Gabriel Thibaudeau, a Canadian composer, pianist, and conductor, has been the pianist at La Cinémathèque québécoise for 30 years and composer in residence with the Octuor de France for over 20 years.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Andrew Earle Simpson's "Birds of Love and Prey" contrasts songbirds and predator birds, exploring assumptions about each, and is framed by choruses from Aristophanes' "Birds."
Composition History
The project for this album evolved when soprano Deborah Sternberg received Eric Kitchen's "The Olney Avian Verse of William Cowper," which had never been performed before.
Composition History
Andrew Earle Simpson's song cycle, "Birds of Love and Prey," was composed in 2014 specifically for soprano Deborah Sternberg, who performs on this album.
Recording & Production
This album features world premiere recordings of all three song cycles by Andrew Earle Simpson, Eric Kitchen, and Gabriel Thibaudeau.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Eric Kitchen's "The Olney Avian Verse of William Cowper" uses harmonic language and some thematic material derived from transcriptions of actual bird songs.
Recording & Production
The recordings for this album were made in the Spencerville Church in Maryland, chosen for its acoustically beautiful space.
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