Dorone Paris | Divine Art Recordings

New signings to the Métier New Music division of Divine Art include composer Dorone Paris and saxophonist Noam Dorembus, both Israelis, though Dorone Paris has been resident in Ireland ten years.

They have collaborated on the recording of three modernist/experimental works for saxophone, to be released as a lower-price ‘mini-album’ CD, and digital /streaming options, under the title COAL. The recording, just made, is currently (March 2022) in post-production and will be scheduled for release in the autumn.

COAL explores the vast colours and possibilities of saxophones by examining and channeling the compounded challenges of the last several years: from a climate crisis to a global pandemic to the possibility of international nuclear war.

This album of saxophone works from Dorone Paris is performed by saxophonist Noam Dorembus. The pieces in the album include Hollow Memory for duo saxophones (performed together with Maayan James), Abyss for solo saxophone and loop and saxophone quartet (performed together with Maayan James, Eli Korman & Kim Kedar). The last piece in the album is All the Roads Are Blocked for solo tenor saxophone and echo.

Dorone Paris is a composer and artist specialising in Installation, Performance Art and Political Composition. Her work has been performed throughout West and Eastern Europe, North Africa and the Middle East. Her international education and practice have gained her a unique approach to Music and Art in general. She also has a long track record of participating and lecturing in conferences, which are reflected by her varied and unusual connections in the New Music world.

Dorone holds a PhD in Music Composition from University College Cork in Ireland. Being raised in Israel influenced her political ideas and affected her musical creativity, aesthetics and philosophy. Her work focuses mainly on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and women’s rights. She is the founder of PATH art: an organisation dedicated to convincing her people that a peaceful coexistence between Israelis and Palestinians is both possible and necessary. She, together with Sylvia Hinz, is the founder of ArtEquality: a non-profit organisation and an activist movement for equality and feminism that offers support to artists whose work concerns gender equality.

Noam Dorembus is an Israeli saxophonist and creator; he specialises in Classical and Jazz music. Among his performances, Noam has given the Israeli première of Ari Ben-Shabtai’s composition ‘Angel’s Tears’ for saxophone and orchestra, that was conducted by the renowned Mendi Rodan. Noam has also been performing together with harpist Ada Ragimov as part of the Dorembus Ragimov Duo, playing classical repertoire and with his Jazz Trio, playing jazz standards and originals. Noam is part of the Kerem Saxophone Quartet. He also plays with the Revolution Orchestra, The Haifa Symphony Orchestra as well as the Jerusalem East & West orchestra. Noam was a member of the Jerusalem Saxophone Quartet led by Prof. Gersh Geller and a founding member of The Apples, An Israeli based funk, jazz and groove band.

He graduated from The Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance and is currently teaching in the Conservatoire there.