Aaron Jay Kernis

Pulitzer Prize & Grawemeyer Award-Winning Composer known for an eclectic musical language with artful use of color.

[Aaron Jay Kernis @aaronjaykernis]

@MirandaViolin Can’t wait to hear it, Miranda!

[Aaron Jay Kernis @aaronjaykernis]

To mark the unimaginable milestone of 1 million lost from Covid-19, I'm reposting Esther Julie-Anne’s film of 'Elegy... for those we lost.' In honor of the lost, loved ones who’ve endured boundless grief, & to reflect on how Covid has changed the world. https://t.co/3vZ7XWAMPv

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@JamesEhnes I agree- your hair plus his wrists make this even more electrifying!

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@gemmapeacocke Adding more cues isn’t patronizing ... among other things it gives players more information to comprehend their role in the musical fabric. Though there is a balance to be found between enough and too much information- best of luck finding that!

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This is a fun one - tune in to the conversation I had with @tarikoregan & "Rick" tonight. We chatted about life, music and the upcoming work, which they cocommissioned. See you then! #composer

[Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra & Chorale @PhilharmoniaBar]

Join us tomorrow @ 6:00 pm PDT for the next episode of "What’s New & H.I.P. with @tarikoregan & Rick" featuring GRAMMY and Pulitzer Prize-winning composer @aaronjaykernis! Enjoy a sneak peek of the show and don't forget to subscribe for more live streams! https://t.co/opz1i13TTr

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Thrilled to share a mvt from my new Sonatine which @JamesEhnes & @orionweiss premiered recently @DukePerformance. The 3rd mvt “Catch That Train” quotes Sam Ballard’s 1934 performance of that song from an Alan Lomax collection. TY James, Orion & @DukeU! https://t.co/UV05NB0f92

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March 13 - LISTEN to @JamesEhnes & @orionweiss give the virtual premiere of my Sonatine, dedicated to my daughter. One in a long list of great premieres James has given of my work! https://t.co/oFxh8XAiPM #composer #violinist #pianist #virtualconcert

[Elizabeth Dworkin @E_Dworkin]

@nightafternight @NPR @nprmusic Have you seen this, @nightafternight , from @aaronjaykernis @EstherShubinski: 51 lives lost, 51 lives remembered: https://t.co/5luqwWdlDG

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Thank you, @WQXR for including #Elegytothosewelost #Memorial: 51 lives lost to #COVID19, 51 lives remembered https://t.co/mPrGrtvRUT. #NeverForget #COVIDSecondWave #WearYourMask @FacesOfCOVID @WHCOVIDResponse

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@rmconductor Hi Rebecca and Danny!

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Elegy...to those we lost. 51 families honored & remembered. After my own thankfully mild case, I wrote this piece & commissioned a film from Esther Shubinski to honor the dead & give even a little solace to families. Please look, listen & be safe. https://t.co/3vZ7XWAMPv

[Aaron Jay Kernis @aaronjaykernis]

In honor of #HolocaustRemembranceDay, a beautiful performance of my Lament & Prayer, which I wrote
"In commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the end of World War II & the Holocaust," by #GlennDicterow & @nyphil

https://t.co/OvINoifT4U #neverforget

[Aaron Jay Kernis @aaronjaykernis]

In honor of #HolocaustRemembranceDay, a beautiful performance of my Lament & Prayer, which I wrote in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the end of World War II & the Holocaust," by #GlennDicterow & @nyphil #neverforget
https://t.co/yDSa6jUgVY

[Aaron Jay Kernis @aaronjaykernis]

Elegy...to those we lost. 51 families honored & remembered. After my own thankfully mild case, I wrote this piece & commissioned a film from Esther Shubinski to honor the dead & give even a little solace to families. Please look, listen & be safe. https://t.co/3vZ7XWAMPv

[Aaron Jay Kernis @aaronjaykernis]

Maybe it's a good time to think & talk about music in the context of the world today, which I did with @Next_Fest!

https://t.co/uGncLvlNHR

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Never to late...thanks @ClassicalMPR & @FredChildPT for including Musica Celestis!

[YourClassical MPR @ClassicalMPR]

In the late 80s, American composer @aaronjaykernis heard music written by Hildegard von Bingen and was inspired by its powerful simplicity & sheer beauty. On today's episode of @perf_today, hear his 'Musica Celestis.'

🔊 https://t.co/0cTZlsnsZw

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Thanks @calvinnotalfred for sharing! @piccininiflute is extraordinary!

[Aaron Jay Kernis @aaronjaykernis]

Extraordinary @piccininiflute performs premiere of SIREN for solo flute & 8 flutes/piccolo, commissioned by @SEAChamberMusic. Inspired by the Sirens of Homer/ancient Greek mythology & by the ambulance sirens of this covid-19 pandemic. Video by Jun Iwasaki. https://t.co/q39Tm5iYRE

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Thanks, @DanJopper for sharing!

[JopperDan @DanJopper]

A little celestial music for your #SacredSunday from @aaronjaykernis.

https://t.co/ZMNXRJ1oV2

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@JamieAPhillips @phion_orkest @Anthony_Fiumara @ArvoPartCentre So glad to have been included, @JamieAPhillips !

[Aaron Jay Kernis @aaronjaykernis]

Filmmaker Esther Shubinski & I r teaming up on a short film using a work written during the #pandemic inspired by #loss & #hope of finding #solace. Using personal videos/photos, it honors those taken, if u’ve lost someone submit photos/videos. [email protected] for info.