Festival 2024

Equal Voices

Friday, December 20th, 16:30, Jerusalem International YMCA
A concert that connects liturgical poetry from the Middle Ages, the Renaissance and the Baroque, folk music from the Balkans, classical Arabic music and improvisation that touches on musical themes that existed hundreds of years before the invention of Jazz.

Out of the Depths

Friday, December 20th, 20:30, Jerusalem International YMCA
A Baroque flavored concert with the Galilee Chamber Orchestra, 12 singers of The Israeli Vocal Ensemble, conductor Saleem Aboud Ashkar and four Arab and Jewish soloists of the Israel Opera.

The Next Generation

Saturday, December 21st, 12:30,Jerusalem International YMCA
Young Arab and Jewish prospect musicians join forces on a Saturday noon concert. With the young Polyphony Quartet (after a US tour), the Music & Society Seminar Orchestra and chamber ensembles of the MS&S – a joint enterprise by the Polyphony Conservatory in Nazareth, the Israeli Conservatory Tel Aviv and the Tel Aviv University.

Maya Belsitzman, Matan Efrat & the Polyphony Quartet

Saturday, December 21st, 16:30,Jerusalem International YMCA
Maya Belsitzman & Matan Ephrat are a couple both in life and music, creating their own unique sound, based on their instruments - Cello, Voice and Drums. A special production for the Liturgical Festival in Nazareth, combining liturgical music, modern Hebrew classics, original instrumentals and more

The Reformation

Saturday, December 21st, 20:30,Jerusalem International YMCA
The festive closing concert of the 6th Liturgical Festival: a full 43 players Galilee Chamber Orchestra will perform the Reformation Symphony by Mendelssohn. In the second part of the concert, the orchestra will accompany Jewish and Arab soloists of the Israel Opera, performing popular arias and duets from the classical canon.

Christmas concert - Nazareth

Sunday, December 22, 2024, 8:30 PM, Anglican Church in Nazareth

Soprano singer Nour Darwish accompanied by a polyphonic ensemble in an original production – a selection of liturgical excerpts from the classical canon, Arabic classics, and Christmas carols in a special arrangement.