The Australian Women in Music Awards (AWMA) have announced a new piece by Australian composer Elena Kats-Chernin, especially commissioned for this year’s awards. Titled Jubilissima, the piece is a collaboration with Australian Brandenberg Orchestra’s Principal Trumpet Leanne Sullivan, and will be premiered at the AWMA ceremony in May.

In a statement announcing the new piece, Kats-Chernin said the name ‘Jubilissima’ is her own invented word that evokes celebration and her own sense of the gutsy, strong women in the music industry.

Elena Kats-Chernin

Elena Kats-Chernin. Image © Vicki Lauren.

“Women in the music industry do amazing work. I find them always brave and honest and supportive of each other and there has been a huge shift in consciousness among audiences, artists and ensembles to recognise and elevate women in the industry. This work celebrates that and I was so pleased to be asked to create it,” she said.

“I wanted to do something that counteracted the dull state of life at the time. The trumpet is so uplifting and full of energy and it felt celebratory – even triumphant – like the sound of angels.”

The piece will be premiered at the Australian Women...