OFER BEN-AMOTS COMPOSER
“Herr Ben-Amots, Sie haben es geschafft, die Tonhalle in eine Synagoge zu verwandeln”
“Mr. Ben-Amots, you managed to turn the Tonhalle into a synagogue”
A comment on Celestial Dialogues at the Züricher Tonhalle
Ofer Ben-Amots
is an Israeli-American composer, publisher, and teacher of music composition and theory at Colorado College. His music is inspired by Jewish folklore of Eastern-European Yiddish, Judeo-Spanish Ladino tradition, and the rich cultural landscape of his Israeli background. The interweaving of folk elements with contemporary textures creates the dynamic tension that permeates and defines Ben-Amots’ musical language.
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Spotlight on Ofer Ben-Amots From the Milken Archive
January 28, 2023
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Spotlight on Ofer Ben-Amots From the Milken Archive
January 28, 2023