ALLA PAVLOVA - UKRAINE
BORN 13 JULY
BORN 13 JULY
Alla Pavlova has written a number of compositions for orchestra, including ten symphonies and the ballet Sulamith (2003–2005), based on the 1908 story by Russian writer Alexandre Kuprin about the love of King Solomon for Sulamith, a servant from his vineyard. She is also the composer of numerous instrumental and vocal works that have been performed in the United States, Europe, Canada, Japan, India, Australia, and New Zealand. Ensembles that have performed and recorded her work include the Moscow Symphony, Tokyo Symphony, the Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra of Moscow Radio, International Symphony Orchestra "Globalis", Melbourne Musicians Orchestra, the Moscow Philharmonic, West Virginia University Orchestra, the Lithuanian State Symphony, Kostroma Symphony, Russian Philharmonia, String Orchestra of the Rockies (University of Montana), Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra, Toledo Symphony Orchestra, Richmond County Orchestra, Krasnoyarsk Philharmonic, North/South Consonance, and Duo Chamber Melange.
Soloists who have performed her music include violinists Sergei Krylov and Ivana Tomaskova, Michail Shestakov and Yaroslav Krasnikov, pianists Andrei Korobeinikov, Rostislav Krimer and Leonid Mararevich, saxophonists Aleksey Volkov and Michail Poroshin, trumpeter Georgy Pleskach, Bolshoi Theatre soprano Elena Zimenkova and mezzo Svetlana Belokon and flutists Leonid Lebedev and Nikolay Lotakov. Her works have been led by conductors that have included Vladimir Fedoseyev, Alexander Vedernikov, Konstantin Krimets, Vladimir Ziva, Rosen Milanov, Gintaras Rinkevicius, Vladimir Lande and Pavel Gershtein.
She has also worked with the Irish National Youth Ballet, which produced The Princess Iolanthe (2015), based on the same libretto as Tchaikovsky’s opera Iolanta, and has recently completed music for the ballet Thumbelina, based on Hans Christian Andersen’s fairytale.
Her works combine classical, romantic and contemporary styles, and sometimes include elements from gospel and popular genres.
Since 1990 Alla has lived in New York and is a member of New York Women Composers, Inc.,, a member of IAWM (International Alliance for Women Composers), a Friend of Irish National Youth Ballet (www.inybco.com.com), a member of ASCAP. During the years 1995–2000 Alla worked as a piano instructor at 92 Y School of Music in NYC.
Recordings of her work are available on the Naxos and Albany labels. Her music is regularly broadcast internationally and can be heard on such outlets as the BBC, Houston Public Media, Spotify, iTunes, WWFM in Albany, NY, Marvin Rosen's Classical Discoveries on WPRB in Princeton, NJ and Composers Voice podcast.
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Elegy for piano and strings by Alla Pavlova
Elegy for piano and strings by Alla Pavlova
ANN CARR-BOYD - AUSTRALIA
BORN 13 JULY
Ann Carr-Boyd is an internationally acclaimed Australian composer whose music is truly Australian, but embraces her close connection with European music through her family of professional musicians from Bohemia. Her musical style is often classed as ‘chameleon’ and is the outcome of this inheritance.
The European influence is evident in her music which is recognised for its romantic harmonies, adherence to classical form and Australian inspiration.
Her works have been performed at many landmark events, including:
- “The Bells of Sydney Harbour”, composed for the opening of the new Ron Sharp organ in the Sydney Opera House.
- “Images of Australia”, composed for the ABC television documentary marking the bicentenary of European settlement in Australia.
- The orchestral work “Look at the Stars”, performed by the Australian Youth Orchestra at the opening of the new Parliament House in Canberra.
- “Beneath the Yellow Moon” in the ABC Classic FM radio series “Images of our Times”
Ann Carr-Boyd is an internationally acclaimed Australian composer whose music is truly Australian, but embraces her close connection with European music through her family of professional musicians from Bohemia. Her musical style is often classed as ‘chameleon’ and is the outcome of this inheritance.
The European influence is evident in her music which is recognised for its romantic harmonies, adherence to classical form and Australian inspiration.
Her works have been performed at many landmark events, including:
- “The Bells of Sydney Harbour”, composed for the opening of the new Ron Sharp organ in the Sydney Opera House.
- “Images of Australia”, composed for the ABC television documentary marking the bicentenary of European settlement in Australia.
- The orchestral work “Look at the Stars”, performed by the Australian Youth Orchestra at the opening of the new Parliament House in Canberra.
- “Beneath the Yellow Moon” in the ABC Classic FM radio series “Images of our Times”
These landmark events, plus the constant presence of her music in radio broadcasts and concerts and the popularity of such works as Fandango for mandolins, have made her music well known and loved. For the last 20 years Ann’s piano, flute, cello and other instrumental music have been part of the Australian Music Examinations Board (AMEB) syllabus.
Her compositions cover a broad genre. In 2008, her 70th birthday celebrations reflected this in a series of concerts and compact discs produced throughout the year.
Her compositions cover a broad genre. In 2008, her 70th birthday celebrations reflected this in a series of concerts and compact discs produced throughout the year.
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