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Biography of
Yuval Ron
 

Yuval Ron has composed for film, television, dance, and theatre, both in the U.S. and in Israel. His compositions have been featured at the White House, NYC’s The Kitchen, the Boston Film Festival, Hollywood Film Festival, Monte Carlo Festival, World Trade Center, Bob Fosse Dance Awards, NEC New Music Festival, The Shubert Theater, The Ford Amphitheater, and the Japan America Theater.

His film scores include Someone To Die For, Susie Q, The Spiral Staircase, and Urban Jungle. His work for TV has been shown on several major networks and includes Oliver Twist, Sweet Valley High, Politics and the Games, and To Life — America Salutes Israel’s 50th. His work for Israeli TV include two of Yaron London’s news programs, Mismach and Hasheela Habaah, the film Love of the 1st Degree, and the documentary series Sovlanut for the Israeli educational TV network.

Dance scores include commissions from choreographers Daniel Ezralow (American Repertory Ballet), Ashley Roland (ISO), Dawn Kramer (Dance Collective), and Paula Josa-Jones, as well as an ongoing collaboration with Butoh master Oguri and Renzoku Dance Company. Yuval has also worked with several Israeli choreographers.

In 1998, he released his first solo recording, In Between the Heartbeat, and in 1999, produced the album One Truth with Sufi master musician Omar Faruk Tekbilek. He also was musical supervisor and vocal director for the double CD of the musical MASADA, with the Moscow Symphony and Davis Gaines.

Ron received two grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, as well as grants from The Rockefeller Foundation, National Dance Project, American Composers Forum, and The California Council for Humanities.

His film and TV scores have received various festival awards including the Chicago International Festival's Gold Medal, Telluride Festival winner, CINE Golden Eagle, Moon Dance Film Festival Humanity award, and more. In Israel, his work received the G’vanim dance festival special award.

Ron is the musical director and oud player of the Yuval Ron Ensemble, dedicated to presenting Middle Eastern music of the three primary religions of the Middle East. In addition, he hosts the world music concert series The International Underground at the UCLA Hammer Museum.

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