Ronen Shmueli

BRIEF BIO

Graduated from the Tel-Aviv School of Arts, Music major ('02) with honors. Graduated from the Givatayim Conservatory, Piano department ('04 Zila Rodan) with honors. Graduated from the Thelma Yellin High School of the Arts, Jazz major ('05) with honors. Winner of the special “Outstanding Musician” status by the Israeli ministry of education and the IDF. Completed a 3-year mandatory service as a piano & keyboard player for the IDF Orchestra. Spent the 2008-2009 year completing studies at Rimon School of Jazz and Contemporary Music while studying with Eli Benacot, Ilan Mochiach, Guri Agmon, Avi Lebovich, Mamelo Gaitenopoulos and Dr. Alex Wasserman among others. Winner of the 2004 AICF Jazz Ensembles Contest 1st place with the Ronen Shmueli Septet. Winner of the 2005 Thelma Yellin Award for Jazz. Was awarded a full tuition scholarship to attend the Berklee 5-Week Summer Performance Program. Winner of the AICF Jazz piano scholarship since first applied in 2006. Performed at the 2004 IAJE convention in NYC with the Thelma Yellin Big Band. Toured the west coast in Januray 2005 with the Ronen Shmueli Septet including the 2005 IAJE convention in Long Beach, CA. Has played as a leader or a sideman at the Tel-Aviv Jazz Festival, the Red Sea Jazz Festival, the Givatayim Jazz Festival, among other clubs and venues. Wrote and arranged music for theater and ceremonies. During the service performed with the IDF Orchestra as a player, arranger & musical director around Israel, Europe and the US, while sharing the stage with the country's top cultural icons such as Dudu Fischer, Shayke Levy, Dani Robas and Eli Luzon among dozens of others. Played piano and keys at the musicals 'Blood Brothers' 'Boys from Syracuse' and 'Oliver!' which took place in Thelma Yellin.

Has been awarded a full tuition scholarship from Berklee College of Music toward the full time undergraduate program, planning to attend on September 2009.

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