UK-based composer and violinist Ruby Colley’s upcoming album Hello Halo with EXAUDI vocal ensemble was developed in collaboration with her brother, Paul Colley, who is neurodivergent and non-speaking. The music is sinuous, moving, surprising, artfully mixed – and understanding the impetus and human connection adds to my experience. Ruby transcribed Paul’s sonic and gestural “communication methods, using live voice and recordings of Paul, to make a vocal map of his life and relationships.” As part of the project, Ruby created a short (13 minute) documentary, which she is graciously sharing with us in advance of her album release on November 14 on New Amsterdam Records.
– Anna Heflin
Film by Rod Morris - Road Factory Films.
