The songs of Leonard Cohen and Paul Simon, as well as the spine-tingling music of Psycho, will be featured in the Revolution Orchestra’s new season, which opens this month with performances throughout Israel.
Under artistic directors Zohar Sharon and Roy Oppenheim, the orchestra will collaborate with singer-songwriter Aya Korem on Hineni, a program of Cohen’s songs in her Hebrew translations. Adam Ben Amitai has created new orchestral arrangements for the concert, which will also feature the Efroni Choir, illustrations, and video art.
Performances begin November 24 at the Israeli Opera in Tel Aviv, with additional dates in Rehovot, Herzliya, and Haifa.
Film lovers can experience Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho on a large screen, accompanied by the orchestra’s string players performing Bernard Herrmann’s score live under Oppenheim’s baton. The film will be shown in English with Hebrew subtitles, with performances in Tel Aviv, Haifa, and Herzliya in February.
It’s still one of the most shocking movies ever made, which breaks conventions and created a terrifying murder scene and the unforgettable character of creepy loner Norman Bates, played by Anthony Perkins. Janet Leigh, the mother of Jamie Lee Curtis, also starred in the movie.
Orchestra, Red Band to play Still Crazy
In June, the orchestra will team up with Red Band for Still Crazy, a program devoted to Simon’s songs, performed in English in new orchestral arrangements. Anat Moshkovski will join the puppet band for concerts in Tel Aviv, Herzliya, Haifa, and at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot.
Two earlier productions will also return: The Gospel According to Monty Python, starring Ben Perry in a musical circus featuring an orchestra, choirs, and a dead parrot; and Moods, which combines music, movement, and video art, drawing on works ranging from Chopin to Radiohead.
For details and tickets, visit www.rev-orch.com