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DEBORAH NETANEL, DMA, cellist, composer, arranger and pianist, holds degrees from the Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University, Rubin Academy of Music (Jerusalem), Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music. She is the recipient of many awards and prizes, including the Edith and Irene Ashworth Prize, several ASCAP Plus awards and an award for artistic excellence from the Israeli government. DR NETANEL has studied cello with Yehuda Hanani, Shmuel Magen and Aldo Parisot, chamber music with members of the Tokyo String Quartet, Peter Frankl, Nobuko Imai and Ralph Kirshbaum and composition with some of the foremost composers of our time including Darrell Handel, Joel Hoffman, Augusta Reed Thomas, George Crumb, George Rochberg, Tzvi Avni, Yehudi Wyner, Samuel Adler and Steve Reich.

A member of ASCAP, the American Music Center, the College Music Society and the Pacific Contemporary Music Center, DR NETANEL’s compositions include Three Songs of Modern Life for voice and piano, Beginnings for voice and harp, Amidst the Pines for clarinet and piano, Unspoken Longing for violin and cello and Footsteps, a chamber work for violin, clarinet, marimba and reciter that uses original text. NETANEL’s works have been performed throughout the United States and internationally, including a recent performance in London at Wigmore Hall (January, 2002). In March 2000, Shma Koleinu for violin, cello and reciters was featured in a concert in London; in June 2000, NETANEL’s piano trio Sounds of an Ancient City was featured at MUSIC 2000, a festival of new music in Ohio and her clarinet/piano duos have been chosen for recording by Jerusalem National Radio. In July, 2002, Dr. Netanel was a guest composer at the Oregon Bach Festival Composers’ Symposium where her chamber music was featured in performances by Third Angle, a Portland based New Music ensemble. Deborah Netanel was also the featured composer of the ARTBEAT of ISRAEL Festival Concert held in Cincinnati in November, 2002.

Recent commisions include Wings of a Dove for violin, saxophone and piano, Dreams, op 36, commissioned and premiered by internationally acclaimed violinist Miriam Kramer at Alice Tully Hall in Lincoln Center in December, 2000, and Wildpeace, a work for mezzo soprano, piano and cello, commissioned and premiered by Ball State University vocal artist Kathleen Maurer in Cincinnati and in Troy, Ohio. A large scale work, Kaddish, based on the Hebrew prayer of that title, was premiered in May 2001 at a concert sponsored by the Jewish War Veterans of the USA, post 438. DR NETANEL’s music has been featured by local ABC television affiliates in connection with a recent documentary on the life of Anna Frank. In February, 2004, Netanel’s String Quartet no 2, “Arava” was featured at a concert by the Wright State String Quartet in Dayton, Ohio.
In March, 2009 "Sounds of an Ancient City" for orchestra was premiered by the Clermont Philharmonic.

In addition to her activities as a composer, DEBORAH NETANEL is an active performer, chamber musician and teacher and has performed in numerous music festivals in the United States, France, Israel, United Kingdom and Switzerland, including Tanglewood, Hampden-Sydney Chamber Music Festival, Norfolk Chamber Music Festival, Kfar Blum Festival (Israel), Academie National de Musique de Vannes (France), Academie d'Ete Moulin d'Ande (France), Hengrave Hall-Bury St. Edmunds (UK), Festival International de Musique (Switzerland), the Orford Music Center (Montreal) and Mozart Festival, Prague. Dr. Netanel’s performances with the ORONOQUE TRIO, an ensemble that specializes in contemporary music include the Composer’s Concordance Series in New York City. Recently a guest performer in a concert honoring American War Veterans of the USA, post 438 where she played in the presence of the Governor of the State of Ohio and other dignitaries, she appears frequently with Tutti Solisti Chamber Players in concerts throughout the midwest, in cities such as Dayton, Indianapolis, Columbus and Cincinnati. In addition to her appearances on the concert stage, Deborah Netanel has performed a series of concerts on the cruise ship QE2 and recently aboard the Fred Olsen Cruise Lines. Dr Netanel was formerly on the faculties of Wright State University and the University of Cincinnati and has recorded for Prague Radio and Vienna Modern Masters. She has been invited to present lecture/performances at the Hawaii International Conference on Arts and Humanities, and her music has been featured in concerts of the College Music Society's Regional and National Conferences.
In 2008 she presented a paper, "The Legacy of Erwin Schulhoff" at an international conference, "The Impact of Nazism on 20th Century Music" at the University of London, Institute of Musical Research.
Dr. Netanel is currently on the faculty of Miami University in Oxford, Ohio.


The Critics have said….

“Netanel’s work was alternately plaintive, lyrical and perky…” James R. Oestreich, New York Times

“Expressionist and haunting, filled with passages of serene beauty, and other more dynamic segments gave the work a kind of vibrant tension” Jeffrey Kurz, Record Journal

“Dreams, by Deborah Netanel, was a persuasive work with a bed of ethereal harmonies from the piano supporting the floating lines of the violin, awash with Romantic inclinations.” David Alker, Musical Opinion, London

“String Quartet no 2, ‘Arava’ was so wonderful, so colorful, so atmospheric!! Bravo, again!!” Jackson Leung, pianist and conductor
Deborah Netanel, DMA
11575 Plumhill Drive Cincinnati, OH 45249
513-281-4614 513-886-0194 (cell)
dnetanel@yahoo.com http://www.deborahnetanel.com


EDUCATION
• Doctor of Musical Arts, University of Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music
(Composition/Theory and Cello) 2003
Doctoral Thesis/Composition: “The Kaddish: A Jewish Prayer in Western Art Music”

• Artist Diploma,Strings, Univ of Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music, 1995

• Artist Diploma, Rubin Academy of Music, Jerusalem (Cello and Composition),1988

• M.A. (cum laude), Hebrew University of Jerusalem (Music Theory),1988
Master of Arts Interdisciplinary Projects:
“Porgy and Bess, by George Gershwin: a social and ethnic analysis”
“John Donne and Carlo Gesualdo: a study of mannerist aesthetic”

• B.M (Honors), Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University (Double Major, Piano and Cello)

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

2008-2009: Miami University, Oxford Ohio
Visiting Assistant Professor (music theory)

1999-2007: Wright State University, Dayton Ohio
Instructor of Music/Faculty Artist Associate
(Theory, Composition and Cello)
• Two-year sequence of aural skills
• Two year sequence of undergraduate theory
• Form and Analysis (junior level)
• Orchestration
• Music Appreciation
• 20th Century Analytic Techniques (graduate level)
• Applied Cello (graduates and undergraduates)
• Coached student chamber ensembles
• Applied Composition (graduates and undergraduates)

1999-2000: University of Cincinnati, Judaic Studies Dept
Adjunct Instructor
Designed and taught new courses: Jewish Music and Music of Composers Suppressed by the Holocaust

1994-1999: University of Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music
Graduate Assistant in Music Theory and Cello

1994-2001: University of Cincinnati College Conservatory Preparatory Dept
Private cello and composition lessons to children of various ages

1987-1988: Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Research Assistant Jewish Music Institute
Graduate Assistant in Music Theory

Professional Activities (Conferences, papers, lectures)

• Eastern Michigan State University, College Music Society Conference: Presented a paper “Music and Society: The Ramifications of Governmental Censure on Musicians in Pre-Nazi Germany” (2009)
• University of London, Institute of Musical Research, International Conference on Music, Oppression and Exile, (UK): Read a paper titled “The Musical Legacy of Erwin Schulhoff” (April 2008)
• CMS 2008 Great Lakes/Great Plains Conference: Presented a lecture recital titled “The Kaddish: A Jewish Prayer in Western Art Music”
• CMS National Conference (Salt Lake City, Nov 2007): Composers’ Concert (Performed two of my compositions)
• Troy-Hayner Cultural Center Poetry and Music Series, April 2007 (Lecture/performance of my own music)
• Hong Kong Jewish Community Center (Lecture): “Shared voices of folk musicians of Eastern Europe” (Dec 2006)
• College Music Society Great Lakes Conference Composers’ Concerts, 2005 and 2007 (performances of my music)
• International Conference of Arts and Humanities, 2006 Lecture/performances: The Influence of Balkan Dance on the Music of Bela Bartok, (Session chair)
The Klezmer Tradition: A View of Eastern European Jewish Life Through Song and Dance
• International Conference of Arts and Humanities, 2005- Lecture/performance: The Kaddish: A Jewish Prayer in Western Art Music, Session chair
• OMEA performances with Wright State Faculty String Quartet, 2005 & 2006
• London International Jewish Music Conference -“The influence of Jewish music on western art music” June, 2000 (presented paper)

Commissions
• Dreams, op 36 (Anonymous London-based donor)
• Kaddish (Cincinnati Hillel and Jewish War Veterans of Cincinnati)
• Quartet no 2, “Arava” (Wright State Faculty String Quartet)
• Wildpeace for mezzo-soprano, cello and piano (Kathleen Maurer)
• Beloved, for voice, French horn and piano (Ball State University music dept)
• Shaduma, for solo piano (Nicholas Durcan, pianist)

AWARDS RECEIVED
ASCAP Writer/Composer Award 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
Edith and Irene Ashworth New Music Prize
Hebrew University Academic Excellence Award
International Chamber Music Competition (Jerusalem) Silver Medal, 1987
Knesset Prize for Artistic Contributions (Israeli parliament), 1988
Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University Merit Scholarship
Posner Memorial Award, 2003
Tanglewood Fellowship Program
Tanglewood Young Artists Scholarship
University of Cincinnati Graduate Assistantship and Full Scholarship (1994-1999)

Commercial Recordings
Vienna Modern Masters
The Poems of Our Climate Catalogue #2019 ASIN: B000004A6J
Music from Six Continents, 1998 Series Catalogue: #3046 ASIN: B000026C10
Prague National Radio and Jerusalem Radio

SELECTED PERFORMANCES

Composition
Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center, December 2000
World Premiere of Dreams, Op. 36, for Violin and Piano
ARTBEAT of ISRAEL, November 2002
Ball State University, May 2007
World premiere of Beloved for voice, French horn and piano
CHANEL 9, ABC News Cincinnati Affiliate, May 2001
Taped interview/performance of original music for Anne Frank documentary
Clermont Philharmonic, March 2009, World premiere of Sounds of an Ancient City (orchestra version)
Dartington International Music Festival (UK), Aug 2007
Exeter Music Festival Recital Series (UK), July 2004
Festival of New Music, Ball State University, March 2008
Guilford Music Festival Recital Series (UK), May 2004
Middlebury College Guest Artist Recital Series, November 2001
Midwest regional clarinet conference, Ohio University, April 2007
Wildpeace (clarinet, cello, piano and multimedia slides
MUSIC 2000 (Cincinnati)
World Premiere of Sounds of an Ancient City for Violin, Cello, and Piano.
Oregon Bach Festival Composers’ Symposium, July 2003
Polish Embassy in London, June 2007
US Veterans Post 438 Memorial Day Concert, May 2001
World premier of Kaddish
Wigmore Hall (London), January 2002
Wright State University, Februrary 2004
World Premiere of String Quartet No. 2, “Arava”

Reviews
“Netanel’s work, alternately plaintive, lyrical and perky…”
James R. Oestreich, New York Times

“Dreams, by Deborah Netanel, was a persuasive work with a bed of ethereal harmonies from the piano supporting the floating lines of the violin, awash with Romantic inclinations.”
David Alker, Musical Opinion, London


“Expressionist and haunting, filled with passages of serene beauty, and other more dynamic segments gave the work a kind of vibrant tension.”
Jeffrey Kurz, Record Journal, New Haven, CT

Cellist Deborah Netanel and pianist Andrew Millar made a strong case for fellow Czech Erwin Schulhoff with two movements from his engaging Sonata for Cello and Piano.
Mary Ellyn Hutton Cincinnati Post

“Deborah Netanel wrote a beautiful musical setting for the Kaddish,, the Jewish prayer of mourning, to satisfy a composer's curiosity, but in the end, it became her own prayer.”
Stephen Huba, The Cincinnati Post

ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE

College Music Society Great Lakes Chapter: Representative for Composition

Wright State University
• Served on Faculty Artist Series Committee
• Served on Graduate Studies Committee
• Coordinated Music Theory Dept curriculum review 2006/2007
• Assisted in NASM accreditation and self-study (Wright State University)
• Served on Masters Orals Committee
• Wrote and administered Master’s theory placement exams
• Reader on Master’s thesis committee
• Adjudicator Columbus Symphony Orchestra Young Artist Competition, 2005, 2006

University of Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music
Assisted with Visiting Composers Series
Graduate Assistant/Coordinator Contemporary Music Ensemble
• Organized and coached student ensembles
Assistant to the director, Bach”Annalia Festival (1995-1999):
• Budget proposal, rehearsal and concert scheduling and production, advertising, press releases and program notes
Graduate Assistant, Music 1996, 1997, 1998: (Annual Festival of New Music).
• Coordinated graduate student ensembles performing new music in workshops and masterclasses. Assisted with scheduling, concert production, event publicity and programs.
Resource Editor Internet Cello Society Newsletter

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
Wright State University:
• Coordinated performances of faculty and student ensembles at local and regional high schools, retirement centers and community centers
University of Cincinnati:
• Student Artist Outreach Program
Yavneh Day School, Cincinnati OH
• Taught Hebrew scriptural chant and Jewish music
Hayner Cultural Center, Troy OH
• Assistant to the director of the Poetry and Music Series


PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND AFFILLIATIONS
ASCAP, OMEA
ASTA, CMS, Clermont Philharmonic, Principal Cello

SELECTED US PERFORMANCES (CELLO solo and chamber music)
Ball State University Guest Artist Series, April 2008
Cincinnati Art Museum: Holocaust Remembrance Concert June 2005
Community Music on Sunday Evenings, April 2007
Daniel Pearl Memorial Concert, 2004
Greater Hartford Music Club Chamber Series
Mellon Arts Center Recital Series
Miami University 20th Annual Lilly Conference Concert
New Hartford Music Series
New York City Composers’ Concordance Series (Koscieusko Foundation)
New York City Public Library Recital
Southern Connecticut State University Fine Arts Series
Tanglewood Music Center (Fellowship Program)
Troy Hayner Cultural Center Chamber Music Series (2004, 2005, 2007, 2008)
Tutti Solisti Chamber Players Concert, Cincinnati, 2006

INTERNATIONAL PERFORMANCES (CELLO)
UK: Hengrave Hall Music Festival, Bury St Edmonds
St. Anne’s Church Noontime Series

Czech Republic:
Mozart in Prague Autumn Festival
Prague-Aneszcka Chamber Recital
Brno Candlelight Concerts

Israel: Jerusalem Chamber Music Festival
Tel Aviv Veteran's Memorial Concert
Holocaust Memorial Concert at Yad Vashem, Jerusalem
Alliance Francaise Youth Projects Benefit Concert
Kfar Blum “Recitals in the Galilee”
Jerusalem Day Annual Celebration Concert
Beit Ticho, Jerusalem (Israel) Chamber Music Recital, 2005

France: Academie National de Musique de Vannes
Academie d'Été Moulin d'Ande

Switzerland:
Festival International de Musique (Morges)

Canada:
Orford Music Center (Montreal)

Hong Kong:
Hong Kong Cultural Center

List of Compositions

Instrumental Solo/Chamber

Dreams, op 36 (violin and piano)
Here I Stand (collage work for solo cello, voice, prepared piano and improvised percussion—audience participation piece)
In the pine forest (children’s piano piece)
Shaduma (solo piano)
Sounds of an Ancient City (piano trio)
String Quartet no 2, “Arava”
Summer’s End (violin and piano)
Unspoken Voices (violin and cello duo)
Wings of a Dove (an intermediate level work for violin, saxophone, piano)

Chamber music with voice
Beginnings (voice and harp)
Beloved (a partially staged work for voice, French horn and piano)
Three Songs of Modern Life (Song Cycle) with Hebrew text
Limala, al eitz itztrubalim (Above, Pine Cones)
Biterem (Before)
Sh’nenu B’yachad (Both Together and Each Apart)
Wildpeace (Multimedia work for mezzo-soprano, cello, piano and hand percussion; a timed slide show of photographs and text that screens during the performance)

Chamber Music with Spoken Text
Biterem (violin, clarinet, marimba and reciter)
Sh’ma Koleinu (violin, cello and reciters)

Large Ensemble
Kaddish (chamber ensemble and voice)
Sounds of an Ancient City (orchestra)

Arrangements:
Scheherazade (piano trio)
A Collection of Cantorial Music for the Synagogue (flute, oboe, clarinet, violin, cello, piano, percussion and cantor)
Opera arias for string quartet
A Collection of Jewish Folk Songs and Dances (flute, oboe, clarinet, violin, cello, percussion and harp)

Current Commissions and projects:

Firestorm: Fanfare for Orchestra
“Walk Humbly with thy God” (mixed choir)
“Take a Breath!” (saxophone quartet)

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