Li-Ron Choir (Hebrew: מקהלת לי-רון) is an Israeli award-winning choir. Its repertoire includes classical music, folk songs, Jewish and Israeli music.
History edit
Li-Ron Choir was established in 1980 at the Gordon School in Herzliya by Ronit Shapira.[1] The choir represents Herzliya both locally and abroad.[2] The choir is composed of three groups: children between the ages of 6-11, teenagers from 12-18 and a vocal ensemble.[3]
Participation in the choir has several goals: developing listening skills, honing the ability to process musical content and promoting tolerance and empathy.[4]
Many Israeli composers, among them Sara Shoham, Andre Hajdu, Menachem Wiesenberg, Ovadia Tuvia, Moshe Rasiuk, Mary Even-or and Moshe Zorman, have written special choral works for the choir. Li-Ron performed the Yiddish song Oyf 'n Pripetshok for the sound track of Schindler's List.[5]
International competitions edit
Since 1991 the choir had participated in several international competitions:
- 1991 - Wales, England – gold medal
- 1995 - Budapest, Hungary – gold medal, 1st prize
- 1996 - Netanya, Israel – gold medal, 1st prize
- 1997 - Giessen, Germany – gold medal
- 1998 - Salsemaggiore, Italy – gold medal, 1st prize
- 2000 - Grado, Italy – two gold medals
- 2002 - Tolosa, Spain – 1st prize
- 2003 - Wales, England - third prize in vocal groups competition
- 2004 - Bremen, Germany ("Choir Olympics") - two gold medals
- 2006 - Xiamen, China ("Choir Olympics") – gold medal and a 1st prize
- 2008 - Graz, Austria ("Choir Olympics") – gold medal and the "World Champions" title[6]
- 2009 - Bratislava, Slovakia – three gold medals [7]
- 2011 - Wernigerode, Germany - three gold medals [8]
Discography edit
- Schindler's List - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1994) [9][10]
- A Prayer for Peace - In Memory of Yitzhak Rabin (1996)
- The Choir’s Repertoire (1996)
- Smoke and Ashes (1998)
- Berale Come Out (2000)
- The Choir’s Repertoire (2002)
- The Little Prince (2003)
- Memorial Concert Commemorating the 60th Anniversary of the Holocaust of Hungarian Jewry (2005)
- Wind & Sand (2006)
- 2010 (2011)
- Children's Songs (2012)
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Music: Palestine and Israel
- ^ City of Herzliya website Archived 2007-10-23 at the Wayback Machine, Music. Retrieved 2012-26-06.
- ^ Choirplace: Li-Ron Choir, Israel
- ^ Official website, About Us. Retrieved 2012-26-06.
- ^ Li-Ron Herzeliya Children's Choir Tel-Aviv
- ^ אלופת האולימפיאדה הבינ"ל למקהלות: מקהלת לי-רון
- ^ Bratislava Music Agency Archived 2013-12-15 at the Wayback Machine, 1st International Youth Music Festival results competition. Retrieved 2012-24-06.
- ^ Interkultur Archived 2012-09-05 at the Wayback Machine, 7th International Johannes Brahms Choir Festival & Competition results. Retrieved 2012-24-06.
- ^ IMDb, Schindler's List. Retrieved 2012-24-06.
- ^ CD Universe, Schindler's List Soundtrack CD. Retrieved 2012-24-06.