… and Oranim Seminar (1960-1962) while receiving and private composition lessons with Yehezkiel Braun . She studied Law … Hebrew poetry, Kabbalistic poetry, and Japanese poetry. Her compositions have been performed by a variety of orchestras …

… music. The aim of the Society is “to raise the standards of composition and performance in Jewish music, both liturgical …

… was born in Lozdzieje, a small village in Lithuania . His musical genius became evident early on and at the age of … violin lessons with his father. Achron continued his formal musical education at St. Petersburg Conservatory where he … with these musicians and composers inspired a change in his compositional style. This shift was best marked by one of …

… from the University of Chicago in 1972 where he studied composition with Ralph Shapey and Roger Sessions.  He … received his Ph. D. in 1978 at Princeton where he studied composition with Milton Babbitt.  His compositions include works for orchestra, chamber ensembles …

… Born in Heidelberg, Germany, Salmon studied composition with Richard Strauss at the Berlin Academy of … He immigrated to Palestine in 1933, and was the first musical director of the Palestine Broadcasting Service … Salmon often used themes related to Judaism in his compositions, such as his opera for puppets, David …

… in Greeley, Colorado. From an early age, Gideon displayed musical talents and began studying piano. Miriam continued … University, and in 1970 she completed her Doctorate in Composition and Sacred Music from the Jewish Theological … School of Music (1967-1991).  She composed more than 50 compositions, including works for: orchestra; voice; chamber …

… literature and theater has not identified any musical parallels to contemporary representations of Jews in … David Buch’s new study offers the earliest identifiable musical depictions of Jews in European theater (specifically … Jewish presence in Habsburg society were depicted in the composition of music for opera and other theatrical …

… enrolled at the Master School in Prague, studying piano and composition under Professor Vilém Kurz. That same year, he … in 1944, Klein remained one of the core figures in the musical life of the ghetto. Although basic resources such as … Klein immediately recognized the potential to continue musical activity despite the hardships of imprisonment and …

… There he studied under Endre Szervánszky and Ferenc Szabó (composition), Erno Szégedi (piano) and Zoltán Kodály … ethnography, the relation between folklore and contemporary composition and in pedagogy. He was involved in a research … and Olivier Messiaen. From 1959 to 1961 he taught piano and composition in Tunisia. His Diary from Sidi-Bou-Said for …

… (1951-2011) was an American Jewish singer-songwriter, whose compositions played an important role in dramatically … are expressed in Friedman’s composition. The following musical analysis of “Shema’ Koleinu” is based on the score … melody walks down to the dominant. The first half of the musical section concludes on the second scale degree on a …