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Idelsohn’s trilingual autobiography and Yiska Idelsohn’s oral memoire
… appeared in 1935. The English one was published in Jewish Music Journal 2, no. 2 (1935): 8-11. The Hebrew one appeared … feeding himself. Finally, he ended up becoming a shohet , teacher and prayer leader in Kurland, the El Dorado of … Rabinovitz and he took upon himself to teach me the music theory and voice training. Yiska’s memoire: [3a] He …
Abraham Beniso
… at Jews College of the University of London obtaining a Teachers’ Diploma. During his stay in London, he was … synagogues. He studied singing at the London College of Music and later accepted to the Guildhall School of music where he studied under the famous baritone Reinhold …
Sebastián Díaz Peña
… he moved as a youngster to Valencia where he became a piano teacher. Later on, he was assistant conductor of the opera … of the official orchestra. Díaz Peña was a non-Jewish musician with ties to the Jewish community of Curaçao. It is … that such a distinguished Venezuelan artist would write music for the Jewish community in Curaçao, particularly if …
Sarah Gorby
… culturally rich environment, significantly influencing her musical career. Gorby showed an early interest in music and classical singing. Her family's relocation to … in the 1920s allowed her to study under prominent music teachers and further develop her vocal technique. She …
Sara Levi-Tanai
… her schooling, Levi-Tanai trained as a nursery-school teacher at the Levinsky Teachers' Seminary. In her early … she worked as a teacher and kindergarten instructor, using music and dance to educate children and pass on Yemeni … innovative teaching materials, including original songs and music, gained significant recognition and have been used by …
Joe Elias
… his songs on his mother’s knee, Sarah Elias . As a schoolteacher in the 1960’s, he would collect songs from the … Folklife as one of the first performers of Ladino music in this country in the current epoch. After his … Spanish colonies). Joe passed away on April 10th, 2010. His musical work lives on through his son, Dan. See here …
Haim Louk
… conductor at the time, was a significant charismatic teacher who greatly influenced Louk's musical path. At the age of 10, Louk met Rabbi David … of a school, a position he held for 22 years. Louk's musical career, which began in Morocco, further developed …
Yossef (Yusuf) Zaarur
… Childhood and early musical career Yossef (Yusuf) Zaarur (يوسف زعرور) was born … al-Kabbir was a source of inspiration for the younger musician. He owned the modern-styled coffeehouse Sawwas on … musical talents from an early age. Due to the lack of music teachers, he became an autodidact. At the age of fourteen …
Book Review: Music’s Making - The Poetry of Music; The Music of Poetry
… Cherlin M., Music’s making: The Poetry of Music, the Music of Poetry . SUNY Press, 2024. In a letter … vantage points. 1): The book is dedicated to Cherlin’s teachers 2): One of Cherlin’s former students, Phil Ford, …
Ezra Barnea
… The Jewish Music Research Centre mourns the passing of Ezra Barnea, a … Above all Barnea was an educator, but also a synagogue musician, paytan and cantor, an expert on the Jerusalem … to promote the publication of the writings of his revered teacher of youth, the Rishon LeTzyion (Chief Sephardic Rabbi …