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composer's 70th birthday," Liber said.
"The piece, introverted and plaintive,
is very abstract and was commissioned
by the orchestra."
Avni, who came to Israel from
Germany, composes a wide range of
symphonic, vocal, choral, chamber
and solo pieces as well as electronic
music and music for art films, radio
plays and ballets.
Since 1971, he has been on the

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Above: Zubin Mehta conducts
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Right: Leonard Bernstein leads
the orchestra on the sand dunes
of Beersheba in November 1948
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CURTAIN CALL
When the Israel
Philharmonic Orchestra (IPO)
performs in Ann Arbor on
Saturday, Jan. 10, as part of its
tour celebrating the 50th
anniversary of Israel, a former
Ohio resident will be playing the
harp.
Judy Liber, who thought she would
be with the IPO for just one year after
being recruited from college, has
stayed for 23. She is one of three non-
Jews in the orchestra.
"I fell in love with the country" she
said.
The IPO, conducted by Zubin
Mehta, will make 11 stops throughout
the United States, rotating its pro-
gram.
In Ann Arbor, where the appear-
ance is sponsored by the University
Musical Society, the orchestra will per-
form Israeli composer Tzvi Avni's
Communion, Richard Strauss' Till
Eulenspiegers Merry Pranks and
Beethoven's Eroica.
"The Israeli composition marks the

faculty of the Jerusalem Rubin
Academy of Music, where he is head
of the theory and composition
department and director of the elec-
tronic music studio.
"Eroica is pertinent to the moment
because it is a statement of heroism,
success and survival," Liber said.
Until four years ago, works by
Richard Strauss were taboo in Israel
because of his German background.
Mehta worked hard at getting them
accepted, according to Liber.
"Our orchestra is 60 years old, but
it's young in the performance of
Strauss," said the harpist.
Founded in 1936 by Polish violinist
Bronislaw Huberman, the IPO gives
more than 150 concerts each year in
Israel. Mehta has been music director
since 1968.

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