ElenyaHagenahMusic

- When Elenya Hagenah's Artist Management team is contacted, they make every effort to call or write back as soon as is possible to talk about your entertainment or event needs.
- In this first discussion, all details of the proposed performance will be discussed including location, date and time, length of show or sets, stage and setting, artist stage requirements and venue needs, if any.
- A Full Purchase Price for each performance can be negotiated and agreed to by the Purchaser(s) and Artist's Management.
- Elenya's shows are ready for performances big or small, at Concerts, Festivals, Coffee-Houses, Niteclubs, Resorts, Arts & Crafts Events, Private 'House Concerts' or Special Events including Birthdays and other Celebrations; this whether held at home, in the work-place or at another more public venue or concert hall.
- Elenya Hagenah also loves to bring live musical (and sometimes historically themed, musically rich theatrical shows) to students in public and private schools or colleges.
- Whenever possible, Elenya also brings live shows to Elder Care Homes, Nursing Homes, Rehabilitation Facilities, Hospitals and Veteran's Hospitals especially to entertain the sick, elderly or disabled.
- As the purchaser of this fine entertainer's musical performances, you can expect to find Elenya to be one of the most talented, endearing, heart-felt and also exciting talents available today!
- Her love of music goes back to her childhood, and the teaching she received in Classical Piano and Voice.
- Only high quality sound systems are used in Elenya's shows and you can expect a true presence from the stage, throughout the venue, large or small.
- Elenya also collaborates on helping promote her public concerts with news releases, flyers, posters or radio interviews and spots (when available and as pricing permits, this in her sole discretion).
- If you seek truly beautiful, entertaining, fun and inspirational musical performances, then please consider hiring Elenya Hagenah for your next event, show, concert or party.

About ELENYA HAGENAH & (link hidden) -

Elenya is an American Singer-Songwriter, Composer, Recording Artist and Concert Performer. She writes, orchestrates, arranges, records and performs her own pieces. Her story songs about life in America have lyrics and melodies which often evoke deep emotion. Since Elenya was classically trained, she also performs and arranges her own “takes” on many well known Classical Piano works.

ARTIST HISTORY:

- Helene (Elenya) Hagenah began studying classical music when she was about 7 years old, taught by her mother, Classical Pianist Elizabeth Artman Hagenah. Some of the "musical" visitors to the Hagenah home included former Boston Symphony Orchestra Conductor Seiji Ozawa and other orchestra members or guest artists who stayed with the Hagenah's. Well known member of the Stockbridge, MA Police Department "Officer Obie" (of Arlo Guthrie's 'Alice's Restaurant' fame) was also a friend of her father's. Elenya's father, Henry Hagenah was a Pastor and Military Chaplain who also entertained as an Off-Broadway Actor and Producer and whose Mark Twain impressions were known worldwide. He and Elizabeth also entertained American Troops at USO shows in Europe.

- During her youth in Stockbridge, Massachusetts in the 1960's and 70's, Elenya (Helene) Hagenah had the opportunity to be a child model for Norman Rockwell, the noted American Illustrator who was also a Stockbridge resident. The Rockwell illustration featuring Elenya was for a Special Norman Rockwell Christmas Edition.

- Helene's (Elenya's) musical and entertaining career really began with sometimes impromptu musical, theatrical and traditional dance performances "produced" in her family's barn on Prospect Hill in Stockbridge, MA. (The same barn is now a formal performance space as it was relocated to The Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival located in Becket, MA.)

- Helene's more formal musical education continued at the Longy School of Music in Cambridge, MA and at The Heidelberg Musik Schule in Germany.

- She has lived in Europe, Canada and the U.S.

- Her travels and experiencing of different cultures in those travels have contributed to her soulful contemporary songwriting and classically influenced orchestral compositions. The very personal and meaningful music and singing style in her story songs and have developed into what is offered here as some of her newest songwriting, composing, arranging and performing arrangements.

- Through intense and devoted time composing at her piano and recording and orchestrating tracks with her keyboard motif workstation; Elenya's newest songs have allowed her to truly "find her voice" and she sings quite beautifully on these songs. Elenya's heartfelt vocals and harmonies combined with her classically and jazz influenced piano work are considered "something of a find" by many listeners.

- The title cut "Where Are The Troubadours" was originally released in an earlier single version still available worldwide in online music stores and also in a new version often featured on this site and others.

- "I want to bring something very special and unique to those who listen to my music, whether through my recordings or in concerts," Elenya said.

- Elenya enjoys singing and performing her own songs and hopes that those who hear them will be touched by her stories and by the messages in her music.

- "It's exciting being able to get my music out to so many people after writing for such a long time now." she said, we're hoping to do some national level concert and promotional tours in the future."

- For now she hopes to be performing more intimate concerts, coffeehouses and regional festivals where she most especially wants to see how listeners respond to and hopefully enjoy her music. She is one of those 'prolific' songwriters who always has a new song in the works, and a new story and message to go with it.

- The pieces in Elenya's first CD, "White Wings" which were written while she lived in Canada, were recorded and produced as almost all instrumental, except for one song, "FOREVER" - featuring vocals by a contributing artist and friend, Bass Baritone Arthur Candia who passed away several years ago. This song will be re-released to honor the memory of Mr. Candia and because it was so well received by listeners when first released some 20 years ago. Mr. Candia loved singing the song "Forever" and said it is potentially an "evergreen" along with several other potential popular pieces Elenya has written. Those who want to take a "look back" will be given a "special retrospective" so that new listeners can see the real beginning of Elenya's composing and songwriting career.

- Elenya's musical history would not be complete without a "looking back" to the start where when she was just 12 years old she gave a Classical Piano music lesson to her parents, grand-parents and other friends and family members while visiting her Grandfather's farm. Her knowledge and performance ability on the piano with those early classical favorites at that tender age are quite evident and we hope to post this soon!

- Lastly, Elenya hopes that you will find something here for yourself, a friend or family member to enjoy because it has been her pleasure and honor to create this music for you.

Technical aspects of Elenya Hagenah's shows are handled by her Artist Management team.
Tom Abdow or "Tom Abdow Concerts USA" will be in touch to ask the necessary questions about location, venue, staging, lighting, sound reinforcement, audience size, and all related information including any scale of admission for a particular show as well as the basic fees and costs, including possible travel and lodging expenses for the artist and any support staff or management that may facilitate the show or concert.
This of course depends on location or distance of travel.
Ms. Hagenah typically performs through BOSE Professional artist sound reinforcement equipment so that the clarity and sound quality of her performances are the best that they can be.
Stage lighting can also be an important part of the performance atmosphere, and technical requirements can be discussed in advance to be sure to have the best performance atmosphere for both the audience and the artist.