{"id":2061,"date":"2024-02-05T13:51:41","date_gmt":"2024-02-05T13:51:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aviorbyron.com\/?page_id=2061"},"modified":"2024-02-05T13:52:33","modified_gmt":"2024-02-05T13:52:33","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/aviorbyron.com\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2061\" class=\"elementor elementor-2061\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0eeec5f elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"0eeec5f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c47baa6\" data-id=\"c47baa6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1defd7b elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-breadcrumbs\" data-id=\"1defd7b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"breadcrumbs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/aviorbyron.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/elementor-pro\/assets\/css\/widget-theme-elements-rtl.min.css\"><p id=\"breadcrumbs\"><span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/aviorbyron.com\/\">\u05d3\u05e3 \u05d4\u05d1\u05d9\u05ea<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f15e347 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f15e347\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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elementor - v3.15.0 - 09-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:right;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<blockquote><p style=\"direction: ltr;\"><em>\u201cAvior Byron sings the protest of men, women and the disadvantaged in Jewish life. With this album\u2019s appearance, Byron joins the Jewish musical scene\u2026 complexity, lyric that induce thinking, and music that on occasion highlights pain, on occasion, pleasure.\u201d<\/em>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<strong>Yitzhak Tessler, Ynet<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote><h2 style=\"direction: ltr;\">The first Jewish religious protest singer<\/h2><p style=\"direction: ltr;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2064 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/aviorbyron.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_5900slide-300x200-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/>Avior Byron was crowned by the media as \u201cthe first religious protest singer.\u201d His lyrics cover songs of social protest, love songs, and songs appealing for tolerance and acceptance of the other. Humor and pain are the hues of his work, the sacred alongside the erotic. The diversity in Byron\u2019s songs create unexpected integrations as far as texts and musical style.<\/p><p style=\"direction: ltr;\">Byron\u2019s lyrics bear the influence of Jewish sources; his compositions merge texts from Jewish sources with modern musical arrangements that nonetheless display a close affinity with meaningful elements in Judaism. His style is a rock folk fusion, with influences from his classical education (PhD in musicology) and jazz.<\/p><p style=\"direction: ltr;\">\u201cRuth been waiting\u201d is his first single from the album, \u201cSongs for Tsippora\u201d produced by Yuval Messner (Tatoo, Balagan) and debuting August 2015. The musical launch will take place at Alma College, 29 July 2015, Tel Aviv.<\/p><blockquote><p style=\"direction: ltr;\">About \u201cRuth\u2019s been waiting\u201d:\u00a0<em>\u201cAvior Byron, in a new song that is attractive from first listening: the combination of poetry (piyut)\u00a0and Rock, romanticism and religion, and everything with a sense of humor. He created a beautiful\u00a0song! To listen to again and again with pleasure!\u201d<\/em>\u00a0<strong>Dudi Patimer, Nana 10<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote><p style=\"direction: ltr;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Songs for Tsippora<\/span><\/p><p style=\"direction: ltr;\">Avior Byron is currently working with composer, cellist and producer Yuval Messner (Tatoo, Balagan, East-West Ensemble, Tehillim Ensemble, and others) on his debut EP (extended play) album titled Songs for Tsippora. Through the popular site Kickstart, Byron recruited sufficient funds in June 2014 to back the recording of Songs for Tsippora, muscically accompanied by Tomer Sagi \u2013 bass, and Gil Faust \u2013 drums. In some performances Yuval Messner appears as guest cellist, and Yael Messner as background vocalist. The group appears in numerous venues throughout Israel.<\/p><h2 style=\"direction: ltr;\">Musical Education<\/h2><p style=\"direction: ltr;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2066 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/aviorbyron.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Untitled-design-2024-02-05T155137.682.png\" alt=\"\u05d0\u05d1\u05d9\u05d0\u05d5\u05e8 \u05d1\u05d9\u05d9\u05e8\u05d5\u05df\" width=\"300\" height=\"270\" \/>Born in 1973 in Petach Tikva, Israel, Byron began studying classical piano at 10 years old. At 13, he added Jazz and Rock guitar under the tutelage of Kobi Shefi and Gil Dor, and later studied musical composition with Reuben Sarussi and Yuval Shaked.<\/p><p style=\"direction: ltr;\">Byron graduated from the Alma College Fellowship Program and has taught at Alma College. He has taught music at a number of colleges and universities, and currently lectures at Achva College.<\/p><p style=\"direction: ltr;\">Byron was commission by Oxford University Press to write a book exploring Schoenberg and Performance and his articles appear in diverse local and international journals.<\/p><p style=\"direction: ltr;\"><a title=\"Shop\" href=\"https:\/\/aviorbyron.com\/%d7%97%d7%a0%d7%95%d7%aa\/\"><strong>Buy the disc here<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About \u201cAvior Byron sings the protest of men, women and the disadvantaged in Jewish life. 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