Ron Leshnower Releases New Interpretation of Israel's National Anthem 'Hatikvah'

On the heels of "Ma Tovu", composer Ron Leshnower returns with a new choral-orchestral interpretation of "Hatikvah" ("The Hope"), the official national anthem of Israel. The song's beautiful haunting melody derives from a 16th-century Italian madrigal by Giuseppino Del Biado, and its passionate lyrics were adapted from a poem written by Naphtali Herz Imber in 1877.

Ron Leshnower performed and programmed his interpretation of "Hatikvah" using virtual instruments and voices from EastWest/Quantum Leap.

Visit www.hatikvahsong.com to listen to samples of the work and for more information.

About Ron Leshnower:

Ron Leshnower is a classical and jazz composer and a virtuoso pianist whom music critic Dan MacIntosh describes as a "talented, one-man-band artist." His original works explore a range of genres, orchestrations, and emotions. Leshnower has been captivated by the possibilities of electronic music since the 1980s, and his patience and attention to detail has enabled him to program complex projects that emphasize human expression and achieve a sentimental realism. Leshnower's career as a composer began in earnest when he had an orchestral work premiered at age 15 and, a year later, took first prize in a Long Island composition competition for an original chamber music piece. Leshnower earned a bachelor's degree in music and Italian from Yale and also studied piano, by audition, with a noted professor at the Yale School of Music. He has also conducted and accompanied a wide range of adult and youth ensembles and teaches private piano lessons.SOURCE Ron Leshnower

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