Sergey Ekimov: "In 1993 when I was at the first year conservatories. I will tell you honestly that "Kangaroo" has appeared under the influence of the composition of the St. Petersburg composer Anatoly Korolev heard by me "Boris and Gleb's horses jump". I had liked an outline, harmonious history there. But when I have written to "Kangaroo", Dmitry Smirnov, one more St. Petersburg composer and, by the way, the great friend Koroleva, has told me that "Anatoly Aleksandrovich would envy many rhythmic delicacy and some of yours, Seryozha, to intonations". For me it was pleasant.

And so, I have somehow taken Gumilev's small volume and went by the subway after choir of conservatory, from the Nevsky to Kupchino. To go exactly 25 minutes, a direct branch. I have sat down, I began to read and I have come across the poem "Song by the Girl". And right there such amusing rhythmic drawing, non-standard, but for me natural was born. I have arrived home, have opened the tool, have played and have written down that has turned out. And then I have looked at notes and I have thought: "My God, what shame! That I, the modern composer of the end of the twentieth century, in a fa-major, from septakkorda have written some ridiculous thing". Even it was a shame to me to show it — generally, I have forgotten about her. And then somewhere in half a year the Youth chamber choir of St. Petersburg in which I by the way have sung 17 years and 16 of them was the director, looked for something fresh for a performance. And here we have sung "Kangaroo", in one program with Schutz, Lassus, Bach. Immediately after the concert one conductor has approached me and has asked notes … "Kangaroo"! So it has also scattered. When I have come to study to Falik, have brought the collection where two of my compositions have been published, including "Kangaroo" and he still was surprised for what I here. Yes, it is my business card, even my mail with a kangaroo since then".

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