The album's cover art is a composite image of ten frames showing the International Space Station in silhouette as it transits the sun, taken in California in 2016.
Recording & Production
This album was recorded in June 2016 at the BBC Hoddinott Hall in Cardiff, Wales, using microphones from DPA, Neumann, and Schoeps.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Pickard aims for variety in his work, seeing each new piece as a reaction against its predecessor rather than a continuation of its techniques or moods.
Performer Biography
Martyn Brabbins, the conductor on this album, was appointed Music Director of the English National Opera in 2016 and is known for his advocacy of new music and British composers.
Composer's Artistic Vision
At the core of John Pickard's music is a concern with 'symphonic thought,' which he defines, following Hans Keller, as 'the large-scale integration of contrasts'.
Composer Biography
John Pickard, born in 1963, is a British composer who studied with William Mathias and Louis Andriessen and is currently a professor of composition at the University of Bristol.
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