AMIT POZNANSKY

COMPOSER / ARRANGER

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World-Premiere of "Life of the Dead" Song Cycle

June, 21- 2009

The premiere of Amit Poznansky's song-cycle, Life of the Dead (Published by Edition Svitzer), based on poems by Hanoch Levin, performed by the wonderful Copenhagen Girls' Choir (Sankt Annæ Pigekor), and conducted by Claus Vestergaard Jensen, has just taken place at the Esajas Church in Østerbro (Copenhagen), Denmark.

 

Here below you can watch, listen & share a video of the 3rd song, Zo Sha'ah Nifla'ah (Now Is A Wonderful Time). YouTube LINK.

 

More details can be found on Amit's blog.

Article on Ynet

June, 16 - 2009

An article (written by Merav Yudelovich) about the world-premiere of Life of the Dead song-cycle, performed by The Copenhagen Girls' Choir (June 19th, 2009), has just been published on Ynet, Israel's most major newspaper (Yediot Ahronoth) and website.   Read article...(In Hebrew).

New CD is Out!

May  2009

Amit's new compilation CD - Music for Film & TV - has just been released!   To order a copy, please contact him directly at amit@poznansky.com

CD's will be available for an online-purchase (CD Baby, Amazon) soon.  Please stay tuned!

New Song

January 2009

Amit has recently composed and recorded Hanoch Levin's song,  "At My Death,  A Child's Death"  [].   This track has just been added as a "bonus track" to his album, "Life of the Dead" [], and is currently available for download at the iMusic web-page .  (That page is currently in Hebrew only. To listen to this song please click here).

"Fiddler on the Roof"

May 2008

The premiere of the new production of the musical "Fiddler On The Roof" has just taken place at Tel-Aviv's Cameri Theater.  Amit was responsible for the orchestrations' adaptation - combining both samplers and live players.   The show has recently received great reviews in Israel's major newspapers, and is currently a smash hit in Tel-Aviv.  You can now watch a selection of songs at the following YouTube Video.  Enjoy!

Integration Music, Inc.

January 2008

Amit Poznansky and Integration Music Inc. have just begun collaborating on a new project.  In the following months Amit will compose new cinematic-oriented tracks to be distributed by the company in the US.  Please note that some of the tracks on this website's music page are already available for licensing.  For further information please contact Tom Erba at info@integrationmusic.com

Waltz, for Flute & Piano

October  2007

The piece Waltz for Flute & Piano has just been published by the Edition Svitzer Company, located in Copenhagen, Denmark, and it is now available for online purchase on their website.

Additionally, it was performed by the great Duo Svitava, in concert at the Royal Danish Academy Of Music, and you can find a video of that performance on the Music Page, as well as at the following link on YouTube. 

Feature Interview in Virtual Instruments Magazine

June  2007  

 

Virtual Instruments Magazine have published their feature interview with Amit Poznansky in their June/July issue. In it Amit discusses his approach to composing and sequencing and focuses on his Broadway Big BandTM pieces, as well as his other orchestral works. Check it out at www.virtualinstrumentsmag.com.

"Barks"

May  2007  
 
The premiere of the documentary Barks (in Hebrew: 'Nevikhot') by Ram Loevy took place at the Tel-Aviv Cinematheque. Amit was responsible for the original soundtrack music. The film was also broadcast on the Israeli Channel 8 (HOT! Cable TV). You can find "Drifting Away" – one of the pieces which were composed for this film - on the music page (track no. 6), featuring internationally acclaimed violinist Adrian Justus.

"Broadway Big Band" Demos

January   2007  

Amit has been a part of the beta-testing team of Broadway Big BandTM – a high-end virtual instrument by , and has composed the first official public demos of the product. You can find these demos on the music page on the flash player ("Diabolic Call", "On the Move", "Curtain Up!" and "Moon Owl").  You can also download these pieces, as well as read more extensively about this project on the Fable Sounds website at  www.fablesounds.com.

"Life of the Dead" in Concert

November   2006  

 

The piece "Life of the Dead" was performed by the  San Francisco Bay Area Chamber Symphony in a benefit concert for IDA-USA (In Defense of Animals), as part of the "Bach & Beyond" festival, which took place in Oakland, California. The concert was a tremendous success, and the piece was received very enthusiastically. This event was organized by flutist & composer Carol Alban.