Naomi Faran –Conductor, Music Director
Naomi Faran is the founder of the Moran Choirs and has been its conductor ever since 1986. She is a graduate of The Buchmann-Mehta School of Music, Tel Aviv Univ. Mrs. Faran is giving advanced master classes in conducting & she is a mentor and supervisor of choral conducting. She is invited to judge at prestigious competitions, and was awarded the prize of Outstanding Conductor at the first International Choir Competition in Israel.
Mrs. Faran has given advanced master classes in conductingin Israel, as well as at International Symposiums in Slovenia, Denmark, Hong‐Kong, China, South Korea, Italy, Spain and at the recent Europa Cantat.
She is invited to perform with the best Israeli orchestrasamong them the Israeli philharmonic orchestra, the Israeli Chamber Orchestra and the Rishon Lezion Symphonic Orchetra.
From 1992 to 2002 she was appointed by the Ministry of Education and Culture to head a special project to promote and develop children’s and youth choirs in Israel. As part of this she held study workshops for teachers and conductors, taught choirs around the country and strengthened ties between composers and children’s and youth choirs. Her vision is expressed through successful results. Five generations of choirs aged 6-35 are educated with choral music, two of them gained recognition as professionals, internationally.
The year 2002 saw the foundation of the Israeli Centre for Vocal Music, the home base of the Moran Choir, at Naomi’s initiative. The Centre holds workshops for young singers, conductors, teachers and choirs. A special focus aims to bring the Center’s activities closer to underprivileged communities by conducting joint projects with children suffering from cancer, children at risk and special needs children and adolescents. This is the sphere where her other vision gains ground: combining musical excellence with community.
This special model was presented at a conference at Yale University and symposiums around the world.
Mrs. Faran's other projects were aimed at the promotion of peace: Peace Concert in Oslo in cooperation with Palestinian children, 1994; followed by “Women Singing for Peace”, which received a prize for excellence.
It is Naomi Faran’s belief that singing is the most natural and profound human expression of all, bridging gaps between individuals, cultures and nations: “We should make sure that the culture of singing is implanted deep within all of us, to make us better and more sensitive people who can contribute more to our surroundings”