Atarah Ben-Tovim
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Atarah Ben-Tovim, MBE is a British
flautist
and children's concert presenter.
Born in Wales
, Ben-Tovim played her first television concerto live at the Royal Albert Hall
, at the age of fourteen. She was principal flautist with the National Youth Orchestra
, and then from 1963-75 principal flautist with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
. She left the RLPO to found Atarah's Band in 1975, a group which sought to improve children's experiences with classical music. Atarah was awarded the MBE in 1980 for her work in this field and by the time that the band called time, it had played to over three million people.
She has guested on several UK television and radio shows, including Lunchtime Pebble Mill
on BBC TV and the John Dunn Show, Start the Week
and Kaleidoscope.
In the late 1980s, BBC Radio Three networked Atarah's Music Box, all about children and music and Omnibus
devoted a whole programme to her work, as did Blue Peter
and Magpie
. Her own television series, aimed at primary school children, aired in 1982.
Her musical stories for little children in Rub-a-Dub-Tub on Sunday mornings ran for over two years. BRMB
(Birmingham
), Radio City
(Liverpool
), Radio Merseyside (Liverpool), Radio Piccadilly
(Manchester
), Red Rose Radio
(Preston) and many other stations carried her radio series over the years.
She currently resides in France, where she teaches and holds workshops for budding flautists and clarinetists. She is married to the novelist Douglas Boyd.
British people
The British are citizens of the United Kingdom, of the Isle of Man, any of the Channel Islands, or of any of the British overseas territories, and their descendants...
flautist
Flautist
A flautist or flutist is a musician who plays an instrument in the flute family. See List of flautists.The choice of "flautist" versus "flutist" is the source of dispute among players of the instrument...
and children's concert presenter.
Born in Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
, Ben-Tovim played her first television concerto live at the Royal Albert Hall
Royal Albert Hall
The Royal Albert Hall is a concert hall situated on the northern edge of the South Kensington area, in the City of Westminster, London, England, best known for holding the annual summer Proms concerts since 1941....
, at the age of fourteen. She was principal flautist with the National Youth Orchestra
National Youth Orchestra
The National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain is an orchestra of 163 young musicians from the United Kingdom. The members of the orchestra are all aged between 13 and 19 years. The players are selected by auditions which take place in the autumn each year at various locations in the country...
, and then from 1963-75 principal flautist with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Society is a society based in Liverpool, Merseyside, England, that organises concerts and other events mainly in the field of classical music. The society is the second oldest of its type in the United Kingdom and its orchestra, the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic...
. She left the RLPO to found Atarah's Band in 1975, a group which sought to improve children's experiences with classical music. Atarah was awarded the MBE in 1980 for her work in this field and by the time that the band called time, it had played to over three million people.
She has guested on several UK television and radio shows, including Lunchtime Pebble Mill
Pebble Mill at One
Pebble Mill at One was a popular British lunchtime chat show broadcast live originally on BBC2 before transferring to BBC1. It was produced from the Pebble Mill facilities of BBC Birmingham, and uniquely was hosted from the centre's main reception area rather than a traditional studio...
on BBC TV and the John Dunn Show, Start the Week
Start the Week
Start the Week is a discussion programme broadcast on BBC Radio 4 which began in April 1970. The current presenter is the former BBC political editor Andrew Marr...
and Kaleidoscope.
In the late 1980s, BBC Radio Three networked Atarah's Music Box, all about children and music and Omnibus
Omnibus (TV series)
Omnibus was an arts-based BBC television documentary series, broadcast on BBC1 in the United Kingdom. It ran from 1967 until 2003, usually being transmitted on Sunday evenings....
devoted a whole programme to her work, as did Blue Peter
Blue Peter
Blue Peter is the world's longest-running children's television show, having first aired in 1958. It is shown on CBBC, both in its BBC One programming block and on the CBBC channel. During its history there have been many presenters, often consisting of two women and two men at a time...
and Magpie
Magpie (TV series)
Magpie was a children's television programme shown on ITV from the late 1960s and throughout the 1970s. It was a magazine format show intended to compete with the BBC's Blue Peter, but attempted to be more "hip", focusing more on popular culture...
. Her own television series, aimed at primary school children, aired in 1982.
Her musical stories for little children in Rub-a-Dub-Tub on Sunday mornings ran for over two years. BRMB
Brmb
brmb is a local radio station based in Birmingham, UK, owned and operated by Orion Media. The station broadcasts on 96.4 FM, DAB Digital Radio in the West Midlands and online...
(Birmingham
Birmingham
Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...
), Radio City
Radio City 96.7
Radio City 96.7 is a British Independent Local Radio station, based in Liverpool, that serves Merseyside, Cheshire and North Wales...
(Liverpool
Liverpool
Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880...
), Radio Merseyside (Liverpool), Radio Piccadilly
Piccadilly Magic 1152
NB Piccadilly Radio re-directs here. See also Key 103Piccadilly Magic 1152 , began broadcasting as Piccadilly Radio, which was Manchester's first commercial radio station.-Early years:...
(Manchester
Manchester
Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...
), Red Rose Radio
Red Rose Radio
Red Rose Radio is the former name of two radio stations in Lancashire, England. Both are owned by the same company, although they now have different names:* 97.4 Rock FM, "contemporary" format, station has also been named Red Rose Rock FM...
(Preston) and many other stations carried her radio series over the years.
She currently resides in France, where she teaches and holds workshops for budding flautists and clarinetists. She is married to the novelist Douglas Boyd.
External links
- http://www.atarah.tv/