erous educational programs in schools throughout Israel, nurturing a new generation of concert goers."} 60:{"position":4,"content":"“In my 10th season as the artistic director of the orchestra, I can say that I’ve just strengthened in my belief that one should rely on his artistic instincts, on his gut feeling,” says Gottfried when asked about the programming. “The season program has to be like a piece of music or a painting, to be coherent and consistent and not fall apart into a selection of concerts, disconnected one from another. I also have to keep a balance between what the audience likes and what the orchestra needs to play as a developing musical body. But again, I believe in a real thing and not in gimmicks.”"} 62:T4bf,

The NKO’s program this season is a good example of Gottfried’s words. It features nine concert series in different venues throughout the country – in Netanya, Naharia, Beit She’an, Givatayim, kibbutzim Ein Hashofet, Ein Hahoresh, Givat Brenner and Dorot, as well as the Tel Aviv Museum. Each series includes nine concerts, and each gives the audience a chance to learn new things, as well as hear familiar music in a new perspective.61:{"position":5,"content":"$62"} 63:{"position":6,"content":"It opens with two vocal

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The Netanya Kibbutz Orchestra delivers a powerful series of eclectic concerts.