The Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance is pleased to announce the visit of a delegation of musicians from the National University of Music in Bucharest between 4.12.16 and 8.12.16. The delegation, headed by Prof. Diana Mos Rector of the University, will include musicians, among them Prof. Dan Dediu the former Rector, musicologist Prof. Valentina Sandu-Dediu and the six members of Ensemble Profil which focuses on performing contemporary music. They will give master classes, musicology lectures and two concerts of contemporary Romanian music (concerts open to the public).

Bach to Brahms: Essays on Musical Design and Structure (University of Rochester Press) co-edited by Yosef Goldenberg and David Beach won the Society for Music Theory's Outstanding Multi-Author Collection Award

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1. The Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance (JAMD) and the Jerusalem Opera wish to collaborate in nurturing and promoting young singers at the verge of their professional career.
2. As part of this collaboration, the Vocal Department will establish a competition in which a student will be selected for a major role in one of the Jerusalem Opera's productions. The opera and roles open for this competition will be determined by the Jerusalem Opera. The opera and the roles open will be published in advance for potential candidates.

The Jerusalem Academy Chamber Choir will travel to the FLOW event in Wroclaw, Poland, representing JAMD and with the cooperation of the Israeli Foreign Ministry. This event will denote the halfway point of the celebrations of this city's having been nominated the European Capital of Culture and will present the story of building, destruction and rebuilding of Wrocław in a huge performance on the Odra river and its banks. 3 orchestras and 6 choirs will perform together a piece created especially for this event.

The Annual Meeting of the International Board of Governors will be held in JAMD Building on May 30 - 31 2016 (by invitation only).

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First prize:

Ilan Dor - Flute

Ohad Roded - Viola

Ouziel Lior - Harp

Directed by Prof. Ilan schul

Second prize:

Sagee Shanni - Flute

Channa baroukh - Clarinet

Draymell Diaz - Oboe

Isaac Leyve - Bassoon

Mauricio Villalobos - French Horn

Directed by Mr. Mauricio Paez

Third prize: 

Noa Sarid - Violin

Chava Fraenkel -Vioin

The summary session of the "Intercultural Musical Dialogue" course, under the instruction of Joseph Ouda and Hagai Bilitzky, was held on Tuesday, May 3^rd, 2016. Throughout the course, pupils of three sixth grade classes from Beit Zafafa met pupils of three sixth grade classes from Beit HaKerem. JAMD students taught the students of both schools in combined classes, exposing them to musical notions and ideas expressed in compositions from both Oriental and Eastern cultures.

Registration for Bachelor’s degree (B.Mus., B.Ed.Mus., B.Dance) and Master’s degree (M.Mus,M.Dance) programs has begun !
 
Entrance Examination dates:
First session:  March - April 2016
Second session:  July 2016

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“Ima” Foundation awards scholarships of excellence To students of the Chamber Music Program for Outstanding Students.

The ceremony will take place on Sunday, December 27, 2015 at 18:00, at the Navon Hall, the Younes and Soraya Nazarian Building of the JAMD High School and Conservatory, Givat-Ram, Jerusalem.

Program:
Greetings
Musical excerpts performed by students of the program
Awarding of certificates
Reception