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The Efroni Choir
The Efroni choir was founded in 1981 in Emek Hefer by Mia Shavit, who served as an artistic director and conductor of the representative choir for over 30 years. Over the course of its 40 years of existence, the choir’s accomplishments were impressive, and it is considered one of the leading youth choirs in Israel.
The choir is composed of six bodies, which include more than 100 singers from Emek Hefer and its surroundings. During rehearsals, the choir’s singers learn an extensive song repertoire, along with voice training, solfege and music theory, get acquainted with body movement, acting, and fine arts. They go through an all-inclusive, empowering, cultural and artistic experience.
The choir is often invited to perform with the most eminent orchestras in the country such as the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra and the Israeli Opera, as well as top Israeli artists such as Yoni Rechter, Shlomi Shaban, Amir Dadon, and others. The choir often goes on tour abroad, including festivals. It plays an active role in the community life, contributing significantly to it.
In 2012, the choir won the Mifal Hapayis Performing arts prize in memory of Landau.
That evening, on stage, the Efroni choir brought a breath of holiness over a mesmerized audience. The precision of these youngsters is close to perfection and reaches the highest existing standards. It seems that even among the gigantic samples bank of my studio, where tens of choirs are sampled, part of them pertaining to renowned churches around the globe, there is no other choir that reaches such level of precision. The harmony, excellence, and complicated arrangements, turned the choir’s members into a heavenly component, and gave a whole new meaning to the saying “Singing angels”.
Yuval Erel
