Collegium Tel-Aviv – a unique chamber choir, established and directed by Avner Itay, consisting of fabulous singers. Each one of the singers has the qualities of a soloist, which are expressed during the course of the season in concerts and repertoire.
“The work with both choirs demanded extra sensitivity and caution but the results justified all the efforts an were far far better than I expected. The two worlds cooperated with their voices, painted in ravens’ black their mourning, and like peace doves portrayed their dialogue in full color.”
-- Timna Brauer
The Collegium
Tel Aviv is represented by Mr.
Uri Zur.
Prof. Avner Itai is the head
of the Choral activities department at the Rubin Academy of Music, Tel Aviv University.
Mr. Itai is active in the International Federation of Choral
Music (IFCM) and was the musical director of the International Musica
Sacra Festival of Nazareth. He was the musical consultant of the tri-annual
International Choral Festival - The Zimriya.
Avner Itai's repertoire spans from the early to contemporary
music of the great western composers. A great deal of his activity is dedicated
to commissioning and performing original Israeli & Jewish music, for which he
won several distinguished awards. Mr. Itai received numerous prizes
for his achievements in the Choral activities and education in Israel.
Mr. Itai was the founder and first conductor of the Cameran
Singers (the first semi professional choir in Israel), and the conductor
of the Ihud Choir for more than three decades. With both choirs he toured,
with great acclaim, the USA, Europe, and Australia.
In 1997 Mr. Itai founded a new professional vocal ensemble,
Collegium Tel Aviv, with which he performs regularly in Israel and abroad.
Mr. Itai's musical education, oboe and conducting, was acquired
both in Israel, and France (Schola Cantorum). Avner Itai was a
member of the Israel Chamber Orchestra (principal Oboe). 
Maestro Itai
conducted most of the leading Israeli orchestras including the Israel
Philharmonic Orchestra, the Jerusalem Symphony, the Israel Chamber
Orchestra and the Kibbutz Chamber Orchestra. In 1999, he also conducted
the Bochum Symphony orchestra (Germany), as well as a special CD production
with the BBC Singers in London that will be released during 2000.
