Growing Memories
A Musical Audiobook Story of Love, Loss, and Renewal
for children ages 5-9
Set to be released in July, 2026

Supports learning in :
Grief Literacy & Emotional Wellness
Early Childhood Education & Nature Connection
Trauma-Informed Social-Emotional Learning
Empathy Circles & Creative Expression

GROWING MEMORIES

MUSICAL STORY

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Where Memories Grow (2026), is an audio storytelling work that transforms an original picture-book manuscript into a musical audiobook. Combining narration, live instrumentation and seasonal soundscapes, the project represents a milestone in Laurel's inter-arts practice and serves as a foundation for future sound-led storytelling works for young audiences and their carers.

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The musical story emerges within a contemporary movement in interdisciplinary sound practice, shaped by immersive, modular, and compositionally integrated forms of audio storytelling.

Here, music and sound are not simply layers beneath the text, but living structures that carry

the story itself, where meaning unfolds slowly, gently, and in time.

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