Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago
Rendez-vous is a musical invitation from cellist Camille Thomas and pianist Julien Brocal, offering listeners a unique and intimate experience. Recorded at and produced by Tippet Rise Art Center in Fishtail, Montana, the project reimagines iconic classical works by pairing them with new compositions by the artists that draw on different influences and eras.
Satie's Gymnopédie No. 1, an emblematic work of French music, together with Saint-Saëns's The Swan, served as starting points from which a new musical chimera was created: Reflection No. 2 (Chimère). It features Satie's slow, languid chords, subtly modified by Brocal to accommodate the intact melody of The Swan on the cello.
The film was captured in front of the Domo by Ensamble Studio and features dancer Camille Di Fiore.
Saint-Saëns: The Swan for Cello and Piano
Cello: Camille Thomas @camillethomascellist
Piano: Julien Brocal @julienbrocal
Dance: Camille di Fiore
Executive Producer: Tippet Rise Art Center
Film Director: Martin Mirabel
Film Director of Photography: Colin Morvan
Music Produced by: Camille Thomas, Julien Brocal, Monte Nickles, Jim Ruberto
Music Engineered by: Monte Nickles and Jim Ruberto
Music Mixed and Mastered by: Monte Nickles
Location: Ensamble Studio, Domo, 2016, Tippet Rise Art Center
Filmed in September 2024.
Visit tippetrise.org
Rendez-vous is a musical invitation from cellist Camille Thomas and pianist Julien Brocal, offering listeners a unique and intimate experience. Recorded at and produced by Tippet Rise Art Center in Fishtail, Montana, the project reimagines iconic classical works by pairing them with new compositions by the artists that draw on different influences and eras.
Satie's Gymnopédie No. 1, an emblematic work of French music, together with Saint-Saëns's The Swan, served as starting points from which a new musical chimera was created: Reflection No. 2 (Chimère). It features Satie's slow, languid chords, subtly modified by Brocal to accommodate the intact melody of The Swan on the cello.
The film was captured in front of the Domo by Ensamble Studio and features dancer Camille Di Fiore.
Saint-Saëns: The Swan for Cello and Piano
Cello: Camille Thomas @camillethomascellist
Piano: Julien Brocal @julienbrocal
Dance: Camille di Fiore
Executive Producer: Tippet Rise Art Center
Film Director: Martin Mirabel
Film Director of Photography: Colin Morvan
Music Produced by: Camille Thomas, Julien Brocal, Monte Nickles, Jim Ruberto
Music Engineered by: Monte Nickles and Jim Ruberto
Music Mixed and Mastered by: Monte Nickles
Location: Ensamble Studio, Domo, 2016, Tippet Rise Art Center
Filmed in September 2024.
Visit tippetrise.org
![Barber: Adagio for Strings - Owls [Excerpt 2 of 2]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/neeNvw0moCw/mqdefault.jpg "Barber: Adagio for Strings - Owls [Excerpt 2 of 2]
Performed live by Owls at Tippet Rise Art Center on 25 August 2024. Located in Fishtail, Montana, Tippet Rise celebrates art, music, architecture, and nature: inextricably linked in the human experience, each making the others more powerful.
Barber, Samuel: Adagio for Strings [Excerpt 2 of 2]
Performed and Arranged by Owls:
Alexi Kenney, violin
Gabriel Cabezas, cello
Paul Wiancko, cello
Ayane Kozasa, viola
Program book: https://tippetrise.org/library/2024-concert-season-ticket-guide
Produced in house at Tippet Rise Art Center
Film Director / Cinematographer: Kevin Richey
Lighting Board Operator / Electrician: Peter Fedock
Editor & Colorist: Kevin Richey
Sound Recording: Monte Nickles and Jim Ruberto
Sound Editor: Jim Ruberto
Sound Mastering: Monte Nickles
Visit https://tippetrise.org")
![Schumann: String Quartet in A Major, Op. 41/3, II. - Viano Quartet [Excerpt] #shorts](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ogpyVAFLIaQ/mqdefault.jpg "Schumann: String Quartet in A Major, Op. 41/3, II. - Viano Quartet [Excerpt] #shorts
Performed live by Viano Quartet at Tippet Rise Art Center on 29 August 2025. Located in Fishtail, Montana, Tippet Rise celebrates art, music, architecture, and nature: inextricably linked in the human experience, each making the others more powerful.
Schumann, Robert: String Quartet in A Major, Op. 41/3, II. Assai agitato [Excerpt]
Performed by Viano Quartet:
Lucy Wang, violin
Hao Zhou, violin
Tate Zawadiuk, cello
Aiden Kane, viola
Program book: https://tippetrise.org/library/2025-summer-concert-season-program
Produced in house at Tippet Rise Art Center
Film Director / Cinematographer: Kevin Richey
Lighting Board Operator / Electrician: Peter Fedock
Editor & Colorist: Kevin Richey
Sound Recording: Monte Nickles and Jim Ruberto
Sound Editor: Daphne Getty
Sound Mastering: Monte Nickles
Visit https://tippetrise.org")
![Garrett: Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child - Roots in the Sky [Excerpt] #shorts](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/p1rUGwYfVac/mqdefault.jpg "Garrett: Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child - Roots in the Sky [Excerpt] #shorts
Performed live by Roots in the Sky at Tippet Rise Art Center on 6 September 2025. Located in Fishtail, Montana, Tippet Rise celebrates art, music, architecture, and nature: inextricably linked in the human experience, each making the others more powerful.
Garrett, Marques: Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child [Excerpt]
Performed by Roots in the Sky:
Andrew Major, conductor
AJ Buegel, soprano
Beth Campbell, soprano
Erin Henke, soprano
Lauren Kelly, alto
Victoria Marshall, alto
Cara Robertus, alto
Madison West, alto
AJ Keller, tenor
Henry Koch, tenor
Tim Lambert, tenor
Walter Aldrich, baritone
Dario Amador-Lage, baritone
Michael Juel, baritone
Daren Small, bass-baritone
Program book: https://tippetrise.org/library/2025-summer-concert-season-program
Produced in house at Tippet Rise Art Center
Film Director / Cinematographer: Kevin Richey
Lighting Board Operator / Electrician: Peter Fedock
Editor & Colorist: Kevin Richey
Sound Recording: Monte Nickles and Jim Ruberto
Sound Editor: Jim Ruberto
Sound Mastering: Monte Nickles
Visit https://tippetrise.org")
