The works on this album feature a specific instrumentarium with a preponderance of 'celestial' timbres, including vibraphone, various bells, crotales, gongs, bowed percussion, timpani, harp, and celesta.
Recording & Production
This album is Camille Pépin's first orchestral album, recorded with the Orchestre National de Lyon, with whom she felt a rare connection since their first collaboration in 2019.
Performer Biography
Ben Glassberg, the conductor, won the Grand Prize of the 55th Besançon International Competition for Young Conductors in 2017 at only 23 years old.
Composer's Artistic Vision
The album's program is the result of four years of work by composer Camille Pépin on colors and celestial spaces within the orchestra.
Composer Biography
Camille Pépin, born in 1990, is a French composer whose personal sound universe is inspired by nature and painting, blending French impressionism and American minimalist music.
Performer Biography
The Orchestre National de Lyon (ONL) was so impressed with Ben Glassberg at the Besançon competition that they created the title of 'associate guest conductor' for him, leading to a close collaboration since 2019-2020.
Compositional Technique
Camille Pépin's works on this album explore spatialization, morphing, resonance between orchestra and soloists, and new playing modes.
