Légèreté De L'Être
by Cédric Theys
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Sheet MusicThis is the first piece from the album Legerete De L'Etre.
Composed in 2020-2021 for 1 piano, 2 vibraphones, 2 marimbas, 1 glockenspiel
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Pensive Mind
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Envol
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Le Poids De L'Anima
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Planant Désir
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Heavy Light
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Machine Pensante
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Soprano: Cristin Colvin
Oboe: Ian Wisekal
Clarinet: Mary Jungerman
Marimbas: Carl Dixon, Mark Foster, Don Roberts
Vibraphones: Robert Jurkscheit, Carl Dixon
Glockenspiel: Peter Cooper
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about
Beautiful music inviting to travel somewhere outside our usual life and sound, with an ambitious approach in the writing and choice of instruments, while also offering a fresh and naïve approach to the compositional structures. The main sound tissue is woven mostly with mallet and glockenspiel, with inspiration taken from Steve Reich, Philip Glass, all gently with a pallet of pastel colours.
Some pieces are reminiscent of early eighties new wave/cold wave experiments such as Tuxedomoon, but with a more positive touch which is unique to Cédric’s approach. The sound is bright and lush and particular care has been given to the recording of all these acoustic instruments. There are beautiful melodic lines provided by oboe, bass clarinet and even a soprano voice on some pieces.
In spite of the diverse influences, the songs evolve in a very consistent tapestry and the album is a real concept materialized by its cover symbolizing lightness and freedom. A crystalline universe, and like crystal: tightly organized and reflecting light in all directions.
Says Cédric: “The pieces on Légèreté De L’Être (Lightness of Being) took a few years to write but all of them were finished during the Covid pandemic. I felt that if our being could feel light, we could get through pretty much anything. It doesn’t mean carelessness or meaninglessness but light like the egret taking flight on the cover of the album, free, for a moment, of worries and anxiety.
Some will think: Kundera. But the inspiration for the title really is the photography of the egret taking flight with just the grey sky as the background. It seems absolutely fantastic being this light. What stunning things can be done when we reach that state of mind, without having to question what being human means."
Some pieces are reminiscent of early eighties new wave/cold wave experiments such as Tuxedomoon, but with a more positive touch which is unique to Cédric’s approach. The sound is bright and lush and particular care has been given to the recording of all these acoustic instruments. There are beautiful melodic lines provided by oboe, bass clarinet and even a soprano voice on some pieces.
In spite of the diverse influences, the songs evolve in a very consistent tapestry and the album is a real concept materialized by its cover symbolizing lightness and freedom. A crystalline universe, and like crystal: tightly organized and reflecting light in all directions.
Says Cédric: “The pieces on Légèreté De L’Être (Lightness of Being) took a few years to write but all of them were finished during the Covid pandemic. I felt that if our being could feel light, we could get through pretty much anything. It doesn’t mean carelessness or meaninglessness but light like the egret taking flight on the cover of the album, free, for a moment, of worries and anxiety.
Some will think: Kundera. But the inspiration for the title really is the photography of the egret taking flight with just the grey sky as the background. It seems absolutely fantastic being this light. What stunning things can be done when we reach that state of mind, without having to question what being human means."
credits
released May 6, 2022
Colorado Chamber Orchestra
Thomas A. Blomster, Music Director
Soprano & celesta: Cristin Colvin
Piano: Deborah Schmit-Lobis
Oboe: Ian Wisekal
Clarinet & bass clarinet: Mary Jungerman
Marimbas, vibraphones & glockenspiels: Peter Cooper, Carl Dixon, Mark Foster, Robert Jurkscheit, Don Roberts
Percussion overdubs: Thomas A. Blomster
Composer: Cédric Theys
Score editor, re-orchestration, editing & mixing: Thomas A. Blomster
Recording, editing, mixing & mastering: Scott Gusty Christensen
Producer: Cédric Theys
Photography & album design: Avraham Bank
Recorded May 24, 25, 26 2021 at St. James Presbyterian Church, Littleton CO
Press for Légèreté De L'Être:
Expose.org:
expose.org/index.php/releases/display/23026.html
All About Jazz:
www.allaboutjazz.com/legerete-de-letre-cedric-theys-mad-ducks-records
DMME.net:
dmme.net/cedric-theys-legerete-de-letre/
Boses Vinyl:
boeses-vinyl.de/cedric-theys-legerete-de-letre-2022/
www.cochamberorchestra.org
www.cedrictheys.com
www.madducksrecords.com
Colorado Chamber Orchestra
Thomas A. Blomster, Music Director
Soprano & celesta: Cristin Colvin
Piano: Deborah Schmit-Lobis
Oboe: Ian Wisekal
Clarinet & bass clarinet: Mary Jungerman
Marimbas, vibraphones & glockenspiels: Peter Cooper, Carl Dixon, Mark Foster, Robert Jurkscheit, Don Roberts
Percussion overdubs: Thomas A. Blomster
Composer: Cédric Theys
Score editor, re-orchestration, editing & mixing: Thomas A. Blomster
Recording, editing, mixing & mastering: Scott Gusty Christensen
Producer: Cédric Theys
Photography & album design: Avraham Bank
Recorded May 24, 25, 26 2021 at St. James Presbyterian Church, Littleton CO
Press for Légèreté De L'Être:
Expose.org:
expose.org/index.php/releases/display/23026.html
All About Jazz:
www.allaboutjazz.com/legerete-de-letre-cedric-theys-mad-ducks-records
DMME.net:
dmme.net/cedric-theys-legerete-de-letre/
Boses Vinyl:
boeses-vinyl.de/cedric-theys-legerete-de-letre-2022/
www.cochamberorchestra.org
www.cedrictheys.com
www.madducksrecords.com
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