November 2009
• As usual, many thanks to all of you good people visiting my site on a regular basis. Thanks for your kind words and heartwarming posts!
  
  
• I am currently putting the finishing touches to the classical musical "Annie" which will premier on Chanuka (mid Dec.) in the Ramat-gan theater. The play has a huge cast and the score will be played live on stage by myself and a group of close friends.
  
  
• The official "Israeli award for children &youth theater" was held last week, and two of the winning plays were under my musical direction: "Letter for mom"- the "Mofah" theater, written & directed by Galiyah Be'erry. "True Commitment"- the Kibutz theater, written by Aviv Luz, directed by Eli Dor Haim.
  
  
• The past few weeks saw the premier of two new plays I wrote the music for in the "Sifriah" theater in Ramat-Gan: "Best Friends"- directed by Etty Reznick, "headline"- directed by Mitco Bozcov
  
  
• The play "Who Is Afraid Of Amos Heffer" (by the "Beit Lesin" theater, directed by Itzick seidof) to which I wrote the score, was voted as "The people's choice" and went into rotation in the theater's repertoire.
  
  
• Radio stations are still playing my new released single "Logem Otach Kmoh Ma'im" (sipping you like water). I have a short clip posted until the full clip will be released to the Israeli music channel. Click here to watch the clip
  
  
• The music show "Kol Ha'chalomot" (all of the dreams) will shortly be playing across Israel. It's a tribute show to one of the country's greatest male singers- Arick Lavie. The show was edited and directed by Shay Egozy, and musically directed by myself.
  
  
• That's all for now. More updates to come soon.
  
  
  April 2009
• First of all, as usual, I'd like to thank each & every one of you for your support and heartwarming comments.
  
  
• The Israeli record label "Helicon" is showing interest in setting the ground for worldwide distribution of my "Mother Tongue" CD next year. This project is now 4 years in the making.
  
  
• The play "The Never Ending Story", to which I wrote the score, was launched in a world premier last December.
  It's the first time ever that this famous story got a theatrical arrangement. It was a massive hit! The shows were packed. Pics and sound-bits are available here.
  
  
• As in almost every year, the musical "hair" opened last February. I was in charge of the arrangements & musical direction. We played about 32 shows to a packed house and set a personal record in ticket sales for this production!
  
  
• The play "100", to which I wrote the score, received a medal of honor at the Israeli fringe contest. The play is currently celebrating a year of shows in the "Tmunah" theater.
  
  
• Two months ago I was invited by the Israeli/Bulgarian director Mitco Bojkov to write the score for the famous comedy "The Servant of Two Masters" which will be preformed by the National Bulgarian Theater company in the capital- Sofia.
  НАРОДЕН ТЕАТЪР - ИВАН ВАЗОВ
  
  In the beginning of March I went there for 5 days to watch film & get involved in the rehearsal process. I then went back to Israel and wrote the entire score in 8 days. This kind of writing process is unfamiliar to me, as I had to write extra motives and musical numbers just to "be on the safe side", because if anything doesn't work I can't just go home and fix it, as normally do. After 8 days I went back to Sofia, and for 10 more days edited the material and taught the sound operators exactly how to use it. It was a thrilling and exiting project, and the snow that painted the beautiful city in white, added an extra touch.
  
  View the pictures from my journey to Sofia and listen to sound-bites from the play itself.
  
  
• More updates to come really soon.
  
  
  November 2008
• First of all, as usual, I'd like to thank all of you good people for visiting and posting comments on my site. Keep it up! During the past few months I've started producing a number of new projects:
  
  
• I'm currently working on the music for three new films that will be shown at the annual "Habad" world convention that will take place in New-York city. It's the second year for me participating in the film score for this event.
  
  
• A new play which I'm writing the music for, will premier this Hanuka at the Ramat-Gan theater. It is based on the best selling book & film "the never ending story", and will be the first time ever that this wonderful tale will appear on the theater stage. It will be a fantasy celebration for children & parents!
  
  
• Two weeks ago, I was honored to compose, arrange and musically produce the opening number for the 10th birthday of the "Peres peace center". The event welcomed many heads of states from all over the world, including, of course, our own Mr. Shimon Peres. My song was named "Tfilah" (prayer) and was preformed in three languages, and we are now working to get it on MTV who were sponsoring the event. The singer is Shay Tzabari and the song can be heard right here on this site.
  
  
• The "mother tongue" project- We are currently negotiating with a major Israeli label about releasing this project to Europe and the USA. A new song off this project was released a few weeks ago. It's sung by the Italian singer & model Patrizia deitos in Italian and can be hared on my world music page. Another new song is in the making these days- it will be preformed by Christina from the Canary Islands and will release in Israel and world- wide in the upcoming weeks.
  
  
• I've produced & musically directed the national ceremony celebrating Israel's 60th Independence Day. In this project I was fortuned to work with Efrat Gosh & David Da'or. The event was quite a spectacle! Video bits from that wonderful evening can be seen on the site.
  
  
• More new projects are in the making as I'm writing this. Look up for more updates really soon!
  Have a lovely winter & take care.
  
  
  March 2008
• First of all, as usual, I'd like to thank everyone for your comments about the site and it's content. Your reactions are heart-warming!
  
  
• Two weeks ago the contract between myself and the American production company "Madison" was finally singed. The company asked to use the Czeq song from my world music project in one of their movies. After all the paperwork, the deal is done and the movie will premier in the U.S and Europe in August 2008. A shot trailer with the song is available on my homepage.
  
  
• This May, like last year, I'll musically direct the national memorial ceremony which will officially open the 60th Israeli independence day celebrations. Again, like last year, Ronen Peled Hadad is the director. The ceremony will air live on all the Israeli TV channels and it's main theme will be- children! Expect the unexpected…
  
  
• The rehearsals for the musical "Hair" are almost completed. I am the musical director of this production, which will open in the Ramat- Gan theater on 15/3/08. The colorful stage will support a cast of 40 and a live band.
  
  
• The play "Hundred" opened this week in the "Tmuna" theater to great reviews.
  
  
• During the festival for political theater (held in the national "Habima" theater) I was privileged to write the score and design the soundtrack for a play called "what did we do to Waynstein". The production was directed by Shir Fraybach.
  
  
• A new play under my musical direction premiered last week in the "Beit Zvi" school of the performing arts. It consists of two short absurd plays- "Pando and Liz" and "Picnic on the battlefield". Ran Shahaf is the director.
  
  
• Another project I did which will premier this week in the "Beit Zvi" theater, is the play "As you would like me to be", directed by Mitco Bozkof.
  
  
• Another play I wrote the music for will premier in mid March in the "MediaTech" facility in Holon. The play is based on the famous novel "Letters to Tzofia" and Aya Shva is the director.
  
  
• In two weeks I'm about to start working on a new dance production. It's directed by Nir Erez and choreographed by Niv Sheinfeld.
  
  
• In between productions, I'm continuing with my lectures on "music for theater, television and film" in the Be'er Sheba university, the Sapir collage and more.
  
  
• More updates to come soon.
  
  
  October 2007
• First, I'd like to thank all the viewers and listeners from all over the world for your kind comments. It's really heartwarming! Keep it up!!!
  
  
• Concerning my "mother tongue" project- the Italian model/singer Patrizia Deitos (with whom I worked on a show in Milan about two months ago) had just told me she will lend her voice and talent to my project. I believe the new song will be finished by the end of the year.
  
  
• I am now working on a new play for the "Tmuna" theater. It is called "Me'at Ha'regaim" (the hundred minutes) and the director is Ran Shahaf.
  
  
• Following the success of the tribute show for the Israeli poet Rachel Shapira, more shows had been scheduled for the next few months.
  
  
• In addition to all that, I am working on the music for "the merchant form Venice" by William Shakespeare. The play will premier on November in the Ramat Gan theater.
  
  
• More news & updates to come real soon!
  
  
  May 2007
• Greetings. First of all I'd like to thank all the viewers and listeners from Israel and all over the world for your support regarding this site and its content. Your comments are really heartwarming! Thanks again!
  
  
• In the beginning of May I musically directed the Independence Day national ceremony on mount. Hertzl in Jerusalem. During this ceremony a new arrangement that I wrote to the famous Israeli song "Yerushala'im Shell Zahav" (golden Jerusalem) was played for the fist time. My non-orthodox approach to that song triggered a stream of responses- most of them very complimenting. However, Mr. Eitan Habber, who was the senior adviser for the late PM Yitzhak Rabin, referred to it in a radio interview the next day as a "group rape in one of Israel's most precious songs"… I decided to let you be the judge.
  Click here to listen, and let me know what you think.
  
  
• I was happy to hear that the Czech song "Oh Love Love", from the world music project "Mother Tongue", will appear in an American film. More details soon.
  Click here to listen, and let me know what you think.
  
  
• A new theme I composed to an animated children's show on the BFTV American network, will air in a few months.
  
  
• During the month of May, two new children's plays which I musically produced will hit the stage- "Uri", and "Ha'pupikim".
  
  
• I am about to musically direct a tribute show for the famous Israeli poet and songwriter Rachel Shapiro. The show will feature well established artists alongside upcoming talents.
  
  
• More updates to come soon.
  
  
  March 2007
• First of all I want to thank every one of you people that support and like my World Music Project. The feedbacks and comments from all over the world are really heartwarming. You can check some of them out and maybe post one yourself at: www.myspace.com/effishoshani
  
  
• 3 more new songs were released during the last 3 months. The first one is sung by the great Swedish singer Mimmi Siegel. The second is sung by the great Norwegian singer Sarah Nebel. The third one is sung by the great Persian singer Shahin. The cooperation is heading towards new horizons and connections with some new singers are in progress these days.
  
  
• A new stage musical is about to premier next week in Israel Under the title "Mika Shely". I'm the musical director and arranger of it, so it takes up a lot of my time, but I must say I'm enjoying myself very much doing it.
  
  
• Simultaneously I'm working on the biggest and main Independence Day ceremony in Israel which is going to be broadcasted live from Jerusalem. I'm the musical director and arranger of this event, and I'm very excited about that honorable status.
  
  
• 'Till the next Update- I wish you all the best and don’t forget to keep writing to me.
  Yours --- Effi