Jerusalem Boys Choir
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The Jerusalem Boys Choir, (hebrew: Pirchei Yerushalayim), was established in 1975 by Chanan Avital and is located in Jerusalem, Israel.[1] The boys ages range from 10 to 14.
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[edit] History
On July 4 1975 Chanan Avital was injured in the Ben Yehuda Street Bombing in Zion Square, Jerusalem. After he recovered he decided to arrange a hasidic music festival for children. The result of this was the establishment of a choir. Since then Avital has established around 22 choirs all over the world, his main one being the Jerusalem Boys Choir.
The first album was entitled: “Hasidic Music Festival for Children” which included Hasidic tracks. A series of four albums followed entitled “Sukkat David” which included Mizrahi tracks.
The choir performs around the world including Argentina, Brazil, Morocco, Panama and Tunisia. The choir sings three times a year in France. The choir sings in a range of various genres ranging form Oriental to Hasidic and even Yiddish and foreign hits.
[edit] Prominent alumni
- Lior Almaliach
- Dudu Deri
- Shimon Yitzchak
- Tal Levi
- Yaakov Alkobi
[edit] Albums
| Album Cover | Title | Year Released | Comments |
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40 Songs for Jerusalem | 2007 | Double album, commemorating 40 years since the reunification of Jerusalem. |
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Bat Yerushalayim | 2007 | |
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30 Years | 2005 | Double album , commemorating 30 years since the choir’s inception. |
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Ratziti Shetada | 2005 | Dedicated to the memory of Israeli singer, songwriter and composer Uzi Hitman. |
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Chanan Avital & Pirchei Yerushalayim sing Hasidic songs | 2005 | A collection of “golden hits”. |
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Chanan Avital & Pirchei Yerushalayim sing Eastern songs | 2005 | |
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Noladiti El Hamanginot | 2005 | A collection of songs by Uzi Hitman, Naomi Shemer, and Shlomo Carlbach. |
