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About Me

This official Elena Kats-Chernin myspace page is operated by colleagues at Elena Kats-Chernin's music publisher, Boosey & Hawkes, with input and collaboration from the composer herself. Read, listen, and enjoy!Elena Kats-Chernin (1957- ), born in Tashkent, received her musical training in Yaroslavl and Moscow before emigrating from the former Soviet Union to Australia in 1975. She studied composition with Richard Toop, graduating in 1980, and then studied with Helmut Lachenmann in Hanover, Germany, with the assistance of a DAAD Fellowship. Whilst in Europe she composed for theatre and ballet in Germany.Since returning to Australia in 1994, she wrote three operas, 2 piano concertos and works for many performers and ensembles, including Sydney Alpha Ensemble, Evelyn Glennie, Bang on a Can All-Stars, the Australian Chamber Orchestra and the Sydney and Tasmanian Symphony Orchestras. Her music has featured at the opening ceremonies of the 2000 Olympic Games and the 2003 Rugby World Cup.The score for the ballet "Wild Swans" choreographed by Meryl Tankard for the Australian Ballet in 2003, won the Green Room Award as well as the Helpmann Award 2004 for the best original score. The music for the ballet was arranged by EKC into a concert suite for soprano and orchestra and in June 2005 released as a CD by ABC Classics.Six portrait CD's of her music have been released so far: "Clocks", ABC Classics, "Unceremonious Processions", Wergo, "Purple Black & Blues", Tall Poppies, "Wild Swans", ABC Classics, "Ragtime & Blue", Signum Records, and "Chamber of Horrors," on Tall Poppies. ..

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Member Since: 7/7/2006
Band Website: amcoz.com.au/composers/composer.asp?id=3428
Influences: "If I were to just grab some names out of the "INSPIRATION" bag, I would probably say: Rachmaninov, Shostakovitch, Prokofiev, Ravel, Stockhausen, Boulez, Berio, Globokar, Xenakis, Ligeti, Lutoslawski, Bach, Tom Waits, Garbage, David Bowie, Ennio Morricone. The list always fluctuates and gets longer and shorter."I must say though that, while composing, I try not to listen too much to any music, and don't have a chance really, it is too distracting. And, because I compose constantly, I actually don't listen to music much at all. Only very sporadically and mostly in concerts, almost never on CD's." -- EKC
Sounds Like: Her music is so easy to like and lots of fun for those who are just wetting their feet with contemporary concert music. Click HERE to find a live performance near you.
Record Label: Tall Poppies
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Boosey & Hawkes, Emerging Composers

Hi Everybody! Dan from Boosey & Hawkes here. I want to let you know about the launch of a new sponsorship program, Boosey & Hawkes Emerging Composers. In order to foster and develop the next ...
Posted by Elena Kats-Chernin on Mon, 02 Jun 2008 09:53:00 PST

Boosey & Hawkes Showcase at SXSW!

Hello Everybody, Boosey & Hawkes is proud to present its first ever showcase at SXSW, featuring the music of Elena Kats-Chernin. The showcase entitled "Reich, Rags, & Road Movies: Music by Ste...
Posted by Elena Kats-Chernin on Fri, 22 Feb 2008 03:53:00 PST

NEW REMIX OF "ELIZA ARIA" BY MARK BROWN WITH SARAH CRACKNELL

Hey Everyone! Check out the new remix of Elena's "Eliza Aria" -- the magical music that took Lloyds TSB's ad to the top of the charts last April. DJ Mark Brown's new single "The Journey Continues" was...
Posted by Elena Kats-Chernin on Wed, 06 Feb 2008 11:43:00 PST

Lloyd’s TSB "Making-of" Video

Dear Friends: Check out this story and video in The Sun! http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/music/article66 3958.ece Thanks!...
Posted by Elena Kats-Chernin on Mon, 14 Jan 2008 07:30:00 PST

Radio for Curious Ears

Greetings from Boosey & Hawkes! Are your ears bored? If you like Elena Kats-Chernin then you'd probably enjoy tons of other exciting composers, too. We're creating a playground for curious listene...
Posted by Elena Kats-Chernin on Tue, 04 Dec 2007 08:16:00 PST

News from Elena!

Hi Everyone! Elena Kats-Chernin, hard at work writing some new music, has asked that we pass along the following news to her friends on Myspace! Enjoy! Boosey and Hawkes ------------------- Some Rece...
Posted by Elena Kats-Chernin on Tue, 06 Nov 2007 01:30:00 PST

News!

After a great experience in Milwaukee with my premiere of Village Idiot (for twelve instruments) by ensemble Present Music in April, I am now writing a concerto for bassett clarinet and orchestra for ...
Posted by Elena Kats-Chernin on Wed, 20 Jun 2007 08:22:00 PST

Adding friends problem fixed!

Dear Friends: We have fixed the problems people have been having with friend additions. Please try again and thanks for your patience! Regards, David Boosey & Hawkes...
Posted by Elena Kats-Chernin on Wed, 16 May 2007 10:08:00 PST

Eliza Aria Now on iTunes!!

Elena Kats-Chernin has been attracting new listeners to her music through a high profile new advertising campaign for the bank Lloyds TSB, screened on TV in the UK since 4 February. The seri...
Posted by Elena Kats-Chernin on Fri, 04 May 2007 01:11:00 PST

The North Phase interviews Elena

Click HERE to check out Elena Kats-Chernin's recent interview with The North Phase! Good stuff. :-)All best,SarahBoosey & Hawkes...
Posted by Elena Kats-Chernin on Mon, 16 Apr 2007 11:12:00 PST