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BEFORE THE GATES OF CHAOS Part II debuted:
December 02, 2012 
BEFORE THE GATES OF CHAOS Part II Premiered by pianist Alon Nechushtan and percussionist Ronen Itzik at Composers Concordance Concert at Drom New York

4 MINIATURES debuted:
May 26, 2012 
4 Miniaturs comissioned by Michael Blake and Joffrey Ballet Company and performed by Composer and Pianist at Dance New Amsterdam

REINCARNATION OF A NIGGUN debuted:
December 24, 2011 
REINCARNATION OF A NIGGUN was commissioned by the Ayn Sof Orchestra in the Max Raiskin Cultural Center in the lower east side in a special benefit concert featuring John Zorn.

LAKACHTA ET debuted:
December 04, 2011 
An arrangement for Orchestra and a vocalist of Mati Caspi's "Lakachta et Yadi Be'yadcha " was commissioned and performed in Rose Hall at Lincoln Center as part of the American Israel Cultural Foundation Gala.

Strategic Ploy #2 for String Quartet debuted:
May 14, 2011 
Strategic ploy #2 for string quartet was performed by Brian Thompson and the other string quartet at Northside Townhall, Brooklyn.

3 Native American Dances debuted:
May 14, 2011 
3 Native American dances for String Quartet and tribal drums was performed at the Northside Town Hall, Brooklyn by Brian Thompson ad the Other String Quartet.

Notes from the Chapelle of L debuted:
March 27, 2011 
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'NOTES FROM THE CHAPELLE OF L' for Piano solo performed by Pianist Shiau Uen DIng during the Composer's Voice Series at Jan Hus Church in New York City


LA VIDA ES UN PASAJE debuted:
January 01, 2011 
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'LA VIDA ES UN PASAJE' for String quartet has been premiered in Tel Aviv, Israel by the Israeli Contemporary String Quaret, winning the Liberson Award for the best composition competition.


Fantasy on Jewish Themes debuted:
October 10, 2010 
A solo piano piece that uses motives from hora, klezmer and many other popular styles of the early 40th was debuted at the Klezmer Festival of Sao Paolo, Brazil

ARRIVAL (OF AN ALIEN SHIP) debuted:
June 02, 2010 
ARRIVAL OF AN ALIEN SHIP for electronic tape was commissioned by Vox Novus music foundation as part of the New York’s Electronic Music Conference and performed at EMF Electronic Music Foundation in NYC June 1,2 and at Stony Brooks University Wang Chapel on June 3,4th. Additional performances include June 17th at the Multimedia Center in Maribor, Slovenia.

STRATEGIC PLOY debuted:
May 12, 2010 
STRATEGIC PLOY for Viola and electronics was commissioned by Brian Tompson as part of the Air Music Series in the A.I.R music of Brooklyn.

BEFORE THE GATES OF CHAOS debuted:
February 14, 2010 
BEFORE THE GATES OF CHAOS Premiered by pianist Shiau-Uen Ding at Composers Concordance Concert at Drom New York and St.Stephens Church in New York.

MOOD SWINGS debuted:
November 03, 2009 
MOOD SWINGS for Clarinet and electronics was commissioned by Nick Gallas as part of the Flea theare Music With a view series, moderated by Katy Supove, hosted by Morton Subotnick.

DARK FORCES debuted:
July 13, 2009 
DARK FORCES for Double Bass and electronics was commissioned by Project soundwave , san Fransisco premiered by Damon Smith on Solo Double bass.

MASTERPLAN debuted:
June 22, 2009 
MASTERPLAN for Double Bass, piano and drum set Trio, was performed at Weill Hall at Carnegie Hall, as part of the new music series at Weill Hall.

INVISIBLE MOTION debuted:
December 14, 2008 
'INVISIBLE MOTION' for Radnofsky Saxophone Queartet was comissioned by pianist Sarah Bob and performed at the New Gallery Series Boston. Dedicated to Ken Radnofsky and the Radnofsky Saxophone Quartet.

HYPNOTIC SUGGESTIONS debuted:
June 10, 2008 
'HYPNOTIC SUGGESTIONS' for Euphonique Saxophone Quartet was comissioned and performed at the Bloomingdale school of music New York. Dedicated to Christian Biegai and the Euphonique Saxophone Quartet.

LIGHT OUR SORROW debuted:
April 04, 2008 
‘LIGHT OUR SORROW’ was commissioned by Marcel Worms and Eleonore Pameije and premiered in Amsterdam, Netherlands, in the Six Continents project. The piece was toured in all 6continent during the next two years. US premiere in Princeton University.

GORY TALES debuted:
September 10, 2007 
GORY TALES’ inspired by the paintings of Edward Gorey was commissioned and perrformed by Rinat Avisar in Vila Schwartche in Berlin,Germany

DUEL debuted:
September 10, 2007 
‘DUEL’ for two quartets was selected to be performed in the Biannalle for New Music in Tel Aviv,Israel conducted by Kynan Johns ,and performed by Israel’s Music Nova Consort .The world premiere of the piece was in Jordan Hall, Boston, with Mr. Jayce Ogren conducting the New England Consevatory Composers Ensemble.

BRINGER OF RAIN debuted:
June 06, 2007 
‘BRINGER OF RAIN’ for guitar, was commissioned by Emre Sabouncoglu and performed in Istanbul, Turkey.

SECRET PASSAGES debuted:
May 24, 2007 
‘SECRET PASSAGES’ commissioned by the Massachusettes Wind Ensemble conducted by David Samour, and performed in at Jordan Hall, Boston

SUNSET AT DJERBA debuted:
June 15, 2006 
SUNSET AT DJERBA for Piano, Clarinet and Celllo was commissioned and premeired by the ‘Nigun’ chamber ensemble,with Yelena Neplok, pianist and Artistic director,and performed at Seully hall, Boston Conservatory.

FROST AND FIRE debuted:
June 11, 2005 
FROST AND FIRE” for Orchestra was commissioned by the M.I.T festival orechestra under the conduction of Fred Harris and premiered at Kresge Hall in M.I.T.

CLOUD PILLAR debuted:
September 13, 2004 
CLOUD PILLAR’ for chamber orchestra was premiered at New England Conservatory Jordan Hall at the ‘composers series’ concert under the musical direction of Malcolm Peyton,and conducted by Marcin Bela.

THREE IMGINARY JOURNEYS debuted:
April 15, 2004 
THREE IMGINARY JOURNEYS’: was premiered in Kaji Aso studio in Boston for Charise Graves Wind Quintet.

JOURNEY TO THE NAVEL OF THE WORLD debuted:
May 05, 2003 
JOURNEY TO THE NAVEL OF THE WORLD ‘was written for the Jazz Composers orchestra,under the direction of Bob Brookmeyer,and was premiered at the jazz composers concert at the New England Conservatory.

BACK TO DJERBA debuted:
April 04, 2002 
‘BACK TO DJERBA’ for cello and piano, was commissioned by Israel Composers League and premiered at the Yokohama’s Rejoycing Sounds Musical Festival in Japan.

ANCIENT CITY BLUES debuted:
February 10, 2001 
ANCIENT CITY BLUES’ was commissioned by the Belgian pianist Marcel Worms and premiered in Amsterdam,Netherlands and on tour in South Africa, Italy, U.S, France, U.K.

DARK FORCES debuted:
February 10, 2001 
DARK FORCES for alto saxophone and electronics was commissioned by Project soundwave , san Fransisco premiered by Oleg Raskin on Saxophone. The Composition was recorded for west coast baesd Media 1 label

SONG CYCLE debuted:
May 02, 2000 
“SONG CYCLE” For Alto And Chamber Sextet was premierred by Kaprizma Chamber ensemble in Jerusalem. Featuring Ayelet Carmon.

SYNBAD THE SAILOR debuted:
December 03, 1999 
3 pieces for piano solo titled 'Synbad the sailor' after a Paul Klee picture by the same title, were performed by Ofrah Yitzhaki.

THE GARDEN OF FORKING PATHS debuted:
April 24, 1999 
THE GARDEN OF FORKING PATHS’ for string orchestra won the first prize at the Rubin Academy Of Music Composition competition in Jerusalem, Israel. It was performed in Weiss hall conducted by Avner Biron.

SLEEP OVER AT STEVE'S debuted:
September 13, 2010 
Original Comedy - Movie Score directed by Dave Murphy, premiered at Black Duck Screening, NYC.

A WAY IN debuted:
June 12, 2010 
Original Score for Avodah dance company and Julie Gayer Kris- premiered at Laba Arts Festival, 14th Y.

THE TANGO DATE debuted:
November 01, 2009 
Original music for a movie, directed by Jos Laniado/Claude Laniado and premiered at the Village Cinema, for the New York Film Festival.

FOLD debuted:
February 03, 2009 
Original Score for the Netta Pulvermacher Dance Company. original dance Soundtrack premiered at St.Marks Church, with Alon playing Accordion and piano, Nathan peck -Bass, Chris Heinz -drums

STRATEGO debuted:
September 12, 2008 
Original Dance score and live accordion playing for Stephanie Sleeper Dance Company.premiered at Studio Air, Brooklyn.

BUTOH SOLO debuted:
July 12, 2008 
Original music for a solo by Denisa Musilova ) premiered at the cave center for the arts.

IODINE debuted:
June 10, 2008 
Score for Deganit Shemi Dance Company. premiered at P.S.122

DUO debuted:
April 04, 2008 
Sound score for Deganit Shemi Dance Company) premiered at Tribeca Performance Center.

ELEPHANT DREAMS debuted:
September 10, 2007 
Original Music for Theatre and Dance production. Screenplay by Edisa Weeks Dance Company.premiered at Dixon place

YOD debuted:
June 06, 2007 
Dnace Score for Deganit Shemi Dance Company).premiered at Dance Theatre Workshop

25 debuted:
October 10, 2006 
Original Soundscore for Wendy Osserman and WO Dance. premiered at Theatre for new city, NYC

WOODEN MARY debuted:
September 23, 2006 
Original Dance Sountrack for Erika Rebollar Dance. premiered at St. Marks Church.

QUEENTET debuted:
June 15, 2006 
Original Soundscore for Deganit Shemi Dance Company). premiered at Joyce Soho. and the A.W.A.R.D Show.

THE SHEDDING debuted:
March 03, 2006 
original Dance Soundtrack for Valerie Green and Dance Entropy Dance Company. premiered at 92Y Fridays at Noon Festival

BELATED EMPATHY debuted:
July 07, 2005 
Original Dance score for Emma Cotter dance company) premiered at the Solar 1 Festival.

WHAT? debuted:
July 02, 2005 
original dance Soundtrack for a solo work by Carley Petesch. premiered at Terranova Collective.

TARO debuted:
June 20, 2005 
original dance Soundtrack for Mariana Bekerman Dance Company premiered at Lower East Side Festival.

CLOSER debuted:
June 14, 2005 
original Dance Soundtrack for a work by Valerie Norman/ Bruce Ornstein).Premiered at Merce Cunningham Studios.

DANSON debuted:
June 12, 2005 
original dance Soundtrack ,to a work by Fransisca Garcia.premiered at W.A.X Brooklyn

PEDESTAL debuted:
June 07, 2005 
original dance Soundtrack for Pele Bauch Dance Compnay premiered at Dumbo White Wave Festival.

DREAM WORKS debuted:
September 22, 2004 
original Movie Score directed by Talia Miller,premiered at New York University.

TREASURE ISLAND debuted:
September 13, 2004 
original Theatre Soundtrack for the Manhattan Childrend's Theatre, directed by Bruce Merill, premiered at Manhattan Children’s theatre.

IMPROV debuted:
May 05, 2003 
Original Dance Score for Dana Salisbury.premiered and performed live at University Settlement.

QUESTION debuted:
May 01, 2003 
original dance Soundtrack to a work by Valerie Norman/ Bruce Ornstein) premiered at W.A.X Brooklyn

ICON debuted:
August 01, 2000 
original Soundscore for a dance by Sally Ann Friedland premiered at Frankfurt House Tel Aviv.

MALSHIN debuted:
June 01, 2000 
original Film soundtrack directed by A. Schwarz / M. Sachman screened at the Tel Aviv Cinematek .

ZELDA debuted:
May 09, 2000 
Original music for a film by Nurit Yinon-Jacobs. Performed by a chamber orchestra featuring Dmitry Malkin on Oboe, Dan Rapaport on Clarinet, Alon on Guitar and Piano. premiered at the Jerusalem Cinematek.

YATZATI debuted:
May 01, 2000 
original Soundscore for a dance by Ilanit Tadmor premiered at the Jerusalem Gerard Bechar Theatre.

EXIT THE KING debuted:
April 01, 2000 
Original music for theatre. Screenplay by E.Unesco directed by A. Dalzas and premiered at the Jerusalem Givat Ram Theatre. additional peformance at the Jerusalem Khan.


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