SKU: OT.26114

ISBN 9789655051049. 8.27 x 11.69 inches.

Ariel Lazarus
Guitarra Liturgia
Two pieces based on music from the Spanish and Portuguese tradition.
Contents:
Jerusalem de Sefarad - Suite for Guitar
Contrapunto Sefardi
The composer writes:
For many years I wanted to compose a piece for guitar which would inspire interested students to expand their repertoire in the direction of Jewish music. The most natural thing for me was to write a suite based on themes from the synagogue in which I grew up – the Spanish and Portuguese synagogue of Gibraltar. My beloved grandfather served all his life as hazzan (cantor) of this synagogue, and I always felt as a composer and educator that I had a special obligation to continue his tradition and pass it on to a new generation. In this composition, I let the guitar echo the piyyutim (semi-liturgical poems) that were part of my childhood: Adon Olam, Sh'charchoret, Achot K'tana, Yigdal, Borei ad Ana, all of which are sung in the Spanish and Portuguese tradition from Gibraltar to London, and from New York to Jerusalem. I let myself dream the piyyutim, take them apart and reconstruct them as a short suite for guitar, the results of which you are invited to hear here. As a conceptual idea for the suite, I choose to suggest about the cultural continuation between the Diaspora and the land of Israel by way of referencing the well-known melody of Naomi Shemer, which is also popular among the hazzanim.
Dr. Ariel Lazarus is a unique voice among Israeli composer-performers today. Brought up in a family with Jewish musical roots both in Gibraltar and Westphalia, he began composing and playing the guitar in his teens, and has been committed to developing his own compositional language ever since, always maintaining an open dialogue with his traditions.
Lazarus received his BMus and MMus degrees from Oklahoma City University in classical guitar performance and composition where he studied with American composer Dr. Edward Knight. He earned his PhD from Bar Ilan University, studying composition with Prof. Betty Olivero and Prof. Gideon Lewensohn and conducting research under the supervision of Prof. Edwin Seroussi from the Hebrew University. His symphonic works have been premiered by the Raanana Symphonette Orchestra, and his chamber works have been performed by various ensembles in the United States, Central Europe, Portugal, Gibraltar, Scandinavia and Israel. Lazarus performs regularly as Art Ambassador on behalf of the Israeli Ministry of Diaspora affairs Amiel BaKehila program.
His solo album A Hebrew Capriccio was released by the German boutique label SmoothFactor and was awarded critical acclaim, among others, in Haaretz, and Neue Westfalishe.
Dr. Lazarus is the musical director and co-founder of the Israeli Ladino Orchestra. His work with the orchestra has been recognized by the official Carta de España. He teaches at the Academic College for Education Givat Washington, and the Rimon School of Music. Lazarus’s work has been awarded by the Israeli Pais Art council and ACUM.

SKU: OT.21123

Israeli pianist Tal Weissman was born in Haifa in 1972, and began his musical training at age four. While a youth, he performed as a soloist with most of the orchestras in Israel, including the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra and the Israel Chamber Orchestra. He was awarded an Outstanding Israeli Competitor at the Arthur Rubenstein Competition in 1992, and has won prizes in international piano competitions in Europe.

In 1995, Weissman was accepted for piano studies with the internationally renowned pianist and pedagogue Maria Curcio Diamand in London. During this period of study in London, he was awarded many prizes and performed in most of the major concert venues in England. In 1999, he made a concert tour of the United States.

Tal Weissman returned to Israel in 2004, where he teaches piano privately and continues to perform both in Israel and abroad. His compositions for piano and other instruments express the human sprit as it faces the challenges of the world.

SKU: OT.23124

Israeli pianist Tal Weissman was born in Haifa in 1972, and began his musical training at age four. While a youth, he performed as a soloist with most of the orchestras in Israel, including the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra and the Israel Chamber Orchestra. He was awarded an Outstanding Israeli Competitor at the Arthur Rubenstein Competition in 1992, and has won prizes in international piano competitions in Europe.

In 1995, Weissman was accepted for piano studies with the internationally renowned pianist and pedagogue Maria Curcio Diamand in London. During this period of study in London, he was awarded many prizes and performed in most of the major concert venues in England. In 1999, he made a concert tour of the United States.

Tal Weissman returned to Israel in 2004, where he teaches piano privately and continues to perform both in Israel and abroad. His compositions for piano and other instruments express the human sprit as it faces the challenges of the world.

SKU: CA.1224011

ISBN 9790007192020. Language: German.

The basis for the children's musical Israel in Agypten is the Biblical report of the liberation of the Israelites from Egyptian slavery by Moses. The work contains 12 songs with catchy melodies and texts suitable for children. In the arrangements, elements of pop, jazz, and classical music are joined. The scenes are supplied with many staging directions. The musical is fun for children and makes Biblical stories come alive. The music is funny, lively, and very catchy, so that the children bring home a new hit stuck in their ear or on the lips after every rehearsal. (Wurtt. Bl. f. Kirchenmusik 6/00) The children's musical Israel in Agypten is a successful piece of musical theatre ... Thomas Riegler shows that he has a sense for theatrical effect, not only with his music, but also with his text. The dialogs are funny, but never hard to learn. (Musik und Gottesdienst 3/00). Score and part available separately - see item CA.1224000.

SKU: CA.1224031

Language: German.

The basis for the children's musical Israel in Agypten is the Biblical report of the liberation of the Israelites from Egyptian slavery by Moses. The work contains 12 songs with catchy melodies and texts suitable for children. In the arrangements, elements of pop, jazz, and classical music are joined. The scenes are supplied with many staging directions. The musical is fun for children and makes Biblical stories come alive. The music is funny, lively, and very catchy, so that the children bring home a new hit stuck in their ear or on the lips after every rehearsal. (Wurtt. Bl. f. Kirchenmusik 6/00) The children's musical Israel in Agypten is a successful piece of musical theatre ... Thomas Riegler shows that he has a sense for theatrical effect, not only with his music, but also with his text. The dialogs are funny, but never hard to learn. (Musik und Gottesdienst 3/00). Score and part available separately - see item CA.1224000.

SKU: CA.1224000

ISBN 9790007090098. Language: German.

The basis for the children's musical Israel in Agypten is the Biblical report of the liberation of the Israelites from Egyptian slavery by Moses. The work contains 12 songs with catchy melodies and texts suitable for children. In the arrangements, elements of pop, jazz, and classical music are joined. The scenes are supplied with many staging directions. The musical is fun for children and makes Biblical stories come alive. The music is funny, lively, and very catchy, so that the children bring home a new hit stuck in their ear or on the lips after every rehearsal. (Wurtt. Bl. f. Kirchenmusik 6/00) The children's musical Israel in Agypten is a successful piece of musical theatre ... Thomas Riegler shows that he has a sense for theatrical effect, not only with his music, but also with his text. The dialogs are funny, but never hard to learn. (Musik und Gottesdienst 3/00).