WELCOME TO YUVAL SHAY-EL MUSIC
When Jazz meets Classical Music
Yuval Shay-El יובל שי-אל
Yuval Shay-El (b. 1963) is an Israeli multidisciplinary creator, composer, pianist, trumpet player and physicist, active in both Classical and Jazz music genres. His compositions were performed by prestigious Israeli ensembles, including Musica-Nova Consort, the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra Chamber Series, Meitar Ensemble, Kanazawa-Admony Piano Duo, Tel-Aviv Renaissance Voices, and Modalius Ensemble, and were broadcast on leading Israeli radio stations. He owns a master’s degree in music composition from Boston University and a PhD in meteorology from Tel-Aviv University. Among his composition teachers were Harry Nadel, Lukas Foss and Charles Fussell. Some of his prominent compositions include "Symphony No. 1" for symphonic orchestra in four movements (2007), "String Quartet No. 2" in four movements (2009) and "Kohelet" for mixed choir (2015). As a jazz musician, he has performed for over 30 years on both trumpet and piano. "Symphony in Jazz Mode" (2014), his latest album with his band, Zoom Out Band, presents Shay-El's original jazz compositions structured in large-scale classical symphony form.
Compositions
Some highlights with partial scores, videos and recordings. Please contact me for more details and scores.
Orchestral Music
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Symphony No. 1, (2.2.2.2/2.2.1.0/2 Percs. & Strings) (2007, 48min). pdf. video.
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Symphonic Journey, (3.3.3.3/A. sax./4.3.2.1/3 Percs./2 Hps. & Strings) (1993, 13min). Boston Univ. Symph. Orchestra, Boston, 1993. pdf.
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Suite for Orchestra, (2.2.2.2/3.2.1.0/3 Percs. & Strings) (1987, 18min). Boston Univ. Symph. Orchestra, Boston, 1991.
Vocal Music
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Vaahavtem Et Hager (in Hebrew), for voice and six instruments (2016, 10 min). commissioned by Modalius, Israeli Music Celebration, 2016. video1, video2.
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Kohelet (Ecclesiastes, chapter 11, in Hebrew), for mixed choir (SATB) a cappella (2015, 23 min). video.
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Risim(Shalom Chanoch and Meir Ariel, in Hebrew) , arrangement for mixed choir (SATB) and string quartet (2014, 4 min).
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Ishto (“His wife”, Rachel), arranged for voice and piano (2009, 6 min). pdf. video.
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Ishto (“His wife”, Rachel), for voice, clarinet, contrabass and piano (2004, 6 min).
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Shir Hashirim (“Das Hohelied”, Heine, Tanny), for voice and piano (2003, 7 min). CD Recording, 2003. pdf.
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Three Poems by Robert Frost, for voice and piano (1992, 10 min). Composition Recital, Boston, 1993. pdf.
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Three Poems by Bialik, for voice and piano (1988, 10 min). Home conceert, Ramat-Gan, 2009. pdf. video.
Chamber Music for 1-2 instruments
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Samba de Ramat-Gan, for four-hand piano (2017, 4 min). video
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Sonatina for Guitar and Cello, (2008, 7 min).
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Spaces in Motion, arranged for violin and clarinet (2007, 14 min). Meitar Ensemble, Israeli Music Celebration, Ashkelon, 2008. pdf. video.
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Symphony No. 1, 1st Movement, transcribed for four-hand piano (2006, 14 min). Kanazawa-Admony Piano Duo, Home concert, 2006.
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Sonata for Violin and Piano, (2004, 18 min). CD recording, 2005.
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Suite for Piano, in six movements (2003, 19 min). CD recording, 2004. video.
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Eight Easy Duets for Violin and Cello, (2003, 10 min). CD recording, 2004. pdf.
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Sonatina, for trumpet and piano (1998, 7 min).
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Prelude, for guitar solo (1997, 6 min).
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Dialogue in Minor, for flute and Contrabass (1997, 5 min).
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Real Time, for clarinet solo (1996, 7 min). Nocturnal Concert (“Hitrachashut Layleet”), Ramat Hasharon, 1996.
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Three Moods, for contrabass solo (1995, 17 min).
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Tribal Dance, for flute solo (1995, 5 min).
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Spaces in Motion, for oboe and clarinet (1995, 14 min).
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Impressions, five short pieces for piano (1992, 8 min). Composition Recital, Boston 1993. pdf. video.
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Concertino for Trombone and Percussion (1990, 12 min).
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Sonata for Clarinet and Piano (1986, 10 min). Ramat Hasharon, 1988. Broadcast on Kol Hamusica. video.
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Sonata-Fantasia, No. 2, for piano solo (1986, 10min). Ein-Hod Artists' Village, 1987. pdf.
Chamber Music for 3-7 instruments
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String Quartet No. 2 (2009, 25 min). Spectrum Ensemble String Quartet, Tslilim Bamidbar, Sde Boker, 2017. video.
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Living the Past to the Future, arranged for violin, contrabass and piano (1995, 18 min). Israel Phil. Orch. Chamber Music Club, Tel Aviv, 1996.
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Living the Past to the Future, for clarinet, violoncello and piano (1994, 18 min). Musica Nova Consort, Tel Aviv, 1995. Broadcast on Kol Hamusica. video.
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Saxonata, for saxophone quartet (1994, 16 min). Boston, 1995. video.
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Neichar (Foreign Land), for chamber septet (1992, 10 min). Boston University Chamber Winds, Boston 1993. Israeli premiere by Musica Nova Consort.
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Time Energy, for wind quintet (1992, 10 min). Boston University New Music Ensemble, Boston 1993.
