Yellow Butterflies – Shahar Regev https://www.schacharregev.com/ For Symphony Orchestra, 2023 MSM Symphony Orchestra Conducted by George Manahan Neidorff-Karpati Hall April 11, 2024 ------- This composition stands as a tribute to the life of my grandfather, Uri Weinberg, encompassing significant milestones from his journey interwoven with influences drawn from specific classical music pieces mentioned in his diaries. Uri's origins trace back to Germany, where an early separation from his parents, tragically never reunited, marked the onset of his arduous biography. Against the backdrop of the ascendant Nazi regime, he aligned himself with the Youth Aliyah, undertaking a solitary passage to Israel over a boat. Later, he bravely returned to Europe and served with the Jewish brigade during World War II. After the war ended, he visited his childhood house, finding an aged wallpaper depicting Yellow butterflies—amidst a closet where his bedroom used to be, which provided a symbolic vestige to the chronicles of adversity and joy. He brought the wallpaper back to Israel as an elegantly captured reminiscence. My interaction with my grandfather was short due to his passing when I was nine years old. Still, they linger as treasured memories, particularly our shared passion for art and music. Subsequent revelations regarding his remarkable life, filled with formidable choices from early adversities to later challenges, underscore the journey toward safety and familial foundation. The central motif in this piece, the "Butterflies," stands as the thematic cornerstone from its inception. Additionally, the composition embraces an Acoustic-Spatial framework, orchestrating seamless transitions across different orchestra sections. The piece includes a march-like theme, symbolizing the strength of youth and the idea of unification. In addition, a folklore-style tune, accompanied by metallic and industrial-like sounds, appears in the center of the piece, resembling the atmosphere of agricultural work in the fields. At the end of the piece, the sounds gradually come from the back into the front and then fade away, employing nuanced left-right panning to craft an immersive auditory experience.

Nomads II Ensemble Finale: Gali Knaani, Leikie Glick, Barak Schossberger Composition by Shahar Regev https://www.instagram.com/dawn_shaharregev/ https://open.spotify.com/artist/2sFhVldeXLvyyGFrTtlPqz?si=BNqoUIt9TD2asjMtTbGymA https://www.schacharregev.com/ Beit HaYozer Concert Hall, Tel Aviv, August 2023

Amnesia Inspired by Angelo Badalamenti’s Mulholland Drive Soundtrack Composer: Shahar Regev https://www.schacharregev.com/ https://www.instagram.com/dawn_shaharregev/ https://open.spotify.com/artist/2sFhVldeXLvyyGFrTtlPqz?si=BNqoUIt9TD2asjMtTbGymA for Large Chamber Ensemble 2024 Miller Hall, Manhattan School of Music, New York Program notes: 'Amnesia' is inspired by Angelo Badalamenti's mysterious and colorful main theme in the 'Mulholland Drive' film. The work is based on the topic of loss of memories that appears in the movie. The musical theme is fragmented and restructured from its musical elements as glimpses of memories. The music is based on unexpected transitions between minor chords and wind-like repeated melodies. At the center of the piece, the theme is finally reassembled. However, it immediately falls into a turbulence of sounds and visions.

נוף לילה מילים: לאה גולדברג לחן וביצוע: שחר רגב https://www.schacharregev.com/ https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=749253743 https://www.instagram.com/dawn_shaharregev/ אין דבר, זוהי רק הבדידות - אין דבר, זה לא-כלום. אין דבר, זהו רק יגונו של הים הלילי, זה לא-כלום, זוהי רק הדמעה ששרפה את ריסי, רק אורות אניה במרחק אין דבר. זהו רק הכאב הצורב וקורע השורף והורג ואיננו ממית. אין דבר זה לא-כלום -

Scars (2022) by Shahar Regev - Excerpt https://www.schacharregev.com/ Ido Gal Razon, Text Shahar Regev, Composer Gabriel Garcia, Actor Yeji Pyun, Violin Daniel McCaffrey, Violin Ariana Mascari, Viola Tamar Sagiv, Cello (January 2023, New York) Alexander Jeffers, English version editor Danielle Alhassid, Video The piece deals with Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), a mental health condition that occurs after a traumatic event. In this piece, I related to the condition caused by military service and combat. I learned about the emotions and symptoms that people live with daily. Specifically, the 'survivor guilt,' when a person believes they had done something wrong by surviving when others did not. After learning the subject and its massive impact on society, this work is my personal expression, hoping to raise awareness of the phenomenon. The text is assambled by quotes of IDF Veteran, Ido Gal Razon, and seperated into three scenes: I Flashbacks II Guilt III Day-to-day

https://www.schacharregev.com/ https://www.instagram.com/dawn_shaharregev/ New Horizon' Excerpt by Shahar Regev, 2020' Performed by the UnderStaffed Ensemble on April 2023 at the Bohemian National Hall, New York Conductor and Artistic Director: Elliot Roman

https://www.schacharregev.com/ https://www.instagram.com/dawn_shaharregev/ Internalization (2020) for Violin and Piano Composer: Shahar Regev Violin: Samuel Vargas Piano: Lucy Zeng performed and recorded at the Bowdoin international festival, Maine, July 2021.

Shahar Regev - The Power of the People שחר רגב - The Power of the People Moran Singers Ensemble Conductor - Tom Karni אנסמבל זמרי מורן מנצח - תם קרני סולנים: מאיה גולן (סופרן), נעה קרדויד (אלט), נבו ויינר (טנור), יונתן הרניק (בס) Soloists: Maya Golan (soprano), Noa Karadavid (alto), Nevo Weiner (tenor), Jonathan Harnik (Bass / Spoken) Suzanne Dellal Centre, 25.6.22 מרכז סוזן דלאל, 25.6.22 הקלטה: רפי אשל וידאו: דרור הלר Audio: Rafi Eshel Video: Dror Heller

Performed and dedicated to Leikie Glick

Performed and dedicated to Leikie Glick

https://www.schacharregev.com/ https://www.instagram.com/dawn_shaharregev/ The Entrance Stone (2021) for Cello and Harp Composer: Shahar Regev Cello: Martha Sprague Harp: Renee Emiko Murphy World premiere concert at Bowdoin International Festival, Maine, August 2021.

https://www.schacharregev.com/ https://www.instagram.com/dawn_shaharregev/ Meadow (2021) for Piano Quartet Composer: Shahar Regev Violin: Veronika Manchur Viola: Jack Rittendale Cello: Zachary Fung Piano: Erica Clarke World premiere performance and concert, Bowdoin international festival, Maine, July 2021.

Water Cycle (2020) by Shahar Regev (b. 1992) Piano: Hagai Yodan 1. The Crane's Mirror 2. Coral 02:24 3. Quagmire 03:25 4. Crystal 05:45 5. Grotto 07:34 6. Floodgate 10:15 * World Premiere Recording * Website: https://www.schacharregev.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DawnShaharregev Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dawn_shaharegev/

It was an absolute pleasure working on this piece with Shahar. She wrote it in a couple weeks, all the while meeting with me on Zoom and collaborating to evolve the piece. Here's what she says about it- --- "Yearning" is a solo French Horn piece, written and premiered as part of the Bowdoin International Music Festival. The piece was inspired by a Jewish prayer. I chose to highlight several music elements and ornaments that are based on the human voice and are common for prayer, such as trills, appoggiaturas, and glissando. I was also inspired by the timbre and sound qualities of the horn, offering both expressive and rhythmically flexible passages. The piece combines sonorities and scales from the Jewish heritage and classical music. "Yearning" represents a call for hope, a search for answers, that ends with sorrow and disappointment. -Shahar Regev --- If you'd like to learn more about Shahar or order the piece, reach out to her via one of these links! Website: https://www.schacharregev.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2RfCquTPkyNRUhMG-FY-zQ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=749253743 Audio and video by Jimmy Flask. Mishawaka, Indiana

https://www.schacharregev.com/ https://www.instagram.com/dawn_shaharregev/ Watercolor for Cello Solo and Electronics 2021 Composer: Shahar Regev Cellist: Tamar Sagiv Recorded in Skillman Music Studio, New York.

שחר רגב - מורשת ensemble diX, Andreas Knoop – Flöte, Albrecht Pinquart – Oboe, Hendrik Schnöke – Klarinette, Roland Schulenburg – Fagott, 00:00 A Prayer - תפילה 04:15 Nightfall in the Wadi - שקיעה בואדי 05:47 Serenade - סרנדה 08:12 Folk Dance - ריקוד עם Künstlerische Abendschule Jena, 25. März 2021, www.ensemble-dix.de @ensemblediX

Palette, for String Quartet Composer: Shahar Regev Performed by the Toscanini Quartet Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DawnShaharregev https://www.instagram.com/dawn_shaharregev/ Website: https://www.schacharregev.com/ I Yellow, Col legno battuto II Blue, Glissando 02:54 III White, Natural harmonics 06:50 IV Green, Pizzicato 10:35 V Mint, Sul ponticello 14:21 VI Crimson, Spicatto 18:25 November 2020, The Israeli Conservatory, Tel Aviv Sound engineer: Yaron Aldema Video: Ziv Hadash

https://www.schacharregev.com/ https://www.instagram.com/dawn_shaharregev/ Ember - 1st movement for Piano Trio by Shahar Regev 2020 Performed as part of the Bulgarian Concert Evenings in New York in February 18th 2021. Piano: Lora Al-Ahmad Violin: Georgy Valtchev Cello: Wolfram Koessel A small light can dispel a lot of darkness… Ember is a Piano Trio, inspired by light, folk tale, faith, hope, and miracles. The Music is a combination of melodic expressive figures with passionate rhythmic parts.

https://www.schacharregev.com/ https://www.instagram.com/dawn_shaharregev/ The going from a world we know, for Soprano and Mezzo-Soprano. Performed by: Hila Baggio and Reut Ventorero Composer: Schachar Regev Poem by: Emily Dickinson Recorded by Yaron Aldema in the Israeli conservatory of Music in Tel Aviv Video: Michal Arbell Video editing: Soof Sela The going from a world we know To one a wonder still Is like the child adversity Whose vista is a hill. Behind the hill is sorcery And everything unknown But will the secret compensate For climbing it alone.

https://www.schacharregev.com/ https://www.instagram.com/dawn_shaharregev/ "Fantasy" for String Orchestra by Schachar Regev performed by Symphonette Ra'anana Orchestra, conducted by Keren Kagarlitsky live in Kan Kol Hamusika Radio station. 25.08.2020 Racanati hall, Tel Aviv museaum, Israel. "פנטזיה" לתזמורת מיתרים מלחינה: שחר רגב ביצוע של תזמורת סימפונט רעננה בניצוחה של קרן קגרליצקי בשידור חי בכאן קול המוסיקה (תכנית קונצרט עד הבית). 25.08.2020 אולם רקאנטי, מוזיאון תל אביב.

Sand Dune by Schachar Regev 2020 Viola solo - Nitai Zori Recording and mix - Yaron Aldema Contributed by the Israel Composers' League.

Halayla Betaut (Tonight accidentally) JMC April 24th, 2020 Lyrics: Leah Goldberg Melody and arrangement: Schachar Regev Piano: Achinoam Keisar Voice: Zlata Khershberg Website: https://www.schacharregev.com/ Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/Schacharregev הלילה בטעות קונצרט שנערך במרכז למוסיקה ירושלים בשידור ישיר בכאן קול המוסיקה בתאריך 24 באפריל 2020 מילים: לאה גולדברג לחן ועיבוד: שחר רגב פסנתר: אחינועם קיסר זמרת: זלטה קירשברג --------------------------------------------- הלילה בטעות חלמתי לא עליך, כאילו מישהו לחש לי שם אחר משלג האביב עדי תוגת שלכת דרכו רגלי על זהב-חולות בוער. ואהבה זרה רתקה כבשלשלת את לבבי אל כבד מבטה. אל להט חוף קיצי לווני העינים, בהן קרן יגון והתחרזו תפילות... כך, כנראה, בשיר ימי-בינים ראו הנזירים את ישו בלילות. רק מישהו שלח חיוך מסף התכלת. האם רק לי נדמה היום, שהוא - אתה? --------------------------------------------- מנחה: אמוץ פרידמן הקלטה: צביקה הירשלר צילום: יואל קולינר ע. הקלטה: רפי אשל הפקה: ד"ר רון מרחבי מנהל הסדרה: אורי דרור

"Sympathy" - Song cycle Composer: Schachar Regev Concert in Stiefel hall, Mannes School of Music, New York, March 10th, 2020. All poems are part of the MTA Poetry in motion project. Website: https://www.schacharregev.com/ Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/Schacharregev/ Movements: 00:00 I To You by Walt Whitman 01:27 II Sympathy by Paul Laurence Dunbar 07:12 III There was a man with tongue of wood by Stephen Crane 10:11 IV The Owl by Arthur Sze 13:03 V A Coat by William Butler Yeats 14:55 VI To You by Walt Whitman Schachar Regev, composer Nina Haug, conductor Kristyna Kustkova, voice Margaret Sloyer, flute Dylan James, clarinet Nina Anderson, bassoon Andrew Conover, trumpet Kenneth O'Rourke, percussion Tal First, violin Christian Barros, viola Julie Kim, cello Conor Riccomini, double bass Video editing: Ziv Hadash Sound editing: Soof Sela Text: I To You by Walt Whitman: STRANGER! if you, passing, meet me, and desire to speak to me, why should you not speak to me? And why should I not speak to you? II Sympathy by Paul Laurence Dunbar: I know what the caged bird feels, alas! When the sun is bright on the upland slopes; When the wind stirs soft through the springing grass, And the river flows like a stream of glass; When the first bird sings and the first bud opes, And the faint perfume from its chalice steals— I know what the caged bird feels! I know why the caged bird beats his wing Till its blood is red on the cruel bars; For he must fly back to his perch and cling When he fain would be on the bough a-swing; And a pain still throbs in the old, old scars And they pulse again with a keener sting— I know why he beats his wing! I know why the caged bird sings, ah me, When his wing is bruised and his bosom sore,— When he beats his bars and he would be free; It is not a carol of joy or glee, But a prayer that he sends from his heart’s deep core, But a plea, that upward to Heaven he flings— I know why the caged bird sings! III There was a man with tongue of wood by Stephen Crane: There was a man with tongue of wood Who essayed to sing, And in truth it was lamentable. But there was one who heard The clip-clapper of this tongue of wood And knew what the man Wished to sing, And with that the singer was content. IV The Owl by Arthur Sze: The path was purple in the dusk. I saw an owl, perched, on a branch. And when the owl stirred, a fine dust fell from its wings. I was silent then. And felt the owl quaver. And at dawn, waking, the path was green in the May light. V A Coat by William Butler Yeats: I made my song a coat Covered with embroideries Out of old mythologies From heel to throat; But the fools caught it, Wore it in the world’s eyes As though they’d wrought it. Song, let them take it For there’s more enterprise In walking naked. VI To You by Walt Whitman: STRANGER! if you, passing, meet me, and desire to speak to me, why should you not speak to me? And why should I not speak to you?

"The Crater" for flute solo Flutist: Mei Stone Oct 2019 Steifel hall, The New School, New York

Symphonette Ra'anana Orchestra in Tzlilim Bamidbar (Sounds in the Desert) festival in Israel with world premiere of "Fantasy" by Schachar Regev

Music Diaries International Workshop Festival 2018 Played by professor Michael Klinghoffer Piece by Schachar Regev I Agitato I Largo espressivo

The Jerusalem Academy of Music Orchestra Conducted by Prof Michael Wolpe