… 1946. Founded and directed the Rinat Choir (1955-1974), the Israel Chamber Orchestra (1964-1975) and other Israeli musical …

… 1907 – Tel Aviv 1977, immigrated in 1938) had an impact on Israeli musical life immediately after his arrival, and … he was the principal violist of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra between 1938-1956, and the director of the Tel … percussion, 1960), and Shiluvim ( Fusions , for viola and chamber orchestra, 1970).   … Israeli composer … Composers … …

… Saarbrücken, immigrated in 1935, lives in Tel-Aviv). A 2001 Israel Prize laureate, Avni is one of the most performed of … since that time is his avant garde Meditations on Drama (chamber orchestra, 1965) where he used tone clusters and …

… of “the gray area between the art, folk, and popular in the Israeli song.” His research interests span musicology and … conferences in Israel and abroad. Dr. Bar-Eitan composes chamber and orchestral music and music for theatre and film. He performs …

… 1994, immigrated to Palestine in 1926) received the Israel Prize in 1965 for his  Midnight Vigil  ( Tikkun Hatzot ), an oratorio for tenor, three choirs and orchestra depicting the redemption of the Jewish people. … in the Israeli repertoire. In the 1950's he wrote mostly chamber music, notably the often-performed  Sonata  (two …

… debut in 1926 at a concert sponsored by the Friends of Chamber Music in Philadelphia . The program included a … the United States , Freed founded the Philadelphia Chamber Orchestra and Composers’ Laboratory. The Laboratory was a … a post as organist and choirmaster at Temple Keneseth Israel in Philadelphia . In 1944, Freed headed the …

… . In 1920, during the Third Aliyah (wave of immigration to Israel), Walbe boarded a ship to Palestine , as part of a … began working as a music educator. He taught and organized orchestras and choirs in various schools, such as: Echad … to his earlier Israeli folksongs. He proceeded to compose chamber music, symphonies, cantatas, and an oratorio. His …

… In 1929, Lavry was hired to conduct the Berliner Symphony Orchestra, and three years later in 1932 received a post as … for the broadcasts.  Lavry was also a prolific composer of Israeli art music, with a large corpus of oratorios, chamber and orchestral works, popular songs, and theater …

… (b.  New York , 1930 - d. Seattle 2003; emigrated to Israel in 1971, returned to Seattle  ca. 1988) directed the chamber music department of the Israel Broadcasting … music: Kassandra (1963), Haiku (chamber, 1969), Haiku (orchestra, 1972), Frogs (vocal-chamber, tape, 1974), Samson …

… was born in Casablanca, Morocco and in 1952 immigrated to Israel alone as part of the Youth Aliyah. He studied at the … he participated in the establishment the Israeli Andalusian Orchestra and served as its musical director and chief … music. Among the prizes: Luciano Berio Award; The Israel Chamber Orchestra Prize, the Tel Aviv Municipality Prize for …