On April 25, 2013 the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance held a chamber music competition for outstanding ensembles. The first place was won by a trio led by violist Avshalom Sarid: Rotem Bartan, flute; Dror Ben-Tabu, viola; Lior Uziel, harp. The trio was selected for playing a composition by the Isareli composer Marc Lavry…
May 8, 2013 Newsletter: (To receive future newsletters please go the the sign-up page) “On May 15, 1948 Prime Minister Ben-Gurion called us to his office. He urged us to rise up to the occasion and write a march song for the military of the new state [that had been declared the day before]….
World renown violinist Orsolya Korcsolán and the Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra will perform Marc Lavry’s Three Jewish Dances for Violin and Orchestra (Op. 192) on June 5, 2013. The concert will be held at the Brahms Hall in Vienna, Austria, and will also include Felix Mendelssohn – Octet in E-flat major, Max Bruch – Kol…
Translation of the Hebrew Newsletter from March 14, 2013: (To receive Hebrew newsletters please go the the sign-up page) Hello, Just in time for spring, we recorded five children’s song we grew up with and loved. In 1946, Marc Lavry, who just became a new father, composed melodies to the lyrics of his poet…
Translation of the Hebrew Newsletter from January 24, 2013: (To receive Hebrew newsletters please go the the sign-up page) Hello, While the Academy is in the midst of announcing the Oscars nominees in Hollywood, Marc Lavry is being honored with a special award from the ACUM, the Association of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers…
We are honored to accept, on behalf of Marc Lavry, a special award by the Board of ACUM (Composers’ Association of Authors and Publishers of Music in Israel) for composer Marc Lavry’s contribution to Israeli music. The award will be presented at a ceremony on Wednesday, January 30, 2013. From ACUM’s announcement: ACUM winners in…
Translation of the Hebrew Newsletter published December 21, 2012: (To receive Hebrew newsletters please go the the sign-up page) Hello, We invite you to celebrate with us the 109th(!) birthday of Marc Lavry tomorrow, December 22. On his birthday his wife Helena used to prepare his favorite cheesecake. We enclose the original recipe, in…
Marc Lavry’s Three Jewish Dances for Violin and Piano, Op. 192, will be performed at the Benaroya Hall in Seattle, WA on Friday, November 16, 2012 and Sunday, November 18, 2012. A special guest will be Dan Lavry, the composer’s son. The concert will include Viktor Ullmann’s opera The Emperor of Atlantis and Ernest Bloch’s…
Marc Lavry’s Opera Tamar will be premiered worldwide at the 2012 Israeli Bible Festival in Ramat-Gan. Composed in 1958, the Opera was never performed in public. The libretto by Rabbi Louis I. Newman is based on the biblical story of Tamar and Judah (Genesis XXXVIII.) The composition will be performed in a concert form by…
Dutch violinist Olivia Dora will be playing Marc Lavry’s Three Jewish Dances for Violin and Piano (Op. 192): June 8, 2012 at 7:10PM: The Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall, London, U.K. Prince Consort Road London SW7 2BS Free admittance September 21, 2012 – Lunchtime concert at 1:00PM: The Parish Church in Dartford, U.K Dartford Parish Church,…
Marc Lavry’s Oratorio Song of Songs will be presented by Hayuta Dvir on Kol Hamusika Radio on Saturday, May 26, 2012 at 7:00 PM. This is the August 12, 2007 recording from the Israel Music Celebration in Sde Boker, Israel: The Raanana Symphonette Orchestra Daniella Lugassi, Sopran Eitan Drori, Tenor Gabriel Loewenheim, Baritone Yair Goren,…
On Sunday, March 25, 2012, between 2-3PM Israel time, Rika Bar-Sela will play a selection of Marc Lavry’s music in her program in Kol Hamusika radio channel.
Marc Lavry’s Three Jewish Dances for Piano, Op. 190 will be performed on February 23, 2012 by pianist Shoshana Telner. The concert, titled Zmirot Amenu: An Evening of Jewish Melodies, begins at 7:30 PM and will be held at the Netkin Auditorium, Adas Israel Congregation, 125 Cline Avenue South, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. For more information,…
Today, December 22, 2011, is Marc Lavry’s 108th birthday. Because it’s the first time since the Marc Lavry Heritage Society was established in March of this year, we find it appropriate to note the date. This is also a great opportunity to publish Lavry’s autobiography he wrote in 1946 at the request of Moshe Gorali,…
The Atar Trio, with singer Ye’ela Avital, will be performing the cantata for children Orit Mesaperet in their new program titled “Childhood Scenes”. The program will debut in a concert hosted by the National Library of Israel in Jerusalem on November 28, 2011 at 8 p.m.
