Michael Klinghoffer
The Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance Community Outreach Programme
Michael Klinghoffer is a double bass performer, conductor and educator. Author of Mr. Karr Would You Teach Me How to Drive a Double Bass?, he studied under Gary Karr at Yale University where he received a Master of Music degree and at the Hartt School, University of Hartford, where he received his Doctor of Musical Arts.
He has been assistant principal bass player in the Israel Symphony Orchestra and in the Israel Sinfonietta. Currently, he performs solo concerts, recitals and chamber music and conducts masterclasses in Israel and abroad. His repertoire ranges from contemporary Israeli music, (much of it composed for him) to his own arrangements for the double bass which have been published in the US and in Europe and recorded on two compact discs.
He has published articles on music education and pedagogy in Israeli professional periodicals as well as in the US. Music Education in Institutions of Non Formal Education was published by MATAN in collaboration with the Israeli Ministry of Education.
Since 1987, he has been on the faculty of the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance, conducting orchestras, teaching the double bass and other subjects. He was the Head of the String Department, the Dean of Students and he is currently serving as the Dean of Performing Arts and is the Director of the Jerusalem Conservatory Chamber Orchestra.
Along with his academic commitments and performing engagements, and after being Music Director for seven years at MATAN (Arts and Culture Project for Youth), Dr Klinghoffer still devotes much time and energy to working with young musicians from diverse backgrounds all over Israel.