Ayala Asherov
Ayala Asherov – 1968 – Born in Tel Aviv, Israel, to a family of actors of the National Theatre – Habima. Music ranges from songwriting to music in the concert hall multimedia including film, theater, museum exhibitions and dance. Songs are published and recorded by celebrated Israeli artists, “Along the Sea” (“Le’Orech Ha Yam”) (lyrics and music), was recorded by Israeli renowned singer Ofra Haza (1994), and has become one of the most recorded songs in modern Israeli musical history. South Carolina ETV (PBS) documentary series, “Carolina Stories”, Scored for an Israeli Educational Television documentary series on the Israeli theater entitled “Second Act”. “Elements”, a suite for original dance, Commissioned by the Department of Theater and Dance at the College of Charleston compositions. “Prelude to a Kiss and a Dance” performed by the Namaste Ensemble in Rome, Italy, accompanied by dancers from the University of Southern California, Irvine. Beh’Resheet (“In the Beginning” combining text from the Scripture) for chamber orchestra, commissioned and premiered by Magnetic South, a collaborative program between the Charleston Symphony Orchestra and the College of Charleston School of Music. Albums “Cycles of the Moon” “Time and the Hour” featuring new original chamber works with released by PARMA Recordings under Nexus, “Three Rivers” (Clarinet viola piano trio) featured on Navona Records. “Seasons” – flute trio, winner of the Athena Festival 2012 “Nocturnal Dialogues”, suite for flute and piano, “David in Love”, a chamber song cycle for Tenor and Chamber Ensemble based on lyrics of internationally renowned playwright Joshua Sobol, “Crystal Watch”, for percussion ensemble, Tremolo. All Featured in Israel Music Fest. “David in Love” produced by the Tzavta Theatre in Tel Aviv, a full-length Chamber Opera directed and written by playwrite Joshua Sobol. “Raft of the Medusa” by Joshua Sobol – Featured Arias with the Israeli Opera Studio Singers. October 2023 Sounds Without Words – A Musical Poetic Triptych for Orchestra – Winner of the 21st International Composition Competition Kompolize Winter 2024.