Chaya Czernowin facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Chaya Czernowin
Born	December 7, 1957 Haifa, Israel
Nationality	Israeli American
Education	Tel-Aviv University Bard College University of California, San Diego (Ph.D. 1993)
Awards	Guggenheim Fellow Ernst von Siemens Music Prize
Scientific career
Institutions	Professor of composition at University of California, San Diego (1997–2006) Professor of composition at the University of Music and Performing Arts, Vienna (2006–2009) Professor of music at Harvard University (2009–Present)
Academic advisors	Brian Ferneyhough Roger Reynolds

Chaya Czernowin (born December 7, 1957) is a famous Israeli American composer. A composer is someone who writes music. She is currently a top music professor at Harvard University.

Chaya Czernowin also leads a special summer program called the Schloß Solitude Sommerakademie. This program brings together composers and musicians from all over the world in Stuttgart, Germany. She received a major award called the Guggenheim Fellowship in 2011.

Learning and Early Career

Chaya Czernowin was born in Haifa, Israel, and grew up there. She studied music in Israel, Germany, and the United States. She also received special grants to compose music in Japan and Germany.

She attended the Rubin Academy of Music at Tel-Aviv University and Bard College. In 1993, she earned her PhD from the University of California, San Diego (UCSD). A PhD is the highest university degree you can get. At UCSD, she learned from well-known composers Brian Ferneyhough and Roger Reynolds.

After her studies, Czernowin spent several years working on special projects. These projects allowed her to create music in Japan, Europe, and the United States. In 2003, she won the Ernst von Siemens Music Prize, which is a very important award for composers.

From 1997 to 2006, she taught music composition at UCSD. Later, from 2006 to 2009, she was a professor at the University of Music and Performing Arts, Vienna.

Her Music

Chaya Czernowin writes many different kinds of music. Her works are known for being modern and experimental. She often explores new sounds and ways of composing.

Operas

An opera is a play where the story is told mostly through singing. Chaya Czernowin has written several operas:

• PNIMA...ins innere. (2000) was her first "opera without words." It premiered at the Munich Biennale.
• Adama/Zäide (2006) was written as a companion to a famous opera by Mozart.
• "Infinite Now" (2017) is an opera with six acts. It was first performed in Ghent.
• Heart Chamber (2019) premiered in Berlin.

Orchestra Music

Orchestra music is written for a large group of musicians playing many different instruments. Some of her pieces for orchestra include:

• Birds (1984) for string orchestra.
• Amber (1993) for a large orchestra.
• Shu Hai (2001) for orchestra, a female singer, and live electronics.
• Maim (2001/2002) is a three-part piece for a large orchestra.

Ensemble Music

Ensemble music is written for smaller groups of musicians.

• Afatsim (1996) is for a mixed group of instruments.
• Winter Songs (2002-2003) is a series of three pieces. They use instruments, percussion, and live electronics.
• Excavated Dialogues Fragments (2003) uses both Eastern and Western instruments.

Concertos

A concerto is a piece of music where one or more solo instruments play with an orchestra.

• While Liquid Amber (2000) is a concerto for three piccolos and a large orchestra.

Chamber Music

Chamber music is written for a small group of instruments, usually one player per part.

• Ina (1989) for bass flute and pre-recorded flutes.
• Dam Sheon Hachol (1992) for a string sextet (six string instruments).
• String Quartet (1995) for four string instruments.

Vocal Music

Vocal music is written for singers.

• Manoalchadiya (1988) for bass flute and two female voices.
• Shu Hai Mitamen Behatalat Kidon (1996/1997) for a solo female voice. It also uses recorded voices and live electronics.

Albums

Chaya Czernowin's music has been released on several albums:

See also

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