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Performances

GCO European Tour 2024 – Cancelled due to security reasons and the ongoing war in the Middle East

Galilee Chamber Orchestra with conductor Saleem Abboud Ashkar featuring Denish violinist Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider.
Program: world premiere of Nocturnal Whispers by Nizar Al Khater; Beethoven Violin Concerto; and Mendelsohn 3rd Symphony (Scottish).

August 6th, 2024, 20:00, Culture Hall, Nazareth (soloist Asi Matathias)

August 9th, 2024, 20:00, Concertgebouw, Amsterdam

August 11th, 2024, 17:00, Konzertkirche Neubrandenburg, at The Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Festival

August 12th, 2024, 20:00, Kozerthous Berlin, at the Young Euro Classic Festival

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Wow Festival, NYC – 8 Polyphony’s Music & Society Seminar students integrates with National Youth Orchestra-USA at the Carnagie Hall Wow Festival.

August 5th, 2024, Carnagie Hall, New York

 

GCO at the ACC-GTM convention – Galilee Chamber Orchestra with soprano Tali Ketsef & alto Dorin Sassin, conductor: David Sofer.
A special concert for the American Congress of Cantors & Guild of Temple Musicians delegation to Israel.

July 4th, 2024, 16:45, Stricker Auditorium, Tel Aviv

Noa, Gil Dor & Polyphony – Achinoam Nini sings Bach and more with Guitarist Gil Dor and the Polyphony Quartet. A special concert in association with Audi (Champion Motors)

June 24th, 2024, 18:30, Golden Crown Hotel, Nazareth

 

Polyphony Trio – A special concert featuring Yaali Mameroud (violin), Daniel Smoylov (Viola) and Genwa Khazin (cello), Playing Beethoven’s String Trio in C Minor, Op9 No.3 and Borodin’s String Trio in G Mino.
Also featuring: Beat Bogrim Brass Band, Haifa.

June 23rd, 2024, 18:30, Santa Anna Old Church, Zipori

 

GCO at the Nazareth Culture Hall Opening – Galilee Chamber Orchestra & soprano Ranya Ateek, conductor: David Sofer. Main number of the grand opening ceremony of the new Nazareth Culture Hall.

May 16th, 2024, 19:30, Nazareth Culture Hall

 

Polyphony Young Ensemble US Tour 2024 – A chamber music young ensemble with eight public and private concerts in eight days, including:

May 15th, 2024, UCLA Music Department, Los Angeles

May 17th, 2024, Concert & Friday evening Shabbat services at Central Synagogue in midtown Manhattan

May 18th, 2024, JCC Jewish Film & Music Festival, Washington D.C.

May 20th, 2024, St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Ardmore, Philadelphia

 

 

Opera Pearls – Galilee Chamber Orchestra Ensemble & Daniela Skoroa, special guest: Ranya Ateek, Conductor: David Sofer.

Zipori River Spring Festival.

April 20th, 2024, 21:00, Abu Atef (Zipori River)

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Alhan – An original Arabic-Hebrew narrated concert for children with Shaden Nahara & the Polyphony Trio.

Zipori River Spring Festival.

April 20th, 2024, 11:00, Abu Atef (Zipori River)

 

 

Andalusian Sunset – Nizar Al Khater Ensemble & Nour Darwish, special Guest: Maya Belzitsman.

Zipori River Spring Festival.

April 19th, 2024, 18:30, Abu Atef (Zipori River)

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Ehud Banai & Jeesh

Zipori River Spring Festival opening act.

April 18th, 2024, 20:30, Abu Atef (Zipori River)

 

Polyphony at the Israeli Ministry of Education national conference, Arts & Colture Division

April 17th, 2024, 11:00, Bezalel Art Academy, Jerusalem

 

Rogale & Quiche – An original musical play for children with Galilee Chamber Orchestra and Maestro David Sofer.

Special double features at the Herzliya Culture center:

February 2nd, 2024, 9:00 & 11:00

April 1st, 2024, 9:00 & 11:00

May 30th, 2024, 9:30 & 11:15

June 16th, 2024, 9:30 & 11:15

June 17th, 2024, 9:30 & 11:15

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Together through music – Crisantemi Quartet plays at the Jerusalem’s YMCA

Saturday, 18.11.2023 at 20:00 – The International YMCA Auditorium, Jerusalem

A special concert hosting the Crisantemi Quartet – an Arab-Jewish ensemble of alumni of the Music & Society Seminar by Polyphony Conservatory (Nazareth) & The Israeli Conservatory (Tel Aviv): Lour Jabareen, Daniel Smoyalov, violins; Yahli Mamrod, viola; Genwa khazin, cello.

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Stabat Mater – The Galilee Chamber Orchestra in a festive opening concert: Stabat Mater by Pergolesi and the String Serenade by Elgar.

Conductor: Salim Abode Ashkar (Germany)

 Soprano: Lydia Tuscher (Germany)

Mezzo-Soprano: Christina Bock (Germany)

Organ: Nabil Hanna (Denmar\Israel)

Thursday, December 14, 20:00, Salesian Church (Basilica of Jesus the Adolescent)

Giovanni Battista Pergolesi (1710-1736) – Stabat Mater \ 1736

Edward Elgar (1857-1934) – Serenade for Strings \ 1892

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Chichester Psalms – The Tel Aviv Collegium Singers with a rich and diverse program: Chichester Psalms (Leonard Bernstein); Six Sephardic Folk Songs (Paul Ben Haim); And Romancero Gitano (Castelnuevo-Tadesco) to the words of Lorca

Conductor: Yishai Steckler 

Soprano: TBA

Guitar: Itai Keinan

Organ: Nabil Hanna (Denmark\Israel)

Friday, December 15, 16:30, Salesian Church (Basilica of Jesus the Adolescent)

Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990) – Chichester’s Psalms \ 1965

Paul Ben Haim (1897-1984) – Six Sephardic Folk Songs \ 1970

Mario Castelnuevo-Tedasko (1895-1968) – Romancero Gitano \ 1951

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Woman’s Love and Life  – Schumann’s lieder Frauenliebe und Leben and more: Nazareth-born international pianist Salim Abode Ashkar (Germany) hosts Lydia Tuscher (soprano) and Christina Bock (mezzo-soprano) for an exquisite chamber concert

Friday, December 15, 20:30, Salesian Church (Basilica of Jesus the Adolescent)

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Alhan – A concert for kids and parents with an Arabic-Hebrew narration by Shaden Nahara, at Haemek Museum, Yifat

October 2, 2023

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Polyphony Conservatory alumnis Nabeel Hayek (piano) & Ghenwa Khazin (cello) at the Kultursommer 2023 festival in Hannover, Germany

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The Sopranos – Anastasia Klevan & Deema Azar with the Polyphony Quartet (at the Zipori Chamber Music Festival)
June 1. 2023

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Nour Darwish & Quartet – Arabic classics and modern Arabic song cycle (at the Zipori Chamber Music Festival)

June 2, 2023

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Luna Abu Nassar & Trio – An Intimate dynamic show in Arabic and Hebrew by the Nazarian singer-songwriter

June 2, 2023

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Alhan – A concert for kids and parents with an Arabic-Hebrew narration with Shaden Nahara

June 3, 2023

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Noa, Gil Dor & Polyphony – Achinoam Nini sings Bach and more with Guitarist Gil Dor and the Polyphony Quartet
June 3, 2023

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Past Performances

Premiere – the new Alhan concert: Galilee Chamber Orchestra between East and West. conductor: Dudi Sofer; Narrator: Shaden Nahara; Arrangements: Sharon Tzayad.

May 13, 2023
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The Polyphony Quartet with Anastasia Klevan & Deema Azar at the Ba-Li Galil Festival
March 18th, 2023
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German Romantic – with pianist Daniel Azrad and conductor Saleem Ashkar, at the Eilat Chamber Music Festival
February 8, 2023
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The Galilee Chamber Orchestra at the Haifa Auditorium with conductor Saleem Aboud Ashkar and soloists Nabeel Hayek & Rania Ateek

February 5th, 2023

SEASONS
February 25–26, 2023
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The 4th Liturgical Festival in Nazareth
December 15-18, 2022
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Peace on Earth by Collegium Vocale Hannover (at the Liturgical Festival in Nazareth)
December 15, 2022
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Oh Lovely Peace with Anastasia Klevan and Tamara Navot (at the Liturgical Festival in Nazareth)
December 16, 2022
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Donna Nobis Pacem with Noa (Achinoam Nini) and the Polyphony Quartet (at the Liturgical Festival in Nazareth)
December 16, 2022
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Al-Darwish – Sufi Experience (at the Liturgical Festival in Nazareth)
December 17, 2022
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Elijah – the Galilee Chamber Orchestra with Collegium Vocale Hannover and conductor Saleem Ashkar (at the Liturgical Festival in Nazareth)
December 17, 2022
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Biblical Songs – Saleem Ashkar hosts pianist Dana Hreish and baritone Yair Polishuk (at the Liturgical Festival in Nazareth)
December 18, 2022
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Galilee Chamber Orchestra’s Koerner Hall Debut

March 21st, 2022

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Dallas Friends of Polyphony – Galilee Orchestra Concert

Sun, December 6, 2020 | 12:30 PM, EST

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Palo Alto Friends of Polyphony – Polyphony Ensemble

Sun, December 13, 2020 | 11:00 AM, PST

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Second Annual Liturgical Festival, Nazareth 2020

17th – 20th of December, 2020 | ON-LINE EDITION

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Galilee Chamber Orchestra’s North American Debut

Dallas, Texas: Thursday, December 3, 2020 @ Temple Emanu-El
Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Saturday, December 5, 2020 @ Royal Conservatory
New York, NY: Monday, December 7, 2020 @ Carnegie Hall, Isaac Stern Auditorium

Liturgical Festival

The Liturgical Festival provides an opportunity for audiences from around the world to come to Nazareth and experience classical liturgical music in the city’s unique and festive Christmas atmosphere.

 

Polyphony’s inaugural Festival took place December 12 to 15 in Nazareth with performances from the Hannover Collegium Vocale Choir, the Galilee Chamber Orchestra, the Tel Aviv Collegium Singers, the Israeli Brass Quintet, and the Latin-American Folk Ensemble, as well as several leading Israeli soloists, in the city’s notable venues, including the Salesian Church, the Maronite Church, and the Industrial Park Auditorium.

 

The program included a performance of Mozart’s Great Mass in C Minor, with 85 vocalists and instrumentalists on stage at the same time, Benjamin Britten’s popular Ceremony of Carols, and a special South American Christmas Holiday Concert featuring folklore compositions. Compositions by Bach, Brahms, Fauré, Purcell, Tallis and Elgar were also in the liturgical repertoire mix.

 

Vist the Liturgical Festival website

Haaretz: “The First Liturgical Festival in Nazareth”

Jerusalem Post: “The Power of Liturgical Music”

Read the Polyphony blog post and view more photos
Click the above photo to see a short video of the Mozart Mass. 

On Friday, December 20 at 7:30, 14 members from the Galilee Orchestra performed inEilabun, a small village about one-half hour north of Nazareth. Inspired by the Liturgical Festival, Eilabun’s Regional Council asked for a performance from Polyphony as part of their Christmas celebrations and to attract residents from surrounding towns. The ensemble presented Corelli’s “Christmas” Concerto Grosso in G Minor, Mozart’s Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, Vivaldi’s Summer Concerto and The Holberg Suite by Edvard Grieg.

 

On Thursday, January 2, the same musicians performed at the Selisian Church in Nazareth for members of the Institute for Certified Public Accountants at their national conference.

Polyphony Quartet Fall Tour

This fall, the Polyphony Quartet gave a series of performances in the U.S. Violinists Yamen Saadi and Edi Kotlyar, violist Yoav Yatzkin, and cellist Mahdi Saadi performed western classical music and Jewish and Middle Eastern folk tunes. Following the music, Co-Founder and Director Nabeel Abboud Ashkar lead a question and answer session with the audience and musicians.

Thursday, November 14: The Pico Union Project, Los Angeles

Friday, November 15: Wende Museum, Culver City

Saturday, November 16: Institute for Contemporary Art, Los Angeles

Monday, November 18: Oshman Family JCC, Palo Alto

Tuesday, November 19: Congregation Kol Shofar, Tiburon

Wednesday, November 20: Private concert, New York

Galilee Chamber Orchestra European Debut

Bringing together musicians from all over Israel from Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Haifa, and Nazareth, the Galilee Chamber Orchestra debuted in Europe this summer with a series of performances throughout Germany:

 

Wednesday, July 31st: Konzerthaus Berlin
Sunday, Aug 4th: Christuskirche | Hanover
Tuesday, Aug 6th: Morgenland Festival | Osnabrück
Thursday, Aug 8th: Rheingau Musik Festival

 

Program

Haydn Overture to L’isola disabitata
Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 19
Wisam Gibran “Overcoming” a commissioned work on courage (2018)
Beethoven Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21
Click the above photo to view highlights from the Galilee Chamber Orchestra’s performance on July 31st, 2019 at the Konzerthaus Berlin.

Piano Trio in Nazareth
Saleem Abboud Ashkar, piano
Kolja Blacher, violin
Claudio Bohorquez, cello

April 13, 2019. Nazareth, Israel 

Polyphony alumnus Yaman Saadi
Yaman Saadi, violin
Uri Zafair, piano
Ibrahim Bolus, violin
Amichai Hafater, viola
Maher Saadi, cello
March 20, 2019. Nazareth, Israel

The Galilee Chamber Orchestra’s Annual Holiday Concert

December 22, 2018. Nazareth, Israel.

Click the photos below to see more about each performance:
Eli Levi-Cello; Ibrahim Boulus-Violin; Ian Anderson-Flute; Jeries Saleh-Violin; Mark Koch-Viola perform on 26 October 2018.
Polyphony Quartet on Thursday, August 23 in Lerici, Italy.
Flutist Mais Hriesh, Violinist Shaden Nahara, violist Amichai Yaakov Hefter, and cellist Eli Levi perform at Kehillah Jewish High School in Palo Alto on Thursday, November 15. Photo by Karla Chouhan.
Flutist Sagit Zur performing with the Ensemble at OdeGand, part of the Ghent Festival of Flanders’ opening day celebrations and performances at the St. Anna Church on September 15, 2018. Photo credit Björn Comhaire.

Past Performances

Polyphony String Quartet US Tour in April 2018

 

The Sedona Forum at The McCain Institute for Global Leadership
Sedona, Arizona. April 20, 2018

 

A performance with Ramaz School
New York, New York. April 16, 2018

 

The Rockefeller Foundation
New York, New York. April 16, 2018

 

Bet Am Shalom
White Plains, New York. April 15, 2018

 
The Polyphony Quartet performs at the Sedona Forum in Arizona on April 2018.

Past Performances

Israel 

Sir András Schiff conducts the Galilee Chamber Orchestra
Nazareth, Israel. December 19, 2016

 

Zubin Mehta leads a Masterclass at the Nazareth Conservatory
Nazareth, Israel. October 24, 2016

 

Israeli Philharmonic Orchestra led by Zubin Mehta
Haifa, Israel

 

Keshet Eilon Music Center 25th Anniversary Gala Concert
Tel Aviv, Israel

Polyphony Youth Orchestra
Jerusalem. October 2013. 

Europe

Sint-Annakerk, Ghent Flanders Festival
Ghent, Belgium. September 15, 2018.

 

Sint-Hendrik College
Deinze, Belgium. September 16, 2018

 

Ghent Festival van Vlaanderen, De Bijloke
Ghent, Belgium. September 20, 2018

 

Piazzo Mottino
Lerici, Italy. August 26, 2018

 

Lerici Castle
Lerici, Italy. August 20, 2018. 

 

The 2017 Henry A. Kissinger Prize Ceremony
American Academy in Berlin, Germany. June 20, 2017

 

‘Incontri in Terra di Siena’ Festival, La Foce
Tuscany, Italy. 2014

 

Harrogate International Festivals
United Kingdom. April 2014

 

Summit of Conscience, R20 Climate Change
Paris, France. July 2015

 

Richard Strauss Institute
Germany

 

Concert for Peace
Nazareth, Belgium. December 23, 2014

United States

String Quartet Concert and Reception at JCC MetroWest
West Orange, New Jersey. October 15, 2017

 

Polyphony Youth Orchestra performs with special guest David Broza
Dallas, Texas. February 12, 2017

 

AAM Awards Dinner
Washington D.C.

 

Los Angeles Theatre Center
Los Angeles, California

 

Metropolitan United Methodist Church
Michigan

 

Congregation Shir Tikvah
Troy, Michigan

 

Museum of Tolerance
Los Angeles, California. May 2013

United States

Lincoln Center Global Exchange
Alice Tully Hall

 

Concert & Conversation at the First Presbyterian Church of Greenwich
Greenwich, Connecticut. October 14, 2017

 

92nd Street Y

 

Jewish Community Center Benefit
Lincoln Center

 

All Souls Church Public Concert

 

Clinton Global Initiative
New York City. September 2015

 

The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
New York City. March 2014.

 

Synergos Institute

 

Congregation Beth Elohim
Brooklyn

Check back soon for more details on additional upcoming performances. For more information about any of our events please email us.