Musicאברהם עילם-אמזלג

Avraham Eilam-Amzallag

Avraham Eilam-Amzallag is an Israeli musician, composer and musicologist whose work combines Eastern Jewish music traditions with Western methods.

born 1941Fusing Eastern and Western musicIsraeli Andalusian Orchestra AshdodResearch on Moroccan Jewish BakashotCompositions for flute

Born: 28 September 1941, Casablanca
Occupation: musicologist, composer, musician
Education: The State Collage for Music Educators

Avraham Eilam-Amzallag was born in 1941 in Casablanca

Avraham (Avi) Eilam-Amzallag was born on 28 September 1941 in Casablanca, Morocco. He immigrated to Israel in 1952 without his family.

He studied at the state seminary for music teachers in Tel Aviv and at the Rubin Academy of Music in Tel Aviv. He learned flute with Uri Toeplitz and composition with Leon Schidlowsky. In 1986 he received a doctorate for research on the melodic concept in the Bakashot singing of Moroccan Jews, supervised by Professor Amnon Shiloah.

He composed works for flute, chamber ensembles and orchestra, including pieces commissioned by the Inbal dance company. He lectured on folklore and musicology at Israeli universities, including the music department of the University of Haifa. In 1994 he was invited to help found the Israeli Andalusian Orchestra Ashdod and to conduct it.

He retired from the orchestra in its ninth season. He now lives in California.