“Butterfly flutters dancing
Startled from its dream
Hums, shudders, trembles
Travels through underground worlds
Wondrous dream
Flying here and there, to the whims of the wind
Wings beating
The shadow of the butterfly, colour of its wings
Autumn light
Crosses the corner of shadow
Teeming, countless numbers beating their wings thus” — Ingrid Drese

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Papillon, abîme, nuit [Butterfly, Abyss, Night] was realized in 1999 at the composer’s studio and premiered on November 17, 1999 during the 6th international acousmatic festival L’Espace du son, at XL Théâtre du Grand Midi (Brussels, Belgium). Papillon, abîme, nuit was a finalist at the 1st biennial acousmatic composition competition Métamorphoses (Brussels, Belgium, 2000). It has been previously released on the compact disc Métamorphoses 2000 (MR 2000).

Composition

• 1999, Personal studio, Brussels (Belgium)

Premiere

• November 17, 1999, L’Espace du son 1999: Concert, XL Théâtre du Grand Midi, Brussels (Belgium)

Awards

• Finalist, 1st Biennial Acousmatic Composition Competition Métamorphoses 2000, Ohain (Belgium)

Mastering

• June 2009, Dominique Bassal • Studio Inverse, Montréal (Québec)