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Quarantine Music Nº 2: "Zanshin" : for double bass a cappella / Amos Elkana
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Double bass
Instruments:
db
Asara : for 10 musicians / Amos Elkana
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Mixed ensemble (2-12 players)
Instruments:
fl/fl-a ob/eh cl-cl-b fg perc pf vn vla vc db
Glass Churches : for sextet with electronics / Amos Elkana
Genre:
Electronical music
Subgenre:
Gemengd ensemble (2-12 spelers) met elektronica
Instruments:
picc/fl-a cl-b/cl fg pf vn vlc tape
latest edition
Asara : for 10 musicians / Amos Elkana
Genre:
Chamber music
Subgenre:
Mixed ensemble (2-12 players)
Instruments:
fl/fl-a ob/eh cl-cl-b fg perc pf vn vla vc db
composer
Elkana, Amos
Born in Boston in 1967, Amos Elkana grew up in Jerusalem. He studied Jazz guitar at Berklee College of Music and composition at the New England Conservatory of Music. He then went on to Bard College, where he earned an MFA in electronic music and sound. Over the years, Elkana has received numerous awards for his compositions, among them the 2011 Israeli Prime Minister’s Prize for Music Composition. Elkana composes concert music for orchestras, ensembles and individual performers as well as for dance, theatre and film. His works have been performed and recorded by ensembles and musicians from all over the world, including the Berlin Symphony Orchestra, the Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra, The Israel Symphony Orchestra and more. Elkana is also an active performer. He regularly participates in concerts and performances of improvised music where he plays the electric guitar and does computer processing.