About Us: Jerusalem A-Cappella Singers, an ensemble of 25 singers, specializes in music of the renaissance and the Baroque, as well as modern pieces, with emphasis on original and unique repertoire.
The Ensemble performs in some of the most i... moreJerusalem A-Cappella Singers, an ensemble of 25 singers, specializes in music of the renaissance and the Baroque, as well as modern pieces, with emphasis on original and unique repertoire.
The Ensemble performs in some of the most important music festivals in Israel, and has won first prize and a gold medal in the International Liturgic Music Competition for choirs 1996, sponsored by the Vatican. On 2001 Jerusalem A-Cappella Singers performed a world premier in Jerusalem and Italy of a Mass in Arabic by father Armando Pieruchi and in 2009 they were invited to take part in a special project for Christmas which was produced and filmed in Jerusalem by the BBC and forecasted later in England.
Among the ensemble's programs: "Best of British", "Magical Voices of the Baltic Sea", "Bach and African Mass", "Balkan Liturgy" and "Festa Italiana" - the music of Italy with rare pieces from Sardinia. The Ensemble's current project is "Ahava Mitgala", composer Esther Upham's grand arrangement for choir and orchestra, accompanied by the Israel Chamber Orchestra conducted by Eli Yaffe, which is based on biblical texts.
The Ensemble was founded in 1989 by Chagi Goren, along with it's first conductor, Oscar Gershenson. Other conductors who have led the Ensemble: Ron Zarhi, Shaul Zax, and from 2003 Judi Axelrod. less
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