Born in Paris but moving to the USA, Betsy Jolas became Messiaen’s assistant at the Conservatory in 1971, then was appointed herself professor of composition and analysis(1978). She has also often taught in the USA, notably at Tanglewood, Yale, Harvard, Berkeley, Los Angeles and San Diego, as well as Mills College (D. Milhaud Chair). Betsy Jolas has won many awards both in France and abroad and this disc is an introduction to her unusual style of composition.