Agocs, Kati: Saint Elizabeth Bells (2014)
Saint Elizabeth Bells takes its inspiration from bell sounds of the Saint Elizabeth Cathedral in central Budapest. The cathedral is named after Saint Elizabeth of Hungary, a Catholic saint who […]
featured composer: kalie akel
Born in 1989 at Belém, Kalie Akel started piano lessons when he was 5 years old, than the violin at 6 years, the cello at 8 years, the viola at 16 a’d the double basse at 30 years old.
His first composition was performed by Ernani Aguilar in 2009, then he moved to Paris in 2012 to study composition with Eric Tanguy, than with Manuel López López.
He is the resident composer of “Festival Violoncelles en Folie” since 2018. Since this collaboration with the cellist and creator of the Festival, he composed several works for cello orchestra, but also chamber music like cello trio, cello quartet, cello solo and with other instruments (violin, piano, french horn, clarinette and others).
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Agocs, Kati: Cello Duet (2007)
Commissioned by the Orchestra of Saint Luke’s (New York) for their Second Helpings Series ‘Notable Women Festival’, curated by Joan Tower, in 2007.
Agocs, Kati: Versprechen (Promise) (2004)
“Kati Agócs’s Verprechen (Promise) reimagines a Bach chorale using the sort of variations on note sequences favoured by Serialist composers. This is beautifully varied, highly textured writing…” -Musical Toronto
Akel, Kalie: Lamento e Correnteza Ribeirinhas (2013)
This work will explore the polyphonic aspect of the cello with a melodic language. It was composed for the cellist Diego Cardoso, which premiered the piece in Paris at the […]
Asherov Kalus, Ayala: Yizkor (Remember) (2009) (2009)
Mourning can be both private and public. When we visit a grave or observe the anniversary of a person’s death, we generally do so in private. “Yizkor” (which is Hebrew […]
Assad, Clarice: Lemuria (2019) (2018)
A couple of years ago, after a difficult time, I started meditating. As I breathed mantras and sutras day in and day out, one morning I awoke suddenly from a trance […]
Avner, Dorman: Cello Concerto [2012] (2000)
In 3 movements, played without pause. In a sentence, this is a concerto for a cello that forgot it was a cello. I’m not sure that there is a storyline […]