Pianist and composer Marc-André Pépin returns with a sixth album entitled Hibernation . The proposed title is a metaphor related to what we have experienced in recent months. The unexpected happened. Lockdown came to us suddenly. At first it felt like a vacation, but not quite. It was more like a long series of Sundays like those of yesteryear when everything was closed. At first, the decree of a break in our frantic life rhythms is perceived as an appeasement , but quickly, a questioning and contradictory feelings emerged. Melancholy , boredom , inconstancy have made their way despite a few relaxations to help hold on. The end of confinement was a clearing, but at the same time a false joy , because still too many constraints. But the real improvement will come. We don't know when, but it will come and we can finally be reborn . So again, we can find our normal human relationships.

This album follows Saintes Nuits and Tempus Fugit released in 2018. This last album received a nomination at the Gala de l'ADISQ 2018 in the category "Instrumental album of the year". Previously, Marc-André published Ciels variables in the fall of 2013, Rendez-vous in 2010, which also earned a nomination at ADISQ 2011 . His first album Chansons sans mots was released in 2008. Marc-André is a member of the American collective “Enlightened Piano Radio”, with which he had the privilege of participating in October 2015 in the concert “Enlightened Piano Radio Awards Ceremony and Concert” at the mythical Carnegie Hall in New York.

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Album tracks:

1. Hibernate
2. Appeasement / Calming
3. Questions / Concerns
4. Mixed Feelings / Mixed Feelings
5. Melancholy / Melancholy
6. The unexpected / Unexpected
7. Release / Loosening
8. Boredom Waltz / Boredom Waltz
9. False Joy / False Joy
10. Inconsistency / Inconsistency
11. Embellished / Silver Lining
12. Reborn / Rebirth