Finals Classical Music: Israel and Palestine in harmony
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The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is ongoing and focuses on the differences between the two. In contrast, Jareach Gilula’s music focuses on their similarities. Jareach has finished the bachelor's course in Classical Music at the ArtEZ Academy of Music in Zwolle, and in the video below we hear her talk about her finals. She is partly Israeli, and she wants to combine Arabic music with Israeli music. “I expect that people won’t really hear a clear difference. They’ll just be listening to music. Which is the biggest political statement you can make. Except that it’s not uncomfortable to be confronted with,” she says.
In the video, we see Jareach creating music with a Palestinian musician. “The conservatoire has given us the chance to have a few sessions with an external coach. I had already stumbled across a couple videos of Ronnie Malley, a Palestinian musician who lives in Chicago. I decided to contact him, and we ended up working together. I think we should aim for collaborations like this one.”
Space to show your own personality
She also explains that ArtEZ differs from other conservatories, because you don’t merely graduate with a concert where you show all the styles you are capable of performing. There’s more to it. She explains: “Students are usually expected to end their bachelor’s with a concert where they show every style they can do. So you show that you can do a lot of things. It’s quite different within this conservatoire. We’re doing two final exams. One where you show everything you can do. And the second one, which is this one, where you get more space to show your own personality and who you really are.”
Find your place in the music field
With the bachelor course in Classical Music in Zwolle, you not only master your instrument to the hilt, you also find your own place in the music field. During the first two years, you focus on training your musical and artistic skills. From year three on, you get to tailor your course curriculum in a way that suits your ambitions. You are guided in answering questions regarding to who you are, what it is that makes you special, why you do what you do, and how you can use your musical skills to generate an income. You also work on your presentation and communication skills and develop your enterprising attitude. Plus, you experience project weeks, internships, and workshops with our partners Phion, Orkest De Ereprijs, KASKO, and many more. After you graduate, you can work as a freelance musician, a lecturer at a music school, or a producer of cultural educational activities.
