Dear Friends, Despite the loss of words, I am writing to express the heartbreak and devastation that has unfolded over the past few weeks. Living and growing up in this part of the world, you learn to grapple with, and traverse, dangerous and extreme situations. But...
Dear Friends, Despite the loss of words, I am writing to express the heartbreak and devastation that has unfolded over the past few weeks. Living and growing up in this part of the world, you learn to grapple with, and traverse, dangerous and extreme situations. But...
[vc_row row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="grid" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" css_animation=""][vc_column][vc_row_inner row_type="row" type="grid" text_align="left" css_animation=""][vc_column_inner][vc_empty_space height="32"][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner row_type="row" type="grid" text_align="left" css_animation=""][vc_column_inner width="1/6"][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width="2/3"][vc_column_text]Dear friends, supporters, and partners of Polyphony, Like you, we’ve been facing the uncertainty and social distancing that COVID-19 has imposed on us for a while now. We...
[vc_row row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" css_animation=""][vc_column][vc_row_inner row_type="row" type="full_width" text_align="left" css_animation=""][vc_column_inner][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]We are delighted to announce that Polyphony Alumni Yamen Saadi won first place in violin at the 32nd annual Aviv Competition last Thursday. The competition, hosted by the America-Israel Cultural Foundation, draws a superb field of...
[vc_row row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="grid" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" css_animation=""][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_row_inner row_type="row" type="full_width" text_align="left" css_animation=""][vc_column_inner width="2/3"][vc_column_text]Polyphony’s first-ever Liturgical Music Festival took place this weekend 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...
[vc_row row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" css_animation=""][vc_column][vc_row_inner row_type="row" type="grid" text_align="left" css_animation=""][vc_column_inner width="2/3"][vc_empty_space height="20"][vc_column_text]The Polyphony Quartet recently performed in Los Angeles, Palo Alto, Tiburon, and New York. Violinists Yamen Saadi and Edi Kotlyar, violist Yoav Yatzkan and cellist Mahdi Saadi gave concerts in the Los...
[vc_row row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="grid" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" css_animation=""][vc_column][vc_row_inner row_type="row" type="full_width" text_align="left" css_animation=""][vc_column_inner][vc_empty_space height="75"][vc_column_text] This month, the Polyphony Quartet brings together violinists Yamen Saadi and Edi Kotlyar with violist Yoav Yatzkan and cellist Mahdi Saadi for a series of performances on the US West Coast in Los Angeles...
[vc_row row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" css_animation=""][vc_column][vc_row_inner row_type="row" type="full_width" text_align="left" css_animation=""][vc_column_inner][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" css_animation=""][vc_column][vc_row_inner row_type="row" type="grid" text_align="left" css_animation=""][vc_column_inner][vc_empty_space height="20"][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner row_type="row" type="grid" text_align="left" css_animation=""][vc_column_inner width="2/3"][vc_column_text]This summer, the Galilee Chamber Orchestra performed in Europe for the first time, giving concerts in four...
[vc_row row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" css_animation=""][vc_column][vc_row_inner row_type="row" type="full_width" text_align="left" css_animation=""][vc_column_inner][vc_empty_space height="60"][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner row_type="row" type="full_width" text_align="left" css_animation=""][vc_column_inner width="2/3"][vc_column_text] Polyphony is thrilled to announce that the Russell Berrie Foundation is generously supporting the Galilee Chamber Orchestra’s first European tour this summer. Bringing together musicians from all over...
[vc_row row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" css_animation=""][vc_column][vc_row_inner row_type="row" type="full_width" text_align="left" css_animation=""][vc_column_inner][vc_empty_space][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]The result of years of individual study at the Polyphony Conservatory and shared music making in Polyphony’s Youth Orchestra culminate this November. We are delighted to bring violinist Shaden Nahra, violist Amichai Yaakov Hefter,...
[vc_row row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" css_animation=""][vc_column][vc_row_inner row_type="row" type="full_width" text_align="left" css_animation=""][vc_column_inner][vc_empty_space][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]Noa (Achinoam Nini) performed with Polyphony on November 3, 2018, in Nazareth. Also known as Noa, she is considered by many to be Israel’s leading international singer/songwriter, having shared the stage with superstars such as Sting, Pat...
[vc_row row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" css_animation=""][vc_column][vc_row_inner row_type="row" type="full_width" text_align="left" css_animation=""][vc_column_inner][vc_empty_space][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]Members of Polyphony's Quartet performed with Jethro Tull's lead singer and flutist, Ian Anderson, during his recent visit to Israel, part of the group's worldwide tour commemorating 50 years since the band’s formation. Anderson, known for his unique...