Uploaded September 2026 | Updated September 2026, 21 hours ago

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Internationally acclaimed cellist Arlen Hlusko’s newest album, komorebi, presents a reflection on Bach’s deeply moving Suite No. 5, juxtaposed with a myriad of contemporary American voices. Recorded at Tippet Rise Art Center, the album highlights the richness and power of community and storytelling.

Composed by Dawn Avery and commissioned by Tippet Rise, Àkweks Katye (The Eagle Flies), tells a musical story of an eagle from the perspective of the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois), and the belief passed down from Avery’s Haudenosaunee elders that this majestic creature – the àkweks – carries our spirit “from the stars into the waters” at birth, and eventually back to the Sky world.

The full-length music video filmed at the art center accompanies the track.

Avery, Dawn: Àkweks Katye (2024) - Tippet Rise Art Center Commission

Cello: Arlen Hlusko @ArlenHlusko
Album: komorebi
Label: Tippet Rise
Executive Producer: Tippet Rise Art Center
Directors of Photography: Erika Share and George Potter, Wild Vision Films
Creative Consultant: Annie Kloppenberg
Camera: Clint Macy
Wardrobe Design: Alayna Rasile-Digrindakis
Recording Producer: Dirk Sobotka, Soundmirror
Balance, Mixing & Mastering, Engineer: Mark Donahue, Soundmirror
Engineer & Film Sound Design: Monte Nickles

Location:
The Geode
Tippet Rise Art Center, Fishtail, MT

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