Li-Ron choir Israel
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[edit] Biograpy
Li-Ron Choir, was established in 1980 as the choir of Gordon School in Herzliya by Ronit Shapira but since 1989 has been managed by an independent organization, and currently is the representative choir of Herzliya.
[edit] The choir construction
There are three ensembles in the choir:
- Children choir which contains children on the ages of 6-11.
- Youth choir of older singers on the ages of 12-20.
- Vocal ensemble - senior singers of the choir and adult singers till the age 35
[edit] Achievements in international competitions
since 1991 the choir had participated in several international competitions:
- 1991 – England, Wales – Gold medal
- 1995 – Hungary, Budapest – Gold medal, 1st Prize
- 1996 – Israel, Netanya – Gold medal, 1st Prize
- 1997 – Germany, Giessen – Gold medal
- 1998 – Italy, Salsemaggiore – Gold medal, 1st Prize
- 2000 – Italy, Grado – two Gold medal
- 2002 – Spain, Tolosa – 1st Prize
- 2003 - England, Wales - Third Prize in vocal groups competition.
- 2004 – Germany, Bremen ("Choir Olympics") - Two gold medal.
- 2006 – China, Xhiamen ("Choir Olympics") – Gold medal and a 1st Prize.
[edit] Repertoire
The repertoire of the choir includes classical music, folk songs, Jewish and Israeli music.
Many Israeli composers such as: Sara Shoham, Andre Hajdu, Menachem Wiesenberg, Ovadia Tuvia, Moshe Rasiuk, Mary Even-or and Moshe Zorman have written special choral works for the choir.
[edit] Discography
- 1994 – Schindler’s List
- 1996 – A Prayer for Peace
- 1996 – The choir’s repertoire
- 1998 – Smoke and Ashes
- 2000 – Snail, Snail, Come Out
- 2002 – The choir’s repertoire
- 2003 – The Little Prince
- 2005 – Memorial Concert commemorating the 60th anniversary of the Holocaust
- 2006 – The choir’s repertoire
