Ayala Asherov

Ayala Asherov Israeli-born composer (1968) and singer/songwriter Ayala Asherov is a recipient of the 2011 ASCAPlus Award, winner of the 2011 Chamber Music Composition Award at the biennial Athena Music Festival, and 2010 recipient of the Wild Acres Residency. She is a member of ASCAP, The American Composers Forum, and ACUM. Having been raised in a family of actors and directors (her grandparents were among the founders of the Habima National Theater of Israel). As a composer, Ayala’s music ranges from songwriting to programmatic music in the concert hall to multimedia, including film scoring, museum exhibitions, and compositions inspired by the written word. She received her Bachelor of Music Summa Cum Laude in composition and film scoring from the Berklee College of Music in 1998, and her Masters of Music in film scoring from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts in 2000. She has written musical scores for The Learning Channel, Discovery Channel, and National Geographic, and underscored exhibits at the Jerusalem Theater (“Poetry and Pictures”), Boston Aquarium combining live music, electronics, and sound effects, and the interactive multimedia presentation, “The Naharayim Experience”, at the Gesher Museum in Israel. As a songwriter, her songs are published, recorded, and released by many celebrated Israeli artists. Her best known song, lyrics and music, “Along the Sea” (“Le’Orech Ha Yam”), was recorded by Ofra Haza in 1994, and is one of the most recorded songs in Israel. Ayala released her debut CD, “Crossing the River” in 2007. She has appeared and performed in Tel Aviv, Columbia, South Carolina, and at the Piccolo Spoleto Festival in Charleston, South Carolina in 2008, and continues to perform her own material on the piano.
In 2011 Ayala completed the score for “Second Act”, a six part documentary series about the Israeli National Theater for Israel Educational Television. In 2010 Ayala scored “The Forgotten Founder”, part of the South Carolina ETV documentary series, Carolina Stories, which aired in October, 2010.
Her trio, “Three Rivers” for clarinet, viola, and piano, will be released by Navona Records/Parma Recordings in 2011.
Ayala continues to compose by commission, and collaborate with performers. She enjoys her unique ability as a songwriter to write songs (music and lyrics) tailor made by request.
ayalaasherov@me.com
www.AyalaAsherov.com

Compositions

TitleCategoriesSerial  
Crystal Watch, for Percussion Ensemble Chamber Music / Ensemble4973 Click to View Details
Cycles of the Moon, Concerto for Viola and Strings Solo instrument(s) + Orchestra, String Orchestra4971 Click to View Details
Memories of a Homeland, for Flute, Bassoon and Piano Chamber Music / Ensemble4964 Click to View Details
Nocturnal Dialogues, Suite for Flute and Piano Chamber Music / Ensemble4974 Click to View Details
Only God, four songs by Avraham Halfi, for Alto and Piano Chamber Music / Ensemble, Vocal4979 Click to View Details
Only God, four songs by Avraham Halfi, for Voice, Bassoon and Piano Chamber Music / Ensemble, Voice and ensemble4978 Click to View Details
Pauses, Notes and Rhythms, for Clarinet solo Solo4959 Click to View Details
Prelude to a Kiss and a Dance in three movements Chamber Music / Ensemble4960 Click to View Details
Seasons, trio for Flute, Cello and Piano Chamber Music / Ensemble4972 Click to View Details
Serenade for Solo Violin Solo4975 Click to View Details
Single Voice, for Flute solo Solo4963 Click to View Details
Solo, a Song for Flute
 MP3 Complete
Solo4980 Click to View Details
Three arias for three instruments (Flute Cello and Piano)
 MP3 Complete
Chamber Music / Ensemble4981 Click to View Details
Three Rivers, Trio for Clarinet Viola and Piano Chamber Music / Ensemble4966 Click to View Details
Tomorrow Never Came - Terezin Song Cycle for Mezzo and String trio Chamber Music / Ensemble, Voice and ensemble, Vocal4965 Click to View Details
Yizkor (Remember), for Violoncello solo Solo4958 Click to View Details
Your Voice, for Soprano, Clarinet and Piano
 MP3 Complete
Chamber Music / Ensemble, Voice and ensemble, Vocal4982 Click to View Details