Äli-Ann Klooren, 8 October, 2021, Sirp https://www.sirp.ee/s1-artiklid/c5-muusika/mihklikuu-audiospaa/ “In regards to the new works, Elis Hallik’s The Firehearted, which was performed at ERSO’s opening concert, also left a very deep impression. The conceptual idea of the work is similar to Luciano Berio’s Sinfonia, where well-known pieces of music are embedded in the original work. Hallik has…
Sirje Vihma-Normet, 17 September, 2021, Eesti Elu/ Estonian Life https://eestielu.com/en/culture/173-muusika/12118-erso-95 The world premiere of Elis Hallik’s Firehearted was supposed to be performed last year, during the season dedicated to the 250th anniversary of Beethoven’s birth. Therefore, the strings in the work are largely inspired by the opening movement of Beethoven’s Leonore (Fidelio). According to the composer, at one point she…
In the December 2017 issue of Teater.Muusika.Kino SAALE KAREDA on the festival Afekt “We have entered into / are in the process of entering completely new situations, where the old – perhaps at one time even extremely avant-garde mechanisms and methodologies – well-acquired techniques and games no longer work if they have no substantive justification….
Sirp, detsember 22, 2017, Johanna Mängel https://www.sirp.ee/s1-artiklid/c5-muusika/uhiskonnatundlik-ja-eksklusiivne-nuudismuusikaaeg/ “In autumn, ERSO premiered Elis Vesik’s orchestral work Punctum concursūs in prospectu or Vanishing Point in the Field of Vision, one of the central themes of which is the perception of time. A unique, airy, and sensitive sound aesthetic may be encountered in Vesik’s well-thought-out search for…
Persona Grata 2017-09 Johanna Mängel Teater.Muusika.Kino Elis Hallik (1986) on heliloojana huvitatud sellest, mis mõjutab võimet olla teadlikult käesolevas hetkes ja jälgida tähelepanuga kõike ümbritsevat —vaikust ja müra selle erinevates tahkudes ning mikrosündmusi helides ja muusikalises protsessis. Elis Hallik õppis kompositsiooni Eesti Muusika- ja Teatriakadeemias Helena Tulve ja Toivo Tulevi juhendamisel ning täiendas end Lyoni…
Lendutõusuteel EMTA kompositsiooniosakonna lõpetanud heliloojad ja nende lõputööd 03.07.2015 Sirp Malle Maltis Sel kevadel lõpetas Eesti muusika- ja teatriakadeemia kompositsiooniosakonna ühtekokku kümme tudengit, nende hulgas kolm klassikalise heliloomingu eriala: Elis Hallik magistriõppes, Johanna Kivimägi ja Alisson Kruusmaa bakalaureuseõppes. Elektroakustilise loomingu eriala lõpetasid Imre Sooäär magistriõppes ja Alvin Raat bakalaureuseõppes. Peale heliloojate võrsuvad kompositsiooniosakonnast aga ka…
Tallinn Chamber Orchestra in a programme of premières from young Estonian composers 13 April 2015 Gavin Dixon “Two Ladies”, the title of this afternoon’s concert, referred to its two violin soloists, Triin Ruubel and Juta Õunapuu-Mocanita. They, along with the strings of the Tallinn Chamber Orchestra, presented a programme of premières from young Estonian composers….
Estonian Music Days – day three, live on the radio Apr 12 2015 planethugill.com Robert Hugill My last visit to Estonian Music Days in Tallinn saw me attending a live radio broadcast in Studio 1 of Estonian Public Broadcasting. Though the radio has a beautifully refurbished modern office (and I was privileged to get a…