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THE DEADLINE FOR GLOBAL HATIKVAH IS TOMORROW—DON’T WAIT TO SUBMIT YOUR VIDEO!

Austin Tang — Thu, 25 Apr 2024 17:12:50 +0000

We’ve seen submissions from nearly 800 people across the world to our virtual choir—tomorrow is your LAST CHANCE to be a part of this global movement for hope.

Sing with Global Hatikvah Now!

Global Hatikvah is a virtual choral movement to unite the Jewish community and friends of Israel around the world through the unique power of music.

Participants—like you!—from around the world will submit videos of themselves singing “Hatikvah” in a show of solidarity and allyship.

Each one of the submitted videos will be combined into a single virtual choir performing a new arrangement of “Hatikvah” alongside the Israel Philharmonic—a truly unique and inspiring experience—which will premiere on Yom Ha’atzmaut, Israel’s Independence Day, on May 14.

BECOME A VIRTUAL CITIZEN OF ISRAEL

IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE ISRAEL FOREVER FOUNDATION

In partnership with the Israel Forever Foundation, you can become a Virtual Citizen of Israel when you participate in Global Hatikvah! Becoming a VCI enables you to connect with and identify as a member of the global community dedicated to the concept, history and reality of Israel. Learn more about this initiative here.

Join the Global Choir for this Opportunity!

A Virtual Citizen of Israel is not recognized by the Israeli government as a form of Aliyah. It does not allot any physical or material benefits from or related to the State of Israel. There are no tax benefits nor can a VCI vote in the Israeli elections.

THANK YOU TO THE FOLLOWING ORGANIZATIONS FOR THEIR SUPPORT OF GLOBAL HATIKVAH

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The Israel Philharmonic proudly serves as Israel’s greatest cultural ambassador, unifying diverse audiences through shared, transformative artistic experiences and enriching communities with music education programs that transcend border.

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Getting Back to Our Roots – Israel Philharmonic – American Friends

Austin Tang — Wed, 14 Apr 2021 16:16:21 +0000

The Israel Philharmonic got its name after the Orchestra performed Hatikvah at Israel’s Declaration of Independence ceremony in 1948. I can’t think of another group of musicians as connected to the history of their country as the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra.

I’m amazed at the remarkable musicians of the Israel Philharmonic, who serve their county and people with such dignity and grace. Israel is blessed to have such wonderful ambassadors. Each one of our donors is an ambassador too, and this Yom Haatzmaut, we’re celebrating you and everything you do to support our musicians.

Our world needs beautiful music now more than ever. Please donate today!
P.S. I hope you’ll join me on the new social platform Clubhouse for “Hummus Thursdays,” a weekly discussion room where I talk Israel, the Middle East, and life at large with Israeli actress & producer Noa Tishby, media personality Shanni Suissa, and celebrity guests. Happening every Thursday at 12 pm PST / 3 pm EST. See you there!

Hans Lewitus: Music and Memories
Go back in time to the earliest beginnings of the Israel Philharmonic, then called the Palestine Symphony Orchestra, with Eva Lewitus, widow of original founding member Hans Lewitus, clarinetist. Eva’s first-person testimony is a riveting oral history of the fascinating but little-known members that made the Israel Phil what it is today. Click below to read our interview with Eva (plus, view her private collection of photos).

Schmoozic! with Actress & Activist Noa Tishby
Join us as we commemorate Israel’s Memorial and Independence Days on an all-Israel Schmoozic!, TODAY at 12 PM PST / 3PM EST / 8 PM GMT / 10 PM IST. We’ll be joined by Israeli author, actress, writer, and activist Noa Tishby as we discuss Israel, its complex history, and the role of the Israel Philharmonic in shaping this young nation’s identity.

Noa is the author of Israel: a Simple Guide to the Most Misunderstood Country on Earth.
Save the date for these upcoming Schmoozic! webinars:
May 4th: Menachem Kaiser, author of Plunder
May 23rd: Daniel Libeskind, world-renowned architect

Content to Watch, Listen, and Love This Month!

Israeli Poets Series: “The Guard Song” by Nathan Alterman
In the second part of the Israel Philharmonic’s “Playing Poetry” project, the extraordinary Achinoam Nini delivers a stunning rendition of Nathan Alterman’s “The Guard Song” with the full orchestral backing of IPO musicians.

Watch the performance of the song by Nathan Alterman for his daughter, poet Tirza Atar, set to music by Alexander (Sasha) Argov, arranged by Gil Dor, under the baton of Guy Feder. Atar’s song, Daily Love, was the subject of the first installment of the series last month.

Sulamot in Photos
Sulamot, the Israel Philharmonic’s music education program for children from disadvantaged and underprivileged backgrounds, is back in full swing. Two new programs have opened in Bat Yam and Kuseife and we are all feeling the excitement in the air. And the best part? We’ve captured it all in photos!

“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it” – George Santayana

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Telephone: (212) 697-2949 Fax: (212) 697-2943
Website: https://afipo.org
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Giorgia Fumanti was born in the medieval village of Fivizzano in Tuscany, she shares her thought on the International Day of Conscience and performs

Austin Tang — Wed, 01 Apr 2020 20:57:24 +0000

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raised in the nearby small city of Aulla at the foot of the 13th century castle (Fortezza della Brunella) and in Monterosso al Mare, a small town in one of Italy’s most beautiful regions, the famed Cinque Terre. Giorgia studied voice at the highly esteemed Music Conservatory of Parma, Italy, (Conservatorio di Musica Arrigo Boito) where her unique soprano voice and talent quickly came to the attention of the heads of Decca Music in the UK, Sony Music, Warner Music and EMI Music in New York with whom she signed her first international recording contract. Her first international release, “From My Heart”, with EMI reached the Billboard’s Top 20 Crossover Chart and peaked to No. 1 in Japan and South Africa. With successive albums that all achieved varied success in various parts of the world, including “Elysium” that also charted in the Top 5 on Billboard’s Classical Crossover Chart and her most recent album “Amour” which peaked to No. 1 in the sales charts in Canada, Giorgia has established herself as one of the top female Classical Crossover singers in the world.
The Universal Peace Foundation (www.upf.org) named Giorgia Fumanti, this past year, Ambassador for Peace. Giorgia received this lifetime distinction following her performance in Central Park, in New York City, for the International Day of Peace celebrations. Other achievements include being awarded the Public’s Choice Award at the Kremlin in Moscow at the AMA Music Awards, the prestigious Premio Lunezia Nel Mondo Award in Carrara, Italy and the Personality of the Year by the CIBPA Association in Montreal, Canada.
Very important invitations
Giorgia Fumanti has had the honor of being selected to sing the theme song “Better City, Better Life” for the Shanghai World International Expo. She was the special guest at the Beijing Olympics for CCTV, at the Closing Ceremony of the Shanghai Special Olympics and other important celebrations and sporting events such as singing the National Anthem at the NHL All Star Game in Dallas, Texas and at the Opening Ceremony of the International SportAccord Combat Games in Beijing alongside Jackie Chan. Giorgia also had the honor to perform for Vice President and Noble Peace Prize winner, Al Gore, for various US Governors, as well as for New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg at Gracie Mansion and many other personalities all over the world. She recently was asked to perform as special guest in New York City at both Central Park and the world-famous Times Square as part of the International Day of Peace celebrations decreed by the United Nations.
She participated in 3 PBS TV Specials in the USA, “Heavenly Voices”, “Sharing Christmas with John McDermott” and “Benise’s Spanish Guitars”. Yukari Nakano, the famous Japanese figure skating champion used Giorgia Fumanti’s song “Aria” in her Grand Prix Exhibition Programs.
She has performed all over the world with some of the most prestigious symphony orchestras such as the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (London), the Beijing Symphony Orchestra, the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra, the MBC Pops Orchestra and the Iksam Philharmonic Orchestra in South Korea, the Shanghai Philharmonic Orchestra, the Evergreen Symphony Orchestra (Taiwan), the Taipei Philharmonic Orchestra (Taiwan), the Guangzhou Philharmonic Orchestra (China), the Montreal Symphony Orchestra, the RAI Symphony Orchestra (Rome) and many others.

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