Autumn Tears is a neoclassical darkwave band from Billerica, MA, United Sta… Read Full Bio ↴Autumn Tears is a neoclassical darkwave band from Billerica, MA, United States, formed in September 1995 by Erika T. Swinnich (vocals, musical arrangements) and Ted Tringo (keyboards and piano, musical arrangements, vocals). After an intensive period of song writing and rehearsing, they entered West Sound Studios to commit to tape the works they had created. In April of 1996, their first CD, "Love Poems for Dying Children, Act I" was released through Dark Symphonies, their own record label. The music of "Love Poems..." consisted of symphonic arrangements designed to evoke intense emotions of sadness and loneliness in the listener. Influences include ancient chants, classical music, and contemporary artists (Dead Can Dance, Anchorage, Stoa, Enya).

In May 1997, Autumn Tears released their second full-length album, "Love Poems for Dying Children, Act II: The Garden of Crystalline Dreams". Erika left Autumn Tears after the release of "Act II" to pursue writing her novel. New vocalist Jennifer LeeAnna was recruited due to her extensive experience and tremendous talent. The first release of "Act I" was originally supposed to be limited to 2000 copies and sold out quickly, but due to an overwhelming amount of requests it was re-released with a new layout and artwork in 1998. All tracks were remixed and remastered. As a bonus, an additional and exclusive track titled "The Intermission", was also included on the repress, in which Jennifer LeeAnna made her debut appearance.

In December 1999, Erika rejoined Autumn Tears as a full-time member.

In July of 1999, Autumn Tears released a mini-CD titled "Absolution". In June of 2000, The band finished their third full length album and most epic release so far, "Love Poems for Dying Children, Act III: Winter and the Broken Angel".

In 2004, after four years of silence, the band recorded the album "Eclipse", which is described in Autumn Tears' official homepage as "the most epic, conceptual, and fullest neoclassical piece of music they have ever offered. Lush strings, acoustic guitars, and woodwinds accompany soaring orchestral soundscapes, painting the backdrop for a staggering array of vocal performances that range from operatic and classical solos to Baltic choral passages and duets".

In 2007, after a decade evolving, the band has finally shed its shell of neoclassical darkwave and gothic sound, in place of a more traditional classical and chamber music style. Drawing influences from such masters as Bach, Brahms, Hayden, Mahler and a host of others, Autumn Tears boasts rich and diverse musical arrangements based on music theory. In place of the usual keyboards and samples, "The Hallowing" employs fully live, authentic classical instrumentation including a live string section, woodwinds, oboe, french horn and haunting, operatic vocals. The album was originally limited to 1000 copies, but due to very high demand, it sold out within three weeks, and was soon re-released with an improved layout.

Immediately after the release of "The Hallowing", the project has been put on hold.

Members

Current line-up
Ted Tringo - composition, arrangements, original lyrics
Laurie Ann Haus - lead and backing vocals, revised lyrics
Terran Olson - flute, clarinet
Greg Ball - strings, snare drum

Session musicians
Cathleen Torres - French horn
Maya Glovinsky - oboe
Tanya Brody - harp
Angela Hsu - violin
Emily Packard - viola

Past members
Erika - lead and backing vocals, composition and keyboards
Jennifer LeeAnna - lead and backing vocals, vocal arrangements, composition and keyboards

Discography

Albums
1996 - Love Poems for Dying Children, Act I
1997 - Love Poems for Dying Children, Act II: Garden of Crystalline Dreams
2000 - Love Poems for Dying Children, Act III: Winter and the Broken Angel
2004 - Eclipse
2007 - The Hallowing

Mini-CD
1999 - Absolution

Yearning for the Tide
Autumn Tears Lyrics

We have lyrics for these tracks by Autumn Tears:

A Dreaming Kiss Lips of glass Their touch so deep Cold, enchanting bliss…
A Joyless Occasion In the silence, I hear a song Of bird wings on…
A Shadow Painted White A rose for the dead ones... Sometimes they want to…
And Then the Whispering Gazing deeply into small eyes Forever softly they shall spea…
At a Distance burning water fills my breath your kisses steal, each whisp…
Black Heaven [Deceit: ] What a precious mistake thou has made A…
Carfax Abbey Is it simply a kiss of carnal dreams? What once a…
Commiseration in Mourning My forbidden desire Shone deeply within mine eyes Archai…
Dawn Eyes closing, breathing life into your veins and then the m…

Do They Ever Sing Child: Do the children ever sing? The Beautiful: Alas, they…
Do They Ever Sing? [Child: ] Do the children ever sing? [The Beautiful: ] Alas,…
Eclipse gleaming rays foreshadow the eclipse the boy in the box and…
Flight mirror reflects pools of water dripping timelessly from sc…
Ode to My Forthcoming Winter: I. Spring Autumn hath awakened her children I am the raging storm and…
Ode to My Forthcoming Winter: II. Summer A gathering of tears Embrace the divine tragedy A chorus of …
Ode to My Forthcoming Winter: III. Autumn The dying leaves soundlessly fall The withering trees whispe…
Ode to My Forthcoming Winter: IV. Winter Autumn hath awakened her children I am the raging storm and…
Ophelia's Crown Hand in hand she walks with me And the shame,…
Pandora's Womb our mother is dying again coldly she stares at her kin,…
Remember My empty eyes and weakened gaze, remove me from the sky si…
So Sweet ... the Tears Wings of sorrow Lift me from sleep My eternal spirit Uneasy …
So Sweet... the Tears Wings of sorrow Lift me from sleep My eternal spirit Unea…
The Absolution of What Once Was Be prepared: I shall not make way for thee But thou shalt…
The Battle Act II (Deceit: ) Now must choose O' wretched soul, for thyself, t…
The Beauty in All Things you held me close, as I drowned your smile flickered and…
The Bird Without Wings Gather me and sing so softly Die with me now and…
The Broken Doll Beware, dearest daughter, beware of the silent ones the be…
The Dance La rose se meurt... Les petales tombent parmi les feuilles …
The Ebony Meadow Crosses of silk, soil of stone and streams of blood…
The Ebony Meadow Act III Crosses of silk, soil of stone and streams of blood Winds…
The Eloquent Sleep Guided by spectral visions They may see beyond the sleeping …
The Eyes of Deception LIAR! DECEIVER! BETRAYER! HYPOCRITE! Scream out my name as …
The Funeral Bazaar Emptiness flowing from nothingness Even now you can see thro…
The Garden of Crystalline Dreams Act I (Wisdom: ) I deny thee entrance in my beautiful garden For…
The Grand Celebration See the bird and it's opulent beauty It asks not for…
The Hallowing Morning dew awaits And recalls our fate While old souls, tem…
The Mirrorstone Chastise this... My sadness and agony Extinguish this, my on…
The Never Do tell me why my dreams Speak to me always of…
The Passion and the Fury Love me not... Love me not Take no pity upon me...…
The Widowtree do you remember? fingers of sunlight, as they were cares…
They Watch With Closed Eyes Timeless ageless ethereal beauty Bestow thy dark enchantment…
This ... My Melancholic Masquerade [The Cast] [The Beautiful: Ancient Queen of the Earthen Sea…
Three the ghost... I am... caresses reality the eye... you are.. …
Thrush and Wake Feel the ancient sound With a feathered pulse The aged thrus…
Winter's Warning: I. Prologue My time hath come again, my sisters I allow thee to…
Winter's Warning: II. Spring Requiem Spring... My youngest sister as well as the oldest Thou - bu…
Winter's Warning: III. Summer Requiem Oh, Summer... blissful one Our disparate souls are fated to …

Winter's Warning: V. Winter Requiem Alas, Autumn... do not fear, my dearest We are both misunder…

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