A personal interpretation of a Gnostic text from the second century, entitled Hymn of the Pearl and attributed to Bardesanes (152-222).

— Gilles Gobeil [English translation: François Couture, iii-05]

La perle et l’oubli [Pearl and Oblivion] premiered on January 7, 2002, at the Stadtgarten in Köln (Germany), at a concert presented by the WDR3, with Suzanne Binet-Audet at the ondes Martenot. The North American premiere took place on September 14, 2002, at a concert presented by the Vancouver New Music Society.

Composition

• 1999 – 2002, Personal studio, Montréal (Québec)

Premiere

• January 7, 2002, Suzanne Binet-Audet, ondes Martenot • Concert, Stadtgarten, Cologne (Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany)

About this sound recording

This version was recorded by Gilles Gobeil on December 16-17, 2004, in Boucherville (Québec) and mixed by the composer and the performer at the composer’s studio in January 2005.

Recording

• December 16 – 17, 2004, Gilles Gobeil • Boucherville (Québec)

Mixing

• January 2005, Gilles Gobeil, Suzanne Binet-Audet • Personal studio, Montréal (Québec)

Performers

• Suzanne Binet-Audet, ondes Martenot