Contemporary and soundtrack composer, Gabriele Ciampi, is releasing a new album world-wide entitled 'In Dreams Awake' by Universal Music Italy. At 40, Maestro Ciampi is the winner of Italy's Primero Barocco prize and founder of the CentOrchesta, debuting selections from his new album in a performance by the prestigious National Symphony Orchestra today, March 22nd, at the Italian Embassy in Washington D.C. to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Treaty of Rome, establishing the European Economic Community.

The thirteen tracks on the disc also include pieces previously performed for audiences that include Former President Obama and The Former First Lady Michelle Obama, as well as Pope Francis. The album includes: the title track In Dreams Awake; Lost Sunrise; Behind The Darkness; Trio in B minor; Michelle (his tribute to the former First Lady Mrs. Obama); Romanza for Piano and Violin; Yuki; Sextet in B-flat minor; Prelude for Two Cellos (dedicated to Pope Francis); Like a Wave; Close to my Soul; Adagio for Clarinet Solo; and Dry Spinning.