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Nahum Nardi
… he studied at the Warsaw Conservatory and at the Vienna Music Academy, graduating in 1922. Following his graduation, … performing, combining his classical repertoire with folk music, such as Russian folksongs, Hassidic music and Hebrew … for orchestra ; Suite for Bassoon and Clarinet; Yemenite Wedding; Shepherd's Suite; Trumpet Concierto; Eastern …
Gershon Sirota
… grandfather was a member. The board of trustees, and other music professionals in attendance, were taken aback by the … styles. Yakovkin encouraged Sirota to consider studying music formally at the Odessa Conservatory of Music. Based on … Sirota had a generous spirit, often volunteering to perform weddings free of charge for those who could not afford to …
David Beyglman
… Ostrowiec (Kielce province of Poland). Beyglman began his musical education at a young age, studying several … early years of the war and of ghetto life, and new forms of musical and theatrical expression were adapted to the harsh … The Yiddish singer-songwriter took the place of the badhan (wedding entertainer), klezmer (instrumental musician), …
Yosef Hadar
… Yosef Hadar was born in Tel Aviv in 1926 to a musical family. His mother Yafa and his father Yehiel were … Emanuel Amiran-Pugatchov brought Hadar to the College for Music Educators (Midrasha Lemichanchim Lemusica), which was … prayer on Friday night, and the tune is widely used at weddings when the bride enters the canopy. The song is used …
Mickey Katz
… Meyer Myron 'Mickey' Katz was an American musician and comedian who specialized in Jewish humor. Katz … for his parodies, but he created more traditional klezmer music as well. Although he was primarily a jazz musician, … on the Dog , Katz Pajamas and Simcha Time: Music for Weddings, Bar Mitzvahs, and Brisses . Katz played with many …
Isaac Eliyahu Navon
… of Adrianpole excelled especially in Hebrew poetry and in music, two fields in which Isaac Eliyahu Navon excelled as … and Zabotinsky. An interesting anecdote recounts the wedding ceremony of Eliezer Ben-Yehuda, which was held in … Palestine. He settled in Jerusalem and committed himself to music and poetry. He invested most of his time and fortune …
Ray Musiker
… Ray is the fourth generation in a family of Klezmer musicians. As a child, Ray learned to play Klezmer dance music at Jewish weddings. His parents immigrants to America from Northern … recorded several albums including Tzena, Tzena , and Jewish Wedding Dances . He also featured in the album Tanz with …
Yehiel 'Adaki
… 13 work was scarce for goldsmiths, and he began working at weddings, doing manual labor such as pumping water and cooking. In Sana'a, the weddings were spread out over two weeks, with various events … and studied their repertoire. He had a good voice and musical hearing, as well as a good memory and perception, …
Yaakov Mazor
… Studied Violin, Music Theory and Composition, at the Department of Theory, the Rubin Academy, Jerusalem. M.A. Musicology, Bar-Ilan University; M.A. thesis: The Role of Traditional Music in the Wedding of Georgian Jewish Community. Teacher of violin and …
Yael Shai
… doctoral thesis: the processes of change in the traditional musical repertoire of the wedding among the Jews of Khaban, Yemen. In 2001 Dr. Yael Shai was appointed as the chief supervisor of music education at the Ministry of Education. Full biography …