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Neil Levin
… and academic life to the scholarly study of the music of Jewish experience from historical, musicological, … in terms of their sacred, secular art, theatrical, and folk music; and the musical creativity and life of American …
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 …
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 …
Betty Olivero
… Italy. She is a full professor of composition at the Music Department in Bar-Ilan University. Betty Olivero is a … Ricordi , Plane, IMI , Beit Hatefutsoth , and Folkways records companies. Between 2004-2008 Olivero was … contemporary compositional form, yet is inspired by ancient Jewish and other early musical traditions. Folk material …
Isaac Eliyahu Navon
… 17, 1859. His father, Rabbi Eliyahu Navon, was one of the Jewish intellectuals and public figures in Adrianpole, a … of Adrianpole excelled especially in Hebrew poetry and in music, two fields in which Isaac Eliyahu Navon excelled as … Jews: 'He committed himself to his expertise, gathering the folk eastern melodies, which included almost forgotten …
Max Weinreich
… Max Weinreich was a Russian Jewish linguist, specializing in sociolinguistics … translating and editing songs in Yiddish, like Yidishe folkslider mit melodyes . 1 It published in Weinreich's … Full biography at The YIVO Encyclopedia of Jews in Eastern Europe . … Yiddish linguist … Yiddish … Languages … Russia … …
Karel Salmon
… He immigrated to Palestine in 1933, and was the first musical director of the Palestine Broadcasting Service … style with near-Eastern, Mediterranean, and Jewish folklore. Salmon often used themes related to Judaism in his …
Edwin Seroussi
… in Montevideo, Uruguay, Prof. Seroussi started there his music studies (violin, theory and composition). He … (2004-2008; 2014-2016; 2019-2020), was Director of the Jewish Music Research Centre from 2000 to 2023, and … stresses the agency of individuals in the shaping of folk and popular culture, social networks and the role of …
Moses Beregovski
… born in the Ukraine in 1892. He was exposed to liturgical music at an early age through his father who was a teacher at the Kiev Jewish Music School and a ba’al kore (official who reads the … According to the manuscript, Beregovski was the head of the Folk Music Division from 1928 to 1936. He then moved on to …
Walter Zev Feldman
… Columbia University. Researcher on Ottoman Turkish and Jewish music, as well as the literature of the Ottoman and Central … Khevrisa: European Klezmer Music was issued by Smithsonian-Folkways in 2000. He is currently preparing at the JMRC a …