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Nahum Heiman
… the ears of thousands of Israeli singing fans. The Israeli folk song (Zemer Ivri) is the soul of our life in this … has won the right to become one of the priests of Hebrew music.' It is not for nothing that Natan Yonatan calls Nahum … subscribed to the Academy of Cinema. There he worked in the Jewish Agency. After a few years, Heiman met with a Swiss …
Bienvenida "Berta" Aguado
… Tikva, where she continued to share her rich Sephardic musical heritage. Berta Aguado made significant … in the National Sound Archive and published by the Jewish Music Research Centre, are invaluable resources for … Ladino - Judeo-Espanol - Judezmo … Ladino Songs … Turkey … Folksong … Eastern Sephardi … Bienvenida "Berta" Aguado …
Moses Michail Milner (Melnikoff)
… He sang with famous cantors in Kiev, later studying music in Kiev and in St. Petersburg, where he participated in the founding of the Society for Jewish Folk Music (1908). He composed many works based on Jewish …
Alhambra
… to collect, transcribe, record, and perform Judeo-Spanish music. The ensemble's repertoire is comprised of … have participated in the "First International Festival of Jewish Art Music" in Vilnius, the Quincentennial Celebration … perform on major concert stages, at Universities, and Folk Festivals. … Ensemble … Alhambra …
Ehud Manor
… First Channel', is a virtuoso translator of theater and musical plays. He has instilled in our bloodstream dozens of … was a member of the working youth movement and he danced folk dances. He was 15 when his father died. Along with the … songs he sang in youth movements he listened to American music on records he received from his uncle from the USA, so …
Platon Brounoff
… Conductor, arranger, and composer of Yiddish music. Born in Yelisavetgrad in Russia. In 1891, immigrated … Founded and conducted the Poale Tsion Choir, the first Jewish secular choir in America. Collected over 300 Jewish folk songs, some of which he arranged for his choir. …
Moshe Nathanson
… Nathanson immigrated to Canada, where he studied Law and Music at McGill University. Mid-degree, Nathanson decided to … of Nathanson’s most important contributions to the field of Jewish music is his compilation of liturgical melodies, … in a number of projects to promote Jewish and Palestinian folk music. For example, Nathanson was the one of the main …
Joel Walbe
… Ukraine ). As a boy, his education was standard for wealthy Jewish families in Russia. He first studied Torah in the … his business and his way of life. He rejected young Joel's musical interests, and considered the study of music and … with music arrived when he joined a mandolin and balalaika folk music band. This restrictive environment, together with …
Paul Ben-Haim
… The most prolific of the founding fathers of Israeli music (excluding, perhaps , Marc Lavry ), he wrote over 250 … search for couleur locale , he worked extensively with the folklore singer Bracha Zephira between 1939 and 1947; his … his colleague Peter Gradenwitz (his publisher, well-known musicologist). Among Ben-Haim’s other notable works are his …
Zalmen Mlotek
… Zalmen Mlotek is an American conductor, pianist, musical arranger, accompanist, composer, and the Artistic Director of the National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene (NYTF), the longest continuous running Yiddish … Yiddish folk and theater music and a leading figure in the Jewish theatre and concert worlds. As the Artistic Director …