Belle Chen - Years of Pilgrimage - Live

Belle Chen embarks on a musical pilgrimage with her new solo piano album; exploring her voice as a genre-fluid pianist-composer in today’s environment.

This video performance, captured in the iconic St. Paul's Knightsbridge, features 6 pieces from the 12-track, 40-minute album. A dynamic journey across a wide musical landscape, with scenes inspired by travel, introspection, searching, and discovery. Splashes of jazz and Gamelan sound worlds can be heard in a curious blend with classical and post-classical sensitivities.

Set List:
00:00 To Dance
03:20 To Sail
07:56 Fade
09:36 Terns
13:44 Until Then
17:15 Lone Cloud

At times virtuosic, at times heartfelt, each composition on the album tells a story of its own, while collectively painting an evocative and cinematic listening journey. Chen also celebrates the piano’s storytelling prowess through her diverse stylistic approach to composing for the instrument.

From Chen: 
"Inspired by Liszt's 'Annees de Pelerinage', Years of Pilgrimage is a documentation of my evolving voice as pianist-composer over the past 3 years. I had been collecting these original pieces as I continued my journey of exploration both internally and externally, and it now feels like the right time to share an album of original solo piano pieces. This set of work is purposefully stripped away from keys, synths, sound art and production usually found in my work. Through Years of Pilgrimage, I communicate directly from the beautiful instrument where I started my musical journey on: the piano."

"Years of Pilgrimage"
Recording and Video: Bobby Williams
Cameras: Bobby Williams and Reece Lipman
Mastering: Dave Darlington
Produced by: Belle Chen and Eito Music
©2022 Belle Chen

Years of Pilgrimage album is available on all fine music services.
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