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Nahum Nardi
… he studied at the Warsaw Conservatory and at the Vienna Music Academy, graduating in 1922. Following his graduation, … on tour in Europe. During that tour, while visiting the Jewish Community center in Berlin, Nardi met the Yemenite … 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 … Low. Sirota and his choir starred in the grand concert of Jewish music of 1902, performed at the reception for … 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 … 1940, Begylman along with approximately 230,000 other Jewish residents were deported to the Lodz ghetto in the … 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 is most well known for his parodies, but … on the Dog , Katz Pajamas and Simcha Time: Music for Weddings, Bar Mitzvahs, and Brisses . Katz played with many …
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 … and Zabotinsky. An interesting anecdote recounts the wedding ceremony of Eliezer Ben-Yehuda, which was held in …
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 …
Yehiel 'Adaki
… 13 work was scarce for goldsmiths, and he began working at weddings, doing manual labor such as pumping water and … and studied their repertoire. He had a good voice and musical hearing, as well as a good memory and perception, … of Palestine) house. In Palestine, 'Adaki discovered that Jewish Yemenite singing is looked down upon, even by …
Yaakov Mazor
… Studied Violin, Music Theory and Composition, at the Department of Theory, … M.A. thesis: The Role of Traditional Music in the Wedding of Georgian Jewish Community. Teacher of violin and music theory at the …
Italian Jewish Musical Traditions from the Leo Levi Collection (1954-1961)
… English program notes and texts. Selections of liturgical music of various Jewish communities in Italy, recorded originally by the … Purim; Songs and hymns for Birth, circumcision and wedding. … 58 … 1 … 7 … 1 CD + booklet … Jerusalem, Rome … …