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Avi Eilam Amzallag or Dr. Avi Eilam Amzallag or Avraham Amzallag or Avraham Eilam Amzallag is a composer and conductor. Dr. Amzallag Was born in Morocco in September 28 1939 to Rabbi Shalom Amzallag. Dr. Amzallag was educated in France and Israel. In the last seven years Dr. Amzallag lives in the United states. Dr. Amzallag studied in the Seminary training music teachers school in Tel-Aviv, Flute Playing, Conducting and Composition in the Rubin Music Academy in Tel-Aviv and in 1984 he submitted his Thesis of Doctorate to the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. Dr. Amzallag is an accomplished Flute player, he studied Flute playing under Dr. Uri Toeplitz, former 1st. Flutist at the IPO - Israel Philharmonic Orchestra. His main speciality is Non Western Jewish Music, and his thesis was ' "Modal Aspects of the Singing of Supplications ("Bakashot") among Moroccan Jews.'' Dr. Avi Eilam Amzallag is active in few fields of music: Composing, conducting, research and teaching: Avi Eilam Amzallag is well known composer. He composed symphonic and chamber orchestra pieces, worked with Sara Levi Tanai in Inbal Dance theater and with Orna Porat in The Children's Theatre, For both - Avi Eilam Amzallag composed many pieces. Amzallag's most known compositions are works for Flute Solo or Flute quartets and Trios. His Taksim 1 and 2 are known and his Midbarit - Desolation are the most known of this kind. Amzallag won the Israel Chamber Orchestra prize for his Rhapsody for chamber orchestra. Between his compositions ther's a great number of pieces for Choir. His Free Will for Strings and Choir was commissioned by the Center for Jewish Culture and Creativity in Los Angeles and performed there.