The ensemble is a new chamber choir, founded in Haifa in September 2023 by Yuval Canfi.

As of June 2025, it is composed of seven male and seven female singers, ages 30 to 60. Except for one male and one female singer, all are Haifa residents. They all have a formal musical education, read notes, have good hearing and a good voice. Each singer has already performed as a soloist in a song or a piece of work suitable for their voice.

The Haifa Vocal Ensemble performs a select range of works: choral music, world music, songs in different languages, and numerous arrangements of Hebrew songs.

The Ensemble's performances, intended to provide a high-level cultural contribution to the community, have been highly praised. Since it was founded a year and a half ago, the Ensemble has performed eight times, all in Haifa, for evacuees from northern communities, for senior citizens in nursing homes, during the Memorial Day ceremony, and at the Annual Conference on Comparative Literature at Haifa University, at the “Chadarim” Center. In view of its success, the ensemble was invited for the first time to perform outside of Haifa, and to present the same program at the Misgav Regional Council (on May 25, 2025). Rehearsals are held every Wednesday evening.

The Haifa Vocal Ensemble during a performance at “Katedra Merhavim” in Misgav.
Photo: Ra’anan Salomon. 

Yuval Canfi ―Conductor and the Haifa Vocal Ensemble’s Artistic Director

Photo: Anat Birman  

Yuval Canfi is a gifted pianist, conductor and well-known for his musical arrangements. He is a graduate of the Jerusalem Academy of Music, holds a BA in piano and orchestral conducting, and an MA in choral conducting, under the guidance of conductor Stanley Sperber. He has repeatedly won competitions and scholarships in Israel.

Yuval lectures in various settings, and has been featuring on some radio shows, where his analysis and explanation of musical masterpieces, in a combination of lectures with live piano performances, delight his audiences. Yuval Canfi performs regularly as a pianist and conducts choirs and musical ensembles.

Yuval is also actively involved in the field of musical education, with a stated mission of passing the appreciation of music on to the future generation.

Links to choice performance footage:

1. A selection of clips from the program "The Best Available" edited by Gil Zvi https://youtu.be/iwFPy292sqk

2. https://youtu.be/zuyc9VpcR18

3. Live recording from the Haifa Vocal Ensemble's performance in Misgav on May 25, 2025. Photography: Raanan Salomon

https://youtu.be/wfS_sHYTeJ4

Contact:

Yuval Canfi―Conductor and Musical Director - Mobile 052-8878486

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Ra’anan Salomon―Administrative Manager

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