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Highlights 7th Edition Fall 2012 International Board of Governors Meeting - Highlights 2012 Concert Commemorating 80 years of the Academy The meeting of the International working under the supervision of Avi Zehavi. Hagai Rehavia’s arrangement of Board of Governors, which took Abromovich, recipient of the first prize Emanuel Zamir’s song “Bowed Evening” place 4-5.6.2012, opened with a festive in the 2012 Chamber Music Competition, was performed by singer Anna Spitz concert commemorating 80 years of the whose members are violinists Florence and pianist Orel Oshrat. founding of the Jerusalem Academy of von Burg and Anna Kume, violists Dor Later in the evening, an ensemble made Music and Dance. During the evening, Sperber and Nathalie Verdon and cellist up of JAMD faculty members performed Certificates of Inscription from the Elizabeth Cook. The ensemble played a one movement from Haim Alexander’s Academy’s Golden Book were given to movement from Mozart’s Quintet in “Five Movements for Wind Quintet”. devoted teachers. gminor K.516. Playing in the ensemble were Michael The Jerusalem Academy Chamber Choir, Professor Menachem Wiesenberg’s Melzer-flute, Dudu Carmel-oboe, Ilan under the direction of Maestro Stanley Artistic Arrangements class for voice Schul-clarinet, Isaac Leyva-bassoon and Sperber, and joined by baritone Guy and piano was represented by singer Ori Azran-French horn. Pelc, performed the first movement of and arranger Vered Dekel, head of the Also performing in the concert were Paul Ben-Haim’s “Liturgical Cantata” Vocal Division of the Cross-Disciplinary percussionists Yoav Kfir, Li Ye and and the song “White Days”- Shai Hemel’s Music Department, who, together Meir Yaniger; all are students of Alon arrangement of a poem of Leah Goldberg with pianist Guy Frati, performed “I Bor. A string quartet – violinists Barak to music by Shlomo Idov. Confess to Mother” to lyrics by Anda Schossberger and Daniel Zinn, violist Also performing was the String Quintet, Amir Pinkerfeld and music of David Shir-Ran Yinon and ‘cellist Tehila Machado – performed “Miniatures” by The Academy’s New Performance Hall Mark Kopytman. The evening’s program concluded with In discussion sessions of movements from Haydn’s Symphony the Board of Governors the no.78 and from “Le tombeau de concept and design of the Couperin” by Ravel, played by the new performance hall were Ma’abada Orchestra and conducted by presented by architects Academy students Gadiel Dombrovner, Marc Kushner and Matthias Ido Spitalnik and Jonathan Spandorf . Hollwich (HWKN, New York) Professor Ilan Schul, president of and their Israeli partner Erez the Academy, addressed the guests. Ella (HQ Architects Ltd.) The Professor Michael Wolpe organized concept and design were sponsored by Murray Kushner and family. The and moderated the evening, also project consists of a new 400 seat performance space and a large courtyard mentioning milestones in the history of that is designed to become the Academy social heart. the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance. 1 New Appointments The Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance’s International Board of Governors has approved the Board of Directors recommendations for the appointment of three senior positions: Younes Nazarian Attorney Yehezkel Beinisch Professor Yinam Leef has been Following nine years as chairman of Yehezkel Beinisch has been appointed President of the Academy, the International Board of Governors, appointed as chairman of the taking over from Professor Ilan Schul, Mr. Younes Nazarian from Los International Board of Governors. who has completed nine years in the Angeles has been appointed Honorary He will be assuming the role from position. Professor Schul has been Chairman of the International Board of Mr. Younes Nazarian, who held a leader in significant academic- Governors of the JAMD, the first role of the position for a period of nine and building developments of the its kind at the Academy. Mr. Nazarian years. Mr. Beinisch is a graduate of Academy. and his wife Soraya continue giving the Faculty of Law, Jerusalem and Professor Leef is a graduate of the their support to the Academy schools has spent many years involved Jerusalem Academy of Music and and to the advancement of excellence in music and other fields. In his Dance, with a Ph.D. in Composition among the schools’ students. high school days, he worked as a from the University of Philadelphia. The building of the Conservatory professional player in the Haifa In his 27 years as a member of faculty and High School was constructed Symphony Orchestra and, as a of the JAMD, he has held senior due to the Nazarians’ most generous law student, he was a member posts, among which are: Head of the financial donation. The white harp of the Jerusalem Symphony Workshop of Contemporary Music, sculpture, called “Sound”, that stands Orchestra IBA. Attorney Beinisch Dean of Students of the Academy at the front of the High School is active in public matters. He is a and Dean of the Department of building, towering to a height of 3.5 member of the directorate of the Composition, Conducting and Music meters, was designed and donated by Israel Festival, of the managing Theory. Professor Leef is among the Soraya Nazarian. committee of the Jerusalem Music most important and prominent of This year, Mr. Younes Nazarian Centre, is Vice President of the today’s composers in Israel. His works established a scholarship fund to help Jerusalem Arbitration Centre, and are performed frequently and by the support students from both the higher more. In 1998, he established the finest ensembles in Israel and abroad; Academy and High School for studies Jerusalem International Chamber they have won him several prizes, in the coming years. Music Festival. among them the Prime Minister’s Prize (1994, 2006) and the ACUM Prize Dedication of the Music Library in the for life work. Professor Leef will begin his term of office as President Academy from the Estate of Gary Bertini of the Academy in October 2012. At the meeting of the Board of Bertini’s own hand, among them scores Governors, a special room was of Mahler symphonies, orchestral parts inaugurated, as a section of the and recordings of concerts in which he Academy library, containing the late had conducted. Gary Bertini’s piano is Maestro Gary Bertini’s collection of also in that room. sheet music and books. Present at the In 2002, the Jerusalem Academy ceremony were the conductor’s wife, of Music and Dance saluted Gary Mrs. Rosette Bertini – and his daughter Bertini as an “Honorary Fellow” of the Orit Bertini-Shavit, also people from Academy “for high quality of artistry, the music community and friends. for establishing fine performance Mrs. Michal Smoira Cohn spoke about groups, for his significant contribution From right to left: Mrs. Rosette Gary Bertini. The collection includes to Israel’s cultural and artistic life and Bertini and her daughter, Mrs. Orit Bertini-Shavit, at the sign some 3000 items scores, a few of which for impressive achievement on the unveiling ceremony. have performance instructions in Gary international music scene”. 2 German language courses to vocal Certificates Awarded to Academy Teachers Inscribed students, based on a book written by in the Academy’s Golden Book her, based on sung texts, with emphasis on pronunciation of the language in singing. Gilah Yaron has produced generations of singers. Her constant dedication to the Academy has meant an important contribution to her students, to the teaching faculty and to the development and advancement of the Vocal Department. In 1968, Professor Yossi Yerushalmi Yitzhak Navon, 5th President of Israel, with Aharon Harlap Adv. Yair Green, Chairman of the Board of Directors, established the Department of Guitar- awarding the certificate to Ayala Goren-Kadman playing, shaping generations of guitar players and teachers. In 1999, the Academy instituted a countrywide classical guitar competition in memory of his daughter Ariane Yerushalmi- Eldor, a competition which, over the years, has grown and developed into four competitions for different age groups. In his work, Yossi Yerushalmi Gilah Yaron with Prof. Schul Professor Ilan Schul with Professor Yossi Yerushalmi has established the Academy as the country’s centre of guitar studies, and On the opening evening of the assembly the dances of different ethnic groups, has contributed to the Academy and to of the International Board of Governors, thus strengthening in them their cultural the realization of its mission. certificates of inscription in the heritage. In her activity spanning many Aharon Harlap has been a senior JAMD Golden Book were awarded to years, she has contributed much to the teacher of conducting at the Jerusalem Academy teachers who have worked Department of Dance, to its students Academy of Music and Dance. He for the advancement of the institution: and teachers, and she has worked to has served as the head of the Opera to dancer and dance researcher Ayala preserve the dance heritage of Israel’s Department and musical director and Goren-Kadman, to singer Gilah Yaron, ethnic groups. conductor of the Academy Chamber to Professor Yossi Yerushalmi and to Singer Gilah Yaron joined the teaching Choir. His achievements and extensive conductor and composer Aharon Harlap. faculty of the Academy Vocal work in the fields of composition, Ayala Goren-Kadman began teaching Department in 1982. For ten years she performance, conducting and music at the Jerusalem Academy of Music and served as Head of the Department. In education in Israel and further afield Dance in 1987 and continues enriching addition to teaching individual lessons, are numerous. His diverse activity over the knowledge of dance students, she has tutored workshops in Lied many years has left its mark on the exposing them to Israeli dance and to and oratorio singing and has given Academy’s musical accomplishments.