Haoman Chai Ensemble
A group of creative musicians under the guidance of Israeli national award winning musicologist, André Hajdu
Musical Conductor, piano, vocals: Andre Hajdu
Vocals: Esteban Gotfreed
Percussion and vocals: Yair Harel
Viola, Flute, vocals: Nuri Yaakobi
Cello, vocals: Yonathan Niv
Piano, vocals: Matti Kolber
Accordion, vocals: Avishai Fish
Andre Hajdu
Andre Hajdu was born in Hungary in 1932. He studied at Liszt Music Academy in Budapest with Szervanszky and Szabo (composition) Szegedi (piano) and Kodaly (ethnomusicology). He was involved in research about Gypsy’s musical culture and published several articles on this subject. In 1955 he won the first prize with his Gypsy Cantata at the competition of World Festival of youth in Warsaw.
In 1956 he emigrated to Paris and continued his studies at the Conservatoire with Darius Milhaud (composition) and Olivier Messiaen (philosophy of music) and obtained the 1st price in the discipline.
Since 1966 he lives in Jerusalem. He taught at the Tel-Aviv Music Academy 66-91 and at Bar-Ilan University, (since 1970). He served as chairman in the Music Department there and founded a composition department.
In addition he studied Jewish Klezmer and Chassidic repertories and published several articles on this subject. As a composer he was and is deeply involved in Jewish topics, not only on the usual folklorist or liturgical levels, but also confronted more abstract subjects of Jewish thought (Oral Law, philosophical books of the Bible) as well as Jewish History.
A great deal of works are dedicated to music-teaching, especially piano and theory through a creative approach (involving the player to the process of composing) see Milky Way, Art of Piano-playing, Book of Challenges, Concerto for 10 young pianists. All this is connected with the practice of creative teaching in the School for Excellency in Jerusalem, an experimental school for a new approach to music- teaching.
In 1997 he obtained the Israel Prize for his oeuvre in composition, research and teaching.
Musical Conductor, piano, vocals: Andre Hajdu
Vocals: Esteban Gotfreed
Percussion and vocals: Yair Harel
Viola, Flute, vocals: Nuri Yaakobi
Cello, vocals: Yonathan Niv
Piano, vocals: Matti Kolber
Accordion, vocals: Avishai Fish
Andre Hajdu
Andre Hajdu was born in Hungary in 1932. He studied at Liszt Music Academy in Budapest with Szervanszky and Szabo (composition) Szegedi (piano) and Kodaly (ethnomusicology). He was involved in research about Gypsy’s musical culture and published several articles on this subject. In 1955 he won the first prize with his Gypsy Cantata at the competition of World Festival of youth in Warsaw.
In 1956 he emigrated to Paris and continued his studies at the Conservatoire with Darius Milhaud (composition) and Olivier Messiaen (philosophy of music) and obtained the 1st price in the discipline.
Since 1966 he lives in Jerusalem. He taught at the Tel-Aviv Music Academy 66-91 and at Bar-Ilan University, (since 1970). He served as chairman in the Music Department there and founded a composition department.
In addition he studied Jewish Klezmer and Chassidic repertories and published several articles on this subject. As a composer he was and is deeply involved in Jewish topics, not only on the usual folklorist or liturgical levels, but also confronted more abstract subjects of Jewish thought (Oral Law, philosophical books of the Bible) as well as Jewish History.
A great deal of works are dedicated to music-teaching, especially piano and theory through a creative approach (involving the player to the process of composing) see Milky Way, Art of Piano-playing, Book of Challenges, Concerto for 10 young pianists. All this is connected with the practice of creative teaching in the School for Excellency in Jerusalem, an experimental school for a new approach to music- teaching.
In 1997 he obtained the Israel Prize for his oeuvre in composition, research and teaching.
