This album was recorded across multiple venues, including Composers' House in Vilnius, Studio 1 of Estonian Public Broadcasting in Tallinn, Hopner House in Tallinn, St. Jacob's Church in Tallinn, Studio of Ensemble Musikfabrik in Cologne, and The Great Guild Hall in Tallinn.
Composer's Artistic Vision
At the core of Elis Hallik's musical philosophy are sound and its characteristics, including the comparison or fusion of pure and distorted sound through extended playing techniques, and the use of timbre and harmony as building materials.
Composer Biography
Elis Hallik (*1986) is an Estonian composer who has established herself as one of the most original composers of the younger generation over the past decade.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Nature and related ideas are central to Elis Hallik's work, stemming from her direct experience growing up on Kihnu Island, a UNESCO-listed cultural space in the Baltic Sea.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Elis Hallik's compositions often feature musical time advancing in multiple layers of tempi simultaneously, combining rapid, minute gestures with a deeper, slower movement that defines the work's pivotal points.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Elis Hallik's first album, "Born in Waves," offers a gateway into her unique sound and thoughts, primarily featuring chamber compositions that reflect her key artistic ideas from the last decade.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Elis Hallik's works frequently originate from abstract sound images, with her fascination lying in their musical development, gradual change, and transformation ability.
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