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Joshua Weisser (Pilderwasser)
… and from 1939-1940 he served as the president of the Jewish Ministers Cantors Association of America. In addition, he was an active member of the Society of Jewish Composers. Weisser's compositional output is extensive and …
Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco
… in Italy , he made the decision to incorporate Jewish themes into his piece as a protest against … Angeles Conservatory of Music, where he taught noted composers Goldsmith, Mancini, Previn, Riddle and John …
Mordekhai Hershman
… in New York City at Tomashevsky’s Theatre appeared in The Jewish Daily News of February 20, 1920. The enthusiastic … by Tchaikovsky.” Echoes of his appearances dotted the Jewish press that did not spare any superlatives. On … David Assaf's blog ). The text, that attracted many Jewish composers, is from the Book of Isaiah (2:1-4) and the …
Asher Shimon Mizrahi
… and Sara. During the Balkan War (1912-1913), many young Jewish residents of Jerusalem fled the city or hid in order … on a cargo boat exporting oranges to Malta . The small Jewish community of Malta wasn’t able to utilize the … body of songs in Arabic, and became one of the leading composers of Tunisian song. The great Tunisian singers of …
David Putterman
… a project which consisted of commissioning various famous composers to compose music for the synagogue. A collection …
Isadore Freed
… , Freed founded the Philadelphia Chamber Orchestra and Composers’ Laboratory. The Laboratory was a unique project … expanded his course offerings to include a class devoted to Jewish modes. In 1958, Freed published the treatise, Harmonizing the Jewish Modes , in which he offers a systematic harmonic …
Lazare Saminsky
… In 1908 he became a founding member of the Society for Jewish Folk Music , working as its first secretary. During … this office, he played a crucial role in the forming of new Jewish music to be performed in the Reform synagogues of … changing the existing repertoire, and encouraging Jewish composers to compose Jewish liturgical works. He aspired for …
Gideon Klein
… Klein relocated his performances to the private homes of Jewish colleagues and friends. Klein’s commitment to the … music were scarce in Theresienstadt, talented musicians, composers, and conductors were in abundance. Klein … folklore, traditional Hebrew melodies, and the work of composers Leos Janacek, Vitezslav Novak and Arnold …
Max Helfman
… Max Helfman was a Polish-born American Jewish composer, choral conductor, pianist, singer, and … He had a long career arranging both secular and religious Jewish music and was considered to have a gift for writing … Conservative Judaism … Labor … Zionism … America … American composers … Max Helfman …
Emanuel Zamir
… he wrote in reference to the pioneering spirit of the young Jewish ' H alutzim' who were settling Palestine and working … … 9469 … Hebrew folksong … Israeli Folk Songs … Israeli composers … Zemer Ivri … Communal singing … Emanuel Zamir … …