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Mordekhai Hershman
… performing at synagogues and as a soloist with local orchestras. In 1920, he emigrated to the United States. The announcement of his first appearance in the Lower East Side of Manhattan in New York City at Tomashevsky’s … El Temple, he continued to appear in concerts of classical music, record commercial records and tour throughout …
Jacob Samuel Maragowsky (Zeidel Rovner)
… in Radomyshl, Ukraine. He officiated as a cantor in several eastern European cities, including Rovno (hence his … always accompanied by a choir and sometimes using an orchestra as well. In 1914 he immigrated to the U.S. where … performed today. Source: Concise Encyclopedia of Jewish Music . … Cantor … Hazzanut,Hazzanim – Cantors,Cantors – …
Egon Ledeč
… violinist, born March 16, 1889 in Kostelec nad Orlici ( Eastern Bohemia ). Ledeč studied violin performance at the … his army service, Ledeč performed with several Slovak orchestras until rejoining the Czech Philharmonic as an … in 1939. Ledeč was an active soloist and chamber music player in Terezín. He formed the first chamber …
Mordekhai Zeira
… born in Kiev, Russia, in 1905. Although he was born to a musical family, his musical education consisted mostly of a … (a source that comes from the land of Israel) of the Eastern sound, but in fact his songs were based on three … a party of his youth group. The play was accompanied by an orchestra of one concertina and a group of comb players …
Issachar Miron-Michrovsky
… by Ascap Today as, 'a major force in today's liturgical music.' Issachar Miron has made a name for himself … leading clarinet virtuoso, Giora Feidman with his Trio, and orchestra conducted by Issachar Miron. He is a laureate of … in Encyclopedia Judaica (Jerusalem ), Who's Who in the East (U.S.A.), Who's Who in Israel, Who's Who in ASCAP, …
Moshe Wilensky
… Hebrew instruction alongside general studies. Wilensky's musical talent emerged at four when he began playing the … music and conductor of the Israel Broadcasting Authority Orchestra. In 1963, his song " Stav " ("Autumn"), written by … My Homeland"). Wilensky's music blended European and Middle Eastern elements, reflecting a style shared by prominent …
Elio Piattelli
… from the University of Rome in 1931, he pursued his innate musicality studying in Rome with Maestro Cesare Dobici … documented in his personal library. One can distinguish at least four specific areas of activity by Piatelli during his … and good counterpoint [writer], [however] he added that the orchestration was, in some places, a little loaded. But to …
Nahum Heiman
… has won the right to become one of the priests of Hebrew music.' It is not for nothing that Natan Yonatan calls Nahum … go to Kibbutz Geva to check its local band and form a small orchestra to accompany them. This project brought forth two … song in the same rhythm, Ufi Yona , this time to the Eastern Singing Festival. One of Hayman's most famous songs …
Paul Ben-Haim
… 1933) was the most recognized Israeli composer abroad, at least until the 1970s. A composer, conductor, pianist and … The most prolific of the founding fathers of Israeli music (excluding, perhaps , Marc Lavry ), he wrote over 250 … style” while straying not too far from the mainstream orchestral repertoire. It was thus very appealing for …
Alexander Uria Boscovich
… and conductor), was the leading ideologist of Israeli music, exerting considerable influence on the second … of his Chansons populaires Juifes by the Palestine Orchestra in 1938. He was among the founders and principal … and place (Eretz Israel, as a part of the Middle East) in a composition. His interpretations of these …