Alauda is the debut album by Belgian classical guitarist Ine Clerckx, built around the idea of memory – how it forms, fades, distorts, and endures. The title refers to the lark, a bird whose high, fleeting song became a family symbol through stories passed down from the artist’s grandfather, a fruit farmer who taught his children to listen for larks in the early morning fields. Today, the bird is rarely heard, yet its appearance still brings moments of recognition and warmth – much like memory itself.