יובל בן עוזר. צילום: יואל לוי

30th Anniversary Festival – The first 30 years: the best

The Israeli Vocal Ensemble
Special Guest: Eli Gorenstein
Guest pianist: Raviv Leibzirer
Conductor: Yuval Benozer

The Israeli Vocal Ensemble is celebrating thirty years of musical excellence at the closing concert of the festival. In the program works chosen by the Ensemble’s singers, taken from the hundreds of works that the Ensemble performed in front of tens of thousands of listeners over the years: Mass for the Holy Land by Noam Sheriff’s last work, written especially for the ensemble, J.S. Bach’s motet Lobet den Herrn Alle Heiden, beautiful Piyutim, and songs from successful shows (Walt Disney, The Beatles, Naomi Shemer a-cappella).

Concert time: 1:34:50 hours.

Concert recorded at Elma concert Hall, Zichron Yaacov at 28.4.23.

יובל בן עוזר. צילום: יואל לוי

Program:

– Noam Sheriff: Missa Terra Sancta
– J.S. Bach: 
   – Motet BWV 230 Lobet den Herrn alle Heiden
   – Prelude No. 1 in C major
   – Fugue No 1. In C major

Piyutim: 
– Lekha Dodi (arr. Reuven Kazhiloti)
– Saperi Tama (arr. Tzvi Sherf)

 

– Yoni Rechter: First & Second Scenes from “Musical Scenes from Pirkei Avot”

From Disney program:
– The Bare Necessities (from Jungle Book) Music: Terry Gilkyson, arr. Moshe Zorman
– Be Prepared
Music: Elton John  & Tim Rice, arr. Erez Tal