The Tel Aviv University 2024 Board of Governors' Closing Event
Festive Concert Featuring Guest Vocalist - Yardena Arazi
Musical director & conductor - Uri Rom
Guest vocalist - Nofar Yacobi, soprano
Moderator - Lauren Izso
Guest pianist and Yardena Arazi’s musical director - Ori Weinstock
Music assistant - Omer Raz
Vocalists of the Buchmann-Mehta School of Music’s Vocal Department
Soprano: Maya Behiri, Mika Cohen, Ronnie Enoch, Lauren Mimouni, Lotem Taub
Tenor: Ohad Schlichter
Baritone: Ezekiel Assia
Vocal advisor: Prof. Sharon Rostorf-Zamir, Head of the Buchmann-Mehta School of Music Vocal Department
Orchestral musicians of the Buchmann-Mehta School of Music’s Orchestral Training Program:
1st Violin: Tamir Tavor (concertmaster), Alisa Berenshtein, Elizaveta Brakhman, Roni Oved
2nd Violin: Eliron Czeiger (leader), Emilia Belaya, Grigorii Shavelzon
Viola: Inbar Segev Susar (leader), Tom Mantel
Violoncello: Omri Levitan (leader), Michal Riefeld
Double bass: Guy Lukatch
Flute: Avishay Srugo, Eleanor Or Paz
Oboe: Ella Lavie, Avishag Barkan
Clarinet: Tomer Aglamaz, Rosanna Jackson
Bassoon: Mauricio Paez (guest), Yolotzin Cruz Cedillo (guest)
Horn: Daniel Yaffe, Or Hazan Haviv
Trumpet: Yonatan Tony Rotenberg, Ron Gabriel Bitton
Harp: Silva Babloyan
Timpani and Percussion: Yuval Yakir, Shalev Koloditzky
Song arrangements - Uri Rom, Omer Raz, Shachar Moran Ganani
Production - Promarket Group
Head of production - Hadar Ventura Kaczka
Producer - Orr Sol Vaknin
Director - Maayan Kremer
Sound and lighting – Bulldog Pro
Video art - Guy Romem, Insight Visual Content Design
Special thanks to Michal Rothschild, Yardena Arazi’s personal manager, Fistuk Artists
Special thanks to Ayala Atzmon, administrative director of the Buchmann-Mehta School of Music
Special thanks to Rafi Eshel, Eshel Sound Studios
Mix and audio editing - Rafi Eshel
Program
W. A. Mozart – “The Abduction from the Seraglio,” Overture
W. A. Mozart - Duet “La ci darem la mano” (“There you will give me your hand”) from Don Giovanni
W. A. Mozart - "Der Hölle Rache kocht in meinem Herzen" (“Hell’s vengeance boils in my heart”) from The Magic Flute
Edvard Grieg - “Morning Mood” from Peer Gynt
Giacomo Puccini - “O mio babbino caro” (“Oh, my dear Papa”) from Gianni Schicchi
Giuseppe Verdi - “Libiamo ne' lieti calici” (“Let's drink from the joyous chalices”) from La traviata
Rodgers and Hammerstein - “My Favorite Things” from The Sound of Music
“I have no other homeland” ("אין לי ארץ אחרת") - Ehud Manor (lyrics), Corinne Allal (composer), Uri Rom (arrangement)
“Anemones” ("כלניות", “Kalaniot”) - Natan Alterman (lyrics), Moshe Vilenski (composer & arranger)
“Back home” ("הביתה") - Ehud Manor (lyrics), Yair Klinger (composer), Omer Raz (arrangement) - Featured artist: Yardena Arazi
“Oh, my beloved homeland” ("הוי ארצי מולדתי") - Shaul Tchernichovsky (lyrics), Naomi Shemer (composer), Uri Rom (arrangement) - Featured artist: Yardena Arazi
“Human being” (“בן אדם”) - Ehud Manor (lyrics), Boris Dimitshtein (composer), Omer Raz (arrangement) - Featured artist: Yardena Arazi
“Let the sun pass by me” ("שהשמש תעבור עלי") - Yoram Taharlev (lyrics), Hanan Yovel (composer), Shachar Moran Ganani (arrangement) - Featured artist: Yardena Arazi
“Greetings” ("דרישת שלום") - Rachel Shapira (lyrics), Yair Klinger (composer), Shachar Moran Ganani (arrangement) - Featured artist: Yardena Arazi
“We shall reach the day” ("עוד נגיע") - Ehud Manor (lyrics), Avi Toledano (composer), Omer Raz (arrangement) - Featured artist: Yardena Arazi