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and I do my work by project," says
Hoffman, who received his bachelor's
When this year's Great Lakes
degree from the University of Wales in
Chamber Music Festival (GLCMF)
the United Kingdom and went on for
has its final performance tomorrow,
advanced degrees at the Juilliard
the program will include the festival's
School. If he is committed to lengthy
first world premiere —Reyzele: A
composing, for example, he will go on
Portrait, by composer-pianist-teacher
sabbatical from reaching.
Joel Hoffman.
Hoffman, who lives half the year in
The piece, which will be performed
the United States and half the year in
by Detroit Chamber Winds & Strings
Italy, has served as composer-in-resi-
conducted by Peter Oundjian at
dence for the National Chamber
Temple Beth El, is a preliminary piece
Orchestra of Washington, D.C., and
for a full opera being developed by the
has been a resident composer at the
composer.
Rockefeller, Camargo and Hindemith
"The title refers to a song written
Foundations. He
by a Polish-Jewish
has performed
folk composer,
with the Chicago
Mordecai Gebirtig,"
Symphony, Costa
says Hoffman, who
Rica National
will be at the per-
Symphony and
formance. "It is a
orchestras
study work toward
throughout
an opera, and
Europe.
Gebirtig's melodies
Many presti-
were the source
gious organiza-
materials for the
tions, including
piece."
the American
Hoffman's opera
Academy —
will be based on the
Institute of Arts
life of Gebirtig, a
and Letters,
20th-century com-
National
poser whose works
Endowment for
were performed in
the Arts and the
the Yiddish theater.
American Music
The piece that is
Center, have rec-
Joel Hoffman: World premiere.
premiering at the
ognized
festival reflects
Hoffman's work
melodies from a love song about a
with awards and grants.
Polish man and his Jewish servant girl.
Among Hoffman's recordings is a
Hoffman's invitation to compose
disc of Jewish folk music, Tum-
for the festival came from James
Balalayke, with singer Faye Nepon and
Tocco, GLCMF artistic director, who
violinist Igor Polesitsky, on the EMA
is on the faculty with Hoffman at the
label. A second disc of Jewish music,
University of Cincinnati. Tocco, a
devoted to the works of Gebirtig, has
friend of the composer, has recorded
been picked up by the Amiata label.
Hoffman's music.
"I've never been to Israel, but one
Many summer festivals —
of my pieces, Self Portrait With
Chamber Music Northwest, Seattle
Gebirtig, is being done by the Israel
Chamber Music Festival, Newport
Chamber Orchestra, and I would love
Festival, Korsholm Festival (Finland)
it if I could go to hear that," he says.
and Evian Festival (France) — have
— Suzanne Chessler
performed music by Hoffman, who
has been artistic director of an annual
Cincinnati festival since 1996.
Hoffman, 46, was born in Canada
Reyzele: A Portrait will be per-
and has a family full of musicians. His
formed in a Great Lakes
wife, Dorotea, is a violist with the
Chamber Music Festival concert
Leonore Quartet. His father is an
that begins at 8 p.m. Saturday,
international conductor, and his
June 26, at Temple Beth El.
mother is a concert violinist. His three
$261$21 seniors and students.
siblings also are professional musicians
(248) 362-6171.
— a cellist, violist and harpist.
V t.
"I grew up in a classical household,