A special concert

The traditional Independence Day concert, celebrating Israel 77^th Birthday, under the baton of Eli Jaffe - Beethoven's Symphony No. 5, Variations on Gershwin's Porgy and Bess by Jaroslav Jakubovič (performed by the composer), Fanfare to New Jerusalem by Efrat-Rachel Gerlich (world première) and Israeli songs (arr. by Eli Jaffe) with tenor Azi Schwartz. 

Artists:
Eli Jaffe, conductor
Azi Schwartz, tenor 
Jaroslav Jakubovič, saxophone 

Jazz trio:
Emil Viklický, piano
Petr Dvorsky, bass
Jiří Stivín Jr., drums

Programme:
Efrat-Rachel Gerlich - Fanfare to New Jerusalem, world première 
A Prayer for the IDF Soldiers (Mi Sheberakh) (arr.: Zultzer/Jaffe)
Rodgers and Hammerstein - You'll Never Walk Alone (arr.: Bob Zimmerman)
Ubaldo Continiello - Thou Shall No Longer Know War (arr.: Bob Zimmerman)
Beethoven - Symphony No. 5
Jaroslav Jakubovič - Variations on Gershwin's Porgy and Bess, for Saxophone, Jazz Trio and Orchestra 
Naomi Shemer - Al Kol Ele (arr.: Oren Eldor)