Music has become in recent months the national healer: comforting, embracing, unifying songs that capture our pain, difficulties, and yearnings to return to good and quiet days.
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Singers perform tirelessly for evacuees, wounded, and soldiers, new songs have been released, and there is also the longing and nostalgia, the clinging to what was, and the hope for better days.
That is how the new production "Songs of the Military Bands 2024" came about. This show will try to take us back to the days of innocence, to heal broken hearts and wounded souls. The production features young creators and performers, some of them the next generation of veteran artists: Anat and Tamir Hitman (Uzi's niece and nephew), Manor Shabat(Shlomi Shabat's daughter), and musician Ziv Rubinstein.
"October 7 put us in a surreal reality when you realize the country had transformed and nothing will ever be the same, I looked for a way to get back to the purity, innocence, and goodness that was here once, out of the private and collective grief, sadness and loss of us all," Nili Peterson, producer, and creator of the show, told Israel Hayom. "We chose songs that on the one hand reflect the existing reality and sadness alongside songs that have been played in every home. The show debut this week and is set to tour the country."
Ziv: "Since October 7 I find myself humming the songs of the army bands. Something in the Israeliness and difficult state we're in finds comfort in these cultural heritage gems of quintessential Israeli music. From there to the show was a short road."
Anat: "As an army band alumni, I feel a sense of mission and a need to revisit what makes Israel special. Beyond the nostalgia, these songs create longing and yearning for what we love here in our beautiful land."
Tamir: "This show provides comfort and renewed strength in a time when each of us is looking for a way out of the complex reality. The music and connection between the band members gives the audience moments to catch their breath."
Manor: "I remember as a child being glued to the radio when army band songs were on. To be part of a show like this is the most patriotic thing one can do in such a time."
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