Gil Aldema Explained

Gil Aldema
Birth Date:	17 September 1928
Birth Place:	Giv'atayim, Mandate Palestine
Nationality:	Israeli
Occupation:	Composer, conductor
Known For:	Composing and arranging Hebrew songs, teaching music
Awards:	Israel Prize (2004)

Gil Aldema (born 17 September 1928 - 27 September 2014^[1]) was an Israeli composer and conductor.

Biography

Gil Aldema was born in Giv'atayim in Mandate Palestine. He graduated from the Jerusalem Academy of Music in Jerusalem and Mannes College of Music in New York.

Aldema taught music at Hadassim youth village. Later he worked as a program producer and arranger for the Israel Broadcasting Authority. He composed and arranged songs for folk-ensembles and choirs.

Awards and recognition

In 2004, Aldema was awarded the Israel Prize, for Hebrew song.^{[2] [3]}

See also

• Music of Israel
• List of Israel Prize recipients

External links

• Menashe Ravina and Shlomo Skolsky (Ed.): Who is who in ACUM. Authors, Composers and Music publishers, biographical notes and principal works. ACUM Ltd., Societe d'Auteurs, Compositeurs et Editeurs de Musique en Israel, 1965.

Notes and References

1. News: Musician Gil Aldema Passes Away. 14 November 2014. Israel National News. 28 September 2014.
2. Web site: Israel Prize Official Site (in Hebrew) – Recipient’s C.V. . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20091019124315/http://cms.education.gov.il/EducationCMS/Units/PrasIsrael/Tashsad/GilAldema/KorotHaimGilAldema.htm . 2009-10-19 .
3. Web site: Israel Prize Official Site (in Hebrew) – Judges' Rationale for Grant to Recipient . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20091018080428/http://cms.education.gov.il/EducationCMS/Units/PrasIsrael/Tashsad/GilAldema/NimokyHasoftim.htm . 2009-10-18 .