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Susana Weich-Shahak
… Born in Argentina, lives in Israel since 1958. PhD degree in Musicology at the Tel Aviv University (1986); BA and MA in Musicology and piano at the Conservatorio Nacional (Buenos Aires) and the Tel Aviv University Music Academy. PhD dissertation on 'The Music of Four Indian …
Max Wohlberg
… Theological Seminary of America, Seminary College of Jewish Music, 1988. Price, Joseph. “Max Wohlberg: A Biographical Sketch.” Journal of Synagogue Music 7 (June 1977): 21-27. Wohlberg, Max. “Pirkei hazzanut.” Journal of Synagogue Music 1 (January 1968) : 49-52. … Hungarian-born liturgical …
Amalia Kedem
… Amalia Kedem is the Music Curator and an archivist of the music collection at the National Library of Israel. She earned her M.A. and PhD degrees in Ethnomusicology at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, with her …
Simha Arom
… A French-Israeli ethnomusicologist who is recognized as a world expert on the music of central Africa, especially that of the Central … His books include African Polyphony and Polyrhythm: Musical Structure and Methodology (1991). In the 1960s, …
James Loeffler
… Ph.D. Columbia University, (2006), Dissertation: 'The Most Musical Nation: Jews, Culture and Nationalism in the Late … (1996); Founding Director, Vice-academic co-chair, Jewish Music Forum of the American Society for Jewish Music (New York); Research Director, Pro Musica Hebraica …
Samuel Adler
… Massachusetts. There the young Samuel Adler displayed his musical talents at an early age. He became his father’s … studied conducting with Serge Koussevitzky at the Berkshire Music Center. Following his discharge from the United States Army, he was appointed music director of Temple Emanu-El in Dallas, a position he …
Max Brod
… Also supported couleurlocale. In his book about Israeli music (in German) titled Die Musik Israels (1951), he coined … Seter Online biography of Brod with special emphasis on his musical activities, can be found here . Published Biography: …
Francis Lyon Cohen
… Jewish liturgy. Cohen also had a great interest in Jewish music, and supplemented his studies with courses in the Arts … Army. His passion for the development of Jewish liturgical music was steady throughout his life. Cohen edited several collections of Jewish music, including A Handbook of Synagogue Music for …
Nissan Cohen-Melamed
… Already at a young age Melamed showed interest in music. He used to visit the various synagogues in his area … at last performed as a soloist. His father encouraged his musical interests, making him memorize the weekly Parasha. … in 'Tzeirei Paras' synagogue. In addition to these early musical experiences, Melamed sang as a child in the choirs …
Joseph Dorfman
… at the Odessa Academy (1958-1965), and later studied Musicology and Composition at the Gnessin Musical Institute in Moscow (1967-1971), receiving his PhD … Israel he was immediately appointed a lecturer at the Rubin Music Academy of Tel Aviv, and he later lead the institution …