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Amos Elkana

January 01, 1970

Amos Elkana (Hebrew: עמוס אלקנה; born August 20, 1967) is an Israeli composer and improviser.

Composer Amos Elkana

Life edit

Amos Elkana is a multi-award-winning composer, guitarist and electronic musician. In their decision to award him the Prime Minister's Prize for Music Composition the jury noted that Elkana is the author of "very original music, independent of the prevailing fashion, guided by unique and delicate taste," and radiates "a strong sense of honesty."

Amos was born in Boston, USA in 1967 but grew up in Jerusalem. His father was historian and philosopher of science Yehuda Elkana.[1] Amos began playing guitar and studying music at age 15. He returned to Boston to study jazz guitar at the Berklee College of Music and Composition at the New England Conservatory of Music. His primary composition teacher at NEC was William Thomas McKinley. Later on he moved to Paris where he took composition lessons with Michele Reverdy and additional lessons with Erik Norby in Copenhagen and with Paul-Heinz Dittrich and Edison Denisov in Berlin. Elkana continued his studies at Bard College, New York City where he earned an MFA in Music and Sound. At Bard he focused on electronic music and took lessons with Pauline Oliveros, David Behrman, Richard Teitelbaum, George Lewis, Maryanne Amacher, Larry Polansky and more.

In 1993 Elkana had his Carnegie Hall debut with "Saxophone Quartet No.1" composed for the Berlin Saxophone Quartet. In 1994 Elkana composed "Tru’a", a concerto for clarinet and orchestra, that was recorded by Richard Stoltzman and the Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra. Tru’a was premiered in Israel by Gilad Harel and The Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra under Frédéric Chaslin and in Taiwan by the TNUA orchestra.

"Arabic Lessons", a tri-lingual song-cycle in Arabic, Hebrew and German to the words of Michael Roes, was composed in 97-98 and premiered in the Berlin Festival in 1998. For this work Elkana received the Golden Feather Award from ACUM. In its review of Arabic Lessons, the Jerusalem Post called it "a perplexing, beguiling 40-minute opus in which the composer challenges the so-called 'acceptable' form of the lieder, shattering it and building it anew, as if constructing a new world from its ashes. ...Arabic Lessons is one of the most significant works composed in Israel for quite a while."

In 2006 Elkana composed "Eight Flowers" for solo piano in honor of György Kurtág’s 80th birthday. The work was premiered that same year in Schloss Neuhardenberg near Berlin during a festival celebrating Kurtág and in his presence. Since then this work has been performed all over the world including the ISCM World Music Days in Sweden in 2009.

Elkana’s short opera "The Journey Home" comments on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict by telling the true and incredibly touching story of a Palestinian man who lived in this troubled land during most of the 20th century. The opera was commissioned by opus21musicPlus and premiered in the Gasteig Auditorium in Munich in 2013.

In 2013-2014 Elkana was invited to be a fellow for a year at the International Research Center »Interweaving Performance Cultures« in Berlin where he worked on his next opera "Nathan the Wise". This fascinating project brings Lessing's play to life as a tri-lingual opera. The original text was edited into a libretto in Hebrew, German and Arabic by Elkana's long time collaborator Michael Roes while preserving Lessing's unique poetic language.

Elkana's new Piano Concerto “…with purity and light…” (2015) was commissioned by the Israel Symphony Orchestra and premiered on July 21, 2016.

"Casino Umbro" is the title of Elkana's recent CD released to great critical acclaim on the American label Ravello in 2012. The CD includes four compositions: Casino Umbro, String Quartet No.2, Arabic Lessons and Tru'a. It was reviewed by Frank J. Oteri on New music box.

Apart from concert music, Elkana composes regularly for dance and theater. He frequently works with director/choreographer Sommer Ulrickson and Artist/Stage designer Alexander Polzin. This team produced several works which were staged in the US, Germany and Israel. Among them "After Hamlet" which is a dance/theater piece that takes an original twist on Shakespear's Hamlet, "Never Mind" which deals with the Capgras syndrome, "Remains" and "Zwischenspiel".

Elkana is an expert of the open-source program "Pure Data" and he teaches it and electronic music in general as well as composition. In the past he taught at UC Santa Cruz and gave lectures on his music at the Munich Academy of Music and Theater, Academia de Muzică "Gheorghe Dima” in Cluj-Napoca, the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance and the Buchmann-Mehta School of Music among others.

Elkana is also an active performer. He regularly participates in concerts and performances of improvised music where he plays the electric guitar and the computer. In 2010 he opened the International Literature Festival in Berlin giving a concert of his music for Recorded voices of poets, Electric guitar and electronics.

Selected works edit

  • Tripp (2016) - Quintet
  • ... with purity and light ... (2015) - Piano concerto
  • Reflections (2014) - Violin and electronics
  • The Journey Home (2013) - Opera
  • Casino Umbro (2010) - Sextet
  • Whither do you go home (2009) - Cello and electronics
  • Shivers (2008) - Celesta solo
  • Prague 1588 (2008) - Clarinet solo
  • Hommage à György Ligeti (2007) - Chamber orchestra
  • Eight Flowers A bouquet for György Kurtág (2006) - Piano solo
  • Plexure (2005) - Duo
  • String Quartet No. 2 (2004)
  • Arabic Lessons a song-cycle (1998) - for 3 Sopranos and chamber ensemble
  • Ru'ach Quintet (1996) - Quintet
  • Revadim (1995) - Quintet
  • Tru'a (1994) - Clarinet concerto
  • Shir (1991) - Flute solo

Discography edit

  • "Tripp" (Albany, 2018)
  • "Casino Umbro" (Ravello, 2012)
  • Works 1992-1996 (1996)
  • Works (2005)
  • Live Concert DVD (2008)

References edit

  1. ^ Tripp: Music by Amos Elkana

External links edit

  • Amos Elkana's web page

January 01, 1970
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This article includes a list of general references but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations November 2017 Learn how and when to remove this message Amos Elkana Hebrew עמוס אלקנה born August 20 1967 is an Israeli composer and improviser Composer Amos Elkana Contents 1 Life 2 Selected works 3 Discography 4 References 5 External linksLife editAmos Elkana is a multi award winning composer guitarist and electronic musician In their decision to award him the Prime Minister s Prize for Music Composition the jury noted that Elkana is the author of very original music independent of the prevailing fashion guided by unique and delicate taste and radiates a strong sense of honesty Amos was born in Boston USA in 1967 but grew up in Jerusalem His father was historian and philosopher of science Yehuda Elkana 1 Amos began playing guitar and studying music at age 15 He returned to Boston to study jazz guitar at the Berklee College of Music and Composition at the New England Conservatory of Music His primary composition teacher at NEC was William Thomas McKinley Later on he moved to Paris where he took composition lessons with Michele Reverdy and additional lessons with Erik Norby in Copenhagen and with Paul Heinz Dittrich and Edison Denisov in Berlin Elkana continued his studies at Bard College New York City where he earned an MFA in Music and Sound At Bard he focused on electronic music and took lessons with Pauline Oliveros David Behrman Richard Teitelbaum George Lewis Maryanne Amacher Larry Polansky and more In 1993 Elkana had his Carnegie Hall debut with Saxophone Quartet No 1 composed for the Berlin Saxophone Quartet In 1994 Elkana composed Tru a a concerto for clarinet and orchestra that was recorded by Richard Stoltzman and the Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra Tru a was premiered in Israel by Gilad Harel and The Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra under Frederic Chaslin and in Taiwan by the TNUA orchestra Arabic Lessons a tri lingual song cycle in Arabic Hebrew and German to the words of Michael Roes was composed in 97 98 and premiered in the Berlin Festival in 1998 For this work Elkana received the Golden Feather Award from ACUM In its review of Arabic Lessons the Jerusalem Post called it a perplexing beguiling 40 minute opus in which the composer challenges the so called acceptable form of the lieder shattering it and building it anew as if constructing a new world from its ashes Arabic Lessons is one of the most significant works composed in Israel for quite a while In 2006 Elkana composed Eight Flowers for solo piano in honor of Gyorgy Kurtag s 80th birthday The work was premiered that same year in Schloss Neuhardenberg near Berlin during a festival celebrating Kurtag and in his presence Since then this work has been performed all over the world including the ISCM World Music Days in Sweden in 2009 Elkana s short opera The Journey Home comments on the Israeli Palestinian conflict by telling the true and incredibly touching story of a Palestinian man who lived in this troubled land during most of the 20th century The opera was commissioned by opus21musicPlus and premiered in the Gasteig Auditorium in Munich in 2013 In 2013 2014 Elkana was invited to be a fellow for a year at the International Research Center Interweaving Performance Cultures in Berlin where he worked on his next opera Nathan the Wise This fascinating project brings Lessing s play to life as a tri lingual opera The original text was edited into a libretto in Hebrew German and Arabic by Elkana s long time collaborator Michael Roes while preserving Lessing s unique poetic language Elkana s new Piano Concerto with purity and light 2015 was commissioned by the Israel Symphony Orchestra and premiered on July 21 2016 Casino Umbro is the title of Elkana s recent CD released to great critical acclaim on the American label Ravello in 2012 The CD includes four compositions Casino Umbro String Quartet No 2 Arabic Lessons and Tru a It was reviewed by Frank J Oteri on New music box Apart from concert music Elkana composes regularly for dance and theater He frequently works with director choreographer Sommer Ulrickson and Artist Stage designer Alexander Polzin This team produced several works which were staged in the US Germany and Israel Among them After Hamlet which is a dance theater piece that takes an original twist on Shakespear s Hamlet Never Mind which deals with the Capgras syndrome Remains and Zwischenspiel Elkana is an expert of the open source program Pure Data and he teaches it and electronic music in general as well as composition In the past he taught at UC Santa Cruz and gave lectures on his music at the Munich Academy of Music and Theater Academia de Muzică Gheorghe Dima in Cluj Napoca the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance and the Buchmann Mehta School of Music among others Elkana is also an active performer He regularly participates in concerts and performances of improvised music where he plays the electric guitar and the computer In 2010 he opened the International Literature Festival in Berlin giving a concert of his music for Recorded voices of poets Electric guitar and electronics Selected works editTripp 2016 Quintet with purity and light 2015 Piano concerto Reflections 2014 Violin and electronics The Journey Home 2013 Opera Casino Umbro 2010 Sextet Whither do you go home 2009 Cello and electronics Shivers 2008 Celesta solo Prague 1588 2008 Clarinet solo Hommage a Gyorgy Ligeti 2007 Chamber orchestra Eight Flowers A bouquet for Gyorgy Kurtag 2006 Piano solo Plexure 2005 Duo String Quartet No 2 2004 Arabic Lessons a song cycle 1998 for 3 Sopranos and chamber ensemble Ru ach Quintet 1996 Quintet Revadim 1995 Quintet Tru a 1994 Clarinet concerto Shir 1991 Flute soloDiscography edit Tripp Albany 2018 Casino Umbro Ravello 2012 Works 1992 1996 1996 Works 2005 Live Concert DVD 2008 References edit Tripp Music by Amos Elkana https 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