Itamar Danziger (b. 1981) is a composer, based in Kitchener, Ontario. Growing up in a musical family, in Toronto, Itamar began playing the Clarinet at age 7. As a child, he was exposed to Srul Irving Glick - a composer and family friend. Srul, as well as his compositional style, inspired Itamar to compose in earnest. Itamar is inclined to compose tonal music integrating Classical, Folk, Klezmer, Ladino, and Easy Listening styles. Itamar has studied composition with Dr. Michael Damian, Michael Leibson, Jonno Lightstone, and Amanda Lowry. He did further orchestration studies with Dave Davidson and George Holmes. His compositions have been performed publicly, including by the Kitchener Musical Society Band (Ontario), King Street Brass (Breslau, Ontario), Brantford Memorial Concert Band (Ontario), Kirkland Concert Band (Quebec), IDF Orchestra (Israel), Beaverton Community Band (Oregon), and, “Quartetto Quadriesis” (Italy). Itamar's compositions aired on radio stations CKUT (Montreal), and CKJS (Winnipeg). Itamar's music makes regular appearances at Klezkanada. When not composing, Itamar enjoys his career as a social worker.
Né en 1981, le compositeur Itamar Danziger habite à Kitchener, en Ontario. Il a été élevé à Toronto par une famille musicale, commençant à apprendre la clarinette à l’âge de sept ans. Le compositeur Srul Irving Glick, ami de la famille, l’a inspiré à se lancer en composition. Il a donc étudié auprès de Michael Damian, de Michael Leibson, de Jonno Lightstone et d’Amanda Lowry, en plus de se perfectionner en orchestration auprès de Dave Davidson et de George Holmes. Son langage musical est tonal et reflète l’inspiration des musiques classique, populaire, klezmer, ladino et d’ambiance. Les compositions d’Itamar Danziger sont interprétées par la Kitchener Musical Society Band (Ontario), l’ensemble King Street Brass (Breslau, Ontario), la Brantford Memorial Concert Band (Ontario), la Kirkland Concert Band (Québec), l’orchestre IDF (Israël), la Beaverton Community Band (Oregon) et le Quartetto Quadriesis (Italie). Sa musique est également diffusée sur les ondes des stations de radio CKUT (Montréal) et CKJS (Winnipeg), en plus d’être régulièrement programmée dans le cadre de Klezkanada. Lorsqu’il ne compose pas, Itamar Danziger est travailleur social.
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