Amos Elkana's "Casino Umbro" juxtaposes and fuses baroque and contemporary musical styles and sonic concepts, which the composer describes as a "blasphemous concoction."
Composer Biography
Amos Elkana, born in Boston, grew up in Jerusalem and began studying music, particularly electric guitar, at age 15.
Composer Biography
Amos Elkana has received several significant awards for his compositions, including the ACUM Golden Feather Award (2002) and the 2011 Prime Minister Prize for Music Composition, the highest award of its kind for composers in Israel.
Composer's Artistic Vision
The jury for the 2011 Prime Minister Prize for Music Composition praised Amos Elkana for his "very original music, independent of the prevailing fashion, guided by unique and delicate taste."
Composer's Artistic Vision
The title of Amos Elkana's work "Tru'a" means both fanfare and ululation in Hebrew, specifically referring to the Shofar blasts in the synagogue during the Days of Awe.
Compositional Technique
In his String Quartet No. 2, Amos Elkana uses a "method of composition with 'fractal' configurations," where similar patterns recur at different structural levels, inspired by the mathematical idea of fractals.
Composition History
The work "Casino Umbro" was created during Amos Elkana's residency at Civitella Ranieri in Umbria, Italy, and its title means "Umbrian Noise" or mess.
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