Noam Sheriff
Born: 7th January 1935, Ramat Gan, Tel Aviv, Israel
Died: 25th August 2018, Netanya, Israel
Nationality: Israeli
Noam Sheriff (Hebrew: נׂעם שריף) was an Israeli composer, conductor, educator and arranger. Sheriff was one of Israel’s most versatile and world-renowned musicians. He was Artistic Director of Israel Netanya Kibbutz Orchestra (1973-1982); Music Director of the Israel Symphony Orchestra Rishon LeZion (1989-1995); Professor of Composition and Conducting at the Tel Aviv University's Samuel Rubin Academy of Music (renamed the Buchmann-Mehta School of Music) since 1990 and the Academy's director (1998- 2000); Artistic Director of the Israel Chamber Orchestra (2002-2005); and Artistic Director of the Haifa Symphony Orchestra (2004-2013).
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