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The Israeli Vocal Ensemble
Conductor: Yuval Benozer

The Israeli Vocal Ensemble in a choral program on the complex paths of love. Love, Disappointments, Betrayals and Humor in works by Brahms (Liebeslieder Waltzes), Britten (The Ballad of Little Musgrave and Lady Barnard), Freddie Mercury (Love of my life) and more.

Concert time: 1:14:45 hours.
Concert recorded at Tel Aviv Museum of Art at 5.12.22.

Program:
1. Johanness Brahms: Liebeslieder Waltzes Op. 52 for voices and piano 4 hands. Piano 4 hands: Yuval Shmila, Tomer Kviatek 2. Benjamin Britten: The Ballad of Little Musgrave and Lady Barnard, for Men choir. Piano: Yuval Shmila 3. Carlo Gesualdo: madrigals – “O dolce mio tesoro” and “Moro, lasso, al mio duolo” 4. Heinrich Schutz: “Ego dormio” and “Vulnerasti cor meum” 5. Gerorges Bizet: Habanera (L’amour est un oiseau rebelle) from Carmen, Soprano: Tom Ben Ishai, Piano: Yuval Shmila 6. Ola Gjeilo: Northern Lights 7. C. Debussy: Dieu! qu’il la fait bon regarder 8. Luigi Dallapiccola: Il Coro Delle Malmaritate 9. Ward Swingle: It was a lover and his lass, Text: William Shakespeare 10. Freddie Mercury: Love of my life, Arr. Jonathan Rathbone 11. James (Jimmy) Van Heusen: Love and Marriage, Text: Sammy Cahn, Arr. Jaakko Mäntyjärvi
 

Israeli Vocal Ensemble
Liron Givoni, soprano
Nitzan Alon, alt
Yoav Weiss, baritone
Barrocade Orchestra
Conductor: Yuval Benozer

A program dedicated to vocal music by J. S. Bach will open the series of concerts of the 30th Anniversary. The Israeli Vocal Ensemble together with the Barrocade Orchestra and guest soloists will perform the Lutheran Mass in A major alongside two motets.

Concert time: 1:09:20 hours.
Concert recorded at Tel Aviv Museum of Art at 24.10.22.

The Israeli Vocal Ensemble
Percussion: Matan Arbel
Narrator and singer: Eli Gorenstein
Conductor: Yuval Benozer

We all know and love Walt Disney’s movies, no matter how old we are. From Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs to this day, Disney Studios has produced dozens of films that have gained immense popularity. An important part of every film was the music which was always high quality and meticulous. A special celebration for the whole family dedicated to songs from Walt Disney movies: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, The Jungle Book, Beauty and the Beast, The Little Mermaid, The Lion King and more.

Concert time: 1:21:52 hours.
Concert recored at Tel Aviv Museum of Art at 3.7.22.

The Israeli Vocal Ensemble
Conductors Guy Pelc, Dor Magen, Lily Solomonov

Concert duration: 1:06:28 hours.
Concert recorded at Tel Aviv Museum of Art in 2.5.22.

Program:
Winter: 1. N. Shemer/ G. Aldema – Sheleg Al Iri (Snow over my city) 2. F. Poulenc – Un soir de neige 3. C. Debussy – Yver, vous n’estes qu’un villain 4. C. Saint Saens – Sérénade d’hiver 5. Argov/Hillel/Braun – Rain Storm
Spring: 1. R. Vaughan Williams – The Spring Time of the Year 2. Claude Le Jeune – Revecy venir du Printans 3. C. Janequin – Le chant des oiseaux 4.T. Morley – Now is the month of maying 5. G. Rossini
Summer: 1. Sven-David Sandström – Ah! Sun-flower! 2. G. Gershwin – Summertime 3. F. Poulenc – French Songs

The Israeli Vocal Ensemble
Baritone Oded Reich/ Guy Pelc
Soprano Tom Ben Ishai
Piano and organ Raviv Leibzirer
Conductor Yuval Benozer

Conductor Yuval Benozer leads the Israeli Vocal Ensemble in the requiem of French composer Gabriel Fauré. The performance brings to the center the organist Raviv Leibzirer and the symphonic organ in heavenly music, which combines the enveloping and powerful sound of the church organ and the human voices. In the second part of the concert, the special spirit of South American music will come forth in six Native American songs by composer Carlos Guastavino and excerpts by Astor Piazzolla.

Concert duration: 1:14:07 hours.
Live recorded at Tel Aviv Museum of Art in 14.2.22.

The Israeli Vocal Ensemble
The Barrocade Orchestra
Conductor Yuval Benozer

Dietrich Buxtehude was the most famous organist and composer in Germany in the middle of the Baroque period. He wrote a huge amount of instrumental and vocal music but his best known work is Membra Jesu Nostri (The Organs of Jesus), a 7-chapter cantata in which each chapter is dedicated to another organ in the body of Jesus.

A rare performance of the beautiful work that combines texts from Psalms, Song of Songs, Zechariah and Isaia.

Concert Duration: 1:10:17 hours.
Concert recorded at Tel Aviv Museum of Art in 18.10.21.

The Israeli Vocal Ensemble
Asaf Roth percussion
Noa Gruman Yuval Benozer conductor

To mark the 50th anniversary of the Beatles’ breakup, the Israeli Vocal Ensemble performs the great songs of the Fantastic Four in vocal arrangements. The program includes: Eleanor Rigby, Yesterday, Blackbird, With a little help from my friends, and more.

The Israeli Vocal Ensemble
Soprano Eden Hollen
The Israel Jazz Orchestra
Conductor Yuval Benozer

Legendary jazz musician Duke Ellington wrote three ‘Sacred Concerts’ in his final years, combining classical music, choral music, spirituals, gospel and blues. He called them “the most important thing I have ever done”. This concert features the Israeli Vocal Ensemble, joined by the Israel Jazz Orchestra and soprano Eden Holan, to perform the second Sacred Concert.

Concert Duration: 1:17:17 hours.
Concert recorded at Tel Aviv Museum of art in 6.6.21.