The Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance ( he, האקדמיה למוסיקה ולמחול בירושלים), is a school for the music and the performing arts in
Jerusalem
Jerusalem (; he, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ; ar, القُدس ) (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names); grc, Ἱερουσαλήμ/Ἰεροσόλυμα, Hierousalḗm/Hierosóluma; hy, Երուսաղեմ, Erusałēm. i ...
. It is located on the
Givat Ram
Givat Ram ( he, גִּבְעַת רָם) is a neighborhood in central Jerusalem. It is the site of Kiryat HaMemshala (Hebrew: קריית הממשלה, ''lit.'' Government complex), which includes many of Israel's most important national instituti ...
campus of the
Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
History
The Jerusalem Conservatory of Music in Jerusalem was founded in August 1933 by violinist Emil Hauser, who served as its first director. His wife,
Helena Kagan, a pioneer of pediatric medicine in pre-state Israel, was honorary secretary in 1938–1946. The principal of the school was Yocheved Dostorevsky, a pianist who
immigrated
Immigration is the international movement of people to a destination country of which they are not natives or where they do not possess citizenship in order to settle as permanent residents or naturalized citizens. Commuters, tourists, and ...
to Jerusalem from Vienna. Israeli composer
Josef Tal
Josef Tal ( he, יוסף טל; September 18, 1910 – August 25, 2008) was an Israeli composer. He wrote three Hebrew operas; four German operas, dramatic scenes; six symphonies; 13 concerti; chamber music, including three string quartets; ins ...
headed the academy in 1948–52. Classes were held at a building on the corner of
Kikar Zion in the center of Jerusalem. As the number of students rose, the school moved to rented premises, the Schmidt building, on
Hillel Street.
In 1958, Samuel Rubin, president of the Norman Foundation (now the America-Israel Cultural Foundation), donated a large sum of money to purchase a building on
Smolenskin Street in Jerusalem's
Rehavia
Rehavia or Rechavia ( he, רחביה, ar, رحافيا) is an upscale Jerusalem neighborhood located between the city center and Talbiya.
Since its establishment in the 1920s, the area has always been associated with German-Jewish culture and ...
neighborhood. The inauguration took place in the presence of
Golda Meir
Golda Meir, ; ar, جولدا مائير, Jūldā Māʾīr., group=nb (born Golda Mabovitch; 3 May 1898 – 8 December 1978) was an Israeli politician, teacher, and '' kibbutznikit'' who served as the fourth prime minister of Israel from 1969 to ...
,
Teddy Kollek
Theodor "Teddy" Kollek ( he, טדי קולק; 27 May 1911 – 2 January 2007) was an Israeli politician who served as the mayor of Jerusalem from 1965 to 1993, and founder of the Jerusalem Foundation. Kollek was re-elected five times, in 1969, 19 ...
and other dignitaries. At the ceremony, the school was renamed the Rubin Academy of Music in Jerusalem.
That same year, the Academy library was established under the leadership of
Claude Abravanel. During his 35 years as director, the library collected books, journals, scores, first editions and the like. The collection now resides in the Academy's library and in the Israeli music archives, founded in 1988.
Edith Gerson-Kiwi, an ethnomusicologist specializing in the ethnic music of the oriental Jewish communities of Palestine and Israel, taught music history there in 1942. With the encouragement of Emil Hauser, she established the Phonograph Archives of the Palestine Institute of Folklore and Ethnology and the academy's collection of ethnic musical instruments.
In 1965,
Hassia Levy-Agron, a pioneer of dance in Israel, established the school's dance department.
Israeli conductor
Mendi Rodan Mendi Rodan (Hebrew: מנדי רודן) (born 17 April 1929; died 9 May 2009) was an Israeli conductor and educator.
Biography
Mendi Rodan (Rosenblum) was born in Iaşi, Romania, one of three children of Solomon and Miriam Rosenblum. Mendi began p ...
headed the school from 1984–93.
Degrees
Today the school has a faculty of 160, and over 600 students. The academy is an independent institution recognized by the
Council for Higher Education in Israel
The Council for Higher Education in Israel ( he, המועצה להשכלה גבוהה, ''HaMo'atza LeHaskala Gevoha'') is a supervisory body for universities and colleges in Israel. It is the only organization with the authority to award academic ...
, but also collaborates with the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. The school has a Faculty of the
Performing Arts, a Faculty of Composition, Conducting and Music Education, and a Faculty of Dance, Movement and Movement Notation.
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Bachelor of Music
Bachelor of Music (BM or BMus) is an academic degree awarded by a college, university, or conservatory upon completion of a program of study in music. In the United States, it is a professional degree, and the majority of work consists of pre ...
(B. Mus.).
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Bachelor of Education
A Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.) is an undergraduate professional degree which prepares students for work as a teacher in schools. In some countries such as Tanzania and Kenya, additional tasks like field work and research are required in order fo ...
in Music (B. Ed. Mus.).
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Bachelor of Dance (B. Dance) in conjunction with the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
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Master of Arts in Music (M. A. Mus.) in conjunction with the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
High school
The Academy High School is situated in the Younes and Soraya Nazarian Building in
Givat Ram
Givat Ram ( he, גִּבְעַת רָם) is a neighborhood in central Jerusalem. It is the site of Kiryat HaMemshala (Hebrew: קריית הממשלה, ''lit.'' Government complex), which includes many of Israel's most important national instituti ...
, adjacent to the Academy's main building. Founded in the late 1960s, the curriculum combines general studies with specialization in music and dance.
Summer programs
The academy runs an annual two-week program called the ''International Summer Institute for Strings''.
Conservatory
The Conservatory offers individual and group instruction in music and dance for students from the age of five. Students attend special workshops and master classes taught by the Academy's senior lecturers, and perform as soloists and in ensembles in Israel and overseas. Over 700 students are currently studying at the Conservatory.
Notable alumni
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Ofir Ben Shitrit (born 1995), singer
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David Bizic (born 1975), operatic baritone
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Natan Brand (1944–90), classical pianist
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Drora Bruck (born 1966), recorder player
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David D'Or
David D'Or ( he, דוד ד'אור; born David Nehaisi on October 2, 1965) is an Israeli singer, composer, and songwriter. A countertenor with a vocal range of more than four octaves, he is a three-time winner of the Israeli "Singer of the Year" a ...
(born 1965), singer, composer, and songwriter
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Noga Erez (born 1989), singer
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Riki Guy (born c. 1975), full-lyric soprano
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Gilad Atzmon
Gilad Atzmon ( he, גלעד עצמון, ; born 9 June 1963) is a British jazz saxophonist, novelist, political activist, and writer.
As a musician, he is best known as a saxophonist and bandleader. His instruments include the saxophone, acco ...
(born 1963), jazz saxophonist and academic
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Nurit Hirsch
Nurit Hirsh ( he, נורית הירש, b. Tel Aviv, August 13, 1942) is an Israeli composer, arranger and conductor who has written over a thousand Hebrew songs. Three of her most famous and widely known songs are '' Ba-Shanah ha-Ba'ah'' (''Next ...
(born 1942), composer, arranger, and conductor
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Walter Hautzig Walter Hautzig ( he, ולטר האוציג; September 28, 1921 – January 30, 2017) was a pianist born in Vienna, Austria.
Biography
The Austrian-born American pianist and teacher, Walter Hautzig, studied at Public and High School in Vienna, and t ...
(born 1921), classical pianist
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Daniella Kertesz
Daniella Kertesz ( he, דניאלה קרטס; born ) is an Israeli actress. She played Segen in the film ''World War Z'', and starred as Onie in the psychological thriller film '' AfterDeath''. She played a starring role as Racheli Warburg in S ...
(born 1989), actress
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Tamar Lalo (born 1989), recorder player
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Naomi Shemer
Naomi Shemer ( he, נעמי שמר; July 13, 1930 – June 26, 2004) was a leading Israeli musician and songwriter, hailed as the "first lady of Israeli song and poetry." Her song " Yerushalayim Shel Zahav" ("Jerusalem of Gold"), written in 1967, ...
(1930–2004), songwriter
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Robert Starer
Robert Starer (8 January 1924 in Vienna – 22 April 2001 in Kingston, New York) was an Austrian-born American composer, pianist and educator.
Robert Starer began studying the piano at age 4 and continued his studies at the Vienna State Academy ...
(1924-2001), composer and pianist
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Edna Stern (born 1977), pianist
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Ilan Volkov
Ilan Volkov ( he, אילן וולקוב; born September 8, 1976, Tel Aviv) is an Israeli orchestral conductor.
Biography
Volkov's father, Alexander Volkov, was a concert pianist. He studied with the conductor Mendi Rodan at the Rubin Academy in ...
(born 1976), orchestral conductor
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Yitzhak Yedid (born 1971), Israeli-Australian composer of classical music and jazz pianist
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Lior Rosner
Lior Rosner is an Israeli-born film, TV and classical music composer, conductor, and theme branding expert.
Rosner created the theme for ''The Ellen DeGeneres Show''. He was a nominee for an International Film Music Critics Association nominee a ...
(born 1969), Israeli-American composer of classical music and film music
See also
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List of universities and colleges in Israel
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Dance in Israel
Dance in Israel incorporates a wide variety of dance styles, from traditional Israeli folk dancing to ballet, modern dance, ballroom dancing and flamenco.
Contemporary dance in Israel has won international acclaim. Israeli choreographers, among t ...
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Music in Israel
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Education in Israel
The education system in Israel consists of three tiers: primary education (grades 1–6, approximately ages 6–12), middle school (grades 7–9, approximately ages 12–15) and high school (grades 10–12, approximately ages 15–19). Compulsory ...
References
External links
Interview with Michael Melzer, vice president of the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance
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Music schools in Israel
Educational institutions established in 1958
Israeli culture
1958 establishments in Israel