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Amos Elkana - composer

Born 1967, USA

Amos Elkana, Israeli composer
PROJECTS 

Education

2006MFA, Bard College, NY
2004Conducting workshop, Conductors Institute, NY
1994Master Class in Composition with Edison Denisov and Paul Heinz Dittrich, Brandenburgisches Colloquium fuer Neue Musik, Berlin
1993Private composition lessons with Erik Norby, Copenhagen
1992Private composition lessons with Michèle Reverdy, Paris
1990New England Conservatory of Music, Boston, MA
1988Berklee College of Music, Boston, MA

Grants & Prizes

2008Culture Foundation of the Israeli Lottery award
2008CAP award, American Music Center
2007Rabinovitch Foundation - Israel
2005Ministry of Education and Culture - Israel
2004Rabinovitch Foundation - Israel
2004Israel-America Culture Foundation - Israel
2003Golden Feather Award, Israel (for Arabic Lessons)
1996Ministry of Education and Culture - Israel
1993Tytte and Lillemor Faurschou's Foundation - Denmark

Compositions:

2008Prague 1588 - Clarinet solo
2007High Command - electroacoustic
2007Hommage à György Ligeti - Chamber concerto for 13 instrumentalists
2006Lies and Lethargies - Electric Guitar, Voice and Computer
2006Gefunden - 4 channels electroacoustic
2006Eight Flowers - Piano - commissioned by the Neuhardenberg Festival in honor of György Kurtág's 80th birthday.
2006The Age of Anxiety - 4 channels electroacoustic (An installation) Collaboration with the visual artist and sculpture Alexander Polzin.
2005Plexure - Oboe (doubling English Horn) and Contrabassoon - commissioned by the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra.
2004String Quartet No.2
2003OMI - Chamber ensemble - commissioned by the Music OMI artist residency.
2002Remains - Electroacoustic Collaboration with choreographer Sommer Ulrickson and artist Alexander Polzin.
2001String Quartet No.1 - commissioned by The Central European University.
2000Zwischenspiel - Electroacoustic Collaboration with choreographer Sommer Ulrickson and artist Alexander Polzin.
1998Four Loops - Saxophone Quartet - commissioned by the Tel Aviv Biennial for New Music.
1998Arabic Lessons - A song-cycle for 3 Sopranos and Chamber ensemble - commissioned by the Berlin Festival.
1997Hagigit - Electroacoustic - commissioned by the Isham Dance Company.
1996Ru'ach Quintet - Woodwind Quintet - commissioned by the Israel Ministry of Education.
1995Revadim - Oboe, Clarinet, Piano, Violin and Cello - commissioned by the Musica Nova Consort.
1994Tru'a - Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra - commissioned by Master Musicians Collective.
1993Color in Time - Symphony Orchestra - commissioned Master Musicians Collective for The Bratislava Radio Symphony Orchestra.
1992Saxophone Quartet No.1 - commissioned Master Musicians Collective.
1992Trio for Flute, Viola and Harp
1991Shir - Flute Solo

Residencies and scholarships

2006Villa Montalvo - USA
2003Art OMI - USA
2006Bard College, NY
2005Bard College, NY
2004Conductors Institute, NY
2004Bard College, NY
1989New England Conservatory of Music, MA
1987Berklee College of Music, MA

Employment

OngoingCommissions to compose music for concerts, dance, theatre and films.
OngoingTelevision director and producer of live concert productions.
2009University of California Santa Cruz
1998 - 2000Computer programming and web authoring.
1996Member of the steering committee for the 1st Biennial of Contemporary Music at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art; Editor of the Biennial program.
1995 - 1996Editor of Opus, music periodical published in Israel.
1993 - 1996Teaching guitar, composition, music theory, harmony and solfege.

Projects

Amos Elkana needs support for the following projects:

  • Premiere of "Homage to Ligeti" by the Berlin Symphony Orchestra on November 21, 2008 - Needs support for attending the premiere (flight tickets: $600, hotel: $600)
  • Premiere performances of "After Hamlet" in Santa Cruz, California on February 19-20-21-22, 2009 - Needs support for flight tickets: $1200





 
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