INTEGRAL CROSS CULTURAL COMPOSER, PIANIST, OUD PLAYER & SINGER
Rocker.
ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER AWARD 2005 was given for his original music and his ideas about SYNTHESIS of CULTURES as well as artistic communication between RELIGIONS. Founder of The JEWISH ARABS ORCHESTRA, Conducter of "WEAST" LEVINSKY COLLEGE ENSEMBLE , Leader of "BAYIT SHLISHI" experimental ensemble. All of the ESEMBLES create Music for "THE NON TEMPERED CENTURY" using combined EASTERN and WESTERN technics and forms of COMPOSING and IMPROVISING.
Ronen is writing music also for NON EQUAL PIANO. Ronen tunes the accustic piano and Harpsichord with quarter tones and Micro tones. Also uses Oriental Keybords and other western and oriental instruments in order to create the sound of the future.
A non equal piano concerto with the ISRAEL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA and pianist Revital Hachamof was outstanding.
Ronen has a Dr' in composition from NORTHWESTERN University, MA in Jazz UNI' of MICHIGAN and BA piano Tel-Aviv Uni'. He records, performs and arranges for Major Rock israeli musicians (SACHAROF ,TZUR SHAVIT, VICTORIA and others). Ronen Writes POETRY and DRAWS. His musical ideas about the ORCHESTRA and MUSIC of the FUTURE were broadcust on CNN and other major TV stations. I LOOK FOR WORKING and PERFORMING with creative people of all medias.
CD OUT "The World Belong To The Mediocre" piano pieces and ROCK- LIEDERS 1996, "The smile" 1999 Poetry compositions For MODERIENTAL Ensemble, "Let Spirit Be" 2007 Orchestra Works. Ronen perform with his ensembles and gives recitals of piano, Oud and vocal (with Soprano YAHLI TOREN) pieces in Israel Europe USA and Japan. Loves to work with Poets (worked with RONNY SOMECK and others) in his Orchestra music were performed by Major Israeli and Hungary orchestras.
CRITIC REVIEWS:
"DER TAGESSPIEG" Berlin 27.10.03 : "Piano +" of Ronen Shapira played by Pianist REVITAL HACHAMOFF is " A BREATH TAKING TERBULANCE, the piece reflects STRONGLY the Arabic and Western Conflict"
"EL GIORNALE" Italy 11.11.07 hearing the HALAF -LANGHAIM Violin and Viola duo: "Shapira assembles different styles, they are the sounds of Israel and also the Arab ones: Military fanfares, elements of Eastern Europe together with Rock, Jazz and Classical; A BEAUTIFUL COCTAIL"
Japan "NIKKEI" 2008 "The "SECOND LEBANON WAR piece creates a SOLEMN ATMOSPHERE "and communicate beyond conflicts in order to create A NEW CULTURE"
3/05 Composition for THEATER X Tokyo with director Ruth Kanner "Ronen's Playing is BEAUTIFUL"
Composer GEORGE CRUMB 1999 Philadelphia: "Extra ordinary talent I wonder where He would lead"
Ronen has studied with composers Andre Haijdu, William Bolcom, Alan Stout, MICHAEL PISARO, JAY ALAN YIM, STEPHEN RUSH and ED SARATH. Pianists PNINA ZALTSMAN and LEA AGMON
Composer WILLIAM BOLCOM (Polizer Prize) "Ronen's music is QUITE ARRESTING", "An OUTSTANDING PERFORMER"
Mr JOSEPH ARNHAIM soloist and first Flutist ISRAEL PHILHARMONIC performed Ronen's flute concerto in Hungary in 2005 and said "Ronen's original music is always chelenge and surprises me"
Israeli Conductor and Composer Noam sheriff and composer ANDRE HAIJDU "Ronen is a super original BRILLIANT COMPOSER", "His Music can be compared with the music of CHARELS IVES"
Composer WINTON MARCALIS JAZZ trumpet (Politzer prize) playing at Northwestern 1999 " Ronen teaches at Levinskey College for music teaches and therapists and the Israeli conservatory. among his students are the composers NORI YAAKOBI, JONATHAN NIV (BAYIT SHLISHI ensemble) AND AVIYA KOPELMAN.
