Music Portfolio

This curated collection highlights original compositions, custom arrangements, and official music releases. From film and stage works to reimagined classics and personal artistic projects, each piece reflects Eliane’s creative vision and versatility as a composer, guitarist, and arranger.

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Arrangements & Reimaginings

Creative reinterpretations of classics across genres, tailored for duo, ensemble, and performance settings.

Autumn Leaves – Tango Style (Hot Tea? Guitar Duo)
A fresh, passionate take on the jazz standard, arranged for two guitars with a flowing tango pulse.

Rondo à la Turk – Brubeck Inspired (Hot Tea? Guitar Duo)
An energetic, rhythm-shifting version adapted for two guitars, highlighting Brubeck's time

signature play.

Linus and Lucy go to Brasil - Vince Guaraldi inspired (Hot Tea? Guitar Duo)

Brazilian samba style for two guitars.

Christmas on Brazilian Guitar

Traditional Christms Songs interpreted in brazilian styles including choro, frevo, baiao, samba, seresta and bossa-nova

Euro Glam Project with Eliane Amherd (upon request)

A playful and inventive reworking of 80s hits for a glam-meets-world-music set.

Final Countdown (Flamenco Style)
Never Gonna Give You Up (Jazz Standard Style)
Careless Whisper (samba funk)
Do You Really Want To Hurt Me (aching blues)
True (ala Police pop rock)
Tainted Love (bass walking standard)
Amadeus (brazilian samba school)

Carmina Burana (O Fortuna) – Electric Guitars, Violin & Soprano
A bold, high-energy arrangement of Orff’s iconic work, reimagined for two electric guitars, violin, and soprano voice. This dramatic adaptation blends classical intensity with rock textures, highlighting Eliane’s genre-bending vision.
→ Premiered at Carnegie Hall in 2019 as part of the ACMA showcase.

Original Compositions

Go Smoking (2003) - upon request
Awarded the Yajio Taiso Composition Scholarship at Musicians Institute, this upbeat pop-rock piece was written for a Japanese health campaign encouraging smoking awareness. The song’s catchy hooks and rhythmic drive made it a standout among submissions selected for broadcast in Japan.

Connecting (2016)

Flamenco inspired fusion for acoustic guitars and cajon.

Juilliard works (upon request)

March's March

Um, dois

Springing time

Album Releases

Christmas on Brazilian Guitar (2015)

Butterflies in the Winds of Change (2017)

Hot Tea? (2016)

Singles and EPs

All Guitars And Me (2016)