#RootsOfNoise
ACADEMIC FLESH
#1: Who was your childhood inspiration for writing music and poetry?
Tatiana Gerasimenok:
Arnold Schoenberg — both directly and indirectly.
For music, "A Survivor from Warsaw" and "Pierrot lunaire";
for poetry, Albert Giraud’s "Pierrot lunaire" and Charles Baudelaire.
#2: Who would you be if you weren't a composer?
Tatiana Gerasimenok: A medical examiner.
#3: Are your relatives musicians too?
Tatiana Gerasimenok: My relatives come from Belarusian-Polish intelligentsia —
doctors, scientists, educators in the exact sciences, and businesspeople with a passion for academic art.
Here's an example of my dad’s creativity when he was 18.
Royaumont Abbey — Académie Voix Nouvelles 2017
BOHEMIAN ALGAE
A temple where apocalyptic noise, sacred discipline, and elegance collide.
My Alma Mater — Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory. And so am I.
X-Project
"X-Project" — for flute, cello, piano, and voice
Composer & Director: Tatiana Gerasimenok
Performers: Sally Beck, Ella Rohwer, Claudia Chan, and Marie Heeschen
Working on the project at Royaumont Abbey