He is in residence at Les Siècles for three specific projects. Open-minded and lively, he is interested in all musical forms with a predilection for the link between music and story -for instance, cinema, oratorio and opera. Arnaud Petit was honoured with several awards and residences : Lauréat Lavoisier of Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Académie de France in Rome,Villa Médicis, McDowell fellow in United-States and Music Theatre Now of International Theatre Institute-Unesco Berlin.