{"id":23054,"date":"2012-11-21T22:55:24","date_gmt":"2012-11-22T05:55:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/?p=23054"},"modified":"2012-11-25T05:22:38","modified_gmt":"2012-11-25T12:22:38","slug":"desert-sounds-tzlilim-bamidbar-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/?p=23054","title":{"rendered":"Desert Sounds (Tzlilim BaMidbar) 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Desert Sounds<\/a> festival will celebrate Israeli music for five days at the Ben Gurion Center in Kibbutz Sde Boker, from December 12 – 16, 2012. Now in its 15th edition, the festival creates dialogues between musicians and forms that might not otherwise meet onstage, presenting the music before a wide audience in the enchanted atmosphere of desert nights. Artistic director Michael Wolpe opens the festival to a diverse range of musical styles, and to all listeners, with free performances in the festival tent every night in addition to the concerts in the hall.<\/p>\n

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Eran Tzur\/Photo: Ayelet Dekel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Desert Sounds 2012:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Wednesday, December 12th<\/strong><\/p>\n

17:00 Meitar Ensemble<\/a> – Chamber Music with a difference – debut performance of\u00a0 new works by Arie Rufeisen and Haim Permont, as well as Johannes Brahms.<\/p>\n

19:00 Shai Sobol – Home Play – FREE performance. New guitar arrangements of Israeli songs with touches of flamenco, Ladino, jazz, rock and classical influences.<\/p>\n

20:00 Meir Banai<\/a> & Meitar Ensemble – Like a Calm Lake – new arrangements to Banai’s song, created for the festival.<\/p>\n

22:00 Eran Tzur<\/a> & Meitar Ensemble – On Nights of a Full Moon – festive launch of Tzur’s new album, in an evening artistically directed by Amit Dolberg; conducted and musically directed by Ziv Kojokaro.<\/p>\n

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Hayehudim\/Photo courtesy of PR<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Thursday, December 13th<\/strong><\/p>\n

17:00 The Symphony Orchestra of the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance – Young Classical Spirit – works by Haim Alexander, Debussy and Dvorak. Soloist: Hila Ofek, harp.<\/p>\n

19:15 J’Ali Ensemble<\/a>\u00a0 – Party in the Square – an Afro-Jerusalem dance party with a great band that will get everyone in the groove.<\/p>\n

20:30 Hayehudim <\/a>– energies rise and the volume goes way up with a rock performance bringing the best of Hayehudim to the stage at Sde Boker.<\/p>\n

22:30 MarshDondurma<\/a> – Free performance – taking the dance party out to the square this 15 member band will have everyone moving to the beat.<\/p>\n

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Chen Zimbalista\/Photo: Ayelet Dekel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Friday, December 14th<\/strong><\/p>\n

11:00 Nitza Shaul – Pictures at an Exhibition – a family concert of Mussorgsky’s beloved work, conducted by Alex Wasserman, in Maurice Ravel’s orchestration performed by the Ramat Gan Symphony Orchestra, with actress Nitza Shaul.<\/p>\n

17:00 Israeli Chamber Orchestra – Symphony of Sounds. Works by Beethoven, Itay Shetrit, Ziv Kojokaro and Michael Wolpe, conducted by Ziv Kojokaro with soloist Amit Dolberg on piano.<\/p>\n

19:30 Chen Zimbalista <\/a>& Emil Aybinder – The Magic of the Balkan. FREE performance in the square. Zimbalista is a virtuoso performer with amazing energy and sunny spirit.<\/p>\n

21:00 Knessiyat HasSchel<\/a> (The Church of Reason) – the rock band performs their hits accompanied by a string quartet and wind instrument.<\/p>\n

22:30 Tziporela Ensemble<\/a> – Akitza Tivit (natural sting). Biting humor, acrobatic mayhem and dazzling wit – an incredibly talented 9 person ensemble.<\/p>\n

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Shay Gabso\/Photo: Ayelet Dekel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Saturday, December 13th<\/strong><\/p>\n

11:00 The Revolution Orchestra<\/a> – Peimot (Heartbeats) – a performance for the whole family by Amit Erez and Zohar Sharon, performed by the Revolution Orchestra, conducted by Roy Oppenheim. Actor Guy Messika will perform and host.<\/p>\n

17:00 Cain and Abel – a chamber opera by Eteri Kourbanov, based on a poem by Natan Alterman. 5 actor\/singers, 4 musicians, and one dancer, conducted by Meir Briskman. Opening: pianist\/composer Ido Shirom with a new piece for piano.<\/p>\n

19:15 Yoram Taharlev – Musical Standup, FREE performance in the square.<\/p>\n

20:30 A Tribute to Haim Hefer – “Gal Noseh Mazkeret” – with singers Shay Gabso, Aya Korem, Hanan Ben Simon, Yosef Buchnik, Anna Shpitz and Meirav Hazan and the Beer Sheva Israeli Symphony, conducted by Doron Solomon.<\/p>\n

22:30 Songs of Mony Amarillio and Rachel Shapira – FREE performance in the square, performed by the singers workshop of the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance, artistically directed by Michael Wolpe.<\/p>\n

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Nizar Elkhater\/Photo: Ayelet Dekel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Sunday, December 16th<\/strong><\/p>\n

17:00 Choral Marathon – the Naama Choir, conducted by Pnina Inbar and the Ihud Choir, conducted by Ronen Borshavsky.<\/p>\n

19:15 The Fairuz You Have Never Known – a journey into the repertoire of the beloved Lebanese singer and popular Arabic music with pianist Nizar Elkhater<\/a>, Ataf Basharat on Qanun, Alexandra Gordinsky on flute, and singer Sonia Massoud.<\/p>\n

20:30 Yasmin Levy<\/a> – Ladino Enchantment – festive closing concert with the Netanya Chamber Orchestra conducted by Yaron Gottfried, with guests singer Yasmin Levy and pianist Nizar Elkhater.<\/p>\n

The full program is available in Hebrew on the festival site<\/a>.\u00a0 For additional information call: 08-6564109, and tickets may be ordered online<\/a> or call 08-6564121.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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