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is planning a program 
relevant to the immigration 
experiences of his parents.
“One of the upcoming 
concerts I’m really excited 
about is in January,” he said. 
“It has a piece called Ellis 
Island: The Dream of America, 
which is a work for seven 
narrators reading text of 
immigrants who came to 
America to escape pogroms, 
look for work, pursue artistic 
freedom or join family who 
came here earlier. The stories 
are incredibly poignant.”
With experience as interim 
conductor of the Grand 
Rapids Youth Orchestra 
and the father of two young 
boys, he is pleased about the 
recent release of a recording 
he conducted to present the 
children’s opera The Mice War
by New York composer David 
Chesky. 
“The Mice War is an 

opera he wrote for chamber 
orchestra and singers to tell 
the story of mice going to 
war over the color of cheese,” 
he said. “After we recorded 
the score, David ended 
up getting it created as an 
animated film. 
“In light of what’s going 
on in Ukraine and so many 
other parts of the world, it’s 
now available on Amazon for 
streaming. It is jazzy, and the 
cartoons are engaging for the 
kids. They hopefully learn 

the lesson that war is folly.”
An earlier album with 
Chesky, Joy & Sorrow, 
expresses the happiness 
and sadness experienced 
by the Jewish people. A 
current project with his own 
composing elaborates on 
the music he wrote for the 
celebration of his marriage 
to physician Joanna Spencer-
Segal.
“In October, we’re doing 
this piece that I’m still 
finishing,” he said. “As I was 

writing, I was intending it 
to be orchestrated one day. 
During the pandemic, when 
performances stopped, I 
started to craft it into a 
symphonic work. I finished 
three of the movements, and 
I’m working on the final two.” 
Besides enjoying the 
opportunities in his new 
role, Segal looks forward to 
having opportunities for new 
family experiences when they 
are able to join him during 
extended periods in Salina. 

“I REALIZED CONDUCTING ALLOWED ME TO FULFILL 
MY DREAMS OF PERFORMANCE WITH THE GREATEST 
POSSIBLE PALETTE OF COLORS: ALL THOSE 
INSTRUMENTS AND PEOPLE WORKING TOGETHER TO 
BRING THE MOST BEAUTIFUL COMPOSITIONS TO LIFE.” 

— YANIV SEGAL

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