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Issachar Miron-Michrovsky
… Israeli educator and composer;' in Variety, 'as one of the top composers;” and by Ascap Today as, 'a major force … store, a rabbi, and a violinist by education, endured inhuman suffering in the winter of 1941 in the Kutno … clarinet virtuoso, Giora Feidman with his Trio, and orchestra conducted by Issachar Miron. He is a laureate of …
Moshe Wilensky
… his family emigrated to Russia, remaining until 1917, when they returned to Warsaw. In his youth, Wilensky attended the Jewish " Eskela " Gymnasium, which offered Hebrew instruction alongside general studies. Wilensky's … music and conductor of the Israel Broadcasting Authority Orchestra. In 1963, his song " Stav " ("Autumn"), written by …
Elio Piattelli
… Biography by Pasquale Troia Choirmaster of the Tempio Maggiore (Great Synagogue) in Rome from 1948 to … Giorgio Nataletti (1907-1972), Piatelli recorded one hundred and fifty Roman Jewish liturgical songs. He wrote that … good counterpoint [writer], [however] he added that the orchestration was, in some places, a little loaded. But to …
Nahum Heiman
… friend and writing partner says about his friend (in the opening of Heiman's song collection): 'The name Nahche … of the first and second temple.' Nahum Heiman composed hundreds of songs. Many of them became part of the Israeli Folk … to Kibbutz Geva to check its local band and form a small orchestra to accompany them. This project brought forth two …
Moses Michail Milner (Melnikoff)
… in Kiev and in St. Petersburg, where he participated in the founding of the Society for Jewish Folk Music (1908). He … works. Apart from Jewish music, Milner wrote choral and orchestral works, operas, piano pieces, songs and incidental … Encyclopaedia Judaica . Eds. Michael Berenbaum and Fred Skolnik. Vol. 14. 2nd ed. Detroit: Macmillan Reference …
Ronit Widmann-Levy
… is a highly renowned Israeli Soprano, a recipient of the America-Israel scholarship for Artists, a finalist of … made her debut with the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra in 2005 in Schumann's 'Das Paradies und die Pari,' … renowned for her interpretation of Ladino romance, and toured with Ladino Soul in 2010. To view the biography on her …
Jo Amar
… In the early 1960’s, Jo Amar was a Mizrahi music star. He … workshops in the United States and Europe. He was considered one of the leading cantors in the world, and became a … new album in the year 2000. In the album, the Andalusian Orchestra hosts Jo Amar, performing his classic hits, …
Alexander Olshanetsky
… Olshanetsky was born in Odessa, Ukraine. He played with the Odessa Opera orchestra and toured Russia and Siberia, and later was the choral director …
Joel Walbe
… Jewish families in Russia. He first studied Torah in the Heder, and then proceeded to general studies with … He rejected young Joel's musical interests, and considered the study of music and literature to be a foreign … working as a music educator. He taught and organized orchestras and choirs in various schools, such as: Echad …
Paul Ben-Haim
… 1897- Tel-Aviv, 1984, emigrated to Palestine in 1933) was the most recognized Israeli composer abroad, at least until … style” while straying not too far from the mainstream orchestral repertoire. It was thus very appealing for … in Eretz-Israel (British Mandatory Palestine). It was premiered that year by the Palestine Orchestra (later renamed …