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Jerusalem Center Puts Israel on Music Map
By LAURIE DROSSIN
Municipality of Jerusalem
TEL AVIV — "The State service within the Kupat
JERUSALEM — In the
of Israel needs at least 100 Holim system after receiv-
spring
of 1977, world-
new dentists a year," says ing their dental degrees.
Prof. Yochanan Ramon, Kupat Holim, thereby, solv- renowned pianist Gina
Bachauer
sat coaching
head of the school of dental ing its manpower problem,
medicine at Tel Aviv Uni- can offer reduced rates for Yefim Bronfman on the
Rachmaninoff Concertos
versity. With only 1,500 de- dental care in its clinics.
A new, modern, fully which he would soon play in
ntists in the entire country,
more than half of them over equipped dental clinic in a concert series abroad.
50, the need for additional
Tel Aviv has just opened, Suddenly, in the midst of
dentists is urgent. A by- which.will be run jointly the lesson, she said to him,
product of the scarcity of by Kupat Holim and Tel "Rachmaninoff was my
teacher. Here is HIS finger-
Aviv University.
dentists in Israel is the high
The result of the Tel Aviv ing for these concertos."
cost of ,dental care, which
Three months later Gina
unlike other medical care, is University-Kupat Holim
but
died
not covered by Kupat cooperation is that the cost Bachauer
Holim, the health insurance of dental care to the patient Rachmaninoff s personal
is only one-third to one-half technique today lives on in
sick fund.
Trying to help meet these of the prices charged by pri- the hands of a young im-
pressing needs, Tel Aviv vate dentists. migrant from Tashkent.
This historic exchange of
University's dental school
musical experience took
has embarked nn a program
which would assure a
NEW YORK (JTA) — A place in an impressive
steady stream of denitsts total of 405 Soviet Jewish studio overlooking the Old
into the Kupat Holim medi- immigrants were placed in City of Jerusalem and
cal system. jobs and 1,500 given job Mount Zion.
Five years ago violinist
Dental students of TAU counseling during the last
are required to commit three years by Agudath Is- Isaac Stern began thinking
out loud about a place where
themselves to three years of rael of America.
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"This Week...Spend 5,000
Years in Israel" was the
theme of an activity-filled
eight-day Israel Jubilee
celebration here.
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courages them to remain
in Israel.
Throughout the year
famous musicians from
around the world are in-
vited for periods ranging
from two weeks to a month
(with accommodation at
Mishkenot Shaananim) to
tutor promising Israeli
musicians, both profes-
sional and non-professional.
International names such
as Isaac Stern, Pablo Cas-
als, Gina Bachauer,
Leonard Rose, Claude
Frank, Alexander
Schneider, Eugene Istomin,
Zubin Mehta, and William
Sternberg have given their
time. advice and, most im-
portantly, their encour-
agement.
During their stays, the
musicians conduct work-
shops and classes on both an
individual and group basis
including chamber groups,
orchestra sections and en-
tire orchestras; all sessions
are videotaped for the music
center's archives. Visiting
musicians also meet with
other Israeli artists and
thinkers in a two-way cul-
tural exchange.
One of the more exciting
seminars took place with
Dr. William Revelli, the
"most important 'band
man' " in the United States.
Children from all over Is-
rael who regularly play in
youth bands were selected
to come to Jerusalem for a
week-long seminar on band
music. An honor's band was
chosen to demonstrate the
techniques about which Dr.
Revelli spoke.
The music center also
serves as the videotaping
and dissemination head-
quarters for Israeli
music. A number of very
high-quality films have
been produced in
Jerusalem and recorded
in the music center's
studio. "Spring in
Jerusalem" with Isaac
Stern and "Conflict in
Harmony" with Leonard
Rose and Claude Frank
have been shown on
many television net-
works world-wide.
British critics said
"Music in Jerusalem"
with Pablo Casals and
Isaac Stern was the
"finest music program
ever shown on the BBC."
A videotaped series enti-
tled "The Man Behind the
Music" is also being pro-
duced. In each tape, a world
famous musician infor-
mally discusses his
philosophy of music. Before
his death, the music center
recorded 14 hours of price-
less discussion with Pablo
Casals-Such tapes are then
edited and distributed ab-
road.
Other educational tapes
on music for schools and in-
stitutes are also made and
sold. Profits from all of these
enterprises go toward run-
ning the music center. No
municipal funds have been
spent either to build or to
run the center.
Several international re-
cord companies use this
"world center for the record-
ing of chamber music" for
commercial recording.
"Four Seasons with Isaac
Stern" is among the well-
known records recorded
here. In addition, a project is
currently under-way to re-
cord Jewish ethnic music as
part of its archives and for
distribution to interested
institutions.
Israel Radio works
with the music center to
record Israel composers
and see to it that their~
work is distributed ab-
road to help them gain
recognition.
Three thousand years ago
King David the "Sweet
Singer of Israel" put
Jerusalem on the music
map of the world. Today, she
is again being appreciated
for her music, thanks, in no
small part to the Jerusalem
Music Center.
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Israeli musicians would be
able to meet and work pri-
vately with the world's
foremost musical talents.
What he had in mind was
not a formal academy but an
unstructured center which
would broaden the outlook
and exposure of gifted Is-
raeli musicians and simul-
taneously adapt to the per-
sonal needs and tempo of
visiting artists.
envisioned
Stern
Jerusalem — for thousands
of years the inspiration for
creative minds — as the
natural home for such a
meeting place.
Mayor Teddy Kollek
and the Jerusalem Foun-
dation readily accepted
Stern's Idea and guided it
through the preparatory
stages. A grant from the
British Rothschild Foun-
dation made possible the
restoration of a gracious
19th Century stone build-
ing adjoining the already
famous artists' retreat,
Mishkenot Shaananim.
In November, 1975 the
Jerusalem Music Center
opened complete with a
technically perfect multi-
purpose two-story recording
studio, electronic control
rooms, several practice
rooms and administrative
offices. To assure maximal
recording conditions and
accoustics all support sys-
tems were placed in an adja-
cent building.
The music center was out-
fitted with the best equip-
ment available anywhere in
the world and no detail
overlooked. For example, in
the studio the wall panels
revolve so that reverbera-
tion time can be adjusted for
either videotaping discus-
sions of music theory of re-
cording soloists or chamber
groups or orchestras. The
lighting equipment used in
videotape sessions is the
finest.
The music center is the
only technically perfect re-
cording studio in the Middle
East and Asia and is eagerly
booked by international
musicians.
The music center does
not compete with any of
Israel's music academies
or teachers. Rather, as a
musical enrichment
center with highly
specialized programs
and facilities it meets the
particular needs of the
country's most talented
and intellectual musi-
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In the top photograph, the Jerusalem Music Center
is shown with the Sir Moses Montefiore windmill and
museum in the background. Isaac Stern, standing, is
shown in a recording session in the bottom photo-
graph.