Ofer Ben-Amots, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Ofer Ben-Amots

composer

Date of Birth: 20-Oct-1955

Place of Birth: Haifa, Haifa District, Israel

Profession: composer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Ofer Ben-Amots (Hebrew: ???? ??-????; born October 20, 1955) is an Israeli-American composer and teacher of music composition and theory at Colorado College.
His music is inspired by Jewish folklore of Eastern-European Yiddish and Judeo-Spanish Ladino traditions.
The interweaving of folk elements with contemporary textures creates the dynamic tension that permeates and defines Ben-Amots' musical language.