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Samuel Adler: Building Bridges with Music – Concert & Discussion – Wed., January 23rd at 7 PM

January 21, 2019/By/InEvents/0 Comment

The prolific composer and educator Samuel Adler, born the son of a cantor in 1928 in Mannheim, Germany, reflects on a life in music in an intimate interview and performance of his chamber works. Samuel Adler, has written a fascinating memoir, of his long life, Building Bridges With Music, which covers occurrences from his early childhood […] Read More

Announcing the Jewish Music Week in Toronto 2019 Student Art Contest!

January 17, 2019/By/InFeatured, Music, News/0 Comment

Jewish Music Week in Toronto (May 26 – June 2, 2019) is a week of concerts, recitals and musical events throughout the GTA. Here’s your opportunity to get involved by drawing or painting. 2019 Theme: How Jewish Music Makes Me Feel What Should My Artwork Be About? Draw or paint a picture of How Jewish Music Makes Me […] Read More

Katchko: Three Generations of Cantorial Art

January 17, 2019/By/InCD of The Week/0 Comment

Katchko: 3 Generations of Cantorial Art, featuring the music of Adolph Katchko, and including a CD of music sung by Cantor Katchko-Gray. The book is a combination of scholarly articles about the lives and work of Cantor Adolph Katchko (1866-1958) and CantorTheodore Katchko (1927-1997) and music. Essays on the nature of the cantorate, and transcripts […] Read More

אויפן פריפעטשיק‎ – At The Fireplace – Oyfn Pripetchik

January 17, 2019/By/InYiddish Vinkl/0 Comment

Most frequently called Oyfn Pripetchik, from its opening words, this song originally titled “Der Aleph-Beis”, had gained such wide popularity that many did not realize its authorship. It was written by Mark Warshavsky (1840- 1907), a discovery of Sholem Aleichem, who assisted in the publication of two collections of Warshawsky’s songs, in 1901 and 1914. The music was later […] Read More

The Preservation of Sephardic Music – a Women’s Story

January 17, 2019/By/InRincón Sefaradí/0 Comment

Rivka Amado was born in Holon Israel, and spent most of her adult life in Jerusalem before moving to Berkeley, California in 2004. She traces her roots back to prominent Sephardic families—the Amado’s and the Barbut’s–on both sides of her family. After their expulsion from Spain both families eventually found their way to the Balkans […] Read More

AJMF Embraces New Direction with Jewish Contributions to Music

January 17, 2019/By/InNews/0 Comment

March fest highlights Grammy winning artists and acclaimed producers Now in its tenth season and under new leadership, the Atlanta Jewish Music Festival (AJMF) is excited to announce its new theme “Jewish Contributions to Music” as the fest decidedly takes on a new direction. This year’s fest will specifically nod to Jewish contributions to American […] Read More

Backstage Pass

January 11, 2019/By/InArticles, Featured/0 Comment

Ep.159: Director Frederick Wiseman and former Rock & Roll Hall of Fame president Terry Stewart, plus comedian Travon Free on his recently resurfaced tweets By Unorthodox First, comedian Travon Free, a producer on Lena Dunham’s HBO show Camping, speaks with producer Josh Kross about anti-Semitic old tweets of his that resurfaced last week. Liel sits down with Jewish guest Frederick Wiseman, the […] Read More

29th edition of the Jewish Culture Festival

January 11, 2019/By/InYiddish Vinkl/0 Comment

Taube Jewish Heritage Tours – a long-time festival’s partner, invites you to experience 29th edition of the Jewish Culture Festival in the context of Jewish Poland’s past, present and future. Join the tours which they prepared especially for summer of 2019! The uniquely designed programs, led by prominent scholars, will introduce personalities and events, and […] Read More

Turkish sephardic music arrives at Sagunt

January 11, 2019/By/InRincón Sefaradí/0 Comment

The Cultural Center Mario Monreal of Sagunt hosts this Saturday, January 12, the presentation of the new album of Mara Aranda, Sefarad in the heart of Turkey, in an album with 12 songs that is dedicated to Turkish Sephardic music with many influences of the Mediterranean culture The concert will take place at the Mario […] Read More

If music be the food of love …

January 11, 2019/By/InArticles/0 Comment

The idea came to me when the announcer on the radio said that the next item in the music program would be one of Mozart’s ‘Haydn Quartets,’ i.e., quartets composed by Mozart and dedicated to and inspired by Haydn. I had known about the relationship of mutual admiration between the two composers back in the […] Read More