Ankor Choir

The Ankor Choir, founded in 1983, consists of 50 children between the ages of 8 and military. The choir performs in Israel and abroad in its own concerts, competitions and orchestral projects.

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About the program

The Ankor Choir serves as the house choir of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra and of Yad Vashem, and has recorded CDs of it's works, in collaboration with the Philharmonic Orchestra.

The young Ankor choir works alongside the mature choir, and all students receive choir rehearsal, theory lessons, group voice development and high-level musical training in choral singing.

What's included:

Twice a week rehearsals
Voice development lessons
Solfege (learning to sing from notes)
Performing in concerts and competitions in Israel and abroad

Events

Students take part in a number of events and performances through out the year. Many are open to the public. Take a look at the calendar of events to see what is coming up and experience the magic of the Conservatory!

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Ankor Choir Staff

Dafna Ben Yohanan

Conductor and Musical Director, Ankor Choir

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Conductor of the Ankor Choir:
Dafna Ben Yohannan

"Dafna Ben Yohanan has been the conductor of the Encore Choir since 1990. Under her direction, the Encore Choir serves as the home choir of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra and of Yad Vashem, where it performs for distinguished personalities from around the world.
Encore Choir has performed many times in Israel and abroad and has won prizes in international competitions. This is how she performed with the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra and its conductor Claudio Abbado and won first prize in a choral competition in Bulgaria and third place in the Choir Olympics held in Cincinnati, Ohio out of 46 youth choirs that participated."

Maayan Bar-Sever

Assistant conductor

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Assistant Conductor
Maayan Bar-Sever

Tania Falkovych

Accompanist

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Accompanist
Tania Falkovych

Was born in Kiev, Ukraine December 1980. Started to study music at the age of 5,5.
My first piano teacher was Asya Yampolsky.

My mother involved me in the music world from my early years, she is a pianist and teacher too.
We visited many concerts, operas, plays, theater performances. That focused me in a music direction and made me decide to be a professional pianist in future.

I graduated from High music college in name of R.M.Glier and entered the National music academy in name of P.I. Tchaikovsky.
I studied at the piano class and graduated from it on 2005 and got a Master’s degree as well.

I worked as a concertmaster at the vocal and string classes at National music academy.
At 2010-2012 I worked at the National theater of mucus comedy in Kiev as a choir concertmaster.

Next decade I travelled abroad as a solo pianist and piano player at duos.

Due to the war in Ukraine started on 2022 I immigrated to Israel with my family.

I was lucky to get the job as a concertmaster at Ankor choir at the Conservatory of Music and Dance in Jerusalem at May 2024.

I love my job and I love to make music, my destiny and purpose matched with my profession and I am very happy to have my work here in Israel.