Emanuel Amiran-Pougatchov

Emanuel Amiran-Pougatchov (Hebrew: עמנואל עמירן-פוגצ'וב; born Emanuel Pugaczow; 8 August 1909, in Warsaw – 18 December 1993, in Kibbutz Yakum (or Yaqum)[1][2])[1][3] was a composer and teacher.

[citation needed] His studies of music (combined with pedagogy[4]) continued from 1934 onward at the Trinity College of Music in Britain with Sir Granville Bantock and Alex Rowley.

He returned to Israel again in 1936 again to be involved in teaching activities, at some time founding with Prof. Leo Kestenberg the Music Teachers' Seminary in Tel Aviv, both continuing as primary authorities and charges of.

In 1948 he was officer in charge of military music, establishing a joint initiative with artillery commander, Samuel Edmond.

Together with Captain Jacob Pleasant he founded an Israeli Army Band.