Geffen Choir
The Geffen Choir is one of Israel’s finest vocal ensembles and prides itself on meeting the highest standards.
The choir’s main priority is performing acapella music and sharing the special joy and intimacy of choral singing with a diverse audience of different ages and backgrounds.
Yamma Teiman Ensemble
Women’s songs in the Yemeni tradition. “Teiman” is the Hebrew word for Yemen. This newly founded women’s ensemble brings an ancient tradition of the Jewish community, which has lived in Yemen for two millennia, back into the limelight.
Jeanette Rotstein Yehudaiyan
Jeanette Rotstein Yehudayan was born in Tehran as the daughter of the well-known cantor Geula Aziz Mola Yehudayan, who was the son of the rabbi (Mola) from the city of Esphahan.
Atanu Ensemble
The Atanu Ensemble is a unique collective of musicians known for knowing and performing the musical styles of almost every Jewish community in the Middle East and North Africa.
The ensemble consists of seven musicians – playing both modern and ancient instruments – and four singers of religious poetry, known as paitanim.
Yair Tzabari
The musician, singer, drummer and percussionist Yair Tzabari (47 years old) is a multi-talented musician and one of the most respected and fascinating musicians of the Yemenite community in Israel.
Shir-Ran Yinon
From classical to pop and rock to folk and metal. Shir-Ran Yinon is a versatile and multi-faceted musician. As a performer on violin, electric violin and viola, singer, as well as composer and arranger, she sets herself no musical boundaries.
Dirk Zöllner & Band
Die Zöllner were founded as a duo by Dirk Zöllner and André Gensicke in November 1987 and quickly made their first major appearance at the legendary “Rocksommer 88”. There they played at the “Beat Apartheid” festival as the support act for James Brown.
Tehila & Band
Direct and immediate, expressive and with a warm timbre, Tehila is a versatile and soulful musician with a large repertoire for both soprano and mezzo-soprano.
She enjoys switching back and forth between opera, chamber music and song repertoire.
Nashirah Chorale
Nashirah was founded in 2002 when a group of singers wondered if we could start a choir with auditions and a focus on Jewish music.
There was no such choir in the Philadelphia area at the time.
We decided that we would have a professional artistic director and a professional accompanist.
We decided how we wanted to define Jewish music.
Maureen Nehedar
Maureen Nehedar is a vocal artist, composer and paytanit – a singer of Jewish liturgical poetry – as well as a poet and researcher of Jewish musical traditions in general and the Jewish Persian tradition in particular.
Yamma Ensemble
The Yamma Ensemble is one of the projects of Israeli singer Talya G. A Solan.
With the Yamma Ensemble, she is searching for the roots of traditional Israeli music.
Profeti della quinta
The repertoire of the
16th and early
17th century repertoire, the Profeti della Quinta ensemble has set itself the goal of creating lively and expressive performances for today’s audiences.
This is achieved in particular by incorporating the performance practice of the respective period.
Kol Zimrah Jewish Community Singers
Kol Zimrah, which means “voice of song”, began as a congregational choir in 1996.
Today, the group includes members from other synagogues in the Chicago area as well as some singers who do not belong to a congregation.
The choir provides a common forum for singers from diverse backgrounds to strive for musical excellence.
Coro Ha-Kol
The Coro Ha-Kol (The Voice) was founded in December 1993 on the initiative of some singers from the Tempio Maggiore, Rome’s largest synagogue, and other lovers of the Jewish musical tradition.
Moran Singers Ensemble
The Moran Singers Ensemble was founded in 1998 as a professional ensemble under the expert musical direction of conductor Naomi Faran.
It is dedicated to promoting musical excellence and solo singing among young Israeli singers.
The ensemble’s resident conductor is Tom Karni.
Catherine Kaspar
With her chanson band Déjà-vu, the multi-talented French chansonnier can be seen at various events and on stages throughout Germany.
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.
Jerusalem Academy Chamber Choir
The Jerusalem Academy Chamber Choir has 32 members, mainly students and graduates of the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance.
The choir, founded in 1969 by Avner Itai, was recognized as one of the best choirs in the country immediately after its founding.
The musical director is Stanley Sperber.
The Moran Choir
The Moran Choir consists of forty young singers between the ages of 12 and 18.
It was founded in 1986 by Naomi Faran with the vision of providing children with choral lessons, musical education and a platform to spread the fascination of choral music not only in Israel but all over the world.
The conductor and musical director of the choir is Naomi Faran.
The Baruch Brothers Choir
The Baruch Brothers Choir from Belgrade was founded in 1879 as the “Serbian-Jewish Singing Association” with the aim of cultivating the cultural and artistic heritage and tradition of the Jewish people living in this region of Europe.
Anna Segal – World premiere of the oratorio Todesfuge
The well-known Israeli composer Anna Segal has extensive experience as a musician.
She has worked with a variety of musical institutions and has had the good fortune to perform with the Berlin Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra and under the direction of Israeli conductor Lior Shambadal.
