Gil Aldema (born 17 September 1928 - 27 September 2014 [1] ) was an Israeli composer and conductor.
Gil Aldema (born 17 September 1928 - 27 September 2014 [1] ) was an Israeli composer and conductor.
Gil Aldema was born in Giv'atayim in Mandate Palestine. He graduated from the Jerusalem Academy of Music in Jerusalem and Mannes College of Music in New York.
Aldema taught music at Hadassim youth village. Later he worked as a program producer and arranger for the Israel Broadcasting Authority. He composed and arranged songs for folk-ensembles and choirs.
In 2004, Aldema was awarded the Israel Prize, for Hebrew song. [2] [3]
Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design is a public college of design and art located in Jerusalem, Israel. Established in 1906 by Jewish painter and sculptor Boris Schatz, Bezalel is Israel's oldest institution of higher education. It is named for the Biblical figure Bezalel, son of Uri, who was appointed by Moses to oversee the design and construction of the Tabernacle. The art created by Bezalel's students and professors in the early 1900s is considered the springboard for Israeli visual arts in the 20th century.
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