Ani Hashar
Performance at TAMUZ, Be'er Sheva, during a tour with Itay Dayan and his band.
A medieval Hebrew poem by Solomom Ibn Gabirol, music by Tomer Rozen. The poem was written with an old poetic meter that is not in use anymore today. It might be impossible to find out how exactly this meter was performed at the time, but the music tries at least not to contradict it, and hopefully fit it well.
String Arrangements
arrangements and original movements that were commissioned for albums in various genres
Shigadon
Shigadon (Gout) was commissioned by the Pop singer/songwriter Adi Derry. It appears on his debut album Hubris. It was tailor made to serve as a brief transition between two songs. The movement expresses extreme arrogance, fitting the narrative of the concept album. The themes are taken from the preceding song (titled Snake) and form an anagram of the artist’s name.
More Than a Thought
The strings arrangement for More Than a Thought, a song composed and produced by Itay Dayan, was commissioned as the final layer on top of the existing band arrangement. The goal was to add some color and help support the dramatic unfolding of the song. The strings come in at 02:16
Itay Dayan is a Boston-based Israeli klezmer clarinetist, blending influences from Eastern European Jewish music and Middle Eastern music.
COMING UP!
Original string quartet movements for the upcoming album by singer / songwriter David Peretz