| Music Encyclopedia: Ben-Zion Orgad |
(b Gelsenkirchen, 21 Aug 1926). Israeli composer of German birth. Taken to Palestine in 1933, he studied with Ben-Haim (1942-7) and at Brandeis (1960-62). Much of his music uses words or ideas from the Bible. His later choral compositions (e.g. Story of a Pipe, 1972) exploit the simultaneous enunciation of different texts by solo voices or groups, recalling the antiphonal singing of cantor and congregation. He has worked in music education and has lectured widely.
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Ben-Zion Orgad (Hebrew: בן ציון אורגד , b. Gelsenkirchen, Germany, 21 August 1926; d. Tel Aviv, Israel, 28 April 2006) was an Israeli composer.
His original last name was Büschel. His family emigrated to Palestine in 1933, where he started violin lessons in 1936. From 1942 until 1946, Orgrad studied violin and composing with Rudolf Bergmann and Paul Ben-Haim in Tel Aviv and in 1947 with Josef Tal in Jerusalem. In the years 1949, 1952, and 1961 he took part in composing courses at the Berkshire Music Center in Tanglewood, with Aaron Copland and others.[1] From 1960 until 1962 he studied composing at Brandeis University in Waltham.
Beginning in 1956, Orgad was employed by the Israeli Ministry of Education, in the department of its school of music. His musical works consist primarily of choir music and songs, although he also wrote orchestral works and chamber music.
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In 1952, Orgad received the Kussewitzky Prize of UNESCO.
In 1961, he received the Joel Engel Prize of the city of Tel Aviv.
In 1997, he was awarded the Israel Prize, for music[2].
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