The Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance

You are hereby invited to a special concert celebrating hope, love, and faith at the National Library of Israel. This is a concert that transcends the boundaries of East and West. The Mandy Roden Symphony Orchestra, led by conductor Zvi Carmeli, along with the Academy's Student Choir, conducted by Yishai Stekler, and featuring soloists from the Academy, will present selected works by Paul Ben-Haim, Georg Friedrich Handel, Jules Massenet, and Gabriel Fauré, which explore themes of love for humanity, love of God, and love of the land.

Program:

Georg Friedrich Handel – Aria from "Julius Caesar in Egypt", Act III – "Piangerò la sorte mia"

Paule Ben-Haim – "From Israel", Suite for Chamber Orchestra

1. Prologue
2. Song of Songs
3. Yemenite Melody
4. Siesta
5. Celebration

Paul Ben-Haim – From the song cycle "Myrtle Blossoms From Eden", for Soprano and Mezzo-Soprano Soloists and Orchestra

Jules Massenet – Aria from "Hérodiade", Act I, Scene I – "Celui dont la parole... Il est doux, il est bon"

Gabriel Fauré – Requiem

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The Academy's Student Choir

Yishai Shteckler, Conductor

The Mandy Rodin Symphony Orchestra

Zvi Carmeli, Conductor 

Tatiana Levin, Soprano

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45 nis - ordinary ticket

35 nis - senior citizens, soldiers, reservists and members of the security forces

0 nis - students, lecturers, evacuees