Nurit Jugend is an accomplished composer who has authored more than a dozen published works that have been performed and broadcast worldwide. She works internationally with leading performance groups such as the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra under Maestro Zubin Mehta, St. Lawrence String Quartet, EurOrchestra under Maestro Francesco Lentini, and the Slovenian Symphony Orchestra under Maestro Sean Edwards, among others. Dr. Jugend completed her doctorate at Stanford University (USA), Masters in Art at the Hochschüle der Künste (Germany) and Bachelor in Music and Art at the Jerusalem Rubin Academy for Music and Dance (Israel).