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Alphabetical Index to Website Entries: I

Frank Ilfman
Film and ballet composer Frank Ilfman's website. There is a biography and discography

An Informal Mickey Katz Discography
A brief discography about the recordings of Mickey Katz with links to contemporary musicians who keep the music alive.
http://www.spidra.com/katzdisco.html

International Jewish music festival
The International Jewish Music is a multi-performance multi-location festival of Jewish music, with artists convening from all over the world. With over performances in multiple countries such as last years' held in The Netherlands, Belgium and Germany. The 1997 festival was one of the biggest of its kind. Concerts in the Netherlands were held in The Hague, Rotterdam, Enschede and Arnhem. The German part of the Festival took place in Munich and additional performances were in Antwerp, Belgium. Biographical information on participants is available on the website.
http://www.joods.nl/jmf/

Isaac Azose, Cantor
Cantor Isaac Azose, retired from Congregation Ezra Besaroth in Seattle has produced a CD called "The Liturgy of Ezra Bessaroth". Many of the prayers are sung in Ladino. The CD features Sephardic liturgy of the Sabbath, Festivals as well as daily prayers.
http://www.ezrabessaroth.org/pages/hazzan.html

Michael Isaacson
Born in Brooklyn, New York, April 22, 1946. Highly prolific composer of liturgical music and other Jewish music. Producer, conductor, orchestrator, and arranger. Musically directs the Hollywood Pops. Website includes a complete vitae by genre, listings of CDs and contact information.
http://www.michaelisaacson.com/

Amalia Ishak, soprano; see: Jerusalem Lyric Trio

Israel Kibbutz Orchestra
Under the direction of Avi Ostrowsky, the Kibbutz Orchestra consists of members from kibbutzim all over Israel. The orchestra performs about 120 concerts a year in different venues. They often perform with choirs and also in staged opera. The program repertoire consists primarily of western classical music with a good sprinkling of new compositions by Israeli composers.
http://www.kibbutz-orchestra.co.il/

Isra Musica
A German site for obtaining recordings of Israeli music with sound bites online in Real Audio.
http://www.pr-net.de/Isra-Musica/

Israel Composers League Founded 1953. The mission of The Israel Composers' League (ICL) is to "promote all kinds of contemporary concert music written in Israel, to improve the general welfare of composers living in the country, and to bring the knowledge and awareness of music written by Israeli composers to the general public." The website contains short biographical sketches of the member composers, a listing of CDs published by the society, links and events.
http://www.mitriya.com/icl/

Israel Contemporary Players
"The Israel Contemporary Players was founded in 1991 with the aim of performing the best classical chamber ensemble repertoire of the 20th century - most of which had never been performed in Israel. Members of the Israel Contemporary Players are drawn mainly from the ranks of the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra with the addition of other outstanding musicians from Israel and abroad." The website has a list of musicians, their repertoire, and contact information. It also has the season concert series listings for Tel Aviv and Jerusalem.
http://www.mitriya.com/icp/

Israel Media
Israel Media offers a large selection of Israeli and Jewish multimedia products: music, software, videos and DVDs, for institutions and private customers, retail and wholesale. They have Judaic Studies Software, Jewish Educational resources, Jewish Clipart and computer programs for learning Hebrew on CD-Rom, for children and adults. They sell a complete line of Israeli films (both DVD and VHS), historical documentaries, rare Yiddish movies and music, and more. The music selections encompass cantorial, Sephardic, traditional, popular and general Israeli/Jewish music. Israel Media are worldwide distributors of the complete line of the award winning Davka software. Order and buy online at their secure website. They ship worldwide, with no mailing fee.
http://Israel-Media.com

Israel Music Institute
The Israel Music Insitute (IMI) is a publicly owned publishing house. It is a non-profit organization run by the Israel Ministry of Education and Culture. IMI owns the copyright to some 1700 works, by more than 160 Israeli composers. The IMI catalogue contains orchestra, chamber and choral works. The IMI also serves as the Israel Music Information Centre. The web presentation includes catalogues, including forthcoming publications, and a composers gallery which provides brief biographical sketches of composers and a listing of their compositions.
http://www.imi.org.il/

The Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
The Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, one of the world's premier symphony orchestras is led by music director Zubin Mehta. The web site provides concert and ticket information which is especially useful to those living in or visiting Israel, or wishing to catch a performance on tour.
http://www.ipo.co.il/

Israel Zohar
Israel Zohar is a member and soloist of the Israeli Philharmonic Orchestra. His webpage gives brief career highlights. Includes a listing of CDs and videos.
http://www.klezmer.co.il/

The Israeli-Jewish-Yiddish-Hebrew-Folk-Cultural Music Midi Free Library
Midi files of music. Catagories listed as: Religious, Folk, Dance, Klezmer, and Modern.  Lots of good electronic music.
http://members.aol.com/israelmidi/

Israeli Klezmer King David Perkins
Excerpts from two CDs.
http://www.israelvisit.co.il/Perkins/index.html

Israeli Music Online
The Israel Hour is a radio program produced in New Brunswick,New Jersey, WRSU-FM 88.7, Sundays, 1-2. The website contains information about Israeli contemporary music, links to news, and feature stories about the current Israeli music scene. The webpresentation of this site has become more organized. Linked through Sabranet.
http://www.sabra.net/theisraelhour/