Conductor: Lior Ben Shlush

Coordinator(s): Sima Rolnick

Teen Leader(s): Shani Chamovitz, Ran Gross (International Co-Chair)

Contact Email: simarolnick@gmail.com

Rehearsal Day: Tuesday

Rehearsal Time: 7:00pm

Rehearsal Location: Merkaz Omanuiot

Conductor Bio:

Lior has a long and impressive music background. Before the Army, Lior spent a year studying Jazz Harmony with Professor Zvi Keren. He served in the IDF (1995-98) as musical director and arranger for the entertainment troupe of the Defense Department's communications office. After the army, he studied piano and studio production with Yaron Bachar, one of Israel's leading musicians of the 80s. From 2000-2003, he studied at the Rimon School of Jazz and Popular Music, majoring in Jazz Piano Performance. Lior studied Classical composition and harmony with Dr. Boaz Ben Moshe in 2006 before entering Tel Aviv's University, Buchman-Metha Academy of Music from 2007-2011, majoring in composition and conducting. Today, aside from conducting HaZamir Kfar Saba, Lior produces tens of events throughout Israel and works with Jr. High vocal and instrumental ensembles. Lior also taught Harmony and Theory at the Alon High School of the Arts in Ramat HaSharon.