Joel B. Lish (1935-2024) led the Palisades Symphony for over fifty years after founding it in 1966. His work brought an intense, meaningful musical experience to all the instrumentalists who played under his direction.

2024年3月17日 · Joel B. Lish, Founder and former Music Director of the Palisades Symphony, passed away quietly on March 5th, surrounded by his family. He would have turned 89 on March 11th. Joel was born in...

2024年3月18日 · Joel Lish, the founder and conductor of Palisades Symphony for 58 years, passed away on March 5, just shy of his 89 th birthday. He was born March 11, 1935, in Brooklyn, New York, to Iola and Harold, a musician. The family moved to Los Angeles in 1944. Joel and his brother Merrill were given music lessons.

In May 1956 Joel Lish picked up the baton as the inaugural conductor of the “Chamber Orchestra,” the predecessor of the Okinawa Symphony Orchestra. to the classical music scene of the island. tirelessly working to transcend language barriers and spread the culture of orchestral music in Okinawa.

The Symphony was founded in 1966 by Joel B. Lish in order "to foster, promote and increase the musical knowledge and appreciation of the public; to provide qualified musicians with a venue to perform; and to afford contemporary composers an opportunity to …

Joel Lish passed away in Los Angeles, California. The obituary was featured in Los Angeles Times on March 17, 2024.

2024年3月28日 · Joel B. Lish, founder and former music director of Palisades Symphony, passed away quietly on March 5, surrounded by his family. He would have turned 89 on March 11. Joel was born in Brooklyn, but moved to California with his family at an early age. His father was a musician, and Joel and his brother Merrill were given music lessons.

2024年3月5日 · Joel B. Lish, Founder and former Music Director of the Palisades Symphony, passed away quietly on March 5th, surrounded by his family. He would have turned 89 on March 11th. Joel was born in Brooklyn, but moved to California with his family at an early age.

2024年9月4日 · Violist Joel Lish graduated from Verdugo Hills High School when he was just 16. He enrolled in the Los Angeles Conservatory of Music and then later enlisted in the United States Air Force. During his last two years in the Air Force Joel was stationed in Okinawa.