“Who I pray” by Quenton Blache

Pastel sunlight moves through the trees while a solo violin swims over a bustle. Light yellow, peach, rose, flilac and violet go from right to left, while we move through the forest and always look for the sun. The music moves from reflective and glassy, ​​a melody that is slowly occurring; A new topic moves through the sextet of violins, viola and cello that come to a steamed awe.

Who I pray Quenton Blache is a collaboration between the composer Sean David Christensen from Palmaire Music and the animator Shi-Rou Huang. Blache was approached by Christensen in 2022 to write a piece with an original work with hand -drawn animations.

Several sources of inspiration feed Blache's work: light, warmth and dedication, Walt Disney's fantasy (1940) and the love between mother and child. Huang's choice of a journey through the forest, facing the face towards the sunlight and was beautifully aligned with Blach's acoustic and emotional vision. Blache, together with the cellist Ismael Guerrero, the Bratchler Drew Forde, and the violinist Clayton Penrose-Whitmore and Wynton Grant bring the work to life.

Here is more of blue over Who I pray:

The work contains an outcry at the beginning, followed by a hymn -like lullaby that leads to an “earthly” section that emphasizes the dichotomy between the two worlds. I added subtle electronic pads to the spiritual world in the sections to create an atmospheric depth for sound design. In the “earthly” department, I installed pizzicato and more rhythmic elements to present a grounded, more natural experience here on earth. When writing this piece, there was something very spiritual that I felt beyond the concrete, natural world. The title Who I pray It serves to capture this feeling of warmth and dedication – and look at someone or something that brings comfort to the soul.

About Quenton Blache

Quenton Blache is a cellist and composer based in Los Angeles. He performed internationally as a soloist and chamber musician and is the latest member of the Sphinx virtuosis. As a frequent session cellist, he played on the soundtracks for films including the films Moana 2 (2024) and sinner (2025). At this year's Grammy Awards, Blache was swimming with the best new artist candidate Teddy.

As a composer, Quenton wrote works for the Little Orchestra Society, the North Carolina Chamber Music Institute, Myco and Sphinx organization. Habari Gani (2023), his piece, which was premiered by the Sphinx Virtuosi, has achieved a global audience with orchestral services in cities from Detroit to Bangkok. Quenton has also achieved several films, including Form of money (2024) and The gospel according to Bill Pannell (2024). In his free time he likes to play chess and strives to become an international champion. Quenton plays on a modern cello made by Luthier Michael Fazio in Paris.

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