Lior Navok

Lior Navok (2014)

Lior Navok (born September 6, 1971 in Tel-Aviv ) is an Israeli composer and conductor .

Lior Navok studied at the Rubin Music Academy in Jerusalem and at the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston . His works have been performed in major music festivals, including the Tanglewood Summer Festival, the Aspen Music Festival, the Zelt-Musik-Festival and the concert series Encounters 1999 in Innsbruck . He has also been awarded many prizes, including the Lili Boulanger Memorial Foundation Prize.

Lior Navok caused a sensation with his stage work The Little Mermaid , which is based on Hans Christian Andersen 's children's story The Little Mermaid . The dance group inFlux produced a performance of Lior Navok's 2006 work The Old Photobox .

Lior Navok's work is not directly related to a Jewish classical aesthetic, but contains a variety of stylistic influences. In several works, however, he deals with the subject of the Holocaust , for example in And the Trains Kept Coming ... (2007).

Compositions

Stage works

• At our river (2013) chamber opera - approx. 93 '- line-up: 12 singers and chamber orchestra. World premiere: Oper Frankfurt , Bockenheimer Depot, May 31, 2015.
• The Little Mermaid (2007) - approx. 36 '- Cast: actor / narrator; 2 pianos; Flute, clarinet, percussion and string quintet (or string orchestra)
• Die Wette Kammeroper according to Anton Chekhov (2012) - approx. 90 '- line-up: 5 singers and chamber orchestra.
• Pinocchio's Adventure (2009) - approx. 62 '- Cast: three actors, woodwind quintet and piano.

Symphonic works

• And the Trains Kept Coming ... - (2007) approx. 44 '- Oratorio for tenor, bass-baritone, boy soprano, choir and orchestra
• Aurora Borealis - (2008) approx. 12 '- for chamber orchestra
• Between Two Coasts - (2009) approx. 12 '- for string orchestra
• First-Fruits - a Symphonic Prelude - (1997) approx. 12 '- for symphony orchestra
• Guitar concert - (2010) approx. 21.5 '- for guitar and orchestra
• Clarinet Concerto - (1996) approx. 22 '- for solo clarinet; 2 flutes; 2 oboes; 2 bassoons; 2 horns; 2 trumpets; 2 drums; Strings
• ... of weaving the shadowed waves - (2003) approx. 7.5 '- for 2 marimbas and chamber orchestra
• Symphonic Bagatelles - (2000) approx. 18 '- for symphony orchestra
• The Spanish Songs - (1998) approx. 11 '- for soprano, bassoon and chamber orchestra
• Upon Hearing the Shimmering Lanterns - (1997) ca.10 '- for symphony orchestra

Brass music works

• Gleams from the Bosom of Darkness - (2002) approx. 18 '- for symphonic wind orchestra and choir, or vocal ensemble
• Tetris - (2009) approx. 18 '- decett - for 2 flutes; 2 oboes; 2 clarinets; 2 bassoons; 2 horns;

Choral works

• It Is Winter That We Dream Of Spring - (1997) ca.4 '- for mixed chamber choir
• Meditations Over Shore - (1997) approx. 4 '- for soloist quartet, double chamber choir, double choir, harmonium, 2 percussion sets and piano
• Nocturne - (1999) approx. 9 '- for 12 voices (SATB), soprano saxophone, clarinet, guitar harp and drums
• Three songs - (1994) approx. 20 '- for mixed chamber choir

Vocal works

• A Dome of Many-Colored Glass - (2002) approx. 10 '- for tenor and piano
• A'l Mishcavi Baleylot (Upon my bed by night) - (1992) ca.5 '- for soprano and harp
• Bestiarius - (1995) approx. 11 '- for alto / mezzo-soprano solo, flute / piccolo, clarinet, bassoon; Violin, 2 percussion and harpsichord
• Dialogues - (1999) approx. 11 '- for soprano and percussion
• Die Schneiderin Lied - (2009) approx. 3.5 '- for alto and piano
• Found in a Train Station - (2007) approx. 12 '- for soprano, mandolin, violin, cello and piano
• Copenhagen Songs - (2009) approx. 7 '- for alto and piano
• Spring Calls - (2006) approx. 10 '- for soprano, flute, viola, violoncello and harp
• The Sea of ​​Sunset - (1997) approx. 7 '- for soprano, trombone, double bass and piano
• Three songs - (1995) approx. 10 '- for soprano and piano

Chamber music works

• After a tango - (1995) approx. 16 '- for 3 recorders, clarinet, trumpet, trombone, guitar, drums, violin, double bass
• Arabesque - (2005) approx. 10 '- for treble recorder, baroque cello and harpsichord
• At the Edge of a Spiral - (2004) approx. 10 '- for piano four hands
• Blurred Formations - (2002) approx 5 '- for guitar and accordion
• Capriccio - (2002) approx. 10 '- for flute and violin
• Elegy to the Future - (2001) approx. 13 '- for piccolo / alto flute; Clarinet; Violin; Violoncello; Drums; piano
• Flashes of decay (1996) - (1996) approx. 12 '- for flute / piccolo; English horn; Clarinet / bass clarinet; Horn; Tuba; 2 drums; Harp; piano
• Frozen Junctions - (2010) approx. 10 '- for vibraphone, viola and piano
• Hidden Reflections - (1996) approx. 15 '- for alto saxophone or clarinet and piano
• Hope Cycles (String Quartet no.2) - (2004) approx. 24 '- for string quartet
• Humoresque - (1995) approx. 5 '- for clarinet and piano
• Like a Whirling Sand Clock - (2006) approx. 10 '- for clarinet, violoncello and piano
• Little Suite - (2006) approx. 12 '- for clarinet, violin, viola and violoncello
• Mysterious Pond - (2004) approx. 10 '- for flute, oboe and piano
• Piano Quintet - (2000) approx. 18 '- for 2 violins, viola, cello and piano
• Piano Trio - (1999) approx. 22 '- for violin, violoncello and piano
• Quartet for flute, clarinet bassoon and harp - (1994) ca.27 '
• Saxophone Quartet - (1999) approx. 10 '- for soprano, alto, tenor and baritone saxophone
• Sextet - (1998) approx. 22 '- for flute / piccolo / bass flute; Clarinet / bass clarinet; Violin; Violoncello; Drums; piano
• Six short stories for Woodwind Quintet - (1996) 12 '- for flute / piccolo; Oboe; Clarinet; Horn; bassoon
• Three Episodes for Chamber Ensemble - (1997) ca. 12 '- for flute; Oboe; Clarinet; Bassoon; Horn; Drums; Piano; Violin; Viola; Violoncello and double bass
• Three Winged Movements - (2003) 12 '- for flute and piano
• Trio for Clarinet, Bassoon and Horn - (2001) approx. 5 '- for clarinet, bassoon and horn
• V5 - Quintet for Vibraphone and String Quartet - (1995) approx. 16 '- for vibraphone; 2 violins; Viola; violoncello
• Veiled Echoes - (2000) approx. 15 '- for flute, viola and harp
• Violin Sonata - (2004) approx. 18 '- for violin and piano duo
• Voices from India (String Quartet No. 1) - (1997) approx. 17 '- for string quartet
• Whispered Questions (String Quartet No. 3) - (2010) approx. 17 '- for string quartet

Electroacoustic works

• Through the Alleys of Time - (2007) approx. 22 '- for guitar and live electronics

Solo instrumental works

• Dunes - (2005) approx. 5 '- for flute solo
• East of the Cane Fields - (2001) approx. 8 '- for harp solo
• Fantasy - (1998) approx. 5 '- for cello solo
• Meditation - (2000) approx. 5 '- for guitar solo
• Periscopes - (2009) approx. 30 '- for piano solo
• Prelude for Harpsichord solo - (1995) approx. 5 '- for harpsichord
• Remembrances of Jerusalem - (1995) ca.11 '- for guitar solo
• Rosewood Staircase - (2000) approx. 6 '- for marimba solo
• Six for a Dance - (2000) approx. 3 '- for guitar solo
• Six pieces for horn solo - (1995) approx. 15 '- for horn solo
• Speak low! - (1998) approx. 12 '- for double bass solo
• Ten Bagatelles - (2000) approx. 18 '- for piano solo
• The Old Photo Box - (2006) approx. 58 '- for piano solo

Discography

• Hidden Reflections (1996)
• Meditations Over Shore (2001)
• The Old Photo Box (2008)
• The Natives Are Restless (2010) [with Butterfly Effect Ensemble]
• Urban Nocturnes (2011)
• Music and Poetry - face to face (2011) [with D. Nurkse]
• Chimera (2013) [with Butterfly Effect Ensemble]

Web links

• Lior Navok's webpage
• Nuremberg newspaper
• The Boston Globe
• The German stage
• inFlux dance company