“Waterloo Meditation” is a companion piece Leona composed for her novel, "The Sage of Waterloo", published by W.W. Norton in June 2015. The ancient farmstead of Hougoumont just south of Brussels, Belgium was a pivotal site during the Battle of Waterloo and has been restored to its pre-battle condition to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the conflict. It was the haunting atmosphere of the old, crumbling farm, however, that inspired the setting for "The Sage of Waterloo". Leona performed her composition to accompany a series of photographs of Hougoumont's abandoned walls, barns, and fields taken by digital artist Nicholas Maxson. The result is the music video “Waterloo Meditation", available on YouTube and other sites.
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