Artist description Magevet is Yale University's premier a cappella group dedicated to singing Jewish, Hebrew, and Israeli music. Founded in 1993, we are known in Jewish communities around the world for our unusual, sometimes daring arrangements of traditional and modern melodies and our sweet blend of voices. Magevet recordings provide an exciting and fresh taste of Jewish music spanning from Renaissance choral masterpieces to Yemenite and Yiddish folksongs to modern Israeli pop hits. Our listeners come away inspired by the sense of pride for our diverse heritage that we convey with each song we sing. Magevet is distinctive among Jewish a cappella groups for the diversity and musical sophistication of our repertoire. Magevet's yearly tour schedule gives us the opportunity to take our excitement around the globe. We perform in the Northeast throughout the year, but during school breaks we share our unique sound with communities further from the Yale campus. Recent tours have included performances in London's Westminster Abbey and the world's largest freshwater aquarium in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Magevet means "towel" in Hebrew. While a number of scurrilous and interesting explanations have been offered for the origin of our name, please bear in mind that Magevet was conceived of in a sauna. Magevet is a not-for-profit group. All proceeds from CD sales go towards subsidizing the group's activities

Music Style Jewish, Hebrew, and Israeli a cappella at Yale University

Musical Influences Salomoni Rossi, Naomi Shemer, Naftali Tzvi Imber, Noa

Similar Artists Pizmon, Shir Appeal, Mizmor Shir

Artist History Magevet is Yale's best and only group dedicated to singing Jewish and Israeli a cappella and choral music. We were founded in 1992 by five men in Yale's Calhoun College (who reportedly were singing Jewish songs in a sauna)

Group Members David Ramenofsky, Dan Fichter, Joshua Picker, Myles Campbell, David Frommer, Adam Wolf, Benjamin Lerner, Michael Seplowitz, Sara Froikin, Elana Bildner, Abby Deutsch, Adena Schachner, Shari Goldman Gottlieb, Suzanne Joskow, Vardit Haimi-Cohen, Beth Kalisch

Instruments voices

Albums Amen, Selah & Ekh Hu Shar

Location New Haven, CT - USA

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