in and out of sonic focus. Its lyric was sourced from Tacitus, Roman historian whose life bridged the first two centuries AD. More from Lorelei ensemble at loreleiensemble.com and Ordway at scottordway.com.