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1. Concert in the Bell Cave Bet Govrin

3. My mom on her way to the concert

5. Beit Govrin National Park The area consists of limestone hills, a soft stone comparatively, which enables easy quarrying . Due to the softness of the rock, many caves were carved in the surrounding hills in the course of the years.

8. Today the caves are called Bell Caves because of their characteristic shape. The purpose of the caves was to provide soft limestone, which was used for construction, so actually they were quarries. Later the bell-shaped hollow space of the caves was used for water reservoirs, store rooms, olive presses, burials and pigeon breeding.

9. The Bell Cave at Beit Guvrin Its walls are made of beige colored limestone, it is large ( over 60 feet high ) , airy and is easily accessible . It is a very unique place to hold a concert .

11. The acoustics is good, and very special, and the dropping of the light through the round openings and against the solemn cave walls adds shadow and perspective . It is not visible in the photos, but take my word, the shadows “were dancing” during all the concert.

13. In the program : Bach – Concert for 2 violins & orchestra Bach- Ave Maria Schubert – Ave Maria Villa-Lobos – Bachianas brasileiras Gerardo R. Sotelo – La Cumparsita Popular jazz Belinni – Aria from “ Norma ” Puccini – Aria from “ Gianni Schicchi “ Music from Broadway Anderson – Fiddle-Faddle Rossini – Tarantella Napolitana

25. The Jerusalem Festival Orchestra

28. Maria Yoffe - soprano

31. www.gemsin israel .com www.parks.org.il www.showcaves.com Oct-08