November 30, 2009
Israel Composers League Celebration of Mark Koptyman
יום הולדת למלחין מרק קופיטמן בהגיעו לגבורות, בשיתוף המכון למוסיקה ישראלית ואיגוד הקומפוזיטורים הישראלימוסיקה מאת קופיטמן ויצירות חדשות שמקדישים לו שלושה מתלמידיו
איל אדלר: בכורה
ארי בן-שבתאי: בכורה
מיכאל וולפה: בכורה
קופיטמן: יצירה חדשה לבסון סולו בכורה קנטוס II,
לשלישיית מיתרים
טריפטיך, לפסנתר
מעגלים, לקול, קלרנית, צ'לו ופסנתר
אנסמבל מיתר
עמית דולברג, פסנתר
רואי אמוץ, חליל
גלעד הראל, קלרנית
נדב כהן, בסון
משה אהרונוב, כינור
ענת אנגלמאיר, צ'לו
הרכב ייחודי, בראש מעייניו ביצוע מוסיקה קאמרית ישראלית ומוסיקה המבוססת על נושאים ועל רעיונות יהודיים. האנסמבל נוסד בשנת 2004 בידי עמית דולברג, מנהלו לאורך שנות פעילותו. האנסמבל מתמחה בביצוע מוסיקה ישראלית עכשווית, וככזה הוקדשו לו יצירות רבות בידי מיטב המלחינים בארץ. עוד מתמקד האנסמבל ברפרטואר חברי האגודה למוסיקה יהודית של סנט פטרבורג מתחילת המאה העשרים; מלחינים כגון גנסין, אנגל, וופריק ואחרון, בחלקו בנגינת בכורה ישראלית. האנסמבל מרבה להופיע בפסטיבלים בארץ וברחבי אירופה ונגינתו משודרת דרך קבע בקול המוסיקה, ברדיו פראנס, ברדיו רומניה <ובתחנות ברחבי ארה"ב. "מיתר" אנסמבל הבית של האקדמיה למוסיקה ולמחול בירושלים, של הקונסרבטוריון הישראלי למוסיקה בתל אביב והאנסמבל הייצוגי בישראל של המרכז לתרבות ויצירה יהודית (CJCC), לוס אנג'לס. מלחין הבית של האנסמבל הוא איל אדלר. חברי האנסמבל זוכי מלגות קרן התרבות אמריקה-ישראל ומלגת משפחת ארקין. בשנת 2006 העניק שר התרבות לאנסמבל את פרס בנימיני, על מצוינות בפעילותו הענפה.
November 13, 2009
Gila Carcas Chamber Works
Israel Composers League member, Jerusalem-based Gila (Gillian) Carcas, has a new website biography and a listing of compositions. There is an mp3 for her work "Beside the Lake" for Violin, Cello and Piano. Her works are available for puchase through the website. Gila has written over 50 pieces for small chamber ensembles, solo works, a chamber opera and some orchestra compositions.http://www.israelcomposers.org/Members.aspx?lang=English&letter=Chttp://www.israelcomposers.org/Members.aspx?lang=English&letter=C
August 16, 2009
Festival Hapiyut
A concert of the music in the Spanish and Portugues tradition with Hazzon Daniel Halfon and Kolot HaEsnoga Singers.Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2009 7pm
Bet Avi Chai
44 King George Street
Jerusalem

February 15, 2009
PercaDu with Mehta, Morag and Yarivm in NY Philharmonic
Feel the beat of today's young Israel in PercaDu's performance of Avner Dorman's percussion concerto Spices, Perfumes, Toxins! Don’t miss Adi Morag, Tomer Yarivm, Zubin Mehta, and the Philharmonic on this night of exhilarating music-making. A Hear and Now Performance.
Url: nyphil.org/mehta
July 20, 2008
Israeli Musicological Society
Visit the Israeli Musicological Society new website. It also has the online journal Min-Ad which has many interesting articles. The archives of the journal is also available online. http://israel-musicological-society.huji.ac.il/May 30, 2008
Israeli Music Successful Draw for American Audiences
by Uriel Heilman courtesy of JTA.Whether out of hunger for a connection to Israel or mere interest in the music, increasing numbers of Jews in America -- both Americans and Israelis -- are tuning into Israeli music performances.
Singing in unintelligible gibberish as her hands strike the darbuka drum with frantic intensity, the short, pretty brunette at center stage holds the audience transfixed as she reaches the song's crescendo. When she sounds her final note, the audience rises for a standing ovation. Though it is her New York debut concert, Israeli singer-songwriter Din Din Aviv is no stranger here. The performance hall at the Museum of Jewish Heritage is packed with Israeli fans of Aviv who live in New York and American Jews clutching her CD. After the show, they jabber in a mix of Israeli-accented English and American-accented Hebrew while standing in line to pose for pictures with Aviv. It's the kind of scene that brings a smile to the face of David Borowich, the founder of the American-Israeli group that organized the concert, Dor Chadash. "The point of staging Israeli musical performances like these, " he says, "is to bring Israelis and American Jews in New York closer together -- and closer to Israel."
"Music is a natural bridge," Borowich says. "People are looking for ways to connect to Israel. If you can't bring them to Israel, then bring pieces of Israel to them." That's the idea behind his group's sponsorship of a growing number of Israeli cultural events around New York, including a gala concert held at Radio City Music Hall for Israel's 60th Independence Day.
The concert in New York last May 7, featured Israeli world music star Idan Raichel; the French-Israeli singing sensation from the MacBook TV ad, Yael Naim; and Israeli singers David Broza and Rami Kleinstein. American musicians Paul Shaffer, John Zorn and the American-Jewish Chasidic reggae phenom Matisyahu also performed. Natalie Portman, the Israeli-born Hollywood actress, emceed the event. There were speeches and a memorial service for Israel s fallen soldiers.
Whether out of hunger for a connection to Israel or mere interest in the music,
increasing numbers of Jews in America -- both Americans and Israelis -- are turning
out for Israeli music performances. " I see on a regular basis Israeli artists come and break records here," says Moishe Rosenfeld, one of the producers behind the Radio City concert and a booking agent
for Israeli artists in the United States.
For Israel, cultural events like concerts are a way to showcase a softer side of
the Jewish state beyond the political, religious and ideological conflicts many
American Jews -- and Israelis -- find alienating. It's also a gateway that brings
unaffiliated Israelis and American Jews into greater engagement with Israel, each
other and Jewish life.
"There's a reason that people are doing this and supporting this kind of music,"
says Rosenfeld, the president of Golden Land Concerts and Connections. "There's a
really active synergy between their lives and Israel. In this day and age, we're
much more able to live with the two cultures simultaneously."
It's not just music. In March, the 92nd Street Ys Harkness Dance Festival featured
several Israeli dance shows. At the Israeli film festival in New York over the
winter, queues stretched around the block as freezing moviegoers lined up for
sold-out screenings. Even Israeli authors such as the enigmatic Etgar Keret are
filling the seats at readings in New York.
"These types of events appeal to people who might otherwise not be drawn to other
Jewish community events, " Borowich says. "In a non-threatening, apolitical way, it
s a great way to connect to Israel. There is a hunger to connect to Israel, and the
challenge is to satisfy that and give people a meaningful way to connect. "
The universalism of music, which transcends language barriers and culture gaps,
makes Israeli musical performances particularly effective at tapping into that
connection. This may be one reason Israeli music is gaining a growing audience in
the United States.
Two years ago the Idan Raichel Project, whose fusion of Ethiopian-, Moroccan- and
even Arab-Israeli music catapulted band leader Raichel into stardom in the world
music scene, even played the Apollo Theater in Harlem.
Raichel says his music draws on the rich and diverse cultural heritage of Israelis,
from Caribbean salsa music to Ethiopian drumbeats to oriental Yemenite religious
tunes. "It's the music of the streets of Israel," Raichel told JTA in an interview in Tel
Aviv a month after his Harlem concert. "We have a small melting pot onstage. What I'm doing is Israeli music, even if for you it may be world music."
Aviv, who played in New York, Florida and Tulsa, Okla., on her recent U.S. tour,
began her career with the Idan Raichel Project. She has released one CD since
striking out on her own, and has another slated for the fall.
"I think Israeli music is still in the process of revelation because it s a young
country that is so diverse and colorful, and we are still asking each other what
tribe we're from," she told JTA. " It's still hard to identify the one
characteristic that makes music Israeli. Israeli music is very diverse and rich,
perhaps because of this ingathering of the Diasporas."
Veteran Israeli journalist Yossi Klein Halevi, whose dispatches in The New Republic
and elsewhere provide a steady stream about depressing political news from Israel,
gushes when it comes to Israeli music. "There s so much vitality. There s so much creativity," Halevi says. "The music is fantastic. "
"More than anything else," Rosenfeld says, "people in America are turning out to hear
Israeli music because it's good. Israel has developed a sophisticated and beautiful musical style and synthesis with
world culture that is just beautiful," he says. "And the artists themselves put on
great performances."
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May 12, 2008
Pittsburgh Jewish Music Festival 2008
Pittsburgh Jewish Music Festival 2008 presentsISRAEL@60 May 21-June 1
http://www.pjmf.net
TICKETS for all events $20 general admission, $15 seniors, $10 students
MORE INFORMATION at www.pjmf.net
TICKETS available at www.proartstickets.org
(412) 394-3353
"ESTA in Concert"
Wednesday, May 21 7:30pm
Byham Theater, 101 6th St.
ESTA is a unique band from Israel with an innovative and original sound. ESTA's music combines the aromas of world music, the power of rock, and the spirit of jazz into a powerful, energetic new force that crosses genres, styles and borders. Proclaimed as "Israel's most original instrumental band", ESTA has toured prestigious festivals and venues throughout Europe, Israel and the U.S., including a special performance for President Clinton at a White House reception in honor of Israel's 50th Anniversary.
"Jerusalem of Gold"
Pittsburgh Jewish Music Festival Orchestra
Children's Festival Chorus of Pittsburgh
Gila Goldstein, piano
Nurit Pacht, violin
Re'ut Ben-Ze'ev, soprano
Lucas Richman, conductor
Wednesday, May 28 7:30pm
Katz Theatre, JCC of Greater Pittsburgh 5738 Forbes Ave.
Three gifted Israeli soloists take center stage in our popular orchestral concert. Pianist Gila Goldstein, violinist Nurit Pacht, and soprano Re'ut Ben-Ze'ev join the Pittsburgh Jewish Music Festival Orchestra to perform works by prominent Israeli composers Paul Ben-Haim, Julius Chajes, and Noam Sheriff. And don't miss the Children's Festival Chorus perform a stirring rendition of Naomi Shemer's "Yerushalayim Shel Zahav". Lucas Richman conducts.
"Israeli Songs and Dances"
featuring Nurit Pacht, violin
Gilad Harel, clarinet
with Dennis O'Boyle, violin
*Marylene Gingras-Roy, viola
Aron Zelkowicz, cello
Luz Manriquez, piano
Sunday, June 1 7:30pm
Levy Hall, Rodef Shalom Congregation 4905 Fifth Ave.
From the early settlers of Palestine to the rising generation of young composers, Israel has produced an abundance of vital music over the past sixty years. Our celebration continues as violinist Nurit Pacht and clarinetist Gilad Harel join local artists in music by Jan Radzynski, Nizan Leibovich, Oded Zehavi, Jonathan Keren, and others, who evoke the folk traditions of their homeland by combining Arabic, Yemenite, Hebraic and spiritual elements.
The Pittsburgh Jewish Music Festival is co-sponsored by the United Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh, The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, and Rodef Shalom Congregation. The Pittsburgh Jewish Music Festival is made possible in part by Pennsylvania Partners in the Arts, The Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, and the Heinz Endowments Small Arts Initiative.
http://www.pjmf.net
TICKETS for all events $20 general admission, $15 seniors, $10 students
MORE INFORMATION at www.pjmf.net
TICKETS available at www.proartstickets.org
(412) 394-3353
April 28, 2008
Wild Peace: A Gala Concert for Israel's 60th
Wild Peace: A Gala Concert for Israel's 60thHonoring Joyce Bohnen, Zamir alumna and former board chair
Sunday, June 1, 2008
8:00 pm
Sanders Theatre, Cambridge
Join Maestro Joshua Jacobson and the Zamir Chorale of Boston for a celebration of well-known works and hidden gems by Israel's greatest composers, including Yehezkel Braun's dramatic "Magash Ha-kesef," Naomi Shemer's mystical "Shirat Ha-asavim," Gil Aldema's joyous "Ashira Liydiyday," Moshe Wilensky's exuberant "Uri Tsiyon," and a rollicking arrangement of Marc Lavry's "Shir Ha-Emek." The evening culminates with the world premiere of Cantor Charles D. Osborne's stunning oratorio for chorus and orchestra, Like Wildflowers, Suddenly, based on the poem "Wild Peace," by Israeli poet Yehudah Amichai.
Tickets from $18; students, $10
Visit www.zamir.org
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or call 617-244-6333.
April 15, 2008
60 at 60
60 locations are participating in special celebrations for Israel's 60th anniversary. Most of the concerts are in May, and some in June. For full details, see the website. There's a lot of great activity and big celebrations throughout the country. If you haven't seen some of these top performers, this may be your chance. There are performers appealing to different generations, so the whole family can enjoy the music and celebrate Israel's founding 60 years ago.http://www.60at60.org/
60th Anniversary of Israel in New York at Radio City
The official observation of the 60th Anniversary of the State of Israel's 60th Anniversary in New York will take place at 8PM on Wednesday May 7th with a major musical gala at Radio City Music Hall in New York. The event will feature Reggae superstar Matisyahu, Paul Shaffer of the David Letterman Show, composer/performer and MacArthur Genius award winner John Zorn and top Israeli music artists Idan Raichel, Rami Kleinstein, David Broza and Habanot Nechama, with additional performers to be announced.The historic cultural gathering will be the largest such celebration of its kind, and is supported by over 100 Jewish organizations including the UJA Federation of New York, Consulate General of Israel, Jewish Community Relations Council, Dor Chadash and other key groups representing a majority of the organized American Jewish community. The evening will begin with a brief memorial program with Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Israeli Ambassadors Dan Gillerman and Asaf Sharif and other dignitaries.
General admission tickets are $36, $60, $120 and $180. VIP tickets are $360 for center orchestra or $1000 for front orchestra seats with program listing. VIP tickets include a private pre-concert dinner reception with the artists and post-concert party at Tavern on the Green. All net proceeds of the event will benefit three leading Israeli organizations helping children in need Ahava orphanage in the North, Gvanim in Sderot, and Beit Issie Shapiro in the center of Israel.
For tickets: http://www.60at60.org ; info@60at60.org or call 212-608-0555.
May 06, 2007
Yuval Ron Ensemble Embarks on Peace Tour
The Yuval Ron Ensemble is embarking on a concert tour for peace in November, centered around the International Music Festival in Jerusalem, plus a second conert in the Jewish-Arabic community center Beit Hagefen in Haifa. For more details read their letter...Dear friends,
This is the time to register for the amazing exclusive peace mission tour we are taking on this coming November 2007. Space is limited! Itinerary, Terms and registration forms are at: http://www.yuvalronmusic.com/home.html?text/calendar.html~mainFrame Please read details below:
This is an extraordinary Tour the Yuval Ron Ensemble is embarking on, centering around a landmark concert for peace in the International Music Festival in Jerusalem plus a second concert in the Jewish- Arabic community center Beit Hagefen in Haifa. We have extended this concert tour into two weeks of explorations and exclusive cultural experiences in Israel plus meetings with local Peace Makers who work to bring Jewish and Arabic artists together.
I would like to invite you to come along to this adventure! From the Bedouin tribes in the Negev desert, the sacred sites in Jerusalem, Nazareth, Sea of Galilee, to an exclusive ritual on Mt. Masada and to the historic Kabalistic center of Safed - THIS TRIP WILL BE AN EXPERIENCE OF A LIFE TIME!
The tour is organized by one of the leading tour company in Israel (Target Conferences Ltd) and the guide, Ze'ev Back is one of the best and most experienced tour guides in the country.
For more info and to see the day to day activities, Please go to: http://www.yuvalronmusic.com/home.html?text/calendar.html~mainFrame
Please let me know if you would like to join us or if you have any questions about the trip.
SPACE IS LIMITED and there is a lot of interest already! So please, please, please, if you are interested please email us to receive the registration form ASAP and to reserve the space for this Exclusive Tour to the Holy Land - A Peace Mission to Israel with The Yuval Ron Ensemble.
Best wishes for Health, Peace and prosperity.
Yuval Ron
www.yuvalronmusic.com
www.myspace.com/yuvalronensemble
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July 06, 2006
Herzliya Chamber Orchestra
Harvey Bordowitz, Music Director and Conductor, announces a new website for the Herzliya Chamber Orchestra. The Orchestra is celebrating its 25th anniversary. The website address is: http://www.hcomusic.com By logging on to the new website you will learn about the Herzilya Chamber Orchestra's present and future programs.Herzilya is a community located on the coast of Israel. Guest artists include many of Israel’s finest soloists and conductors. The Orchestra also plays many world premières of commissioned works by Israeli composers, as well as classical music from the baroque to the present.
June 08, 2006
Follow your Drummer. Habrera Hativeet in Boston
Habrera Hativeet, featuring Shlomo Bar co-presented by The Boston Jewish Film Festival and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA)If you've never seen this group, you owe yourself a treat next week. **Highly recommended** by JMWC.
So follow the drummer this summer on Sunday, June 18, 1PM, Remis Auditorium
Habrera Hativeet fuses together artists with authentic Sephardic, African, Indian and Middle Eastern roots, time-honored songs from Andalusian Spain, Yemen, and Morocco, Hasidic chants from Eastern Europe, and contemporary Israeli poetry. Their music bridges time, cultures, and mindsets in Israel and beyond. The group’s website can be found at www.shlomobar.com
Tickets are $20 for MFA and Boston Jewish Film Festival members, students, and seniors; $25 general admission. Front-of-house tickets (guaranteed general admission seating within the first three rows) are $25 discounted and $30 general admission.
To order tickets, contact the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Remis Auditorium Box Office at 617-369-3306 or visit www.mfa.org/concerts
February 15, 2006
Shoshana Damari dies in Tel Aviv
Shoshana Damari, with a completely distinctive voice, and a career as one of Israel's favorite singers, died on Tuesday, February 14, 2006 at a hospital in Israel from pneumonia. She was 83. Damari was called by Haaretz newspaper as the "Queen of Israeli Song" , others the "diva of popular song". Damari was born in Yemen, in the city of Damar, migrating with her family to Israel in 1924. She was a child prodigy and sang at many functions in her community. As a young teenager, she went to seek her career in Tel Aviv, landing a job at the Li-La-Lo Theater and becoming a permanent cast member. One of her solo numbers was by Shlomo Wilenski, called "Kalaniot" (Anemones) and it became her signature song. The hospital reported that this song was played for her minutes before her death with friends and family singing along. Damari's songs became identified with the Israel War of Independence of 1948. She was widely honored and beloved in Israel, winning the Israel Prize in 1988. This musician will be buried with a state funeral. Read Israel newspapers about it: http://www.haaretzdaily.com/hasen/spages/682676.html And the Jewish Agency biography: http://www.jewishagency.org/JewishAgency/English/Jewish+Education/Eye+on+Israel/Gallery+of+People+%28Biographies%29/Damari+Shoshana.htmHer death marks yet another of the founding generation's passing in recent years along with Uzi Hitman (Chitman), Naomi Shemer, and Ehud Manor.
Shalom Eitan has a biography of his escape from the Holocaust and arrival in Israel. While in a British detention camp on Cyprus, around 1947-48, Shoshana Damari came to sing. Here's a small, but poignant quote from that article that gives a glimpse of the power Damari had the meaning of her work to that generation:
"Life in the camp began to fill with meaning. The course, my job, the cultural life which was expanding, soccer, volleyball and the like. Even a Yiddish theatre came into existence. We were in a detainment camp but it was more like a vacation camp. There were parties and weddings. Children were born and there was no worry about supporting them. Everything, except for the inability to reach Israel, was OK One of the most moving events was the performance of Shoshana Damari. Every detainee in the summer camp gathered on the soccer field where a stage had been built in the centre. On the stage stood a beautiful, dark-skinned woman like those seen only rarely in Europe. Very tanned with wonderful black hair; but most of all, the voice. Her songs electrified us and even though her accompanist did not manage to work the accordion, which apparently had been damaged during its travels. She hypnotised us with her songs and gave a complex to anyone who thought he or she knew how to speak Hebrew.
I was educated speaking Hebrew with Sephardic style and even so, it was the first time I heard authentic Hebrew. I didn't even know there were Ashkenasi Jews and Sephardic Jews until I reached Bucharest. There I learned that the Sephardic Jews were the elite of the people and they descended directly from King David's kingdom and after the destruction of the second temple, were deported or compelled by circumstances to leave their home land to the Diaspora then lived a flourishing period in Spain until the expulsion by and during the Spanish Inquisition.
In Cyprus, I met Jews from Morocco and Shoshana Damari exemplified the Jews in Israel. Only later did I learn that she was from Yemen. The melodies of her songs accompanied me for years to come and even though I have heard her sing tens, if not hundreds of times, her songs still remind me of that unforgettable experience in Cyprus. In the television show, "This Is Your Life," I heard her say that the most emotional event in her long, rich career was "the performance she gave, the songs she sang before the refugees in Cyprus." How very true! "
To read Eitan's full article go to the JewishGen website: http://www.jewishgen.org/Yizkor/lipkany/lipkany.html#TOC and click on "Survive and Tell"
Shoshana Damari in Cyprus at British Camp of Jewish Detainees circa 1947.
Photo credit: Shalom Eitan from JewishGen.
January 18, 2006
Israeli pop culture blog
It's not all music but there's a lot of tidbits onIsraeli and American pop culture through the Sha blog at Shaister.com archives. http://www.shaister.com/archives/cat_friday_miscellaneous_pop_culture_entries.htmlJanuary 12, 2006
Jazz with Piano in the Center-- Anat Fort Trio
Friday, January 20th at 10pmThe Opera House in Tel Aviv (aka Hamishkan le'omanuyot habama)
http://www.israel-opera.co.il/
Anat Fort, piano/Gary Wang-bass
Roland Schneider-drums
Jonatan Keren-violin
Yuval Messner-cello
The Contemporary Israeli quartet (Har'vi'ia HaIsreaelit Ha'achshavit)
Special guest-Ayelet Gottlieb-voice.
April 13, 2005
Ehud Manor Dies at 64
The great poet of Israel, Ehud Manor died on Monday, April 11 in Israel. Considered by many to be the living embodiment of the Israeli experience and emotion, the country is in a state of shock at the loss. Those who want to read more about it can go to the Jerusalem Post or other Israeli newspapers online to see complete details. http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull&cid=1113272264246November 11, 2004
Melodia Women's Choir Features Yehezkel Braun
Melodia Women's Choir of NYC,/b> will delight New York audiences with three exciting and rarely-performed works by Israeli composer Yehezkel Braun in its upcoming concert, November Song. The three works by the highly-regarded composer from Tel Aviv are written to songs and ballads by H.N.Bialik, Israel�s first national poet and one of the country�s most revered and influential writers.
The concert will be presented on November 20, 2004 at 7:30PM, at St. Peter�s Church in Chelsea (346 W. 20th St., between 8th and 9th Avenues) in New York City.
Conducted by Cynthia Powell, the 24-member Melodia Women�s Choir will perform the three works in Hebrew. Yehezkel Braun wrote the works expressly for women�s voices. Rife with lyrical freshness, the Bialik ballads probe the passage of time in The Lovely Linden Tree, the wonders of natural mystery and the fears of aging in Neither Daylight Nor the Darkness, and the joy and burdens of love in With Window Opened Wide. Braun, a Professor Emeritus at Tel Aviv University, was born in Russia and emigrated to Israel in 1922. He has taught in England, France, the United States and Germany, and is considered one of Israel�s finest musical treasures.
In honor of Braun, Melodia has been specially invited to concertize November Song (which also includes classical repertoire by Sir Edward Elgar, Serge Rachmaninoff and Rebecca Clarke) at Temple Sinai in Tenafly at the Sabbath service on Friday, November 19. Melodia's conductor, Cynthia Powell, serves as Organist and Choirmaster of Temple Sinai in Tenafly
New York audiences can hear November Song in a public performance on Saturday November 20, 2004 at 7:30 p.m., at the newly restored St. Peter�s Church, a landmark site on 346 West 20th Street, between 8th and 9th Avenues in Manhattan�s Chelsea neighborhood.
Tickets are $15 in advance; $20 at the door.
For ticket reservations, call 212-561-0167;
e-mail womenschoir@mindspring.com; or
visit http://womenschoir.home.mindspring.com.
Information about the Temple Sinai concert is also available on the website.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Cindy Cooper, 212-265-8997.
November 07, 2004
Lazer Lloyd & The Folk Spirit Blues-Higher Ground
Blues Folk Music from Israel in English? That already sounds wild. Add to it the fact that it's coming from a Chassidic Orthodox Jew with a long beard and now you know why its turning heads and opening ears. Lazer Lloyd & The Folk Spirit Blues-Higher Ground is the first CD in English from Israel's #1 Blues Guitarist---Lazer Lloyd....more... Released October 2004 for worldwide distribution Higher Ground is already being praised by the likes of John Mayer, Blues For Peace, Artimis Records, Jerusalem Post, Shlomo Gronick"The cool combinations of acoustic and electric blues set the scene for the soulful-universal messages that are given over on this album. If I didn't know I would say that's the most creative guitar soloing [since]I've heard Eric Clapton play. Wow what a tone!" Gary Lefkowith-(Chubby Checkers Manager). Lazer is known worldwide as the lead guitar and harmonica player for the only Jewish Jam Band-Reva L' Sheva. Lazer hosted this summers Tel Aviv Bluesfest, has just returned from a tour in Berlin and is now presently touring in America and Canada. In February he will be touring in Texas. Lazer Lloyd at www.lazerlloyd.com or www.cdbaby.comNovember 04, 2004
Varshavsky-Shapira Piano Duo
Varshavsky-Shapira Piano Duo from Jerusalem, Israel - winner of numerous prestigious international competitions (1-piano 4-hands and 2 pianos). Biography, repertoire, awards, sound samples and contact information. the official website: www.piano-4-hands.comJuly 30, 2004
22nd Arad Hebrew Song Festival
This Week! Aug. 2-4.
Many of Israels best singers and choral groups will be
performing at Arad and at Metzada. These include David Broza, Gidi Gov,
Matti Caspi, Danny Sanderson, Yizhar Cohen, Shalom Chanoch, Avihu Medina,
Margalit Tzanani, and the list goes on and on. Some of the free events include a midnight concert dedicated to Naomi Shemer with Shuly Natan, the Gevatron singers, and others.
For details check out the following URL (in Hebrew):
http://users.tapuz.co.il/hebrew/other/Arad2004.jpg
July 25, 2004
ISRAELI MUSICIANS IN NEW YORK
Center for Jewish History Great nights in the Great Hall at 7:30 pm
WEDNESDAY, JULY 28 at 7:30 pm The Rafi Malkiel Quintet
Rafi Malkiel- Trombone, Itai Kriss- Flute, Jack Glottman- Piano, Noriko
Ueda- Bass, Dan Aran- Drums
TUESDAY, AUGUST 3 at 7:30 pm Gili Sharett and ensemble
Gili Sharett- Bassoon, Lawrence Zoernig- Cello, Arielle Levioff- Piano
This program will be featuring one premiere of a sonata for bassoon and
cello by Peter Winkler, Fantasy and Lullaby by the Jewish
American composer, Sheila Silver and Sonata by the Israeli composer Yehezkel
Braun. The concert will also feature works by Schumann and Mozart.
Center for Jewish History 15 W. 16 St.
BOX OFFICE: (PHONE)917.606.8200 - (FAX)917.606.8201
Email: boxoffice@cjh.org
Tickets are $8 and $4 for students
For more information, you can visit
http://www.cjh.org
May 18, 2004
PSANTERIN CD set
PSANTERIN is the first Israeli music anthology published on CDs (2003) by the Israel Composers League and the Israeli Music Center. The set has 9 CDs of Israeli Music from the 1920's through the end of the 20th century with 72 works for piano composed between 1923 and the end of the previous century.
The League website states: "The collection opens with works of first generation of composers in Israel: Joel Engel, Paul Ben-Haim, Menahem Avidom, Yehoyachin Stutchewsky and others. It continues with first generation composers of statehood (Mordechai Seter, Oeden Partos and others) going as far as the younger generation of today's composers (Yoram Meyuchas, Gil Shohat and others).
All works included (except one) have been studio-recorded. Each CD features one of the following pianists: Liora Ziv-Li, Allan Sternfield, Ora Rotem-Nelken, Herut Israeli, Tomer Lev, Michal Tal, Natasha Tadson, Yuval Admoni and Astrith Baltsan. (The last CD includes pianists Allon Goldstein and Allan Sternfield.)"
The Anthology can be purchased at the Israeli Music Center (IMC), 55 Begin Rd. Tel Aviv, Israel.
For Mail order please call or fax to: 972-(0)3-562 1282
Email: icl@zahav.net.il
Price for the complete 9 CD set is $95 (with additional $5 mailing charges).
Price for a single CD is $15 (with additional $3 mailing charges).
May 02, 2004
Hodu Lashem by Devora Gila
Devora Gila
Israeli. Singer/Songwriter. Devora Gila, a frum vocalist, whose recordings are marked for "women only", has one of the hippest religious recordings around, Hodu Lashem (2003). Devora has a wonderful, sweet voice. Her co-producer, Naor Carmi also worked on the arrangements which utilize not only contemporary settings, but a variety of styles from Israel-- from modern, to Arab, to classical guitar and Spanish influenced, to contemporary-easy. Particularly nice is the original song "Beloved", based on Song of Songs. Devora's CD is accessible music for anyone and is available at CD Baby http://www.cdbaby.com/devoragila. She can be contacted at hodulashem@yahoo.com