The Yizra'el Gilboa Music Center was founded in 1995 as an initiative at Kibbutz Yizra'el and currently serves as the central music school for the Gilboa Regional Council.
Since its inception, the Yizra'el Gilboa Music Center has trained and nurtured generations of instrumentalists and vocalists of all ages, helping them develop into musicians.
Special emphasis is placed on community engagement, transforming music education into a tool for empowering diverse populations,
fostering Jewish-Arab cooperation,
and creating a cultural hub that initiates and hosts regional cultural events.
Goals and Objectives:
To turn every student into a musician at heart: Instrumental performance, singing, ensemble work, music theory, and music history are integrated into extensive musical activities, as well as concerts and musical events featuring both students and teachers.
The "Amal" Emek Harod School Music Program: We operate a music program for high school students, preparing them for matriculation exams at the 5-unit level, in addition to a final matriculation recital on their respective instruments.
The "Amadeus" Program: Teachers from the Yizra'el Gilboa Music Center run "Amadeus," an instrumental and vocal instruction program, in elementary schools across the Gilboa Regional Council. The "Amadeus" program takes place during the regular school day. Developed by Stas Gavrilov—director of the Yizra'el Gilboa Music Center — the program offers added value: enriching the cultural atmosphere of the schools (ceremonies, holidays, and special events), helping to reduce violence, and improving the academic grades of participating students.
"Amadeus Gold" Program: An ongoing collaboration between "Dorot BaGilboa" and the Yizra'el Gilboa Music Center has spawned a new initiative for instrumental music lessons!
In recent years, learning to play an instrument later in life has become a popular hobby both in Israel and around the world. Your musical background is irrelevant; all that matters is a genuine passion. The Yizra'el Gilboa Music Center invites seniors to fulfill their dreams and learn to play—ranging from piano and strings to wind instruments—through this joint initiative with "Dorot BaGilboa."
A Cultural Hub in the Valleys: The Yizra'el Gilboa Music Center initiates and produces music-related cultural events that are open to the general public.
A Musical Community: Unique ensembles are currently being formed for residents of the Valleys who wish to develop their musical skills through guided group sessions at the Yizra'el Gilboa Music Center.
In November 2014, the Yizra'el Gilboa Music Center became a non-profit organization: The Yizra'el Gilboa Music Center.
The organization upholds and reinforces its founding objectives:
To use music as a vehicle for personal advancement, development, and empowerment, while simultaneously strengthening the community in which it operates.
To foster musical and social cooperation between the Jewish and Arab residents of the region.
Visitors to this site are invited to come and enjoy — whether as students, spectators, listeners, or music enthusiasts—the rich variety of offerings available at the JYizra'el Gilboa Music Center.