Gil Aldema

Gil Aldema
גיל אלדמע
Gil Aldema
Born(1928-09-17)September 17, 1928
Giv'atayim, Mandatory Palestine
DiedSeptember 27, 2014(2014-09-27) (aged 86)
Tel Aviv, Israel
OccupationsComposer, conductor
Known forComposing and arranging Hebrew songs, teaching music
AwardsIsrael Prize (2004)

Gil Aldema (Hebrew: גיל אלדמע; born 17 September 1928 - 27 September 2014) was an Israeli composer and conductor.

Biography

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.

Awards and recognition

In 2004, Aldema was awarded the Israel Prize, for Hebrew song.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Musician Gil Aldema Passes Away". Israel National News. 28 September 2014. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
  2. ↑ "Israel Prize Official Site (in Hebrew) – Recipient's C.V." Archived from the original on 2009-10-19.
  3. ↑ "Israel Prize Official Site (in Hebrew) – Judges' Rationale for Grant to Recipient". Archived from the original on 2009-10-18.