Regina Yantian – Artistic Director
In the 14th year of the Louis Lewandowski Festival, for the first time only music by Oriental Jews will be heard, whose melodies, keys and choice of instruments are very much influenced by the musical culture of their Arab countries of origin in the Middle East and North Africa.
ENSEMBLE VOCAL HÉBRAÏCA DE STRASBOURG
Founded in 2006 by Hector Sabo and composed by the male soloists of the mixed choir Les Polyphonies Hébraïques de Strasbourg (participants in LLF 2011), the Ensemble Vocal Hébraïca performs as a vocal quartet until 2011. Then, the group had grown into a quintette to become a mixed voices octet in 2012 already.
Amakim Choir, Israel
The Amakim Choir was founded in 1980 and consists of around 45 singers from the north of Israel.
Most of the choir members live in a kibbutz or moshav, some in neighboring towns.
Zamir Chorale of Boston
Founded in 1969, the Zamir Chorale of Boston is a musical and educational institution dedicated to raising awareness of the diversity and beauty of Jewish culture through performances, recordings, symposia, publications and commissions.
The artistic director and founder is Joshua Jacobson.
The Voices of Israel Ensemble
The Voices of Israel Ensemble was founded thirty years ago in Netanya.
The ensemble now consists of up to seventy cantorial singers from all over Israel, who pursue very different professions in their private lives: Professors, physicists, engineers, lawyers, farmers, …
Coro Ha-Kol, Rome
Coro Ha-Kol (“The Voice”) was founded in December 1993, largely on the initiative of singers from the Great Synagogue in Rome.
They recognized the need to rediscover and perform Jewish music in all its beauty – inside and outside the synagogue.
London Jewish Male Choir
Founded in 1926, the London Jewish Male Choir developed an excellent reputation under its conductor Manny Fisher both nationally in the UK and internationally.
Synagogal Ensemble Berlin
The Synagogal Ensemble Berlin (SEB) was founded in 2002 by Regina Yantian as a concert ensemble. It consists of eight to twenty professional singers, …
